Melvyn Tan

Thats a good one - no wonder Americans are Americans, British British.

Just to add - can't help it To realise ....... The value of a penetration..... Ask a Celibate..... Who just had one...... hahhahahahha

I think we've got a good audiophile - weisoon here which many can benefit from. From experience you should spend no more than S$8K for a good system (Speakers, amp & CD Player + Accessories) S$10-15K being the most ideal - thereafter the law of diminishing returns will pace-in.

SPF is definitely better than SAF - if you join SPF with degree, you do nothing but just Inspection (Inspector) toilets, Investigation Office and sometimes the girls in the lock-up, if you have 1st Class Hons you do nothing but Assist in Super-Tending to big shots aka SarKar or Canon Ball Carrying (ASP) 6mths at the Academy is actually ok...if you have some law knowledge during your school days and the physical training to what i heard recently is as usual slack (you have to run quite a long distance though ! shit every week sat morning 10km !!! there was once my ankle sprained and still gotta run ! NEVER IN MY LIFE RUN 10KM but still made it - with sprained ankle !!! ) After all that during Reservist - sometimes go NPP - a breeze but sometimes go SOC (special Operations Command) for training - cos they think you can make it as a STAR team member !!! (CUCKOO) still made it through...half a STAR team member...till today still see Stars.... In a nut shell - nothing beats being in the home team cos if there is a WAR, the front liners (SAF) will have to go be in the front line aka to die for the country. Home Team will have a more noble job - to take care of "The Home" aka the wives, girlfriends, sisters of those front-liners hehhehehehehheh SO DECIDE NOW FOR THE "HOME TEAM"

And of course the French - Focal drivers ! Infact previously owned a small Genesis Technology loudspeaker, very airy, excellent soundstaging - American made. Americans know how to make good speakers too !

Bose ah? If really that good for a satellite system then the high end manufacturers will have to close down! even Sony may have to close down

Totally agree with weisoon ! LS3/5A matches better with tube amps - if correctly set-up the transparancy + soundstaging for vocals will match those costing $20-30k. Planars are sensitive and yes - agree with weisoon on the need for temperature + humidity control. Even for cone type speakers get those with rubber surrounds not foam type as foam will rot in about 1 year time. For good rubber surround + good cone manufacturing see the examples of Dynaudio ! Volt and a couple of others which are not bad.

1. Melvyn Tan (SengKang East Way 122A - near Bakau Stn) 2. Roidan (SengKang/Tampines) 3. Tigger (Rivervale Dr 122D) 4. tahir69 (SengKang) 5. Alanseah (Anchorvale RD) 6. Tanggy (Compassvale) 7. Zero Oxygen (Hougang) 8. Hammy (Rivervale Drive 195 beside Rivervale Mall) 9. Sunny (Rivervale Crescent) 10.trevally (Compassvale) 11.hkching - Anchorvale Rd (facing LRT Depot) 12.ah^siao - Compassvale Road 13.acroporidae - Compassvale Lane

HiFi? my favourite !! It really depends what your preferences on music whether it is jazz, pop, classical, vocals etc... from these preference(s) the type of speakers + amplifier matching will be the next consideration and thereafter the CD player. Personally if you like jazz + vocals you can get LS35A, smaller versions of the Sonus Faber, smaller versions of ProAcs, Totems Model 1, or even for floor standers, smaller series of Thiels are good too. These are all cone type speakers. However if you like better transparancy "airiness" get those planar speakers - but usually has a much larger soundstaging than live. If you like pop/techno - then its not audiophile type of quality you are looking for cos it will not do justice in that kind of price - but if you occasional listens to pop/techno, then with the above speaker types, you may wish to throw in a sub-woofer like REL that will rock. REL in my opinion is more than sufficient and the price is reasonable to get to the 25 - 20hz range. For amplifiers, depends whether you want integrated, pre - power or pre - monoblocks combi. The latter are much more expensive but delivers that kind of power and control in music. Please take note that there differences between tube & transistor type amps. Ratings for tubes are usually much lower in wattage eg. 8 watts (i think) for Audio Note - Ongaku will cost at those time mid 1990s about S$80K for 1000w (PMPO) Aiwa will cost maybe S$800? But in my opinion, good solid state amps (transistors) pre-power combi about the range of S$3K - S$5K is good enough. Speakers about S$3K will do justice for the usual range of listening pleasures (try Totems Model 1 or Sonus Faber minima,electa amator(more expensive) - exceptional cabinetry). For CD players they have both integrated (meaning the transport and D/A converters are combined) and separates (you may have got it) I think Sony makes good CD players so go for the higher end type like the ES Series that will cost about a good S$3K. If you have the budget try Wadia, Mark Levinson types that will cost S$20-S$30K (transport only hor ). Then there are the cables, allow for about 10% of your spending for good quality cabling and interconnectors. Hope these basics help. Cna PM me if you like

