tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34394269813998717272011-11-28T19:47:27.289+08:00a place to post Lucas's and Lyra's pics, my DIY audio projects & and random ramblingsgarbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.comBlogger1641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-34404543975471866572010-06-23T23:19:00.006+08:002010-06-24T11:45:59.539+08:00

I'm switching my blog over to Posterous.The new blog can be found at vincentwong.posterous.com. Just did the manual porting of 165 posts that I have done since Jan 2007. The old one will still remain though.Posterous offers means to blog via email and also an iPhone app. Just perfect for me to do small postings. ;)Let's hope this will improve my attempt to put new stuff onto the blog. Hahaha...

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There goes thoughts of re-using the power transformers. B+ after regulation has to be around 455v. I probably need around 500v prior to regulation. This also means the capacitors would need to be put it series or to use the huge oil types. Unfortunately, I only have three 660vac oil run capacitors. The rest are 370vac types.Now, I'm starting to wonder if the C4S can drop that much voltage. Is it

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So, here's the scribble on paper. Operating points are pretty standard stuff for 26 and 45. The brief is simple... DC coupled amp, with driver C4S loaded and with LED biasing. Filaments will be DC current regulated. B+ will be regulated by a HV Maida circuit. Tamura F475 is intended to be the output iron, but I may A/B the FT10S that I got from Andix.Chassis will be a departure from the tower

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Went there last Saturday. Was a sunny afternoon and it was a weekend, plus the school holidays. Queues were generally long. The Rapids Adventure has a 80 mins queue...Lucas quite enjoyed the Enchanted Airways ride at Far Far Away. The show at Far Far Away was ok, but I thought they over did the water spraying portions... Disney had the same type of shows too.I thought the Revenge of the Mummy

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Only covered Andix. Was supposed to visit Audio Professor and some others at Akiba area, and also to pick up some Takman resistors, but really... traveling with kids in tow is very difficult to slot in personal agenda... Yet, it was when searching for Lucas's Animal Kaiser game machine that led me to Andix.Was asking a staff in the arcade where I can find an Animal Kaiser machine and I used my

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Went on a 5N4D trip to Tokyo. Was drizzling on the 2 days that were meant for Disney. What a pity.We went to hunt for a place for Animal Kaiser on the first day. Walked around Akiba and went to all those bigger arcades, but could not find it. Eventually asked around and was directed to go back towards the Akiba station at Yodobashi Camera building. Found one machine at L6. I would have thought it

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First, a big thank you to Francis for being an accommodating host for us at the shootout. He recently had his Shanling CDP modded by a local guru to have the opamps working in class A. It was wired to use this stage with XLR connections and single ended connections via RCA will rely on the CDP's in-built tube buffer stage.When it was my turn, with the same track played, there was this nasal vocal

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Took out a diaper box and turned it into a suitable packing for a preamp shootout that will take place next week.With 10 different preamps and many participants, it will not be meant as a definitive "best preamp" knock out, but more of an excuse for some audio nuts to get together and experience the different types of preamps available at the venue. It's a mix of commercial and DIY preamps. I

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I've not listened to my system for some time. Even when I have the time, my kids could be taking naps, so blasting away on my speakers is not exactly desired. Then I started to think if I should venture into the realm of the sgheadphones and headfi guys... My experience with the Grado SR80 was good, except for the super uncomfortable sponges... It was torture just to listen to an entire cd

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The PS-2 shunt regulator was nicely fitted into the preamp. I contemplated fitting it into the power supply chassis, but gave up thinking of how to mount it. When I built the PS-2 on the heatsink, I was thinking of mounting it via a screw onto the back of the preamp. That's how it was done in the end.But looking at the power supply, I wanted to rebuild it with a proper transformer as the one

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One of my KIVed project would be the Mighty Midget. I only got it working on one channel. The B+ was not enough when using the 6X5 rectifiers. Just a tad short for regulation. It was at around 290vdc. I need 300vdc for the Mighty Midget, and more if I want to use the Janus Shunt regulator. Out went the tube rectifier and in came some CREE CSD10120 babies. I'm using these 1200v 5A Schottky diodes

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This preamp was working well since it was built. There were a couple of mods done since then, namely, the Feedforward Shunt Regulator, and also the DACT 50K Stepped Attenuators. I was re-looking the design especially from the perspective of my entire chain, and thought I should try out a different operating point.What I had in mind was to do a -2v bias. This meant removing one LED from each

