rko

some personal favourites of jpop. Judy And Mary - defunct punk/rock/electro group who were huge with a female lead who sings with a chilling voice. Zard - group-turned-solo Izumi Sakai with catchy melodies. Huge in japan too. electro/rock/pop style of music. She also known as the goddess of Darkness i think. 刚本真夜 - a one-woman-show for her album. Not very big in japan but i love her songs, catchy and very nice arrangment done to the songs. Nice vocals too----thats if u like Gigi Leong style. many many more to recommend but above are the ones that i can remember as of now. One more thing, some of the artists dosent have very good recordings like Zard. But then again, they make good music which makes up for it at least.

I got a couple of them through RS. Some like the AD8610 might be more difficult cause they need to use brown dogs adaptors. Others will have to order online liao. I was a huge ryoko fan(hence RKO) since her first pictorial album(RR & RH) Not exactly beautiful, but charming. Not much news of her ever since her baby boy was born. i dint max out the amp, wanted to but i short ordered 3 stackable buffers. So now my current configuration is like 3 buf 634 in hi-c. 2134 for3/4 and opa 604CA. And yeah, gonna let it run for a couple of hundred more hours. The SMVIII took about 400hrs too before it started to shine.

woot, bro. Have to agree that the smV IV has a big soundstage but i still find the bass not tight enuff. I had to change from the opa627 to AD744 to compensate to my taste.lol But how long did u take for the bass to tightened up, cause mine had less than 50 hours through it. One more thing, i think the new amp has a more laid back feel compared to the SMVIII

Quad 11L or 12L. At the limit of ur budget but they are an excellent pair.

1. wenjia - 2 pieces 2. kyaw - 2 pieces 3. naglfar - 1 piece 4. Deathgame - 2 pieces 5. metalgear - 4 pieces (yep - its x'mas time) 6. Maniac - 3 pieces 7. MemoryLane - 2 pieces 8. Delirious - 1 piece 9. ihyr2 - 1 piece 10. hardy - 1 piece 11. rubberducky - 2 pieces 11. ayeosq - 1 piece 12. rko - 1 piece

part of the community 1. Roasty x1 M 2. joi-ful x1 M/L 3. That dude x1 XXL (really...) 4. Proton x1 (M, what colours are available?) 5. dle4e_2005 x1 S/M 6. ahdui x1 L/XL 7. zonalblitz_audio x2 (for now) L 8. kehyi x1 M/L 9. Theatre Of Dreams x1 M/L (depends on how big heez) 10. Zephyron X 1 (Size L) 11. yotiao x1 S; x1 M 12. heady x1 XXL (ok, that_dude, join u) 13. Qsilver x1 S 14. clemo x1 M/L 15. Username x1 S/M 16. afbug X 1 L (Black if possible) 17. Ballack x 1 L (heck, let's add it in first later then talk) 18. Scanfiend x2 (L or XL, depending on the size) 19. Gfgfmoses *2 (black if possible, one M and one XL) 20. kross X1 (XL) 21. rko x2 (XL or XXL, depending on size.)

A Girl Meets Bossanova 2----Olivia Ong

MWTS the following above player. units about 1 1/2 year old. no tracking problems whatsoever, maybe the buttons need to press a bit harder to work(been like that since i got it). Selling due to upgrading and need funds for a DAC. Quite a nice player in my opinion, very dynamic sound. will include original remote. Hoping to sell around $280. Negotiable. can contact me at 98517622. Sam Sold to nakedtoes:) hope the cdp have good synergy with ur setup.

DE-J2000 -> VDH 102 MKIII -> SMV3(4 on the way) -> ER6-is

i will be overseas for 2 weeks, please ke ep my amp for me.

OT:you play R/C too? i playing with Mini-z anyway........you are ll right ipod users go for ipod cos they look cool ya, used to play mini-z too at the old place opposite SLT. before i moved on to the bigger scales.

How about the idea of "I'm cool cause i use an ipod" + "i'm cool cause i'm an audiophile" sounds? It depends on the marketing strategy grado uses. If it really works, then i wonder how many users will actually appretiate the sound of the cans.

I join in on the Ld2+ LDM+ 1)Qsilver (Normal gain)(Black) 2)jojo(Black) X 2 3)palestofwhite(Black) 4)chynakym(Black) 5)evian_vortex(Black) 6) fallraen (Black) 7) zhapchit (Black) 8) xenocide (black) 9) headphone2004 (black) 10)ahdui (Black) 11)kanga (black) LD2+ 1)Wil ( Black ) 2)Neub Detat (silver) 3)themanster (silver) 4)ahdui ( Black ) 5)ssnow5 (Silver) 6)ralli`fto (Black changed to Silver) 7)rko (Black)

i'll take option 2.

i'll wait too.

