Gadget and Audio Review

Transparent Ultra IC

2009-07-04T22:40:00.000-07:00

For long time i use marigo IC for conneccting from Blue Cirlce phono stage to my Blue Cirlce pre -amp. im happy with this cable, dynamic, clear, good bass. Yesterday my friend come and bring Transparent Ultra IC. Chance to testing more expensive cable :D.

In the same setup, playing "Matilda" from Henry Belafonte. With the transparent cable, vocal more forward, soundstage is huge, trebel more clear but not fatique. Salut for this cable. We change the song, with the susan wong's fly me to the moon. Oh my God, sound's character is change, very musical, gitar in this song is very2 clear. Transparent cable really neutral, depending on your song.
With this price about twice from marigo you can get sound quality better with marigo. Buy thi cable if you have a lot of money, but i can swear, you can't dissapointed with this performance

Phonak Audeo PFE 112

2009-06-06T22:13:00.000-07:00

Finally i buy IEM. For long time i dont heard from IEM because IEM can't fit with IEM. My ears hole size is to small. This packet contain, IEM, small bag, 3 size eartips, tool, replacement sound filter and comply foam.

I connect this IEM with my new ipod shuffel 1st gen. This IEM burn-in about 20 hours. My first impression is sound characthers is bright, detail, less bass, and forward in vocal. PFE 112 good for jazz, country or other song with more vocal. Im not recomended this IEM for basshead. This seal is not enought good, i can heard less sounds from outside. But for range price about $160, this IEM is superb, buy it if you happy with vocal, high detail.

Acapella Silvercabe Interconnect

2009-06-01T23:04:00.000-07:00

After long time i use Marigo Interconnect, i got change to try acapella interconnect. My friend give it to me to testing in my home audio system. Price in my country in second hand condition about USD 700 / pair in 1 meter each.

My system to testing this cable :
- Oracle turntable
- Blue Circle phonostage
- Blue Circle galatea pre-amp
- Jadis JA100 power amp
- Burmester Rondo
- Susan Wong - Close to you album
- Henry Belafonte - Matilda
- Opus 3 - Depth of Image

My first impression is bass more control and deep, no boomy, vocal and high more detail and more forward. For my ears, this cable give my system more open and dinamic, and for instrument this cable is very very good. In vocal this cable is good but for me not very musical, i heard sibilance and too fast tempo. This cable burn about 400 hours. I recomended this cable for poeple who like instrument. But overall this is more better than my old marigo.

Testing ScribeFire

2008-12-30T22:04:00.001-08:00

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Marigo Power Distributor

2008-11-19T11:32:00.000-08:00

Many times i warned, if the pure of electricity signal can affect in sound qualitiy. Now i try to review ones of the important thing that be connected with electricity signal. This is a power distributor.

One prime job from the power distributor is to distribute electricity signal from source to the your home audio system. But not only that, this power distributor must repair the electricity signal if signal from source is no good, so electricy which distribute to the audio sysytem more stabel, more better.
In this time i get power distributor from Marigo Audio Labs. Before use this power distributor, i direct connected my home audio system to the source.
After use this power distributor, i get much different than before, once is the bass more deep, and more control, vocal heard more detail and sound staging more wider.
I recomend this power distributor to pair with your home audio system

How can power cord affect in sound quality ?

2008-11-12T00:21:00.000-08:00

Hobi di dunia audio high end memerlukan perhatian yang tidak sedikit. Banyak yang harus diperhatikan dari detail terkecil agar berpengaruh terhadap kualitas suara yang dihasilkan.

Salah satunya adalah penggunaan power cord untuk menyuplai listrik ke perangkat audio. Banyak pehobi audio yang saya jumpai mengganti power cord ini untuk menghasilkan suara yang lebih baik. Awalnya saya tidak percaya bahwa dengan mengganti kabel listrik tersebut bisa merubah keseluruhan kualitas suara.
Kesempatan untuk tes power cord tersebut akhirnya datang. Pada waktu itu salah satu penjual audio high end meminjamkan power cord Marigo. Dipinjami tentunya tidak menolak bukan ? Ok, langsung lanjut tes, power cord tersebut saya hubungkan dari Marigo power distributor ke 2 buah power amp JADIS JA100 saya yang mana merupakan monoblock power amp.
Lagu pertama tes, wahhh.. saya benar2 surprise, kualitas suara benar2 meningkat drastis. Trebel lebih open namun tidak bikin fatique, vocal lbh basah dan tetap di tengah tidak goyang, dan yang paling terdengar adalah bass yang dihasilkan labih bulat dan control, tidak ada ekor.
Sekarang saya percaya bahwa dengan penggantian power cord dapat mempengaruhi reproduksi suara.
Untuk teorinya saya tidak begitu paham, mungkin power cord yang lebih bagus mempunya daya hantar dan dapat meminimalisasi gangguan sinyal dari luar sehingga sinyal listrik yang dihasilkan menjadi lebih bersih.

