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23 February, 2015

Happy Chinese New Year of the Goat

Happy Chinese New Year of the Goat

Again, Happy New Year!

I spent mine with family. During a stolen moment I got to play a little music for myself. At first I put on the Bartok Quartet #5 (Harmonia Mundi; Arcantro Quartet) but that seemed to be at odds with the moment. I decided on something more grand. So Bruckner it was to be. But which one? I quickly decided on my first encounter, the third.

Celibidache, what magnificence! The symphony unfolded naturally, leisurely, yet with immense power. That is promising, for the year to come.

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mikeFebruary 24, 2015
恭喜發財！身體健康！祝你羊年音樂音響大豐收！！
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NY 常用器材 Equipment I most often use in NY now

-Wavac MD-811

Alternate Amplifiers:
-Sunfire 300 and other amplifiers are used depending on speakers used.
-WE 124 (this amplifier is only exclusively used in this system in partnership with the WE106 preamp, an invincible match, but they are rarely used)

Main Loudspeakers:
-YL Acoustics 4-way Horn Speakers (used with SET amps)

Alternate Loudspeakers (rarely used):
-Magnepan MG 1.7 (used with Sunfire 300 amp)
-Sonus Faber Electa Amator II
-Martin Logan Source (used with Sunfire 300 amp or Elekit 2300B)

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Reference System II:
This station is at the other end, housed on 2 racks, and drives the same amplifier. It is quite different in sound from System I. This station can be fully balanced (but not usually).

Turntables:
1-Linn LP-12 Lingo/Ittok LV-II/Airtight PC-1

HK 常用器材 Equipment I used to use in HK

While I was in HK, I had 2 locations. The "older location" was where my reference was. The "newer location" was where I spent most of my time from late 2012 to late 2018 (Last revised Nov 15, 2019).

Old Location

Station I:

Loudspeakers:
--B&W Matrix 801 Mk II
--Audio Physic Step
--Ruark Crusader II

Analogue Sources:
--Goldring/Lenco GL-75/SME 3009S2i/Denon DL-103R
--Kuzma Stabi-Stogi-Ortofon Kontrapunkt C

Digital Sources (RCA/Single Ended):
--Sony CDP-553ESD as Transport
--YBA WD-202 DAC

Full-Function Preamplifier (RCA/Single Ended):
--Wavac PR-X2
--Leben RS28CX

Phonoamp and Step-Up:
--Kondo KSL-SFz and M7 phono
--Denon AU300-LC, AU250, AU320
--Lehmann Black Cube
--Audionix ADN-III
--Ortofon MCA-76, T-10

Amplifiers:
--Elekit 8230
--Wavac MD-300B

Cables:
--Kondo LPz
--Gotham GAC-4; Kimber KCAG; Audio Note AN-V
--Gotham 50025; Belden 9497

Station II:

Loudspeakers:
--Tannoy Canterbury HE
--TAD TD-3401 (3-way horn)
--Ruark Crusader II

Analogue Sources:
--Technics SL1200 MkII

Digital Sources (RCA/Single Ended):
--Pionner T-07A

Full-Function Preamplifier (RCA/Single Ended):
--Brook 7

Phonoamp and Step-Up:

Amplifiers:
--Western Electric 133A
--Western Electric 124B

Cables:
--Kondo LPz
--Gotham GAC-4; Kimber KCAG; Audio Note AN-V
--Gotham 50025; Belden 9497
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Others Equipment sometimes used

Loudspeakers:
--B&W Matrix 801 MkII
--JBL 4312A

Analogue Sources:

Digital Sources:
--Theta Data
--Micromega Solo; Duo CD3/DAC Pro

Preamplifiers:
--Melos 222; ARC SP10, SP-11; MFA Magus B

Outboard Phonoamps and Step-Ups:
--Benz-Micro Luchashek T9 PP-1

Amplifiers:
--Sun Audio 300B (5k output), VT25, 2A3
--ICL 300B, 2A3
--Bryston 4B

Cables:
--Gotham GAC-2, GAC-4; Kimber KCAG; Audio Note AN-V
--Gotham 50025, 50040; Belden 9497, 1810A

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Newer Location

System A:
CD Transport: Sony BDP-S190 Blue ray player
DAC: Sparkler S306
CDP: Micromega CD-10
Integrated Amps: NAD 3020A, Naim Nait I and III
Preamp: EAR 912
Amps: WE 124B and 133
Speakers: Yamaha NS-1000

System B The alternate system:
Main Digital System: 47 Labs Shigaraki 4716/4715 Transport/DAC
Preamp: Audio Note/Kondo M7
(Integrated) Amp: Kondo Ongaku
Speakers: 47 Labs 4737, TAD TSM-2201, Pioneer S-A4SPT-PM and VP, Rogers LS3/5A (15 ohm, single wire)

幾句話 About this Blog

I have been participating on the internet in various hifi sites for almost 20 years. Looking at things now makes one really weary of the word "progress".

In many ways I miss the earlier USENET newsgroups the most. Posting is super fast and the lack of picture hosting is a real blessing in many ways. Things were simpler then.

Then I created my own Yahoo Group (see link), but I really find the format cumbersome, and now only maintain the site for archival purposes. Who knows, one day I may re-vamp the thing, but too little time....

A few years ago, before the establishment of this blog, I had been active in review33, a site that still a useful second-hand forum (link below). Unfortunately, HK is small and people actually get to meet, which is NOT an advantage for an internet forum. The traffic evolved into 同仁活動, Chinese for insiders' game. There were few honest opinions, and feuds and flames developed over the littlest things. Then there were splinter groups, IMITATORS that are of even more of a 同仁活動 insider nature. That diluted everything and what got lost is HiFi. It would be fair to say most of the forums in HK now contain more junk than value.

Since then I have concentrated on my Blog. It is nice to be able to archive everything well and not let things get covered by waves of garbage. Writing articles take lot more than than posting in forums. Many have long periods of gestation and repeated revisions and editing. I hope you enjoy them.

在此閑話 Hi Fi, 清淡為主。讀時之樂與怒，在乎不在乎，看您自己。

覺得還可以的話，大可用心寫點東西，發表在那裡不重要，會是貢獻。但是，漫不經心地轉載或亂貼圖片，可以不必了吧！世界上啥都缺，就不缺二手報導和垃圾！

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Happy Chinese New Year of the Goat

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