H4S Hi-Fi Gallery - The Fun Corner

Jteoh,
You've toe-d in the Cremona's by quite a bit... has that helped with soundstage.

rjdio,

My Cremona's around 8ft apart at the tweeters and my sweet spot also at same distance. Yes, toe-in is quite a lot at this near-field listening position to get a sharp focus of the central image on vocals. Anyways, this is still a work in progress...

Here's mine :







DIY Mitsubishi Diatone full range with helper tweeters from Seas (I love / hate these speakers man)



DIY OTL by Transcendant Audio 80W



Empirical Audio Offramp 3 USB to SPDIF convertor powered by Paul Haynes Shunt Regulator. Modified AudioNote Dac 1.1. Apogee Big Ben clock conditioner



Vacuumstate SVP5 preamp. Audio Research LS17 linestage. Bel Canto ref 1000mk2 ICE amp (VSE+OTL or AR + Bel Canto). (T)otally (N)o (N)oise PC enclosure PC as audio server



Mains Voltage Indicator bought from Octave many many years ago.

Regards,
Joe Ling

Joe Ling, your CD collection is most admirable.


Just missing a Turntable to start the fun all over again.

Joe ling, Your system is wow!!!

Yo Joe,

Xcellent set up bro .

P/s: Somehow the colourful warm valves glows/equipment lights makes it looks like everyday is a Christmas in audio nirvana for you .

Enjoy the music..

Cheers

zeebee

Thanks guys. The road to Audio Nirvana is long & hard & almost no one gets there myself included. Through the years, I have learnt that I know very little & I am easily swayed by words from almost anybody especially the hifi salesman.

Anyway, lost my fever for a couple of years but got infected again somehow earlier this year. Now, I try not to be so anal & just relax in the music but still old habits die hard.

Say that Harbeth looks tempting...how about the Proacs, are they any good at all ? I liked what I heard...

Oh yes, don't forget the TT...

Thanks, here's a little tube porn especially for u :

zeebee wrote:Yo Joe,

Xcellent set up bro .

P/s: Somehow the colourful warm valves glows/equipment lights makes it looks like everyday is a Christmas in audio nirvana for you .

Enjoy the music..

Cheers

zeebee

Hahaha ... perfect for audio erection....

joeling wrote:Thanks, here's a little tube porn especially for u :

zeebee wrote:Yo Joe,

Xcellent set up bro .

P/s: Somehow the colourful warm valves glows/equipment lights makes it looks like everyday is a Christmas in audio nirvana for you .

Enjoy the music..

Cheers

zeebee

Hi Joe Ling

What tubes are those by the way? Didn't see Transcendant making one with those tubes. A type of older style pentodes?

They are still using the same type of tube but in Octal format. It's an EL509 or 6KG6

dixchen wrote:Hi Joe Ling

What tubes are those by the way? Didn't see Transcendant making one with those tubes. A type of older style pentodes?

Regards,
Joe Ling

Ah ok, a beam tetrode... whats the main difference in an OTL type amp? Not many I know uses this type of amp.

Joeling, I salute you. Real hardcore listening room. Sorry I didn't respond earlier as my internet connection was down for 2 days since Sunday.

Well, I'm no expert. OTL means Output TransformerLess. Output impedance not so good. So, I'm kinda cheating by using an autoformer to bump up the impedance that the amp sees. Sounds nice.

dixchen wrote:Ah ok, a beam tetrode... whats the main difference in an OTL type amp? Not many I know uses this type of amp.

Regards,
Joe Ling

Ya loh, I'm a messy guy . Just can't help it lah. Luckily wifey is gracious enough to let me do whatever I want in my 'private' room. Well, she did try to clean it up a little but was intimidated by all the loose wiring & opened casing

WongKN wrote:Joeling, I salute you. Real hardcore listening room. Sorry I didn't respond earlier as my internet connection was down for 2 days since Sunday.