BW picture

2008-11-12T00:17:00.000-08:00

Some picture take with Sony Alpha A200

2008-11-08T00:25:00.000-08:00

How to setup your turntable

2008-11-07T04:30:00.000-08:00

Sound charachter in turntable can be change with different setup. Now i will post how to setup your own turntable. This tip given by Mr Iwan Ariawan in avifans@yahoogroups.com, thanks to him.

Tips to setup cartridge turntable :

1. Overhang setup, is the position cartridge in tone arms. Setting can do it with protactor. Some turntable give protacter in package. If you dont have, you must buy or free download in www.vynilengine.com

2. Azimuth setup, is the right left position from cartridge, can do it with protactor too. The rule is left and right side frm cartridge must be parallel with guide lines in protactor.

3. VTF ( vertical tracking force ) setup or weight the needle, Most appropriate if the scale needle use, especially if the burden on the tone arm weighing no instructions. Besides weighed, checked also use ears. In turntable or system with high sensitivity, 0.05 gram differences can change the sounds. Dont use VTF more than fabrique recomendation, because can make cartridge suspension broken.

4. VTA ( vertical tracking angle ) setup, the principles is tone arms must parallel with PH surface. The problem is surface from PH is different. Ideally each PH have different setup, but it make much problem. Compromi is use 180 gram PH, so VTA can fit in 200 gram or 150 gram PH. Check with your ears, differences after VTA setup. If VTA change, cartridge must be weighted again. Because change of VTA can change VTF.

5. If catridge setup is done, check speed play turntable. In belt drive, speed can manage with distance manage between turntable motor to turntable. Check speed with strobo disc. In good speed, square or lines in strobo disc looks dwile in one place.

Thanks to Mr Iwan Ariwan, who gives this tips

Sony Alpha A200

2008-11-05T11:38:00.001-08:00

Sony Alpha A200 is the entry level DSLR from Sony to replace the legendary Alpha A100. Not much feature change from Alpha A100 to A200

This camera come with kit lense. A200 kit use DT 18-70mm f 3,5-5,6 lense. Battere is infolithium NP-FM500H. Sony claim this batt can use for around 700 shoot. In the package beside battere, you can find usb cable, video cable to connect camera to tv, manual book and shoulder strap. Bag and memory card not included. Alpha A200 use compact flash card or M2 with card converter.
There is Super stable shot function to stabilize image when shoot. Performance from this camera will posting soo.

Manley Stingray

2008-11-02T07:03:00.000-08:00

Manley Stingay is the integrated amplifier who build by Manley Labs. Manley Stingray has two mode operation. It is Triode Mode and Ultra linear mode.

There are so much feature in this amp, like subwoofer out, recorded out and tape loop. But for this time, im only review The Stingray in audiophile function.
Power output from The Stingray is 20W each channel for ultra linear mode and 40W each channel for triode mode. User can change this mode by switching in back panel from this amp.
The Stingray use 8 x EL84 ships with Russian NOS EL84M (aka 6Pi14Pi-EB) for the Output power tube, 2 x 6414 Ships with GE or RAYTHEON JAN NOS USA or 6414W for the driver tube and 2 x 12AT7EH Ships with: 12AT7EH large plate Electro-Harmonix Russian for the input tube. The Stingray has 4 input RCA.
About the sound, Stingray has fast dinamic, bright, and energic sound characther, like rock n roll music. The biggest point plus from Manley Stingray is the build quality. This amp is pretty good looking, with hexagonal body and simetric tube location.

Cary Audio Design 805 AE ( Anniversary Edition ) power amplifier

2008-11-02T02:58:00.000-08:00

Cary Audio Desing build CAD 805 AE with 50 watts per channel, Pure Class A Single Ended Triode Mono Blocks.

