I'm back in action!

It's been a while, due to my personal issue, i stopped update product reviews since half year ago, and the domain got canceled, yea, i'm back to my blogger.

Thank you for all the support and time to read my content, now i'm back in action, to bring in more great reviews for Malaysia market.

Stay tuned, i have finally able to sort out myself, and fully commit to this "Job".

Regards,
SpringBiscuit - Revived

AKG K550, the Harmon Kardon and AKG

 

Yes, finally the famous AKG K550 headphone, so sorry for the delay of this review, it was in my buying list for quite some time, however the fund always gets an urgent relocate to other equipments, and finally, here is the AKG K550 review I promised.

AIAIAI TMA-1 - DJ, music, audiophile?

Hey guys,

An unexpected review for today, one of my friends asked me to do a full review of AIAIAI TMA-1 before he makes any decision for this model, the AIAIAI TMA-1. Well, how does it sound?

The death of MP3 format

I stumbled across this article a few weeks ago, interesting to read actually, studio sounds kill MP3s in short/long coming future, will it happen? That is our question.

Hippo ProOne Balance Armature Earphone

Hey guys,

Once again so sorry for all the waiting,  I just couldn’t squeeze out enough time for my review list few months ago. However, thanks to Jaben Malaysia for letting me review the latest earphone from Hippo in first hand, I felt honored and flattered that they trust my instinct and opinion in audio, hopefully I’m able to share my experience and point of view in Hippo ProOne BA earphone.

Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro - You will never find the same

So, everyone is going for “customization” in these days, multiple colors to interchangeable headband, padding, sound etc… to make dull and boring headphones into colorful and fantasy design, make them become a fashion accessories instead of pure music enjoyment equipment. Heavily affected by beats by dre, most of the giants in the industry have paid more attention into this direction, and created products catering towards this market. 

And here goes the smart of Beyerdynamic, combine all the above features and put into one headphone named “Custom One Pro”. How is the performance? Will it just be another accessories jizz? Let see ourselves shall we?

Hippo Biscuit? Taste good with amazing sound!

Unique Music Player 

Music player had been a big hit many years ago, with the transition between music player and smartphone in current generation, tradition MP3 player seem quietly phase out of market.

Off course we have audiophile player such as from Hifiman, Colorfly or Cowon, but they never penetrate the market due to various reasons, people tend to look for convenient combination.

Thanks to Jaben loan me a product for review purpose, the Hippo Biscuit music player, which I found out it caters to a different way and market.

An excellent cable with Goldring DR150

Hi everyone,

fine day indeed, been enjoying my Piano Forte VIII throughout the whole week, amazed and relax.

Today I’m going to review a different product; a cable to be précised, the cable which make a headphone comes alive in no time.

They call it the Vero 150, match up with Goldring DR150 and Boom! Magic effect like david copperfield. How good are they? We shall see...

Final Audio Piano Forte VIII, My new story begins...

Heyoooooo, exciting week indeed , got my Final Audio Design Piano Forte VIII finally, it is expensive like a custom, went through some intensive mind blowing thought, finally took my plunge and bought this in Jaben, big wallet bleed!!!

Beyerdynamic XP Series XP3

Hi guys,

whoever in Audiophile section, will know that beyerdynamic has been a great headphone manufacturer for past many years. They are the inventor of first dynamic headphone DT48, and continue innovate their technology into current Tesla system.

I always wonder why they never put attention into their IEM line, do they hate IEM? Or they are not expert in IEM design.
Don’t get me wrong, they do sell earphone, model such as DTX101, DTX71iE, MMX101 iE are selling well, but not as good as their headphone series, and people usually don’t recommend them as the “value for money”, “hot and great” compare with their headphone line.

So today, they popped out a brand new series, the “XP” series, not exactly sure what’s that mean, but I’m quite surprise by their design concept.
3 models with same price and design but different sound, it looks familiar that you can see in the market such as Superlux and V-sonic GR02 which going for multiple sounds, while XP series going for bass, balance and clear design.

I picked up a XP3 from Jaben, not too much of a bass fan, so I get the clear version for my liking.

Fostex A8C with Beyerdynamic T1 in a day or 2

Hi Guys,

So long without any updates, now i'm able to get on hold with Beyerdynamic T1 and Fostex latest A8C, they are in my home ready to be reviewed.

First impression = Extraordinary

i was preparing to do a separate review for both of them, however it's too hassle and planning to combine them together.

Regards,
The Spring Biscuit

Crazy Deals.... i don't even believe it..

Just spotted this when i back from vacation.
Awesome deals!!
Whoever is thinking of an upgrade or looking to enter audiophile world, this is your best chance!!
Hope i can get the PFE012 for my friend.
*Equipment for camping - Ready!

See you guys at there!

How valid is Jaben malaysia?

Have a look on them :
http://www.facebook.com/JabenMY
http://jabenmalaysia.blogspot.com/
http://jaben.com.my/
http://jaben.com.my/shopping2/home.php 

Regards,
Spring Biscuit

Beyerdynamic T70p and T1 next 2 weeks... Hopefully

Sorry for the slow upgrade, i haven been around for vacation, enjoying life for some times.