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Finally mounted, after some trial and error. I had to drill the bolts on the ceiling rather than the wall on the rear as the "wall" was really false wall. It's just a box meant to flush the 8 pieces of diffusor panels. Drilling on the ceiling was tough. The front wall was much easier to drill.An extra wire had to be used to secure the bottom of the panel so that it can be pulled up into the

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We were at Jurong Bird Park this morning for the Hollywood Dinos trail. Normally there would be more pics, but I only had a few as we forgot the camera and I was using my iPhone to capture some images... that is before it flew off under a bridge with around 2 feet of water below.There were not that many varieties of dinosaurs and it seems the dinos were reused from the Science Center exhibit. So

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Well, his school is having a 2 day break today and tomorrow. San brought Lucas to the zoo with her friend and kids. They waited for almost an hour before Ping and kids turned up!Anyways, guess they had fun at the zoo. Of course, a stop at the children's playground area is mandatory.We watched Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 earlier, and there were a couple of Meridian gear in the show. The F80 and I

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With some projects out of the way (either completed or KIVed even longer... haha), it is time to clear the room as the carpet needs a good shampooing... However, the 2 bass traps have been sitting at the side of my left speaker for way too long. I really need to get them out of the way.Time to hang it up at a 45 degree incline at the ceiling at the front and back walls... I've been delaying this

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We celebrated Lucas's 5th birthday party earlier on 19th Dec instead of Xmas eve. It was at Xplorer Kids, Downtown East. His friends were invited and they all had fun in the huge play area.Catering and some in-party entertainment was provided and the event was entirely outsourced. We just had to cart the presents back home.More pics here.

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Only managed to install the clock for the transport. SPDIF reclock was not possible as the circuit that does the digital out conversion on my cd pro2 kit is somehow defective. I recalled that it does not work even prior to me doing the reclock as then, I tried to route the EBU signal from my transport to the pcb, but there is just no signal at the digital output.So, only the transport is using

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It's been approximately a year since I put together my CD Pro2 transport. I'm going to take the plunge and modify it with a better clock and also to reclock the SPDIF output.With some help from Nick Tan, the daisy website and some blind faith, I took the risk to remove the crystal onboard my transport and get it ready for the reclock module on the pcb kit.I realised that I do not have the

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The clock is finally completed and in an enclosure. I thought for a long time before deciding what the enclosure should be. I searched for aluminium ones from farnell and also RS, but could not find one of the form factor that I am looking for. I then decided to do one from scratch.I remembered that I have some aluminium sheets in my cupboard. I found a suitable 3mm thick piece that can be used.

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I've got the Nixie Tube clock from tubehobby since June I think. I just did not have time to build it and also did not have the mood to enjoy my DIY stuff.Recently, I finally tried to build the kit. When testing the power for the B+, I did so without the PIC in place and without the tube as I needed to adjust it to 160V. However, when doing so, I could only get close to my input voltage from my

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We were supposed to go fly kites together at Buangkok, but her brother is down with fever. So Edna was here for a swim, after which, we had McDonald's together.Some pics here.

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Lyra celebrated her 1st birthday at the infant care on friday. We celebrated for her at home today with some friends and relatives. The food from the caterer was quite good. Chili Padi Catering does nonya food. The curry from the chicken curry was very good. So was the bo bo cha cha. Their lemon tea also tasted quite refreshing.Yesterday, we went to Pasir Ris Park and they played at the outdoor

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It's been a long time since the last update. On the audio side, i have gotten proper stands for my Coral Beta 8s and have gotten a Lenco L75. A rebuild is in order for the Lenco some day down the road.Over at home, things were not so smooth. We went to the zoo with Lucas and Lyra during the National day holidays. Then Lyra had fever for 5 days or so, then San got it for a week, then Lucas got it

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This was taken on 4th July right smack over lunch hours, with a cranky baby who just wants to nap and an elder brother who was especially mischievous during the shoot.It did not help that the photographer was curt and did not seem enthusiastic about the job even though the studio supposedly specializes in taking photos of kids and pregnant women.Some pics here.