Tube used in CAD 805 AE is dual 6SN7 input stage, 300B driver stage tube, includes both 845 and 211 output tubes. Selector switch is available, so user can choose for the output tubes, depending on taste.

I testing it when it pairs with Thiel CS 1.6, ClearAudio turntable and Cary pre-amp ( i forgot about type of pre-amp ). This power need around 10-15 mnt to warming this tube.
For it test i use 845 tube for my output power tube. My impression is this power amp is very very smooth, im very like for vocal produce, this is so much sweet vocal, detil is good buat no harsh, when singer scream it not make ears fatique, very sweet vocal. Bass from this CAD 805 is good, not too deep, more control, treble detail is good too.
This is the sweetest combination between speaker and power amp, im very like this combination. If you want to sweet vocal, mid and very relax sound, maybe this combination can interested u. Thanks

Cowon D2

2008-11-02T02:41:00.000-08:00

Cowon D2 is the portbale media player with touchscreen. Cowon D2 use 2.5", 24 bit (16 million) color, 320 x 240, TFT-LCD. Beside playing audio, Cowon D2 can play movie and look photo too.

Many format audio support Cowon D2. Cowon D2 can play MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA, FLAC, APE, WAV, AAC (only on older firmware versions. Movie format which can play in Cowon D2 is # MPEG4-SP (DivX, XviD, ...), WMV9 - 320 x 240, 30fps.
Cowon D2 weigh is 91g, very veru ultra portable. To enlarge capacity, Cowon D2 use SD/SDHC slot, so you can use your memory card.
Now about the sound, Cowon D2 has a good sound. Very analityc, and transparant. The headphone out is better than ipod, if you use direct from media player to ear/headphone. But if you use line out ipod is the winner, cowon haven't line out.
Cowon D2 sells around $150-$180, depending on size ( 4gb or 8gb ). With this price u can get ipod video 30gb or 60gb, or ipod classic.

Advantages : Touchscree, ultra portable, FM radio, SD/SDHC slot, good SQ via headphone out
Disadvantages : no line out, expensive, small capacity

DAAD : Acoustic

2008-11-01T04:34:00.000-07:00

In high end audio romm you need setup your room with everything what makes your high end audio sounds exelent. You can use acoustic panel, wood, carpet, ext

When im going to high end exhibition in my country i found DAAD. DAAD is the Diffusion Absorption Acoustic Devices, designed and manufactured in Italy by Acustica Applicata, along with Auralex Acoustics sound control products. I found it in Audio Society's room. This acoustic tool to increase sound stage from your hoom audio room and control the bass. Audio Society use Nola speaker in this exhibition. DAAD give wonderfull affect in sound reproduction. With this, the sound looks great, bass control, vocal still in centre between speaker and sound staging open wide. Before i heard with my ears i can't believe, but now i believe DAAD can give wonderfull affect in acoustic room. With price you must buy for DAAD ( each about $600, depending on size you need ), im sure you not dissapointed to this performance.

Tips to setup your home audio room

2008-10-25T22:13:00.000-07:00

If you have high end home audio, you must have good setup your room to your home audio. Because good setup can make your home audio system heard better.

Now i want to share my experience when i setup my hoe audio room.

1. Match the size from your audio room with your speaker, bookself speaker usually no good if you take this to the big room, vice versa. My room is about 4,5m x 6m x 3,5mtr to place my Burmester Rondo MKII speaker. Its small floorstanding speaker, but i can take the Diapason Adamante III and Stella Melody, bookself speaker, to my room too.

2. Dont take acoustic tool too much, such as difuser, absorber, ext. Its important, but if you take too much to your audio room, it can make the sound "death".

3. Place the tube trap in corner in each corner to control bass and reduce the standing wave.

4. Dont place difuser to the centre back between the speaker, it can make your mid or vocal very laid back.

5. To make mid still in centre between speaker, try to place some wood panel in back from the speaker, i use white wood to build this, not too hard, but not too soft.

6. I make my room high and askew in top back to make live characther.

7. I take tube absorber beside the speaker to control mid and vocal

8. I use carpet between sweet spot and speaker to reduce echo from this room.

Remeber, its only tips, no absolute, you must try yourself to get best setup for your own home audio room.

Little Dot MKIII in pre-amp mode

2008-10-22T23:22:00.000-07:00

Beside this function in tube desktop headamp, little dot MKIII can be a pre-amp to. Of course you must have power amp to connect Little Dot MKIII to the speaker in your home audio.