Hmmm, i'll jump in the wagon too. But i'll get an assembled diamond buffer. 1)Edwin - 2 SOHA PCB w/ diamond buffer PCB 2)Qsilver - 2 SOHA PCB w/ diamond buffer PCB 3)Heady - 1 SOHA PCB w/ diamond buffer PCB 4)Kippei - 1 SOHA PCB w/ diamond buffer PCB 5)[Top-Gun] - 1 SOHA PCB w/ Diamond Buffer 6)chins - 2 SOHA PCB w/ diamond buffer PCB 7)Ridz- 1 SOHA PCB w/ assembled diamond buffer PCB 8)mb3k - 1 SOHA PCB w/ diamond buffer PCB 9)rko - 1 SOHA PCB w/ assembled diamond buffer PCB

noob on DIY here, tempted to get one of these boards. BTW, what does "assembled" diamond buffer means? One more thing, How does these amps compare to commercially available ones? Thanks alot.

count me in, i guess 50 bucks is still worth a try, problem is we gonna find someone with the cx300 to compare with.

Hi guys, got a Cambridge Audio 640C Ver.1(black colour) and an Qed Qunex Silver Spiral 1m to let go. For the CDP, letting go at $300-negotiable. The I.C for $80. Exterior conditions are super for both. Only thing with the cdp is i find the eject button a bit weird . I have to press it a a certain angle then can eject. but then again, i use the remote most of the time. No tracking problem what so ever with the cdp. reason for selling, got 2 pairs of the cable and upgrading my cdp to transport+DAC. Pls contact me at 98517622. Self collect near geylang, and can have an no obligations audition if u like. cheers The I.C sold, CDP still available.

I must say i had a great time at AA. Thanks to Mackie and Anything Audio for allowing the meet to happen. It was a rare chance to audit so many different cans, amps and cables at one time. BTW, the silver supermacro there was running on an AD744 opamp, it's output biased and force into class A. Seems like i'm not the only one that prefers the PA2V2 over the SMV3. The SR-71 was fantastic too, a refined version of the PA2V2. . Yes, the K1000 was fantastic, wonder how it would sound if crossfeed. The DT150 was also super on the detail. The setup with the MingDA amp taught me how Bass can be projected, me being a clarity and detail guy. Through this meet, i finally realised one thing. There is no all-round can. Each cans hold its own rights in its way. Senns for vocals, AKG for the exact imaging etc..... Thanks again!

1. Mackie (YES) 2. Blues (NO) 3. Heady (NOOOOO...... aiyah, so sian, will be on holiday in Chiangmai ) 4. Q00 5. lypk 6. Evil-zen (NO) 7. Username (unfortunately I have school the next day... so no...) 8. yotiao 9. gfgfMoses (YES) 10. Huma Dragonbane 11. sayhitojason 12. evo 13. Kube(YES!) 14. Rko(YUP) 15. Jasonhanjk 16. adhoc (YES)

TENTATIVE PARTICIPANTS 1. Mackie 2. Blues 3. Heady (only after 1st Oct - will be away from tomorrow) 4. Q00 5. lypk (10th sep, 17 sep - Not sure about the later weekends yet) 6. Evil-zen (hope to have it asap) 7. Username (after 29th Sep - will be having exams until then) 8. yotiao 9. gfgfMoses 10. Huma Dragonbane (after 29th september - will be having exams until then) might be brinigng along someone too 11. sayhitojason 12. evo 13. Kube 14. Rko

i'll love to have 1 piece please. thanks alot.

dear idkfa, Thanks very much for ur reply, it is very comforting to know that someone might have an idea of what i am going through. Perhaps i am not sure how to express myself. I am currently using the AD744, which i quite like the way the frequencies are amplified. What the ad744 in the smv3 lack is that the sound is not revolving around ur head. It has a very narrow soundstage, although the imaging is great/precise. Very much like listening to front speakers. The PA2V2 is much wider, very similar to a surround system-and i love it. This really gets me involves in the music. May i know if this is known as forwardness/laid back? And frankly, i do like synthesize sounds very much, especially those high treble notes. So, there are virtually no classical in my cd collection. For the batteries, i have been using the GP batteries, which does have a higher current/voltage output than any batteries i have tested on the market. Though i believe this is not the source of the problem as i had use the included transformer with same results. Will be testing with a regulated power supply somtime later once i get back from my overseas trip. Btw, my system goes like this, DEJ-2000(Europe,using power supply)--VEN DEN HUL 102MK3/cheapo silver cable----smv3/PA2V2---ER6is/Sr-60 I like experimenting with cables alot, and i do hear difference in some of them. Same goes to my PDCP with or without the power supply. Any more meet to exchange and test out different equipments/tweaks?

Hi everyone, i would like to ask a favour from u guys. See, i was using the PA2V2(from the MO) for a couple of weeks and i really like the way it sounded. On impulse, i got a XIN smv3, thinking it will be much better than the PA2V2. On the first listen, it sounded great. But as a couple of days went by, i just felt that i prefer the PA2V2(great highs, lows and airy sound). The smv3 just didnt come close to the PA2V2. I gave the smv3 maybe a 100 hour burn-in time, changed the op-amp, and i still prefer the PA2V2 over the smv3. And u know the price difference between the 2. Thus, i'm suspecting there is something wrong with my smv3, but i dont want to sent it back to xin then return saying there is nothing wrong with the amp. So, could anyone with these 2 amps, kindly tell me if my ears are correct, or my equipment is faulty? I also notice that there is a very slight hissing sound from the smv3 when i am in a very quiet enviroment. Is there any kind soul out there with a smv3 that will allow me to check if there is any difference between my smv3 and his? Thanks, Sam