Saturday 3 February 2018
Thursday 30 November 2017
Monday 30 October 2017
It's a SONY...
I have a strong relationship with this brand especially for their invention and innovation in various audio video products.
From SONY Betamax Video Player, SONY Walkman, SONY FH Series Compo, Sony CD Player, SONY Camcorder, SONY ES Series, SONY XES Series, SONY Sacd, SONY Hires. Some of them becoming hallmark of audio video products and actually are collector item
So here are part of my SONY collection. Enjoy...
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| SONY Walkman DD100s |
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| SONY Walkman DD100s |
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| SONY Walkman DD100s |
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| SONY CDX-C90 |
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| Add caption |
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| SONY CDX C90 |
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| SONY CDX-C90 |
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| SONY FH7 MK3 |
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| SONY FH 15R |
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| SONY W1 |
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SONY XES M50 |
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| Legendary Sony XES Z50 |
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| SONY PS3 SACD |
Asawendo
2017
Saturday 30 September 2017
Amazing Accapela, German Physics and Vitus System
What if you heard sound system that sound very lifelike and realistic as if we are there with the performer?
Recently I just invited into one fabulous sound system of my new friend at his house which is located in Serpong, Indonesia.
He definitely got a big, beautiful and luxury sound room which both function as music room and home theater room. The room has 7 meter width x 9 meter length and 4.5 meter height. Big enough for Home theater and sound room application.
The Specification
Power Amplifier
2 x Vitus SS102 (front)
1pr TAD M600 (surround)
Preamplifier
Vitus Masterpiece MPL201
CD
Vitus Masterpiece MPT201
Vitus Masterpiece MPD201
Cambrdige 752BD Bluray
Loudspeakers
Acapella Campanile mk3 (front)
German Physiks Carbon SE (rear)
AC power cord :
1. AudioQuest WEL signature
2. AQ Hurricane
3. Nanotech
Interconnect :
1. Acapella Reference XLR
2. AQ WEL Signature XLR
3. AcapellanReference RCA
Digital AES EBU :
Audio Quest Wel Signature
Digital Coax (bluray)
1. Acapella Reference Coax
Line Conditioner :
3 Unit Audioquest Niagara 7000
Speaker Cable
Nanotec
(all installed and tuned by Suria Intisemesta Team of Mr Widjaja):
The Sound
The listening session done by both playing home theater and music mode. Together with several other friends we were stuck by the system ability to bring higher resolution sound..
At the beginning we were watching Zhang Yimou The House of Flying Dagger with the marvelous scene Bamboo Forest Fight scene and The Echoes Games scene. The sound was really stellar one! the whispering bamboo, the flying sword, the echoing drum coming from all around the room but not the speaker themselves!
At Need for Speed movie final race scene the sudden thundering sound of muffler exhaust screamed the room as if real car entering the room.
At the Dolby Atmos Amaze Scene we got surrounded by various sound from side, front, behind, above us. Very amazing experiences!
Credit to combo between Accapela Campanile (Ion Tweeter and Horn Midrange) and German Physiks Carbon (omni directional) which is very dynamic and credit also to the amplifier which can control the loudspeaker with great linearity and high in signal to noise ratio.
Then I try to ask my friend to play some musical content that I brought which is Mantovani Orchestra. This time we played Chariots Of Fire and Amapola. The music was so marvelous with 3D and holographic imaging. As if we were transported to the best concert of Maestro Mantovani. Then we tried to listen to The Butterfly Lovers Album which is awesome album that fulfill my emotion with the haunting sound of string instrument.
The ultimate experiences finally comes with Blu Ray of John Woo Red Cliff an epic chinese war story full of battleship and infantry war. We just transported into the war zone with all of dynamic impact and transient. I think I should wear my own armor shield. Whew...
The Conclusion
What an astonishing system! very realistic and incredible in sight and sound.
Asawendo,
2017
He definitely got a big, beautiful and luxury sound room which both function as music room and home theater room. The room has 7 meter width x 9 meter length and 4.5 meter height. Big enough for Home theater and sound room application.