Regards,
Joe Ling

Joeling, my own room is not that much better actually. I will freely admit that I cheated a bit when I took those photos of my system as I moved a lot of things to the side and behind me when I took the photos !! You obviously spent a lot of time tuning your system and room, I can see that with the amount of room treatment plus how you placed your system.

Wong KN,

Any chance of you being in my hometown? Would like to invite you over for an audition of my setup. Still finds something missing.

htkaki, currently no plans lar because it's that time of the year for 'spring cleaning' and I promised my wife this year that I will own the responsibility for a lot of things. So I will be busy this week. Next month would be possible. Perhaps a day trip on saturday ? Seremban back to my weekend house is not that long a distance anyway. Failing which of course CNY would be a good time for sure ! I will let you know next week.

What is good (food-wise) in seremban ar ? My friend says the beef noodle is good but I don't consume beef.

WongKN wrote:htkaki, currently no plans lar because it's that time of the year for 'spring cleaning' and I promised my wife this year that I will own the responsibility for a lot of things. So I will be busy this week. Next month would be possible. Perhaps a day trip on saturday ? Seremban back to my weekend house is not that long a distance anyway. Failing which of course CNY would be a good time for sure ! I will let you know next week.

What is good (food-wise) in seremban ar ? My friend says the beef noodle is good but I don't consume beef.

Siew Pau.
Crab.
Wan Tan mee.
Dim Sum.
Lou Shu Fan.
Sotong Mee Hoon.
Mari mari mari....

joeling, have you any kids? hehe

Wong KN,

I don't consume beef too. Wonder Foo want to tag along.

Just let me know in advance. Sat is ok for me. If CNY, it wld probably be at my new shop as I'll be moving all my current gears there since will be spending more time there than home.

At home, the old setup shall be revived again.

Had a guest at my place just now (01.01.10) Althought he is an audiophile, he did enjoy my HT setup.

My Humble Set Up,

Here's some pics of my humble set up for all to view or comments.Maybe dedicated to our Vinyl Guru, Mr Mugen Foo.I guess everbody noticed that he's a knowledgeable when comes to vinyl kind of stuffs.I was impressed from all his comments especially on technical part(and I can see his writting/comments everywhere if there's a topic on vinyl).I should called him Micheal Fremer of Malaysia.Not to mention his hifi set up pics (showing his Clearaudio Alignment Gauge ...and guess what?... its a Thorens TD150 c/w Thorens arm).I guess this alignment gauge main purpose is to be use for tt that using different type of arm(not the built in arm)maybe the cartidge align is useful.
Anyway my photos is self explanatory.Just to add,I owned 6 tt (Michel Orbe c/w SME V,Gyrodeck,Continuo,Lenco L75 and Thorens TD160 super).

Mr B52

No lah mr mugen foo just give some explaination maby for beginner vinly .
different with u mr B52 . i mean in different class lah. example cutting sme hole at 3 inci plate complete with perfect position without any techical error or cut tone arm hole at 3 layer plate mable 6in thick at WELL TEMPERED TURNTABLE ia not eazy and have many experince .but if have aligment tool is just for example reference only not to show the world . Actualy much have lot experince and different design turntable is different set up.

About MIcheal fremer whoes no one days he came the malaysia and see the hi4 sale forum and select MR Mugen . right

Anyway urs 6 turntable is cool bro .
im waiting invitation card from u .

Diamond live .

WHo is this "Michael Fremer? guy ? Never heard of him. Was he on American idol or something ?


Anyway, this weekend was super interesting. Managed to A/B certain components with some good hifi friends. Extremely valuable learning sessions on each equipment's own strengths and weaknesses.

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B52 wrote:
I guess this alignment gauge main purpose is to be use for tt that using different type of arm(not the built in arm)maybe the cartidge align is useful.

It is a universal gauge that can be used for both stock/built-in arms and also swapped arms. Its ultimate reliability depends on the ability to accurately locate the centre pivot of the tonearm.