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Brought Lucas and Lyra to Gallop Stable at Pasir Ris Park Carpark C. Lyra was asleep when we got there, but Lucas had a look around and we got him to feed the horses first as he was hesistant about riding them. The feed cost $1. The ride was $10, but it was just a round within the park.They do lessons as well. 10 lessons for $400. Quite reasonable I thought.After that, we went to Explorer Kid at

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Went to the Cats CARnival yesterday at the Singapore Expo, but it was not to look at cars or race queens. We were there to cheer Lyra at the Baby Crawling Competition.We had high hopes for her, but the results were far from expected when it was her turn. She was actually asleep, but had to be woken up to be ready at the starting line.When it's time to go, she just sat there. Nothing could move

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Ok, not the movie, but rather the r-core power transformer that I got from Chung at vt4c. I wanted to try a r-core power transformer as I have not tried them in a tube amplifier before. Kinda regretting the decision though...Chung said that the primary windings are not marked correctly, thus I have wired them out of phase, causing the hum. He suggested that I try to wire the black wires as 0 and

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Nowadays, between San and I, our birthday celebrations are muted compared to Lucas's. I bet Lyra's would be a bash when we celebrate hers in September. It's the same feeling about Chinese New Year when one grows older...Anyways, wanted to get a string of black pearls, but just in case, I asked what she would like me to get. The answer came in a sms... chocolate cake and crabs.Ok. Well within

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Tried Tully's coffee when I was at Orchard Central yesterday. I just had to take the mocha as it uses Ghirardelli chocolate.Tastes great... reminds me of the time when I worked in the Bay Area. I will surely return for more.

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Ok, anyone wants to buy this Shiraz off me, just drop me a mail. ;)RP rated 99 pointer. Cellared at a warehouse.

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Got the Talis S basin tap from Econflo Systems, but when I tried to install it, I realised that the fixing hose does not come with a nut to secure onto the water outlet from my wall. It is just straight thru... Strange.I called them up the next day and they said the plumber will know where to get those. So I did a search on hansgrohe's part list to locate the part. The closest I found is part

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Finally got the 2 regulators wired and mounted to the chassis. Previously I wanted to use a GE 22.5uF oil capacitor as the first capacitor. But once the power transformer and the regulator are in place, there is simply no room for the oil capacitor.Just got to cross my fingers and hope they work... I've checked the wirings many times and fixed some wiring errors. Just got to wire up the signal

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The 2.4km timing improved, but it is still 30 seconds off from the gold award. Guess I will never be able to reach that pace. When I first started on the initial lap, it felt like running in Kanchanaburi's almost afternoon sun. It was damn hot. Unlike the treadmill in the gym where it is air-conditioned.Maybe I need to run more often... I only ran about 4 times prior to my test... but the first

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It's been 3 months since I last uploaded any pics. Well, actually did not really take that many. Saw some of my niece and nephews pictures on facebook, so here are Lyra's.More pics here and here.

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the mundorf m-lytic have a common ground, rendering it unsuitable for the janus design as i wanted to use the capacitor in C3 and C4 positions.bummer bummer... got to get a few more capacitors for the janus section. i ended doing everything up on a perf board as the whole lot is quite heavy to be mounted by double-sided tape and zip cord. also, there is not enough space for the GE oil capacitor

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now i'll have the opportunity to try the hybrid power supply. the good thing about a blog is the "diary"-like effect. I use it to write notes to myself... and in this case, is to remind myself that I need to use this topology for the Mighty Midget since my r-core power transformer (R0080-043) does not have a center tap.according to the original author, there was no difference in measurements

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horror of horrors... the 6D10 compactron socket that I got are not the correct ones! I got the 9 pins instead of the 12 pins... argh...guess i have to wire up the rest of the connections and the power supply sections first...above is the work in progress janus shunt regulator, with 12w ohmite rheostats and kiwames in key locations. the power supply will be rectified by rca 6ax5gt, then 22.5uF GE

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The moskido schematics have changed since the last time I looked at it. Now they are Direct Coupled, using a DC servo to get rid of the large output capacitor. Apparently this new version is much better than the original version.But this requires another pair of mosfet per channel and the heatsinks that I got are not enough to dissipate the additional heat... Guess I'll have to KIV this

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Bought her cd today from Roxy at Adelphi.Not exactly what I was looking for... I mean, the songs did not endear themselves to me, however, track 11 - 祝君好, did stand out as one of my favourite on the cd. Maybe needs lots or re-listening before the other tracks grow on me.I don't really like the mixing/mastering. It did not do justice to her especially if this is self-funded. It's a tad bright and

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It's Skye, not Skype. A local singer who does weekly stints at St. James Powerhouse. Got to know of this album from maggielurva of desirable audio boutique. The album was recorded in Republic Polytechnic Music Room 1 and 2. This was the venue for the past 2 years of NoiSing (07 and 08). Acoustics there is really very good. I think the students may not know that they have such good facilities at

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We went to the Jurong Bird Park on Good Friday. It was a mistake... long journey, long queues, lots of mosquitos and quite a fair bit of people compared to other days.There is actually no comparison between Bird Park and the Singapore Zoo. The dismal food available within the Bird Park can't compete with what the Zoo has to offer.Anyways, some pics here.