The Specification
Power Amplifier2 x Vitus SS102 (front)
1pr TAD M600 (surround)
Preamplifier
Vitus Masterpiece MPL201
CD
Vitus Masterpiece MPT201
Vitus Masterpiece MPD201
Cambrdige 752BD Bluray
Loudspeakers
Acapella Campanile mk3 (front)
German Physiks Carbon SE (rear)
AC power cord :
1. AudioQuest WEL signature
2. AQ Hurricane
3. Nanotech
Interconnect :
1. Acapella Reference XLR
2. AQ WEL Signature XLR
3. AcapellanReference RCA
Digital AES EBU :
Audio Quest Wel Signature
Digital Coax (bluray)
1. Acapella Reference Coax
Line Conditioner :
3 Unit Audioquest Niagara 7000
Speaker Cable
Nanotec
(all installed and tuned by Suria Intisemesta Team of Mr Widjaja):
The Sound
The listening session done by both playing home theater and music mode. Together with several other friends we were stuck by the system ability to bring higher resolution sound..
At Need for Speed movie final race scene the sudden thundering sound of muffler exhaust screamed the room as if real car entering the room.
At the Dolby Atmos Amaze Scene we got surrounded by various sound from side, front, behind, above us. Very amazing experiences!
Credit to combo between Accapela Campanile (Ion Tweeter and Horn Midrange) and German Physiks Carbon (omni directional) which is very dynamic and credit also to the amplifier which can control the loudspeaker with great linearity and high in signal to noise ratio.
Then I try to ask my friend to play some musical content that I brought which is Mantovani Orchestra. This time we played Chariots Of Fire and Amapola. The music was so marvelous with 3D and holographic imaging. As if we were transported to the best concert of Maestro Mantovani. Then we tried to listen to The Butterfly Lovers Album which is awesome album that fulfill my emotion with the haunting sound of string instrument.
The ultimate experiences finally comes with Blu Ray of John Woo Red Cliff an epic chinese war story full of battleship and infantry war. We just transported into the war zone with all of dynamic impact and transient. I think I should wear my own armor shield. Whew...
The Conclusion
What an astonishing system! very realistic and incredible in sight and sound.
Asawendo,
2017
Wednesday 30 August 2017
DIY Loudspeaker of VD Signature Aurel Bryan
Enter Aurel Bryan Full range driver (USD 130) and Eton Dome tweeter (USD 199) as a great combo of this project. For the info Aurel Bryan is 8 inch and the specification are 40-18KHz and all made in Indonesia
The crossover cutting point is 12 db Butterworth at 12,000Hz and beyond for the Eton tweeter. All the frequencies below that goes to the Aurel Bryan Full Range.
The enclosure itself is sealed one and the tweeter is physically time aligned based on the position of the full range driver. The purpose is for solid imaging and staging.
The result is adorable and relaxing sound, lifelike voice, good and stable imaging and staging. So happy with the result!Kudos for Mr Rudy Gunawan as the maker of Aurel Bryan driver
Best Regards
Asawendo
August 2017
Sunday 30 July 2017
DIY Loudspeaker of Kaymee RFE-1
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| Kaymee Audio RFE-1 |
Inspired by Ensemble PA-1 (which is my favorite Standmount Speaker).
But unlike the original design, we use MicroPrecision Z130 Tex for Woofer (instead of Zellaton driver which is very difficult to find) and Scanspeak 9900 Tweter (instead of Hiquphon OW II) we also try to smooth out the front baffle in order to have less diffraction enclosure.
The Specification of Kaymee Audio RFE -1
Two way with
Scanspeak 9900 Tweeter
Microprecision Z130 Tex Midrange/Woofer
KEF B139 Passive Radiator
Sensitivity 90db 1W/1M 2.83 Volt
Minimum Power 3 Watts RMS per Channel
Rated Power 25 Watts RMS per Channel
Max Power 150 Watts RMS per Channel
Cross over at 2800Hz 12 db
13.8" (350mm) Height; 9" (230mm) Width; and 8.25" (210mm) Depth, tapering to 5.9" (150mm) Depth at the top. Weights: 22 lbs each.
