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I agree with Limage.
Rather than taming the speakers, try taming the room 8^).
My first experience of the Lowther 115 Acousta with PM7a was with a LEAK 20 and IBM thinkpad. The SQ was bloody awesome, much more impressive than my $$$$$$ I had in Hong Kong at the time. These Lowthers used chicken wire and was placed in my 700 sq ft bedroom in Belgravia. HRH must have heard me across the road it was that good ! 8^) |
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daiwok
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11-12-12
21:55:00
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whether you guys love my DIY amps and Lowther
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Your diy amps, certainly, esp the last one which is a sheer beauty to behold. The Lowther, well, I could see she wasn't happy at all.
The Lowther, being respectable in her pedigree, does require a more respectable position in the house. If she is not happy coupled to you alone, try the whole building!
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limage
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11-12-12
16:56:11
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the soul, indeed heart, of many great parties.
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Absolutely! daiwok is one of the only I know that is good at turntable set up as well as knife on a chopping board! Did you not see it? He was very much at home when in the kitchen. It was so natural to him that every kitchen tools soon became an extension to his right and left arms! 12 inches la of course and linear tracking la of course!
To speak from my heart as I always do, there really wasnt much pressure from the invites. Sure I do like to impress and always ready to take on the challedge but whether you guys love my DIY amps and Lowther or couldnt stand for a minute more is really not that substantial to me. “It's only arrogance if you're wrong”.
What I enjoy most is the company. A bunch of well educated, successful, extremely smart people in my house having an evening with wine and Prime ribs. The pleasure is mine la! The Lowther wasn't but Krug was certainly genuine, OK!
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bobui
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11-12-12
16:20:52
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As usual, big thanks should go to daiwok too, the backstage guy but always the soul, indeed heart, of many great parties.
Looking at the current trend of DIY eating, dinning out would become a real nightmare. We are all too spoiled. @@! |
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11-12-12
15:48:58
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bobui, as Evil Kong put, this was a great weekend filled with load of fun in a nice country side setting. I do understand that you put in a lot of efforts into the event to make us feeling at home. I am glad to see that the pressure being relieved now. Next time, we know we will come with our own eating toolbox. Mr. Green demonstrated vividly to me how important to have the proper champagne glass to enjoy that admirable Krug properly. I learned the importance of using the right shaped glass to glass-coupled the wine to produce that stereo aroma of the lovely wine. Drinking Krug in a red wine glass would only give you a diffuse image and boomy low end. A no no!
Take some rest, we will come back very soon.
BTW, your hiding away from the usual audio crowd for the past 10 years or so definitely is not doing you any good (may be some harm done indeed). You need to come out more and have more fun with us - the unusual gang of 粉腸／蛋散／師傅！ In a year or so, all would be history, I am sure you would see some material benefits, at least you would gain some weight..... @@!!! |
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11-12-12
15:33:26
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high hand actually means someone who is arrogant and domineering.
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"Arrogant and right is surely better than humble and wrong." Geoff Arbuthnot
Enjoy the Supex and share with us your review. I never seems to have much luck with cartridges from the hey day. |
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bobui
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11-12-12
10:12:42
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There is a certain calm approach in your execution...............................
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daiwok,
Thanks for the excellent cooking. The prime rib is literally a chef-d'oeuvre, prepared with the limited resources.
Despite I have upgraded my brain to run on 80286, it's still 30-year old technology in sync with the age of my hifi. Unlike you guys with flying super processors, I cannot multi-task; but the merit of that is I have a very lean os and I reserve all my processing power on the only task I'm on. That makes a difference. :-)
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11-12-12
09:47:54
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>The truth is Mrs bobui actually bought some very nice creme brûlée from city super…..<
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Oh yes, I finished mine right after I got home! Excellent!
That must be one of the most fun filling gathering recently, not to mention the prime rib was just superb. Thanks bobui and diawok!
When did we say the next gathering would be? :-)
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11-12-12
07:46:22
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Thankfully my wife left me a pot of congee, and I boiled 3 potatoes to go with the juice of the prime rib I deliberately kept under the tongue.
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Your appetite for food is matches your appetite for Hi Fi and music. Your stomach and Hi Fi gear is almost like a Trojan Horse crossover with Pandora's Box. It just seems endless capacity for food and Hi Fi Equipment, yet its all done without breaking sweat or making any noise. There is a certain calm approach in your execution without hysteria or fan fare surrounding the whole affair. I have noticed this on several occasions, the roast pig which you just quietly ate from head to toe at Limage's garden, not to miss out on the snout and ears, yet even last night the Prime Rib bone was also there for the taking which you ensure that such opportunity should not be passed.
It seems we have very much to learn once again ! @@ |
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daiwok
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11-12-12
00:08:19
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Did I say highlands? I meant high hands.........................You guys are more than just high hands.
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bobui,
I bet you know pretty well that high hand actually means someone who is arrogant and domineering. I guess we might have eaten and talked too much!