To operate Little Dot MKIII to pre-amp is very simple. Connect the rca output to your power amp and done. Nothing else, just do it. Ok, now about this character from this amp if in pre-amp mode. I try to connect it to the CDP Maranzt ( i forgot the model ), DIY power amp an Yamaha speaker. I compare this amp to the DIY pre-amp. Characther is very soft, low speed dinamic and sweet vocal. I suggest this amp to slowly music like, easy jazz, country. maybe this pre-amp not match if you playing music with fast speed, like rock, new age, music with high detail. Remember if you operate this amp to pre-amp dont forget to unplug headphone, because its affect to sound.

Sony Ericsson C702

2008-10-22T22:40:00.000-07:00

I choose Sony Ericsson C702 to replace my old phone, Sony Ericsson K618i bussines phone. Sony Ericsson C702 is cyberhot and GPS phone.

There is much facility from this phone, such as, Camera 3,2MP autofocus, GPS receiver, send to blog, ext. Sony Ericsson claim C702 is water and dust resistant, but i warning dont try to trowing this phone to sand or water. Camera from C702 is good enough if you tak picture in outdoor with much light. In indoor with less light, picture not good, too much noise.If you want to better camera phone i suggest to bauy Sony Ericsson K770 There is GPS receiver from C702, so you can tracking your position in this world with software, like google maps, trackbuddy, Nav4all, ext. A-GPS can help you to connect yo the satelit faster. Sony Ericsson support HSDPA connectivity too. Stock fimware if you get R3BA version firmware is no good, too slowly, sometimes freeze. Get the update with SEUS to R3CA firmware version, or the newest R3DA. For this range price this is good phone if you want GPS, HSDPA and camera with autofocus in one phone.

Blue Circle BC-3 Galatea pre amplifier

2008-10-20T02:53:00.000-07:00

Blue Circle is the high end audio manufacturing located in Canada. For this time i try to review their pre ampliier product, Blue Circle BC-3 Galatea.

What is the different between BC3 and BC3 Galatea ? BC3 Galatea paired with with the new deluxe BCG3.1 power supply, to increase purity from the power supply signal. BC3 Galatea has option to choose input signal. Output terminal using RCA and XLR. This amp use 6922 tube 2 pair. BC3 Galatea not soldering component to the PCB, but they use point to point soldering with high quality soldering. Character from this pre-amp is very neutral, no fatigue, good separation. Blue Circle make it simple but with exelent sounds

Update about gain affect in sound chcaracter

2008-10-19T06:46:00.000-07:00

In low gain when i test in AKG K501 sound more musical, more soft but vocal laid back and bass not punchy, in medium gain bass more punchy, more transparant and more forward in vocal but sometimes harsh. Maybe replaced tube with warme character can be solved this problem. After all low gain more softer and high gain more dinamic.

Gain affect in sound character

2008-10-18T00:07:00.000-07:00

We are know if gain to increase amplitudo signal, so if we have high impedance headphone or speaker, we can drive it easyly. Beside to increase amplitudo signal, gain can change sound character from this amp too.

In this case i test gain affect in Little Dot MKIII. Little Dot MKIII have four setting gain. Gain 3,4,5,10. Gain 3 for low impedance headphone, gain 4 and 5 for medium and 10 for high impedance headphone.
My rig test is :

Source : CD transport Macbook
USB DAC : Fubar II USB DAC upgrade
Headamp : Little Dot MKIII upgrade
Headphone: AKG K501

Usually i use gain 4 to drive this headphone. Character from this gain is dinamic, transparant in mid and trebel. Volume in 10 clock is enough. After that i try to change gain to 3. Woww.. character change drastic, mid more warm, no hars in mid, soft treble and more slow tempo. I can't say this gain is more good, this is 2 gain with 2 different character. If u need sound with dinamic character, transparant go to high gain. But if you happy with sweet vocal go to low gain.