@hazy ... come and share some nice picts of your system here lah.... sure alot of people also want to see your cool stuffs also.

hi mugenfoo, care to share insight on comparison done with the krells?

i've always fascinated with audio and wanted them to be as simple as can be thus integrated amps best suit's me.

and since i'm new here i dont really have any setup (for now) but my ever dependable laptop which sounds crap, so please have pity and share your observation for both

hello, i manage to read some krell topics on this site.

that maybe enough for me to have an insight to krell. nevertheless, its always good to a/b audio gears of interest.

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mrquery wrote:hi mugenfoo, care to share insight on comparison done with the krells?

Since the KAV-400xi does not belong to me & out of courtesy for the fellow KRELL owner, not without his consent.

[quote="mugenfoo"]WHo is this "Michael Fremer? guy ? Never heard of him. Was he on American idol or something ?


Hi Bro Mugen Foo,

U must be pulling my leg man!!!! I thought u have vast experience in analog/vinyl kind of stuffs. U really gave me a stomach ache due to laughing madly when u said that u don't know who's Micheal Fremer.What about Jonathan Scull,Jon Atkinson,Larry Archibald to name a fews.These guys are very well knowned and highly regarded as WORLD CLASS HIFI REVIEWERS.I wonder where that u get all your very informative comments from? So sorry bro, I'm not writting this to contradict your opinions.I might say that I praise for all your constructive comments.Anyway,I hope some would agree with me,playing vinyl really needs more than 6-10 years of experience.We can get the knowledge from the books but cannot totally apply pratically.Therefore years of experience is the best thing.Another thing is knowledge from analog I believe can only be gathered once you have experimenting more than 3 - 5 tt and it will takes years to have that kind of first hand experience.I hope u've seem my set up pics....all painstaking that I've been through for more than 10 years and still not dare enough to give comments in this forum.Just a "Food For Thought".Keep it up Mugen, u are brave young man and dare to comments.I like that.

TQ
B52

mugenfoo wrote:WHo is this "Michael Fremer? guy ? Never heard of him. Was he on American idol or something ?


Anyway, this weekend was super interesting. Managed to A/B certain components with some good hifi friends. Extremely valuable learning sessions on each equipment's own strengths and weaknesses.


Krell KAV-300i, KAV-400xi Integrated Amps. Direct comparison.



FRANK Acoustics Pipit I-Mk.2 (bottom), Pipit II (top) Phono Preamp.
Both units also using its own PSU-1000 power supply box.

if u dont know whoes the MICHEAL FREMER better dont say about analog bro.
urs krell crispy compare my[img][/img]

man, u guys are really dead serious, never i dreamed of having such eq

azri wrote:man, u guys are really dead serious, never i dreamed of having such eq

no lah just hobby aje.
is just my living hall . i have what u mean at my room.

OK .... looks like this thread is getting to be antagonistic.

Out of respect for a fellow moderator's previous request to keep things friendly in this thread, I shall not add fuel to this particular fire.

Although that photo with all that vintage Krell does look real nice. Too bad it's got such a negative tag attached to it.

Hazy, nice system ! Is that a Magneplan speaker I see at the corner ? What model is it ? Bi-wireable (hence the need for 2 set of Krells). One looks like a Stereo block, maybe KSA-200 ? The pair in the background is a monoblock, maybe MDA-160 ? Also looks a Krell preamp (looks like newer model) and a Krell CD player as well.

And it seems you say this is only the living hall set and you have a more hardcore set in a dedicated listening room. Tabik. Respect !

So, what's in the other system ?

Everyone, please avoid inflammatory posts here. MF and gang are famous but they are not god so there is no wrong if someone don't know who they are lar Somemore this thread is looking to become a very interesting thread so it would be sad if we spoil it with some flame war. Thanks in advance for everyone's cooperation.