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cpsjj
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11-12-11
23:38:53
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I stopped off to have some dessert on the way home
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Thankfully my wife left me a pot of congee, and I boiled 3 potatoes to go with the juice of the prime rib I deliberately kept under the tongue.
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11-12-11
23:00:21
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Thanks bobui for the sound of empyrean, the nectar and ambrosia, the hospitality and fellowship, and of course the manna from heaven - the Supex !
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cpsjj
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11-12-11
22:44:04
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The truth is Mrs bobui actually bought some very nice creme brûlée from city super only it was rather too late for those on the Tung Chung route!
The photographer took more than one! |
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bobui
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11-12-11
21:36:00
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My god, did you guys deliberately left that last piece of Prime Rib to Mrs Bobui?
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It was not easy ..... the pinnacle of any dish is when you cannot stop eating it and the urge is to continue, unless you are LORD CP why food has to taste good, but more important there must be ample made available.
I must admit, I stopped off to have some dessert on the way home ...8^) |
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daiwok
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11-12-11
21:13:51
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Did I say highlands? I meant high hands lor.
My god, did you guys deliberately left that last piece of Prime Rib to Mrs Bobui? You guys are more than just high hands. You are ..........I am speechless! Thank you all! Salute to 1pekingroad! |
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bobui
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11-12-11
19:04:43
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My deepest thanks to Chef diawok and all the highlands who took the long journey to my little den. The pleasure is mine!
I was so glad to have the many highlands to righfully pointed out my deviation towards too much on the reproduction of mid bass and shear scale but neglect what Lowther was meant to be in it's signature mid to treble air. "Simplicity is the best".
"Eight ears are always better than one".
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bobui
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11-12-11
18:29:24
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Absolutely Wonderful day and wonderful company from all those 粉腸 !
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Thanks bobui for this absolutely wonderful day from the oldest of the 粉腸 gang.
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limage
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11-12-11
17:29:47
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Here we go .... 261 Oz of the very best steak !
Grilled then Oven Finished
then rested ..... juicy !!! 8^)
sorry no more photos, the steaks were devoured too quickly for the camera .... there was no messing about ... no photos of the zucchini, fluffy mash or the mushrooms ..... nothing was wasted or left over @@
Personally, these steaks ranked among the very best in flavour and texture I have had and this is also in the Prime Rib arena.
My biggest thanks to Bobui for supply food, alcohol, music and entertainment and let me taking over in his kitchen ! Absolutely Wonderful day and wonderful company from all those 粉腸 !
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daiwok
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11-12-11
12:06:34
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Well ..... lets start from light to heavy ..... some very fat Tiger garoupa
seasoned
well it did not last long and beautifully steamed by our resident owner
sadly the prawns were gone even faster ! and I only manage to capture this @@
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daiwok
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11-12-11
11:58:38
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on9Keung you have some competition .....
so where to start ?
each piece here with its own bone and each piece close to 2 inches thick !
7.4KG of steak ! that' sover 261 Oz of steak ! @@ that's almost 44 Oz for each piece @@ |
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daiwok
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11-12-11
11:54:51
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I was not in the best shape, nevertheless I made the journey and after some champagne and lovely ham I was in much better shape ...... better shape to tackle the Prime rib @@
I did not touch this bowl but it also look gastronomically good ! 8^)
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daiwok
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11-12-11
11:51:01
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daiwok
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11-12-11
11:44:31
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Boy do I love these amps ! they are just the most beautiful tube amps I have seen in a very long time ! I want them !
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daiwok
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11-12-11
11:43:23
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After lunch yesterday, we were accordingly invited to visit Bobui to see his dedicated DIY gear and beloved Lowthers. This was a first visit for most and some had not visited for 10 years, nevertheless the hospitality was really USDA PRIMED ! well USDA Prime ribs are not allowed into Hong Kong, so we went across the border over the Rocky's and got some of their cousins - just as good if not better !
more about the Prime rib later .......
lets check out the arson ......
One of my favourite arms which I have yet to try out ....
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daiwok
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11-12-11
11:40:44
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| 回覆 (348): 300B Output TX |
If a shootout is circle around a group of listeners. The focus should be on the listeners more than the equipment set up. We need to understand how and what the listeners score points for each brand at test to be able to give readers some meaningful ideas. For example: what listeners look for in a jazz record and how a listeners give score to "strong bass" as oppose to "weak bass".
It a shootout is circle around some measured figures and data. The focus should be more on the testing equipment, data analysis and how these measured data represent the quality or even a particular signature sound. For example: frequency extension in db in a plotted curve to indicate the dipping high frequency.
The worst is when a shootout want to combine both listening test and measured data without realizing the essence of either.
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bobui
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11-12-03
10:16:02
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funny
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11-12-01
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accphoto
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11-11-21
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accphoto
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11-11-11
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limage
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11-11-10
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limage
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11-11-10
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dd845
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11-11-10
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accphoto
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11-11-09
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limage
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11-11-09
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funny
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ghost
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11-11-08
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accphoto
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11-11-07
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11-11-07
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dd845
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11-11-07
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dd845
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11-11-07
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limage
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11-11-07
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