影音天地主旨 ﹝請按主旨作出回應﹞  上頁  下頁  首頁  尾頁 寄件者 傳送日期 由舊至新 由新至舊
[#21] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
WSLam,

Nice website you have there. :-)


JCR33
個人訊息 正式會員
210.xxx.xxx.113
2006-08-31 16:40
[#22] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
100% agree with WSLam (with this time).

AudioNote made NICE products in a very niche market. It's good if you like it, relaxed than resolved, tiny little power just limited the modes / types / volumes of music.

Most HongKong Audiophiles tend to watch "Hi-Fi" than hear "Hi-Fi", so manufacturer just shoot it with HKD$3XX,XXX.00 price tag ! then, people are "dreaming" of Ongaku as "Sounds from Heaven".
Funny world & funny people.
Kler@HiFi
個人訊息 正式會員
219.xxx.xxx.205
2006-08-31 17:03
[#23] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
Some go for beauty, others care more about inner quality! Freedom of choice and you pick the one to live with.

JCR33
個人訊息 正式會員
210.xxx.xxx.113
2006-08-31 17:06
[#24] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
I was also into AN UK stuff when I first started. But the coloration was unberable after a while. Good that I didn't pay that much for it :-) sorry WSLam to rub salt on your wound :-)

ANJ/Kondo is entirely different world. Much less coloration and highly resolving. It's really amazing AN UK and ANJ was joined for so long. But still, Ongaku is not a balanced product. And long term ownership is something I am not sure about.

Having said all that, having been biten by AN UK, I am still a bit hesitant about anything AN.

Sigh.
MatthewC
個人訊息 正式會員
206.xxx.xxx.34
2006-08-31 19:32
[#25] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
BTW,

Kler@HiFi, have you heard Ongaku first hand?
MatthewC
個人訊息 正式會員
206.xxx.xxx.34
2006-08-31 20:02
[#26] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
Yes, including the new Ongaku by Kondo San (nice guys that with God now).

Good gears but still with limited capabilities.
Kler@HiFi
個人訊息 正式會員
222.xxx.xxx.187
2006-08-31 21:53
[#27] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
16 bit / 44.1KHz "CD" (upsampling doesn't gain in resolution) + Integrated Amp + Sonus Faber = " More than Realistic ... "

Typical HongKong Audiophiles (included Sales & Reviewers).
Kler@HiFi
個人訊息 正式會員
222.xxx.xxx.187
2006-08-31 22:06
[#28] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
Apparently the KSL series of amps are the work of his protege, and sounds a bit different (didn't get a chance to compare myself though).

The thing that frustrate me is that the Kondo stuff is very very good at what it does, but you have to have the right speakers. Speakers that are not common in HK. Without those very high-efficiency speakers, the amps really shouldn't be heard, even for higher-output ones like the Ongaku. Sounds flabby and incoherent. The sound at the shop was bad, and my old Shindo 300B had much better control (with it's small amount of feedback). But that's the wrong way to judge the Ongaku. Without the right spakers, the amps are a waste of (a lot of) money.

Agony is that I don't have the right speakers to go w/ the Ongaku.
MatthewC
個人訊息 正式會員
203.xxx.xxx.60
2006-08-31 22:09
[#29] 回覆(!    
咩spec.都無意義

純粹質素 x 2



Ongaku means MUSIC ....



MakiGoto
個人訊息 正式會員
219.xxx.xxx.87
2006-08-31 22:36
[#30] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
My comments are based on :

AudioNote Ongaku + AudioNote Loudspeaker (Silver).

KSL Ongaku + KSL Loudspeakers (Silver).

Still, they are good stuffs.
Kler@HiFi
個人訊息 正式會員
222.xxx.xxx.187
2006-08-31 22:37
[#31] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
MatthewC, not rubbing. i didn't lose much at all when i sold it to through audiogon. =) I just felt silly.
wslam
個人訊息 正式會員
218.xxx.xxx.207
2006-09-01 01:00
[#32] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
No water fish. No writer and no beat hand. who will buy? Rather buy a BM lar!
IBMR51
個人訊息 正式會員
219.xxx.xxx.244
2006-09-01 01:42
[#33] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
Good to here you didn't lose your shirt, wslam :-)

Wonder if you dare try the ANJ Ongaku-DAC hehe

How's your MM settling in?
MatthewC
個人訊息 正式會員
206.xxx.xxx.34
2006-09-01 10:04
[#34] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
Kler@HiFi,

What do you think of the KSE Spk.? Heard the AN UK one (AN/E? w/ silver and outboard crossover) in Singapore. Horrible, horrible box coloration. I was literally listening to the box, not the drivers.....