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Here's my stash of irons. From left to right, they are, James 6132 output transformer, a pair of supposed James OEM output transformer (complete with James badge), Lundahl 1623 (120Ma) output transformer, and a pair of C core 20H chokes (100mA). I have another pair of 10H chokes, but could not locate them for this group shot.Enough irons for at least 3 x SE amplifiers.. probably need a few more

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Have not been posting as much as I'd like to. Just uploaded new pics of Lyra taken in March. She started on her first solids a week or two ago.The following few days at the infant care, she took a long time to finish her cereal. Prior to this, she kept looking at us longingly when we are eating.More pics here.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-40451355919903850252009-02-17T23:52:00.004+08:002009-02-17T23:56:01.390+08:00

I've seen this picture before. It attempts to capture the differences between Man and Women from an audio component perspective. Hmm... even in the picture, it is missionary.Some audio forum discussion here.

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I realised today that there are not enough pics of Lyra as compare to Lucas when they were the same age. So, here are some of the nicer ones, categorised in months.More pics here.

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Have been searching for a speaker stand for my Corals for some time. I went to The Helping Hand to check out their teak stuff, and also to Teakland at 18C Upper Serangoon Road, but could not find something that is 1 foot in height. I have to saw off the legs of the cabinets at Teakland in order to get the height I want.I also went to this shop at Park Mall at the first floor. They had some very

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-90714057641993856372009-02-14T23:07:00.004+08:002009-02-14T23:17:49.854+08:00

Went there, with Lucas & Lyra, last Saturday after Lucas's swimming lessons. The last time we were there, we only had Lucas then. This time round, we were there mainly to feed the swans, pigeons, tortoises, and fish.We went home tired and the kids slept so long we were almost late for a Chinese New Year dinner. Anyways, the dinner started late and we got there just on time.Some pics here.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-36236254813101808232009-02-12T17:49:00.002+08:002009-02-12T17:52:46.802+08:00

According to Google Latitude. Nice...

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Was surfing my favourite online shopping site and noticed a Rammstein LP and I immediately bought it. Will have to wait till I get my Thorens TD150 back to listen to it...

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Here's a picture of the UcD180HG driving the speakers... Onken bass bin with Altec woofers, and Goto mid and high frequency horns.This is the interim setup as the active crossovers are still a WIP and the whole setup would be shipped to another country. I had the opportunity to listen to it, but unfortunately, the bass was not crossed optimally. But still, there is no denying the potential in

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-78239929407021714462009-01-24T00:45:00.004+08:002009-01-24T01:00:15.006+08:00

Finally got it done! Yeah! Tested working with all 6 channels. I did not really run it in as I do not have XLR inputs nor Speakon outputs.It was a good learning experience for me. The main aim was not to drill too many holes onto the bottom of the chassis when mounting the UcD and SMPS modules. I guess this has been accomplished. I had 6 holes in total at the bottom. 2 for each SMPS module. A 5mm

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-74803763829517348372009-01-21T22:18:00.004+08:002009-01-21T22:27:09.664+08:00

One channel of the UcD in test tonight. Took me some time to find the connectors for the input. The are supposed to be Molex KK 2.54mm or 0.1" series. I did not have enough quantity to order online from RS or Farnell, so had to search for compatible ones from Koba. Found the connectors there, but eventually, had to use them without the housing as this offered better connection. The mechanical

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Got some parts in the mail. They are GE 6T10 compactron tubes, Takman carbon and Mills wire wound resistors. Also in the picture is the Mundorf gold/silver wires. The wires are used as hookup in the multichannel UcD amp. Have to complete this before I can free up some space for either the Moskido or the Mighty Midget. I've already received the sockets for the 6T10. Got 12 of them from ebay... So

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-83959329771596436352008-12-24T18:31:00.005+08:002008-12-24T18:49:28.355+08:00

We celebrated Lucas's birthday last Saturday. Some of his friends were invited, plus a few of our relatives.I have not gotten anything for him yet, but may get him a set of Bakugan as he have been asking for one. After the party in the afternoon, we went to a Christmas thingy with Suzanne and Andy. Edna and Lucas were running after each other the whole night...More pics here.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-81126719849591078362008-12-18T12:33:00.007+08:002008-12-29T16:52:19.400+08:00

