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The new version for 10" to 12" tonearms

Frank Schroder-designed Artemis Labs SA-1 turntable

* in plum wood finish over bamboo, black ebony in between

Schroder SA-1 Turntable Plum

 

Tron Seven Preamplifier

Tron Seven Preamplifier

 

Built For Speed !

Unleash the music from your low-power amplification

 

The common misconception is that low-power tube or solid-state amplification can't "rock" properly, and are destined to only play vocals and less demanding music, or even some heavier music - although with a lack of  vitality and spirit, or weight, or at a slower pace.  This is of course true when inappropriate speakers are matched to these amplifier types. 

 

With the Horning speakers, the full potential of low-powered but outstanding amplification shines through, in exceptional high fidelity.  Visually simple looks but with substance where it counts - superb sonics and design.  No embarrassment of having a high-end furniture-grade speaker that can't perform well as a musical tool.

 

The immediacy, presence, and speed of Tommy Horning's exceptional hybrid horn design is clearly unmistakable, and add to that delightfully defined, tactile bass ... without the megaphone effect common to many horn designs.  From simple sparse instrumentation to full-blown orchestra, to hard-driving rock, the Horning loudspeakers will allow low-power amplification to effortlessly play any music, wonderfully.  Undeniably, another sonic benchmark.

 

Speaking of hard-driving rock, check out Metallica's new and wonderful "Death Magnetic" LP box set at our showroom, played on the fabulous Schroder SA-1 turntable.  The Hornings prove that Kondo amplification is indeed not just another tube amplifier for "safe" music, you'll find a lot of those types elsewhere.

 

Horning Eufrodite MK 3 hybrid horn loudspeakers, 97db  ... from Denmark

Horning Eufrodite

 

Da Vinci "In Unison" Luxury Edition Turntable

 

Da Vinci "In Unison" Turntable is available as a Luxury Edition in car colour and 24k gold-plated platter.  Below is a popular white car finish like one owned by a Hongkong customer and ordered by one of ours.

 

The real 24 carat gold plated version of the platter entails a lot of work - layering a copper coating, hand-polishing, a silver coating, hand-polishing, and finally the 24-carat gold layer.  All this work is due to the nature of the alloy used for the platter, it's not just another metal.  Price will depend on current gold prices.

 

The car colour version (e.g. Ferrari Red, Bugatti Blue, Lamborghini Orange, etc.) may be ordered without the gold platter.

 

Da Vinci In Unison Luxury

 

My Sonic Lab Ultra BC cartridge on a Da Vinci Nobile tonearm

My Sonic Lab Ultra BC

 

In Good Company ...

 

Schroder SA-1 turntable + Da Vinci Nobile tonearm +

My Sonic Lab Eminent phono cartridge + Artemis Labs PL-1 phono stage

AS Room

 

AS Room

 

Lecontoure Loudspeakers

 

The brainchild of Lavardin Technologies designers, this new brand of high-performance loudspeakers from France has now produced a standmount speaker model designed for smaller rooms.  Watch this space for more information.

 

 

Sneak Preview : Da Vinci "In Unison" Turntable

 

Da Vinci In Unison turntable

Da Vinci "In Unison" Turntable - almost complete - e.g. 24K gold plating being applied on knobs

 

Da Vinci In Unison

 

After testing various finishes like anodized gold, silver, and anthracite on the platter, which is made of a special aluminum alloy, the best quality in the end was the hand-polished finish, also the most expensive solution.  Attention to detail by Da Vinci may result in longer production time, but one is assured of quality.

 

A real 24 carat gold plated version of the platter is available, however, which entails a lot of work - layering a copper coating, hand-polishing, a silver coating, hand-polishing, and finally the 24-carat gold layer.  All this work is due to the nature of the alloy used for the platter, it's not just another metal.  Price will depend on current gold prices.

 

Even the bearing is also specially finished, for both sonic and aesthetic reasons.  At the moment, only one man in Switzerland does this special treatment.

 

Da Vinci In Unison turntable bearing

 

My Sonic Lab Eminent phono cartridge,  mounted on a Schroder SA-1 turntable, with phono stage duties falling on John Atwood's Artemis Labs PL-1 phono stage.

 

My Sonic Lab

 

With loading at 480 ohms on the PL-1 phono stage, the Eminent reminds us of the Air Tight PC-1 (also made by My Sonic Lab) in terms of detail and refinement, but the Eminent having a lot more energy and dynamics. 

 

At first installation, the Eminent was too liquid-sounding, overlaying macrodynamics with a coating of too much sugar, that we were already thinking of compensating with more analytical tubes.  But this colouration slowly disappeared after a few hours of burn-in, and is beautifully opening up.  We've never heard Billie Holiday sound so good before on her album "Lady In Satin" ...

My Sonic Lab

 

We have been burning in the Artemis Labs PL-1 phono stage and can now claim with assurance that we have another outstanding phono stage to offer, and its low price makes it even more remarkable. 

 

Out of the box, it was disappointingly similar to other tube phono stages we didn't like, syrupy sweet with a thick lumbering sound.  Some may like this type of sound, but we always prefer higher fidelity - no way, no how, no such sound allowed. 

 

Replacing the stock 12AX7 tubes on the Artemis Labs PL-1 with our favorite Tungsols didn't help either.  We left it turned on for one night ... and it was a totally different machine the next day, it only took one night to open up. 

 

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Artemis Labs PL-1

 

My Sonic Lab Ultra Eminent BC

 

The new My Sonic Lab flagship cartridge has now been launched, the Ultra Eminent BC, with ultra-low internal impedance of 0.6Ω (loading of 100 - 800Ω).