Haven't heard the ANJ Spks first harnd, though.
MatthewC
個人訊息 正式會員
206.xxx.xxx.34
2006-09-01 10:08
[#35] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
Duh. I meant to say:

What do you think of the KSL Speakers?
MatthewC
個人訊息 正式會員
206.xxx.xxx.34
2006-09-01 10:09
[#36] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
I'll rather say the Kondo Ongaku has its own character, or a sound signature typically different from that of the AN UK line of products, or for that matter, each manufacturer of hi-end stuff tends to add a certain amount of its personal taste to its baby, whether you like it or not, it's up to the buyer to decide.MattewC Hing did point out a very important issue- how long can you live/endure with this coloration. But if you are a wealthy person, the only problem is what should you buy next.
ptsang
個人訊息 正式會員
218.xxx.xxx.170
2006-09-01 13:14
[#37] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
ptsang hing is spot on.

Every piece of equipment, especially at this level, sounds different and is the embodiment of the designer's sense of beauty. And that's why they are call "Statement" products.

If all equipment sounds the same, then high end is dead.

I suppose one way to look at these kind of products is that it's there not to please any body but the designer. The production number are by definition small, and people buy them because they pleased the buyer. Of cause, if people buy them sound unheard, and based the decision purely on reviews, that's another category :-)

Having head the amps a few times, I have decided to go with the Ongaku (someone please stop me! :-), for it's the statement of a person whom I respect, and Kondo-sama is no longer with us. If nothing else, hearing his signature piece sing after his passing is a spiritual experience in itself.
MatthewC
個人訊息 正式會員
206.xxx.xxx.34
2006-09-01 14:27
[#38] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
Matthew, just heard the Horning flagship loudspeaker, very impressive, guess still have lots of room for improvement including running-in of the Lowther mid-driver.I'm thinking of buying it, waiting for Kondo speakers could be an endless speculation.
ptsang
個人訊息 正式會員
219.xxx.xxx.55
2006-09-14 22:21
[#39] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
Peter,

Glad that you like the Horning. I like it too. Very dynamic without being shouty. Too bad they won't fit in my room.

I just plugged in the RCA211 last night (though the 53KU won't fit, bottles too big). Entirely different universe. In comparison, the GE211 sounded outright steely and lean. Harmonics are now much richer w/ the RCA, and more inner details. Highly recommanded.
MatthewC
個人訊息 正式會員
206.xxx.xxx.34
2006-09-15 08:40
[#40] AudioNote Ongaku - I am in pain!    
Hi Matthew,

How about Venture speaker, venture speaker is very match tube amp.
PL96
個人訊息 正式會員
202.xxx.xxx.120
2006-09-15 20:02
主旨內容一共有 39 頁,每頁顯示 20 個信息,選擇頁數:  上頁  下頁  首頁  尾頁
按照傳送日期顯示:由舊至新由舊至新  由新至舊由新至舊
最新資訊 - 市場
百搭高級音響有限公司The Sound Chamber 2025-06-22

最新資訊 - 市場
駿韻音響有限公司Wise Sound Supplies Ltd. 2025-06-22

最新資訊 - 影音
第四代 RP 單體加持,Fostex 推出全新密閉型耳機 T60RPmk2CL 2025-06-21

最新資訊 - 影音
SKROOZ 推出全新 USB 4.0 Gen3 / Type C 高速數據傳輸線 2025-06-20

最新資訊 - 影音
SKROOZ 推出全新 HDMI 2.1a 高速影像傳輸線 2025-06-18

最新資訊 - 影音
SKROOZ 推出全新 CAT 8 Ethernet Cable 高速網路線 2025-06-17

最新資訊 - 影音
TEAC Store 限定,W-1200 卡式錄音機全新黑色款式登場 2025-06-16

最新資訊 - 影音
FX-AUDIO 推出限量版唱頭放大器 PE-01J LIMITED 2025-06-14