Progress is rather slow on the UcD. Took some time to put in the shield as it will not fit. The aluminum piece is a little too large. Had to round the corners off. Then, with the screw below, it is a little too high. Had to file off the top portion where the wiring is supposed to connect to the UcD modules. Then, one of the psu harness is too short. Had to route by the side... so much for

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-1653324684195931682008-12-18T12:29:00.003+08:002008-12-18T12:33:10.544+08:00

Lyra's starting to lift her head up for longer durations and attempting to crawl and flip around.Have to barricade our bed when we leave her asleep on it.Some pics here.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-89110013756584545032008-12-02T22:57:00.004+08:002008-12-02T23:23:41.173+08:00

The SMPS modules for the 180UCD HG modules arrived like a month or so ago. This is for the very nice chassis meant for a 6 channel UCD amplifier. Just did not have the mood nor time. Luckily the CDPRO2 put me into the mood of thinking about how I want to mount the UCDs onto the very nice chassis.The aim is not to drill too many holes onto the chassis. I elected to get two aluminium plates. One to

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-73574527585998093732008-11-26T11:33:00.004+08:002008-12-02T23:23:13.882+08:00

Picture of Hamtaro above.Picture of Lyra above.See any similarities? Was told that she looks like Hamtaro.Some recent pics here.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-39337357577025376622008-11-08T09:03:00.004+08:002008-11-08T09:34:44.565+08:00

Top 2 cds are from The Beat Records, a speciality shop selling pop, jazz, classical and audiophile cds, lps, blu ray discs, etc at No.53 Tung Choi Street, Mongkok, Kowloon, near Mongkok MTR. Prices are about the same as those That CD shop in Singapore. Take the Takedake cd for example, i got it for around SGD40.The other cds are really cheap. HKD50 each! The "Black Magic" cd on the lower left is

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-387276166256219112008-11-07T22:15:00.006+08:002008-11-07T22:39:59.995+08:00

San wanted to have a trip with just Lucas and ourselves to spend time with him especially after Lyra's birth. We went to Disneyland HK with Lucas, leaving Lyra in the care of my mother-in-law.We spent the first 2 days at L'Hotel in Tsuen Wan. This seems to be a newly built hotel meant for conventions. The rooms are in a 95% complete state, with some unfinished parts, but I guess they have to turn

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-37489334494634025242008-10-31T15:49:00.003+08:002008-11-07T22:36:35.397+08:00

Went to Santouka again today. I can confirm that the ramen there is nothing without the Toroniku (pork cheek) meat. The added premium is around $3 over the normal ramen, but it is worth every dollar.Be sure to be there during lunch only. The Toroniku will most likely be sold out by dinner.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-63737731435585018682008-10-27T15:27:00.003+08:002008-10-27T15:31:53.243+08:00

Makes you wonder... sometimes she has this smile when she had her milk and have been burped... just ready to fall asleep. Maybe it is just plain satisfaction.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-14446335130798555512008-10-27T15:15:00.003+08:002008-10-27T15:31:27.727+08:00

This handsome chassis came delivered to me... From Europe... The shipping alone is already 50 odd euros!Wish it was mine, but I'm gonna fix up a 6 channel UcD180HG amplifier for a friend. There will be 2 blank channels for when he is ready to move to a 4 way setup. I'm sure even at 3 ways, it will sound fantastic... given that a Goto driver is somewhere in one of those channels. ;)More pics here.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-23225446139450891372008-10-27T15:08:00.003+08:002008-10-27T15:30:59.264+08:00

Got the M3 tap and managed to tap some blind holes for reverse mounting of the display pcb. Problem is that I chosen a longer standoff instead as I was in between sizes. I got the 12mm ones instead of the 10mm ones. 12mm is too high, and when I was tightening one of them, it broke! I had to tap 2 other holes to secure the board instead.This explains why there are 3 screws... supposed to be one on

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-80377551920301037242008-10-27T14:50:00.006+08:002008-10-27T15:30:30.059+08:00

While most people flocked down to Parkroyal Hotel over the weekend for the ISSE 2008, there were a handful who went to Republic Polytechnic for NoiSing08. I was there to support the event, having been at most of the NoiSings. Last year's NoiSing was also at RP. Who could have forgotten the simply fantastic horns there. ;)This year's event was organised yet again by Johari. It's in the plans since

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-73137352955862870352008-10-19T22:12:00.005+08:002008-10-19T22:51:45.679+08:00