How to set gain in Little Dot MKIII

2008-10-17T11:06:00.000-07:00

Gain in Little Dot MKIII can adjust from four switch in PCB near headphone out

There is 4 setting gain in Little Dot MKIII. Gain 3,4,5 and 10. Each switch control gain to each channel. You must set same gain in each channel. There is position to gain setting :

* Gain 10 ---> Switch 1 OFF, Switch 2 OFF, this gain for high gain impedance headphone ( 300 ohm or more )

* Gain 5 ---> Switch 1 ON, Switch 2 OFF, this gain for medium impedance headphone ( 120ohm )

* Gain 4 ---> Switch 1 OFF, Switch 2 ON, same as gain 5 to medium impedance headphone

* Gain 3 ---> Switch 1 ON, Switch 2 ON, this gain for low impedance headphone/ high sensitivity headphone ( 30 ohm )

Remember, this gain also affect to pre-amplifier output

Jadis JA100 review

2008-10-16T11:04:00.000-07:00

Jadis JA 100 is the monoblock power amp pure class A build by Jadis. Power output from this power amp is 80W each channel.

Jadis JA 100 use KT90 tube. Input to this amp use balanced. Build quality Jadis JA 100 is very good. Jadis build body JA 100 from metal plate. In front panel you can get 1 green LED if operate and red if standby. There is 2 switch for operate and standby.
Character from Jadis JA 100 is fast speed, high detail, and deep bass. If you want tube amp with fast dinamic maybe JA 100 is the answer.

EF95 tube review

2008-10-14T03:54:00.000-07:00

After testing all EF95 tube, IMO, Mullard CV850 and Electron Tube 5654 is the best EF95 tube. Maybe the winner from EF95 can beat easyly with EF92 or EF91, but just enjoy my short review

Detail character from each Ef95 tube :

1. RCA 5654 NOS is American tube, same as standard tube in Little Dot MKIII, the differences is NOS. But the sound not much different with standard tube Little dot MKIII.

2. RSD EF95 Germany, this tube chacarter is , more soul than standard tube. But the sound heard rigid, harsh in vocal when singer scream.

3. Sylvania 5654, this tube is broken, noise in everywhere. I put in the garbage

4. Ultron 6AK5, sound from this tube heard foggy, not transparant

5. GE 5654 and Siemens 5654, this is dificult to choice one from this tube. 2 tube sounds good, very relax, but i dont choose it because there is another tube with better sound.

6. Electron Tube 5654, this tube beat GE and Siemens because this tube have more soul, more balanced, good to acustic gitar and percusion.

7. Mullard CV850, this is the winner from my testing EF95 tube. Sounds from Mullard CV850 is great. I choose it because it has great vocal, vocal in this tube is very very good, more soul, singer sing in front of you, no harsh when singer scream. Bass more control too.

Differences of few tubes EF95

2008-10-13T06:08:00.000-07:00

I get the opportunity to do some test tube EF95.This tube to replace my standar driver tube in Little Dot MKIII, RCA 5654. I test tube from:
1. GE 5654
2. Siemens 5645
3. RSD Germany EF95
4. RCA USA 5654
5. Sylvania 5654
6. Ultron 6AK5
7. Electron tube 5646
8. Mullard CV850

All tube are NOS and matched pair. My testing rig are :
CD Transport : Macbook
USB DAC : Fubar II Upgrade
Headamp : Little Dot MKIII upgrade
Headphone : AKG 501

After i testing all tube, my conclusion is Mullar CV850 and Electron tube 5654 is the best. To detail from the testing i will post soon.

The Important of purity from electrivity network in home audio system

2008-10-10T13:44:00.000-07:00

In this post, i try to share my experience when set up electrivity in my home to my home audio system. Very important to keep purity from the electrivity signal.

1. Cek your home voltage, it must stable in 220v or 110v ( in some country ). Its ok if only deviate a little.
2. If possible, separates electricity signal to your home audio system and to another peripeal in your home.
3. Dont use stabilizer. Maybe you must use it because voltage signal in your home not stable, but believe or not, stabilizer make sound not netral, not transparent. You can solve this problem with separates electricity lines to your home audio.
4. Change the electricity cable from the electricity source your home to the your AC jack in your home audio room with a good cable. It can increase sound quality.
5. The last, change the power cord from the AC jack to the power distribution.

This step only a few from the many ways to increase sound quality from the electricity network. You can try to change the fuse, ext.

Oracle Delphi Turntable

2008-10-09T09:44:00.000-07:00

Oracle Delphi Turntable build by Oracle Audio, audio manufacturing from Canada. Before i use Oracle turntable, i use Linn Sondek LP12 Valhalla, the legendary turntable.

Standard packet came with SME Series IV tone arms. I use Lira Cartridge and Van Den Hull and Blue Circle BC11 phono stage. Character from this turntable is dinamik, more high resolution. In Linn LP12 Valhalla, you get more musical music. With Lira cartridge vocal laidback, but overall more balanced. Van Den Hull give forward vocal, more dinamik and more transparant.