My Friend is getting a Burson Audio Amplifier next week, It should be the latest Soloist.
Keep my finger crossed, i should be able to get his set up for review purpose.

It will be :
PC Laptop --> Lavry Engineer DA11 DAC --> Burson Audio Soloist Amplifier --> Beyerdynamic T1/T70

Stay tune for more!!!

Final Audio Piano Forte II - A short review

Heyo!

So sorry for the delay, I promised to have at least a review each week, but seem I broke it.
Today review will seem pretty unexpected, it was a free gift my friend when he bought a bundle set from Jaben Malaysia.

It’s from one of my favorite brand, Final Audio Design, Piano Forte II model. Surprisingly, this earbud is their cheapest model in product line, however Piano Forte series is their top end category.

I did have a quick go through on google for all relevant reviews, what I get was positive + negative impressions spreading around, so I decided to give it a go, considering myself recognize deep enough on final audio product signature.

Final Audio Heaven IV - The long awaited

Hi Everyone,

Finally as promised, I’m able to squeeze out some time for the first impression on Final Audio Design Heaven IV. The model is fairy new to the market, it shouldn’t be more than 4 months if I’m not wrong with the time period between announcement and launch.

This time it will be a model with their special tuned “BAM” driver technology instead of dynamic in adagio II and V, and it is the second cheapest model for BAM driver beside Adagio III.(Correction, it is actually a sound tuning mechanism, the BAM tuning actually is to reduce the unwanted air resonance inside the housing, and provide the most live sounding induced into the earphone.) I will give an explanation why I love this brand a lot, and willingly to do full range review for all their products in Conclusion.

All right, to cut long story short, let’s go straight to our standard review procedure.

The Mysterious Spring Biscuit

Who am i? I believe some people are wondering.

Why should we follow this site? Hold on…. Let’s make it simple shall we?

Well, be frank it is normal for people who have doubt, whether the creditability and reliability of a reviewer.

I myself wouldn’t consider a superb reviewer, I don’t provide long wall of text, I don’t show graph, I don’t do much comparisons.

I tend to keep things simple, makes the reading easily digest by everyone, it doesn’t matter the readers are audiophile, or people just finding a good pair of earphone without much background in headphone industry.

I try not to do comparison, because it basically generates one-sided feel, don’t you think?
I prefer reader to use my blog as an understanding of head/earphone sound signature, rather than pure “Which is the head/earphone best in the range of xxxx”.
I wouldn’t conclude A is better than B, everyone has their own taste of music and preference, and every earphone does have their own supporters.

What is my history then?

All right, I myself who played audio product (headphone & earphone) for the past 5 years.
On and off I do buy + sell to experience different types of head/earphone. Luckily, recently year I met a group of “audiophiles” who are obsessed with equipment, and I’m able to loan gears from them for personal enjoyment + Review usage.  

Happy ending aren’t we?

I don’t have a propensity to become top, but I like share my experience to everyone, whether are they accurate? Well, it’s my personal preference, what say you?

By the Way, Final Audio Design Review coming soon, stay tune!!!

The AIAIAI TMA-1 Studio, DJ and Studio? (Video)

I had tried AIAIAI TMA-1 DJ before, frankly they did a great job on fulfilling that name, the "DJ" series really able to perform well in track songs such as trance, techno, house and so on.

Brand popularity wise? Well they are famous across the region, however in Malaysia, i believe extra efforts can be added, only small amount people who obsessed with head/earphone will know them.

From DJ to Studio?
In my experience, Studio headphone usually related to "Flat" frequency respond, it's actually sort of an easy term to describe them E.g accurate, balance, uncoloured.
I wonder how will they sound in a pair of Non-studio ear.

Denon.. Tradition is no more

Denon Headphones are always one of my favourite, previous models such as D2000 headphone and C710 earphone are what make my music experience different. They have exquisite design, from the Wooden D7000 flagship till AHD1100, these are the one falls into my "luxury" line of choice.
No doubt, changes are inevitable, recently denon annouced their new 11 models featuring IOS app integration.
Mainly designed for different usage, such as sport, airplane, audiophile etc.... which pre-designed IOS software for each of them.
What do they do? have a look in here engadget

Phonak Audeo PFE012 (Review)

Hey everyone, as schedule from our review list, I’m going to bring you Phonak Audeo PFE012.
Well this earphone is not big news in the industry, it has been existed for quite some times, users come and go, however I feel that this earphone earns another new observation, especially to all Malaysians, you guys should deserve this fine piece of art!!

New Pictures.. New Upcoming Review List

Hi Everyone,

Finally i'm able to snatch my friend camera and have a close shoot up with the product i reviewed, it seem more  original while i using my own picture.

Besides, i had added a New upcoming review list beside, which can show what product i'm going to review soon.

Some readers have been pmed me where to try and get the final audio design earphone in Malaysia, i had a research, so far only Jaben Malaysia selling them, and they provide demo testing too, if you like to try out the sound, please head over to www.jaben.com.my.

Enjoy the picture below, although it might not looks awesome to Camera pro here, but hey i'm still learning!!

Regards,
The Spring Biscuit