I expected a DIY kit to have most things available, just add solder, and hey presto! The kit is done! Not so for my first audio kit. The PCB for the cd player is so misaligned with the holes on the chassis. If I align the toslink, the XLR and the BNC outputs would not match. Worse, even if I wanted to just align the toslink, the board will be blocked by one of the pillars of the chassis.I know I

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-2380773291785365302008-10-13T18:44:00.002+08:002008-10-13T18:47:37.991+08:00

Saw this on the web about an installation by experimental musicians Otomo Yoshihide and Yasutomo Aoyama using more than 100 turntables to explore the sound of disappearing technology.Sigh... such a sad scene.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-72388052141917315352008-10-11T15:41:00.002+08:002008-10-11T15:56:04.637+08:00

Here's the almost completed chassis. I need to drill some holes to reverse mount the display panel and the buttons, and also some holes for pcb mounting and for the power transformers from plitron.At least it is underway... there are more screws than there are holes on the chassis, so that left me wondering if I missed out on some stuff... anyways, strangely, I think the allen key flat head

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-61648419616821507282008-10-10T12:14:00.004+08:002008-10-10T12:18:49.640+08:00

I may be selling off my Thomas Scheu turntable tonight. Actually the intention to sell was due to having Lyra + Lucas, which equates to less time to maintain and run a turntable and cleaning records and keeping them in tip-top condition and finally listening to them.Sigh... Plus the fact that I got my CDPro2 LF kit... So I may focus more on digital. Will still keep my LPs for the day when I

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-36128401837474773762008-10-10T11:53:00.005+08:002008-10-10T12:13:21.279+08:00

I cleaned 5-6 of my LPs at one go last night. Most are doubles. Was trying out the Mint LP solution that I got from Modular Audio.There's a story about this... I only realised that I'm supposed to get some free Mint Stripe with every purchase of Mint LP solution, but I did not get this when I ran into the shop for this bottle. It was a couple of weeks ago, I was there with colleagues for lunch at

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-79393381644813020662008-10-07T22:24:00.003+08:002008-10-07T22:42:56.066+08:00

I'm actually quite keen to get the Yamamoto A-08s when I am in Hong Kong early next month. However, the downside is that it is not available in mono-blocks. My room already has interconnect wiring concealed in the wall for preamp to amplifier. There is an outlet at each side for the left and right mono-block. This would enable me to use short runs of wires for connection from amplifier to

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-55615570557299819802008-10-07T22:19:00.003+08:002008-10-07T22:23:42.200+08:00

Just got my straps from Bob of WACCEX. His prices are in USD and includes shipping. Response was quick, and delivery was around a week to Singapore.I got a tabac and night blue.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-84008055311364240302008-10-04T16:09:00.005+08:002008-10-04T16:28:24.329+08:00

Finally collected my Beta 8. The room is just crowded with speakers. I wanted to move the Diatone to the store, but am more worried that it may be damaged when other items in the store is being moved around. In the end, the Diatones are moved into a corner of the audio room.In this position, I am not able to open some cupboard doors. Hahaha... May have to find a new home for it...I listened

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-21342625038804824242008-09-30T22:05:00.003+08:002008-09-30T22:56:08.084+08:00

I was first drawn to IWC by the GST Chronograph. That was about 7 to 8 years ago. The Portuguese, then, also caught my eye, but even the GST Chronograph was expensive, let alone the Portuguese. I got a Speedmaster instead and always longed for an IWC.The Portuguese Automatic, with a 7-day power reserve is a stunner. With off white dial, blue arabic numerals and hands, I fell in love with the

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-67005777854136289532008-09-28T23:33:00.003+08:002008-09-28T23:50:19.459+08:00

Guess Lyra's birth does change the space time continuum for me. Somehow it felt like ages and it also seem to take more focus than other events. So much so that I've almost forgotten that the F1 was this week.Since San is not able to attend, I asked my colleagues to join me on each weekend. It turned out that my Dad has 2 Padang Grandstand tickets between turns 9 and 10, and this is at row 2!. As

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-53388996187674802552008-09-17T11:22:00.006+08:002008-09-17T11:34:03.390+08:00

Cryptic title referring to the suggestion to install grills at the fire hydrant parapet to prevent intruders into homes at Kovan Melody. We attended the first EGM (extra-ordinary meeting) convened yesterday for the first time in Kovan Melody.This was the culmulation of many people's work to get Wing Tai and Knight Frank to look into the matter of the multiple burgalaries at Kovan Melody. It

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-36542654131387511982008-09-17T11:13:00.003+08:002008-09-17T11:21:07.971+08:00