OK. i "pledge" to contribute only non-Flammable materials for this particular thread.

Lets play a game here ... its called: " Guess that Krell ! "

OK ... Lets see:

CD-Player:
Preamp:
Monoblocks:
Stereoblock:
Speaker (ok, not a Krell but lets still make it part of the guessing game) :


My attempt:
CD player = KAV-250cd
preamp = KSL or pre-facelift KRC.
Monoblocks = MDA-300
Stereoblock = KSA-200S
Speaker = Maggie 3.something


@Hazy, Korrekt or not ?

hazy wrote:

mugenfoo wrote:Lets play a game here ... its called: " Guess that Krell ! "

hazy wrote:

Guess I dunno much about Krells in picture except for the little piece of equipment in the picture (white colour) 'AVR VR Series Automatic Voltage Regulator' by PK Electronics...

By the way hazy, your set up absolutely rocks .. Hell Krell

Cheers,

zb

mugenfoo wrote:Lets play a game here ... its called: " Guess that Krell ! "

OK ... Lets see:

CD-Player:
Preamp:
Monoblocks:
Stereoblock:
Speaker (ok, not a Krell but lets still make it part of the guessing game) :


My attempt:
CD player = KAV-250cd
preamp = KSL or pre-facelift KRC.
Monoblocks = MDA-300
Stereoblock = KSA-200S
Speaker = Maggie 3.something


@Hazy, Korrekt or not ?

hazy wrote:

this my living hall only . yes mugen but my dac 64 reference servising .
actually im playing in dark room. tubey beam system.

zeebee wrote:

mugenfoo wrote:Lets play a game here ... its called: " Guess that Krell ! "

hazy wrote:

Guess I dunno much about Krells in picture except for the little piece of equipment in the picture (white colour) 'AVR VR Series Automatic Voltage Regulator' by PK Electronics...

By the way hazy, your set up absolutely rocks .. Hell Krell

Cheers,

zb

no lah zee bee is chepo regulator cant handel mda 300 . is belong my freind .

Bro,

Just kidding ... still awesome set up...

Cheers,

zb

hi all frd here. dont tabik lah is just my living hall , actualy im playing in my dark room with beam tiode monoblock tubey system with turntable . valve and vivly . many out there have superb system be quite bec. security and low profile . im attach my pic bec mr mugen really want to see. so im give only my living hall digital set up.

mr wong kn im not flame war . but many outsider forumer ( frd indonesia , vietnamese , singaporian and philipino see about malaysia vivly forum.)

im just want the vivly hardcore from another counrty dont be laughting . bec im malaysia vivly lover. there built turntable , tonearm , tube vavle , and design there own cartridge by own hand .so try give the set up properly.

all frd cheers . be cool be happy and enjoy the music for the new year 2010 . good luck

tq hazy

what happened to your Ref 64 DAC ? Apa rosak ?

servis aje . actually servis one time 1 or 2 year .but combine chepo cd player . tak sedaplah. better cec or wadia or reimyo .
whatever im more vivly then cd.

Salute to Bro Hazy....tabik spring..

Congrats Hazy ..... you got your kaki peminat here coming already.

You should also post your analog system and all the nice nice turntable. Pasti ramai lagi banyak peminat akan kommen.

Sure alot of the tube lovers like @cooltube and @joeling sure keen to see your analog "dream system" also.

Lets make this forum for nice sharing of systems.

kancan wrote:Salute to Bro Hazy....tabik spring..

dont lah kancan . dunia ni tak de perfect .tu pon atas pemintaan tu.

lama senyap .

anywhere happy new year . good days brother.

cheers

ada la sikit2 layan...tryla show something analong bro..sure gempak..hifi world never perfect, only God is perfect..hahahaha

kancan wrote:ada la sikit2 layan...tryla show something analong bro..sure gempak..hifi world never perfect, only God is perfect..hahahaha

Ermmmm ...