1. Melvyn Tan (SengKang East Way 122A - near Bakau Stn) 2. Roidan (SengKang/Tampines) 3. Tigger (Rivervale Dr 122D) 4. tahir69 (SengKang) 5. Alanseah (Anchorvale RD) 6. Tanggy (Compassvale) 7. Zero Oxygen (Hougang) 8. Hammy (Rivervale Drive 195 beside Rivervale Mall) 9. Sunny (Rivervale Crescent) 10.trevally (Compassvale) 11.hkching - Anchorvale Rd (facing LRT Depot) 12.ah^siao - Compassvale Road

alanseah that pic - is that you ?

1. Melvyn Tan (SengKang East Way 122A - near Bakau Stn) 2. Roidan (SengKang/Tampines) 3. Tigger (Rivervale Dr 122D) 4. tahir69 (SengKang) 5. Alanseah (Anchorvale RD) 6. Tanggy (Compassvale) 7. Zero Oxygen (Hougang) 8. Hammy (Rivervale Drive 195 beside Rivervale Mall) 9. Sunny (Rivervale Crescent) 10.trevally (Compassvale)

Hi hi !! Wow so many reefers living so close can get together or go LFsing + prata at Jln Kayu already !!! Lets recap 1. Melvyn Tan (SengKang East Way 122A - near Bakau Stn) 2. Roidan (SengKang/Tampines) 3. Tigger (Rivervale Dr 122D) 4. tahir69 (SengKang) 5. Alanseah (Anchorvale RD) 6. Tangy (SengKang) 7. Zero Oxygen (Hougang) 8. Hammy (Rivervale Drive 195 beside Rivervale Mall) 9. Sunny (Rivervale Crescent) 10.trevally (Compassvale) anymore??

Hehehehe !!! Singapore nothing interesting so must spend our hard earned money going elsewhere to enjoy. The corals in Maldives is great....ermm...maybe depends which part you go lah.... When i was in Bali early this year (Nusa Dua) the corals are not bad too....saw this big rock with the Bali Xenia and other attractive stuffs !!!!! made me want to take the whole rock back man

Congrats on you light !!! Looks good and the Bar looks good tooooo

Whoa!!! no one in Sengkang?

looks like u have a hang-on red sea skimmer? is it not functioning?

1. Sengkang - melvyntan

Been there - there was once a 40+ man ask how much in total old man say 30+20 = 50 total. 40+ man ask for "wu kah pi bo" (hokkien got cheaper or not) old man says "chey taxi wu kah pi bo" hahhahahah later realised the 40+ man was a taxi driver !!! 2 cents worth of joke.

Yeah...cos the sub ride would be an experience and plus my partner dun wish to get wet (enough of snokelling etc) and to go down under 30-40m is no mean feat. Will hope to visit it again !!! this time round to bring back some stuffs did you take any coral or the like?

thanks ! what else do they have there any idea?

wheres this Ang Lee Aquarium?

My condolence to you.....

how long u have ur tank looks good and mature ! any specs to share?

Wow...nice pics....whats with the "mother i love you" ? kinda cute