Yes, Lyra is having jaundice. 13.4 2 days ago and 14.1 yesterday. We were given 2 options, hospitalise her, meaning San will also have to be there as Lyra is breast-fed, or rent a light machine for treatment of jaundice.We rented the PEP Bed. There is a local company in Kim Chuan that does the renting. The sales guy came over, gave us an overview of the machine, how it works, safety, etc. This is

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-24723987225977517612008-09-14T22:15:00.002+08:002008-09-14T22:23:54.526+08:00

I went with Lucas to feed the fish at the pond downstairs, went swimming with him, went with him to buy fire sparklers and lighted them at the balcony. I even inflated the bicycle tyres, getting ready to ride around the neighbourhood when the time comes.He does not seem to be showing much signs of anxiety, but he did say that San speaks to Lyra more politely then to him.Anyways, more pics of them

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-5597491051782181662008-09-14T22:09:00.004+08:002008-09-14T22:15:18.234+08:00

A quick review of the Fisher-Price Kids Tough Digital Camera. I find that the indoors shots in low light, especially in the night, is quite disappointing. The flash is almost a complete white out. In the day, it performs ok. In the pool, it was quite good.I would say that this is a good starter camera for the kids. Should survive falls, swims and baby pools with no difficulty. I'm not too sure

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-13196710992349428542008-09-12T15:17:00.004+08:002008-09-12T21:46:48.780+08:00

This strap is something of a rarity. It's already discontinued and the skin apparently was from a blue spotted lizard. I got this from a paneristi.Apparently there is some history to this strap. It was made as part of a special reptile skin edition and available in limited quantities. The lizard apparently will chase ladies with red toe nail polish, thinking that they are edible berries. Haha...

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-28119643502465225562008-09-11T16:31:00.005+08:002008-09-11T22:57:47.427+08:00

The day finally came. Lyra is past her estimated date of delivery of 8 Sept. We are scheduled for induced labour on the morning of 11 Sept. This time round, I opted for epidural rather than wait till the last centimeter. On top of collecting the stem cord, we are collecting the placenta. Yup... harvesting some human tissue here... Who wants to bid for a placenta pill? Hahaha... Even the nurse

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-20966292566003002572008-08-21T21:34:00.003+08:002008-08-21T21:50:53.524+08:00

Finally collected my F1 tickets from Marcomm. One pair spanning 3 days from 26 - 28 September 2008. 61 laps and 309km of tarmac and rubber burning to be done.My memories of F1 are mainly filled with legends such as Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Nigel Mansell. I remember seeing them in their cars that go so fast, you can actually see the airflow around the edges of the rear wings.On the rear of

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-34872794926838027042008-08-17T11:17:00.005+08:002008-08-17T11:22:48.610+08:00

Edna came over with her parents and 3-month old baby brother. Suzanna wanted to see how San is before she delivers. We had dinner opposite in New York New York at Heartland Mall. Both Edna and Lucas were so rowdy when put together. They made so much noise in the booth sitting that we were in.After dinner, we had some very nice "ice-kachang" like desert from Taiwan. The ice was indeed very fine.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-44923106640775917002008-08-16T14:05:00.003+08:002008-08-16T14:09:35.117+08:00

Have been collecting the 808 tubes on and off for a while. Wanted to build the Shishido 808 amplifier with the inverted interstage design. Most of the parts are here, just lacking of the power transformers. It's really a long term project. Something that I can slowly enjoy the build process with.Anyways, here's some pics of the tubes. Anyone with spares to sell can contact me.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-69190955541929916422008-08-16T13:59:00.003+08:002008-08-16T14:04:09.290+08:00

Was watching the NDP2008 from home last week. Went to take-out some crab and other dishes and had dinner at home. We can see the planes flying past our area before they went to Marina. And can see them drawing the heart shape and other maneuvers from home.Except that the fireworks are distanced and I'm sure lack the feel of the boom as seen on the spot.What to do? One pregnant wife, one 3.5 yr

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-47498289072278405082008-08-05T22:19:00.007+08:002008-08-06T10:56:10.763+08:00

Above, the Denon DL-103R MC cartridge.Above, the Denon AU-300LC step-up transformer.Wow... a match made in heaven? Clarity was the very first impression when I heard this combination sang in my setup just a while ago.Then came extension on both ends. Bass was deep and tightly controlled... I never heard this before... Sounds very cliche, but it is like day and night transformation... if this is

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-83770108316844638442008-08-05T22:12:00.002+08:002008-08-05T22:19:04.111+08:00