Takedake with Neptune CD review

2008-10-08T12:17:00.000-07:00

TakeDake means "Bamboo Only" which aptly describes John Neptune's new band. All of the instruments on this incredible album are made of bamboo. Most of them were made by Neptune himself. Genre this cd is word music

This CD giving from of the leading figure audiophile in our country, he is Bing Istanto. Thanks to Mr Bing.In this cd you can find Various typical musical currents from several countries, example Indonesia, Japan and Korea. Qualtity recording this CD is exelent. With this CD you can test anything from your audio system, example staging, bass, treble. This CD also could be used when relaxed because of it musical current that was relaxed, calm, could give the calm climate.

Track :

1. Ocean Motion
2. In the Hollow
3. Jegoging
4. Java
5. Korea Idea
6. Japanese Roots
7. Five Nodes
8. Uduboo
9. Parting Paths
10. Sky and Sand Way
11. Angklung Journey
12. Angklung Journey

Burmester Rondo 995 MK2

2008-10-08T01:50:00.000-07:00

Finally, i choose Burmester Rondo 995 MK2 to replaced my old speaker, Diapason Adamante III. Burmester Rondo use 2 driver in this alumunium front panel, looks eksklusive. And 1 loaded woofer.

Character Burmester Rondo 995 MK2 is soft and flat, more softer than diapason adamante III. Trebel, mid, bass, heard very balanced. Bass from Rondo more control than diapason, but the mid more laidback, trebel more softer. Sensitivity this speaker is 87db.
Testing with:
Source : Oracle Turntable
Phono stage : Blue Circle BC-11
Pre-amp : Blue Circle BC-3 Galatea
Power Amp : Jadis JA100
Cable :
interconect : XLO balanced, marigo reference, Transparent Music Wave speaker cable, Marigo Reference 3 power cord
Marigo Power distribution

Foto inside Little Dot MKIII

2008-10-05T09:47:00.000-07:00

Here is inside from Little Dot MKIII

Little Dot MKIII review

2008-10-04T22:09:00.000-07:00

Little Dot MKIII is tube headamp product from Little Dot. Standard tube used in Little Dot MKIII is RCA 5654 (American Tube ) in driver tube and OTK 6H6N-I ( Russian Tube ) for power tube.
Little Dot MKIII can be use for pre-amp in home audio. Connect output rca to the power-amp, and you get two function from Little Dot MKIII. Character from this amp is very smooth, like another tube amp. Little Dot MKIII is more prominent in mid. Vocal heard very smooth, more soul. Staging is not too wide, bass control but no deep, treble is very smooth. This amp good for jazz music, country, word music. Body from this amp very exelent, build quality is very very good. With this standar component you can get very good sound. You can replaced standar tube to get different character from Little Dot MKIII. For this range price, i can say this amp have good quality.

Picture some components replaced in the Fubar II USB Dac

2008-10-03T09:47:00.000-07:00

some componen replaced are capacitor input with dourex, capacitor in middle, and rolling op amp. I use OPA2604 BB white and AD8066 with 8066 for the buffer.

AKG 501

2008-10-02T21:25:00.000-07:00

AKG 501 is on of headphone that not production again of AKG. There is 3 version of 501. And in these review is latest production or version 3.
The characteristic is very flat with sweet vocal, but the vocal in MS-1 more better, more airy, more soul. It is not headphone for bass lover. You must have a amp with more power to drive this headphone. More better if you use desktop headphone amp. But ipod shuffle first gen can have enough power to drive it. Tube desktop amp is very good amp to drive it. You can get more "soul" in vocal with tube amp.

