Living Voice Vox Olympian Vox Elysian

Living Voice Vox Olympian/Vox Elysian
Yumcha Diary: July 21, 2018 The Longest Day

This past Saturday started with some coffee and,on my way out, a mid-morning Steamed Rice Roll with Dried Shrimps (蝦米腸）at Yuen Long's (大棠路冬菇亭/大排檔) 小桃苑 (its real name is actually uncertain, as the day and night time operators are different). In my opinion, with no exception, the best rice rolls I have had have all been in Yuen Long. The skin is ultra-thin, translucent, yet tensile. The sauce is tinged with a little lard. The simplest food is actually the hardest to make! Salut!

At yumcha, davewong brought a very nice premier cru burgundy white (Lefaive) which we supplemented with yet another 759 Riesling (Michael Ludwig). Wher and JC from Australia joined us on that day.

Visit to Sound Chamber
I had to attend a dinner, and so had some time to kill. JC took us to Sound Chamber, one of the elitist dealers in HK, where we were met by an eyeful.

There is nothing that we could afford, but Sound Chamber is unusual in that they occasionally had some rather unusual stuff (such as the Magico Ultimate horn system heard in 2011).

On this occasion, we were treated to the world's most expensive loudspeaker system, the Living Voice Vox Olympian Horn System with companion Vox Elysian Subwoofers. Driven by top-flight Spectral CD system and FM Acoustics electronics, the sound was listenable but rather overly-smooth.

The adjacent space showcased Lansche's mammoth flagship 8.2 with plasma tweeters, but I have no interest; the sound bears the same house sound, driven by Spectral electronics.

I would have liked to listen to the Boenicke, perhaps driven by the Lamm's, also on silent display, but it was unfortunately not feasible. They looked great!

In the evening an old friend hosted a dinner. The home made pizzas were fantastic!

I woke up the next day with a headache!