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| The Original Design of Ensemble PA-1 |
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| Lacquer Glossy Finishing |
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| The Team of Kaymee Audio |
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| The Final Product and the stand |
The result is superb imaging and staging with proportional tonal balance! Large and 3 dimensional sound...
We are so happy and actually we want to build another one like this. Cheers
Asawendo
July 2017
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Thursday 29 June 2017
The All Indonesian DIY Collaboration
This time I will give my personal experience of DIY Collaboration between VD SIGNATURES, AMBITUS drivers and ANDA Amplifier.
The drivers came to me from a friend named David Karjadi which is the person who held The Indonesian Brand of Ambitus.
The specification quite good so I decided to make a DIY Loudspeaker together with Mr Fidy Purwoko of VD Signature. We have made some open baffle for midrange and tweeter in pyramid shape enclosure and for the bass we decided to put the woofer in dual port bass reflex enclosure that tuned in 35Hz
We made several test with various audiences the amplifier which being supported by ANDA Amplifier (Blameless 2x100 and 2x150 watts per channel). ANDA in my opinion are clear, clean and powerful power amplifier with lots of headroom. The amplifier were made by Anistardi Sudikan and Daniel Suroyo (hence the name ANDA) and 100 percent made in Indonesia
We also use CD Player and Hires Source Player for the test using Sepanjang Jalan Kenangan CD from Sangaji recording and Lucky Sing Broery from Platinum recording. We also try Three Blind Mice Recording of Tatsuyoshi Yamashita Misty for the hires recording.
The combination of the system gave us solid staging and imaging and the proportional tonal balance and tonal accuracy. Almost every music we put on them could reproduce it beautifully with decent separation, spacious, but also neutral and musical. We were happy for the result of all Indonesian Audio Gears...
Best Regards
Asawendo
June 2017
The drivers came to me from a friend named David Karjadi which is the person who held The Indonesian Brand of Ambitus.
The specification quite good so I decided to make a DIY Loudspeaker together with Mr Fidy Purwoko of VD Signature. We have made some open baffle for midrange and tweeter in pyramid shape enclosure and for the bass we decided to put the woofer in dual port bass reflex enclosure that tuned in 35Hz
We made several test with various audiences the amplifier which being supported by ANDA Amplifier (Blameless 2x100 and 2x150 watts per channel). ANDA in my opinion are clear, clean and powerful power amplifier with lots of headroom. The amplifier were made by Anistardi Sudikan and Daniel Suroyo (hence the name ANDA) and 100 percent made in Indonesia
We also use CD Player and Hires Source Player for the test using Sepanjang Jalan Kenangan CD from Sangaji recording and Lucky Sing Broery from Platinum recording. We also try Three Blind Mice Recording of Tatsuyoshi Yamashita Misty for the hires recording.
The combination of the system gave us solid staging and imaging and the proportional tonal balance and tonal accuracy. Almost every music we put on them could reproduce it beautifully with decent separation, spacious, but also neutral and musical. We were happy for the result of all Indonesian Audio Gears...
Best Regards
Asawendo
June 2017
Tuesday 30 May 2017
USACI Indonesia Qualifying Round 27-28 May 2017
These are some photographs of USACI Contest that held in Jakarta 27-28 May 2017 which I appointed by USACI Indonesia as one of the Judge of Sound Quality 2way Free For All, Pro 80 and Expert Class... It was a fun contest with lots of beautiful sounding cars involved. The participants were very serious in term of technical matters (sound stage and imaging) also on tonal balance. The result was fair, honest and consistent and the best one win. Thank you for all participants for such a great passion! Kudos for all of you
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| Judge Hendro |
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| Judge Mario |
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| Judge Wendo |
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