How to improve the sound from FUBAR II USB DAC

2008-10-01T19:40:00.000-07:00

Fubar II USB DAC has been wanted by me to pair with my macbook. Thanks to Mr Hanhan. I buy this from him with very good price.
The function from Fubar II this was simple, it will take the digital signal from laptop USB to not pass the part amp of laptop. Output from fubar this will be lured to input from little dot amp. The package of the sale was inside gotten the cable rca, the cable usb and the adaptor as power supply.The short specification from Fubar II this used Burr Brown PCM027, OPA2604 and JRC072 as buffer. First impression time the first time in the test, the separation was better, staging more better and increased the weight of the sound.Mark II this was gotten by the difference with the standard component after being replaced several of his components. In fubar this that was changed was capacitor and op amp. Dourex was used to replace capacitor. To op amp after being carried out by several rolling amp, among them LM4562, OPA2604, etc., was found that gave the best combination was OPA2111 and AD8066 to replace OPA2604 and JRC072, with AD8066 was placed in the position buffer replaced JRC072. The first testing really gave results that were not expected. The SQ rise very drastic compared to the standard. The voice was seen very neat, there was no impression hurried, the lip explosion and the voice breathed canned be heard in more detail.For the price upgraded that was not too expensive could be said by SQ from fubar II drastic increased . Possibly this the solution for that wanted to look for USB DAC with the budget that was not too big. I hope my short review can helped.

Dead Can Dance CD Review

2008-10-01T05:40:00.000-07:00

Many audiophile use this cd to check their home audio system. But to get this cd is very difficult, because this cd stop of production. The last production about 1993.
Finally i get this cd after searching a long time ago. I bought this cd from ebay from England. Genre music in this cd is medieval rock and ethnic fusion. Apart from rock, the song in the cd had nuances of the African song. Many games of the percussion implement and the scream that canned be heard like the traditional ceremony in ethnic group in africa.

Many games of the percussion implement and the scream that canned be heard like the traditional ceremony in ethnic group in africa. The quality of the recorder cd this could be said was good enough although being not as good in the turntable format. If you wanted to listen to the atmosphere that was different in the song, apart from looking for the recorder that was good for the test your sound system . Collected CD this really was recommended by me.

Tracks :

"Yulunga (Spirit Dance)" – 6:56
"The Ubiquitous Mr Lovegrove" – 6:17
"The Wind That Sakes the Barley" – 2:49
"The Carnival Is Over" – 5:28
"Ariadne" – 1:54
"Saldek" – 1:07
"Towards the Within" – 7:06
"Tell Me About the Forest (You Once Called Home)" – 5:42
"The Spider's Stratagem" – 6:42
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The Most Popular Console Sony PSP in Japan

2008-09-21T09:48:00.001-07:00

We all know that Nintendo Wii is one of the most popular console around the world, especially in Japan. For the past several months Wii is outselling other consoles.sony-psp-japan

But the latest estimates show that Sony PSP PlayStation Portable is outselling Wii in Japan. Although it is not a fair comparison, but it seems that the Wii, he missed the first place.

According to market research company Media Create, in the week ended June 29, no fewer than 58,861 units of the PSP have been sold. While Nintendo DS is in second place with sales of 48884 units. And Nintendo Wii could sell 48480 units in the same period.

Although Wii is behind PSP, but it is still the leader of the Motherland as a category Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles PS2 and Sony are in the back seat. PlayStation 3 could sell 17,973 units. While PS2 and Xbox 360 sold 7673 and 5104 units.

Wii was always regarded as the most popular console in Japan. But the turnover of Sony PSP shows that there is no monopoly Nintendo in Japan.

iPod Swing Speaker

2008-09-21T09:44:00.000-07:00

Neoneco has released their iPod speaker swing market in Korea, which is re-charge stereo speakers attached to the rear of a crystal. It supports up to 10 hours of battery fully charged condition.

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Suggested retail price is 29,000 (KRW) for 3G iPod Nano, 32000 (KRW) iPod classic, and 35000 (KRW) iPod Touch.

Wibrain i1 UMPC

2008-09-21T09:41:00.001-07:00

Wibrain unveiled its new UMPC i1 which will feature Silverthorne Atom processor and a built-in the HSDPA module.wibrain-umpc-i1

Wibrain i1 UMPC is expected to be launched Menlow running on a platform in two versions, one with a 1.1GHz processor and one with a 1.3 GHz version. Coming with Windows XP or Linux, i1 adopt 30GB/60GB hard drive. 64 GB SSD option is also available.

It should be available to the world market in October.

Oracom W30 Portable Media Player

2008-09-21T09:34:00.000-07:00

ORACOM announced the launch of its new mini-PMP W30 adoption of a sensitive user interface that can stimulate the sense of sight and hearing and touch.

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W30 come with a 3-inch widescreen WQVGA resolution and format with 16:9, W30 supports music / video playback, DMB, radio, the function electronic dictionary, text / image, voice recording and more.

Coming in three different colors such as all black, red, black and white, W30 will be available in Korea market on 29th September for about 200,000 (KRW).