What else do the members collect besides watches

[armchaireconomist]

You got a hifi biz? Share share where is it located leh. Maybe I pay you a visit when free. I got an entry level rig at home ( mixture of CAL, Channel Islands, Audionote, JM labs).

My shop is at Beauty World. Just moved there...

BTW... your gear is hardly entry level.

I once owned CAL transport/DAC combo also. Very very nice...
As for Channel Island, it's only one of the two digital amp that I'm been impressed with. The other being Bel Canto. As for the other digital amps, I'll reserve my comments.

Like I said... Hardly entry level lah...

[bEnd1ck]

Hi,

Newbie here. This is my virgin post.

I'm into:
1) hifi
- 2 channel only, not home theatre. Still very much into LPs.
- So much so that I started a biz 4 years back. So-called retirement plan pushed 30 years ahead.

You got a hifi biz? Share share where is it located leh. Maybe I pay you a visit when free. I got an entry level rig at home ( mixture of CAL, Channel Islands, Audionote, JM labs).

[armchaireconomist]

How u find B&O? B&O better or Sennheiser?

Personally I hav a Sennheiser,the sound quality is there but funny leh the rubber is pathetic la...not even 1 year the wire inside is popping out already. Seen my friend using the B&O,design not bad but dunno about the sound

Which Senn model do you have? Quality can really vary between series.

Let's put it this way... It's like BMW 323 or 523. Essentially, they are 325 or 525 respectively. But it's created to fill in a price gap... a very good marketing ploy though. So... Sennheiser in that sense produced a lot of models to fill in every price range. Sennheiser is probably the only cans company that has covered every blade of grass for the cans market. And no one does it better.

So.... the real deals are the upscale models (like the HD650 as I mentioned). If budget is lower, you'll probably be better off with other makes.

Eerrr... the above is just IMHO... Beemer and/or Sennheiser fans don't flame me hor...

[Darkangel]

But harder and harder to find in S'pore now. Any tips where to find good and cheap? My old man go to AMK to buy, all kenna expensive and "buey tia" (lousy type).
nnb.... somemore some are oldies song remix

True...really good 1s are hard to come by. For me I was lucky,my first CD I bought ..coz I was eating at kopitiam halfway..then i suddenly heard the song i was looking for all the while It was the pasar malam next to the kopitiam...then chiong there go and buy. I think $5 only.

2nd CD I bought was from Toa Payoh,TS video I think....I was there walking then I heard another song i was looking for. Of course I straight away chiong and buy on the spot without looking at the price. To my surprise...$3.50 only !! ohmygoodness! Damn cheap man! HEhe the cashier there asked me if i was buying for my mum...i just said yes...hahaha

But if you dun hav as much time to look ard for treasures like those...then I suggest maybe u can try People's Park Centre or ard there...I know there hav but how much i m not sure

[seiko.citizen]

Well..that i have to agree...some how I really like them.

But harder and harder to find in S'pore now. Any tips where to find good and cheap? My old man go to AMK to buy, all kenna expensive and "buey tia" (lousy type).
nnb.... somemore some are oldies song remix

[Darkangel]

yes, because my old man listen to hokkien song a lot... so i listen. However out of my sibling, only I will listen to hokkien song. The tune is very nice and sweet to listen to.

Well..that i have to agree...some how I really like them.

[seiko.citizen]

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Hahha u listen hokkien song 1 ah? Same here..hehe

yes, because my old man listen to hokkien song a lot... so i listen. However out of my sibling, only I will listen to hokkien song. The tune is very nice and sweet to listen to.

Etymotics good? I'm using Shures. SE530, Love them, but have heard its better with headphone amps. Any to recommend?

ety not bad, like mentioned it is for outdoor use. I use *when/if* i commute on public transport. a) it stop outside noise disturbing me and b) it stop my music disturb others.
I use my ipod to drive my ety directly........ since the 30mWx2 is more then enough umph to drive them.

Ety wise is more for outdoors usage as such IMO headphone amps are not necessary, amps works better at home with cans like Senn or any brands u prefer, it is really ur ears that judge. someone may like particular brands but u may not as u may find e sound not suited to ur taste.

I have previously DIY my own tube setup and prefered the sound of tubes over SS for some time. Now im back to SS for the time being, somehow my ears twitching to build a monoblock (tube) for my newly acquired vintage speakers

[Darkangel]

Anyway...how you guys find Sonic Gear ?

[Nooch]

Etymotics good? I'm using Shures. SE530, Love them, but have heard its better with headphone amps. Any to recommend?

Ety wise is more for outdoors usage as such IMO headphone amps are not necessary, amps works better at home with cans like Senn or any brands u prefer, it is really ur ears that judge. someone may like particular brands but u may not as u may find e sound not suited to ur taste.

[Nooch]

Basically IMHO, brands like Bose and B & O are really 'nice to look at' only.
I find them a bit ordinary perhaps I like bright cans. I'm more into John Grado.
The Grado RS1 I find exceeds in audio fidelity. YMMV

[cmsoh]

All vintage except my source. Also looking to building TWO mini^3 headphone amps ......... something gotta drive those Ety er4p/s

Etymotics good? I'm using Shures. SE530, Love them, but have heard its better with headphone amps. Any to recommend?

[Darkangel]

Sennheiser still better lah...

Hahhaha...NOTED!

my favorite cans was my recabled DT880.... ultermately the best esp. with the canare cabling .............. but sold most of my rig since, and moved to vintage loudspeaker. luckily for me, I have neighbours who are very accomodating of my music (hokkien)

my current rig is as follows:
source: laptop via AlianDAC, or DVD
amp: kenwood KS-3k
EQ: JVC
Speakers: Celestion S15............ Made in UK

All vintage except my source. Also looking to building TWO mini^3 headphone amps ......... something gotta drive those Ety er4p/s

Hahha u listen hokkien song 1 ah? Same here..hehe

[sci70716]

Toy collecting

12 inch military figures, saint seiya, transformers, 1/48 Macrosses, Zoids, Chogokins and recently, GI Joes. Pics below have not been updated for at least 2-3 yrs.

http://community.webshots.com/user/sci70716


Doing tri too since 2 yrs back. am riding a customised Guru Aero ti.

http://www.trifuel.com/Detailed/Aero_Ti-541.php

[triton]

Sennheiser still better lah...

[seiko.citizen]

my favorite cans was my recabled DT880.... ultermately the best esp. with the canare cabling .............. but sold most of my rig since, and moved to vintage loudspeaker. luckily for me, I have neighbours who are very accomodating of my music (hokkien)

my current rig is as follows:
source: laptop via AlianDAC, or DVD
amp: kenwood KS-3k
EQ: JVC
Speakers: Celestion S15............ Made in UK

All vintage except my source. Also looking to building TWO mini^3 headphone amps ......... something gotta drive those Ety er4p/s