June, the lady boss of the shirting shop that I make my shirt at, told me that it's the trend now to wear their watch below the cuff. This was supposedly started by the French. Well... I'm not sure, but not all my shirts can be worn with the watch this way. The Black Seal with the Strap Works Ox Blood, is worn at the 3rd hole. I'm in-between holes on this strap. 2nd hole is a little tight, but

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-49899174205084419942008-07-29T21:55:00.004+08:002008-07-31T23:17:20.354+08:00

The Sinn U1 for The Hour Glass is a special run of 250 watches for the 2007 Hour Glass Tempus event. What is different from this edition and the normal U1 is the all black Tegimented process on the entire submarine steel watch and the orange dial accents.The U1 did not appeal to me in pictures and the images I've seen at the various online sites. I've an ex-colleague who once commented that it

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-77672319456121502542008-07-29T21:35:00.003+08:002008-07-29T21:54:24.610+08:00

I brought my Beta 8 drivers to Robert some time last week. He asked me to bring them over so that they can cut the hole for the cabinets, but when I was there, the cabinets were being redone. Only the cut marine plywood was there. I guess it would take around 2 weeks before it will be finished.I'm not in a rush since our baby will be due in around 2 months' time... I will not have time to listen

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he plays with his friends in the pool after his swimming lessonthis goes on for an hour, close to lunchhe cannot touch the bottom of the lap pool with his feet, but they venture into the deeper section, his friend towing him on a kick boardyour mind goes thru the motion of a rescue..remove wallet, jump in, but only when he is struggling under the water..he has to learn from his lesson...but

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Channel News Asia sent an SMS to my handset regarding the morning showers yesterday at 7:51am.It read "Heavy rain with thunder and gusty winds expected over many areas between 7am and 10am. PUB warns flash floods may occur in low-lying areas".It seemed serious. While ironing my shirt in the morning, I can see the weather changing quickly outside the balcony. The morning sun on the landed

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The one big downside to owning a Panerai is that it most probably would not be able to fit into the cuff of a shirt easily. My shirts are all done to accommodate my Omega Speedmaster. With a calf strap of around 4mm thickness and one of those large PAM buckles, it is not possible to wear the PAM nicely.I got a shirt done just for this purpose... I opted for a slightly smaller diameter, but with

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We went to the UTES Carnival 2008 at Fort Canning Park on Sunday. I did not have any expectations that it will be great or even matching our local Pasar Malam standards, and yes, I was not disappointed. There will not be another trip next year. hahaha...It was a hot day to climb up the slope to Fort Canning Park, but we made it eventually. The inflatable bouncing "castle" was supposed to be the

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Nicky is Lucas's friend at home. It's a male mixed terrier. Amelia's the owner. ;)We always see them since they are staying at the lift level on the ground floor. Nicky will always run out to the gate when he hears Lucas's voice. More pics here.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-39822488059896211282008-07-08T22:16:00.004+08:002008-07-08T22:28:47.034+08:00

Got one Strap Works 1950 Ox Blood calf strap for the 183G. The website is quite slow, so patience is advised. Quality is good, but I seem to be between 2nd and 3rd strap holes. 2nd is too tight, and 3rd is slightly loose... sigh... 3rd hole works better for me in extended wear...It's a real nice color. The strap is also quite thick.Delivery and ordering process with Jonathan Kiu was a breeze.

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The Panerai Radiomir Black Seal, PAM183G. Only 1500 pieces of G series produced, with the "Black Seal" wordings just above 6 o'clock, making it a little more collectible that the other later series.More pics here.

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Not my audio components breaking in from a new state, but my home... yes... 14 levels off the ground and the perpetrator has the guts to do so in broad daylight... What kind of Singapore are we living in today?And you would have imagined that a condominium managed by Knight Frank would provide adequate security for the residents.The person climbed in via the fire hose parapet outside my unit,

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-6736482109950522632008-06-24T09:01:00.004+08:002008-06-24T09:05:38.418+08:00

the cream strap that is... except that the colour is not exactly what i hoped for. ;)but nonetheless, it is still a unique strap of monster thickness... a real brusier when worn with the pam177. together with the titanium buckle, they are a match made in heaven. muahahaha...another pic below.and the mandatory wrist shot.a night shot with revolution magazine. :)more pics here.

garbagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10407297023242561540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439426981399871727.post-40607859575196084082008-06-21T22:06:00.004+08:002008-06-21T22:14:32.212+08:00

GSD Whiskey strapMF WW2 strapBlack crocodile strap from JasonDark brown crocodile strapStill waiting for my white calf strap...

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