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2016 GUANGZHOU AV FAIR SHOW REPORT

by Stephen Yan | December 21, 2016

Spread over two venues situated side by side (viz the Dong Fang Hotel and the China Hotel Marriott), this year’s Guangzhou AV Fair was held... [READ MORE]

Singapore International Sound and Sight Exhibition 2016

by Stephen Yan | December 15, 2016

Fifteen years ago, when our esteemed publisher Clement Perry was still a young man, eager to spread his wings and see the world, he visited Singapore... [READ MORE]

Pre Audio ASP-1501 Turntable

by Stephen Yan | November 10, 2016

Ever since the advent of the vinyl record, mankind has been grappling with the problem of how to play this piece of black plastic with the... [READ MORE]

JICO RECORD BRUSH SYSTEM

by Stephen Yan | November 10, 2016

Over the last year or so, I have seen much ink spilled over the phenomenon of the so-called “vinyl revival." Even the venerable... [READ MORE]

CHINON IPHONE DOCK

by Stephen Yan | August 12, 2015

Those of you with an iPhone, forgetting for a moment that it was meant primarily as a telephone, may have come across times when you wished you were... [READ MORE]

HIGH FIDELITY CT-1 ULTIMATE REFERENCE PHONO CABLE

by Stephen Yan | July 21, 2015

“Only twice in my life have I recorded a Bach suite. In both cases, I cannot forgive myself – I acted rashly. Now, I must pluck... [READ MORE]

THE AUDIO NOTE P1 SE

by Stephen Yan | June 3, 2015

My first introduction to single-ended tubed amplifiers came via the auspices of an Audio Note Kit One using a pair of 300B tubes. It was, at that... [READ MORE]

AER LP ENERGIZER

by Stephen Yan | May 13, 2015

To tell you the truth, I really did not want to like the AER LP Energizer. Why? Because, apart from anything else, it will be an... [READ MORE]

KING KONG PLATFORM & DC-1 DYNAMIC CONTROLLER

by Stephen Yan | June 10, 2014

MAGICAL STUFF A plethora of audio companies have sprung up recently in the East, offering all kinds of weird and wonderful contraptions aimed at... [READ MORE]

Frank Acoustics PB-15000Ws Power Bank Storage

by Stephen Yan | February 16, 2014

“Inductance is our friend”. A motto, perhaps, that should be framed and nailed to the wall of every audiophile in the world. Allow me to... [READ MORE]

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