 

Another exemplary product to be added to our sonically elite phono cartridges such as the Kondo IO-M and Da Vinci Grandezza cartridges, and of course the My Sonic Lab Eminent and Hyper Eminent.

 

Email us or fill up enquiry form for My Sonic Lab prices.

 

More information soon on the Ultra Eminent BC, 9.5g in weight, VTF at 1.9 - 2.2g, 0.3mv, 0.6Ω (DCR) internal impedance, loading of 100 - 800Ω

My Sonic Lab Ultra Eminent BC

My Sonic Lab Hyer Eminent

My Sonic Lab Eminent

My Sonic Lab My Sonic Lab
 

Schroder SA-1 Turntable

 

True Value for Money !

  We have set up the Schroder-designed Artemis Labs SA-1 turntable for audition ... and it has been a wonderful encounter, the SA-1 is sonically amazing !  Very high-end sonically without the very high price ... Frank Schroder certainly knows his analog, and he can be proud of this sublime music apparatus, it meets his goal of performance belonging to the top tier at a sane price.  Unassuming and unpretentious in appearance, its simple looks are deceiving, underneath is a turntable of great musical substance.

 

Introduced this year 2008, and initially targeted at 100 pieces of SA-1 turntables to be manufactured per year, that number has long been surpassed, as more music enthusiasts worldwide discover this musical gem.

 

What makes it even more remarkable is that we only hooked up a temporary arm and cartridge on it, while waiting for our Da Vinci Nobile tonearm and My Sonic Lab cartridge. 

 

Artemis Labs SA-1 playing Led Zeppelin

 

We mounted our all-time favorite and high-performance Scheu Classic 10" unipivot arm (which is no slouch) with an Audio-Technica AT-33 PTG cartridge, both of which we are thoroughly familiar with. 

 

Going through our 65db version of the Artemis Labs PL-1 tube phono stage (which we have become familiar with through a Pluto 12A turntable) designed by John Atwood, former technical editor of The Vacuum Tube Valley journal, the setup is wonderfully transparent and full-bodied, with outstanding bass heft and definition, delightfully tactile, with good timing. 

 

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The revamp of the Kondo Audio Note Japan cables has finally been completed.

 

Watch out for more information on the Kondo LPz, Vz II, SPz II, ACz II cables.

 

 

 

Da Vinci "Preziosa Basis" System

 

Swiss elegance, manufacturing, craftsmanship, precision, terrific build

 

Unique, Out Of The Box Design, State-Of-Art, Upgradeable !

 

Da Vinci Preziosa

Da Vinci Preziosa Basis preamp

 

Da Vinci Preziosa PSE-300B

Da Vinci Preziosa C-PSE 300B power amp

 

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Introducing  ... the new reference turntable from Switzerland ...

 

Da Vinci "In  Unison" turntable

 

Swiss elegance, manufacturing, craftsmanship, precision, terrific build

 

A new master reference is born.  The Da Vinci's build alone, and its completely silent magnetic bearing are only some of the features that make it a great value turntable in its price range, yet at the same time exuding class.

 

Easily matched with most tonearms, excellent synergy can also be achieved with the outstanding, sublime Da Vinci tonearms, which takes out some of the guesswork.

 

Below is a sneak preview of the silver version (also in black) being assembled in production.  Look at the massive size of the bearing hole.

Da Vinci In Unison

 

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Also introducing ... our first American-made turntable ... designed by a European master

 

The new Frank Schroder designed SA-1 turntable made by Artemis Labs

 

with Feed Forward Circuit designed by John Atwood,

former technical editor of The Vacuum Tube Valley journal

 

Artemis Labs SA-1

 

The whole analog world knows who is Frank Schroder, maker of one of the most highly sought after tonearms by experts in the world today.  Everyone also knows it will take years to get one ...  So how can Frank manage ?  Artemis Labs from Southern California, USA manufactures the table, and lead-time is only approximately 3 weeks !

 

The SA-1 turntable is a unique design among modern turntables.  The development of this turntable stems from Mr. Schroder's years of analog experience.

 

From our conversations with Frank, he is enthusiastic and confident that the SA-1 turntable, in the same vein as his tonearms, performs way beyond its price, to surpass contenders in the USD 20,000 region.  And our experience (and yours) have proven that higher prices indeed do not automatically equate to significantly superior sonic quality, although there are a few exceptions.

 

Read more information and view more pictures ...

 

*** And we will also have Artemis Labs' excellent tube phono stages, long-time

Stereophile and TAS recommended components. ***

 

Artemis Labs PL-1 phono stage : MSRP SGD 5500 only

 

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Artemis Labs SA-1 Artemis Labs SA-1
Artemis Labs SA-1 Artemis Labs SA-1
 

Da Vinci Grandezza Grand tonearm

"As Jonathan Valin of TAS says in his thoughts at the AV Guide forum, the Da Vinci is the best pivoted arm

he has heard, and the equal of the Walker Proscenium linear tracker."

 

Da Vinci plays music, not hifi. 

 

Even the lower-priced Da Vinci Nobile is a stunning musical arm,

that Thorens of Switzerland also uses on their turntables.

 

And it will be another level upward again with the new Da Vinci "In Unison" turntable, final production almost done ! 

We only bring you the best analog ...

 

Grandezza Grand Reference tonearm

The first rhodanized version model of the Grandezza Grand in Singapore, 12" long ...

 

and going through the Kondo KSL-SFz step-up and the phono stage of the

Kondo KSL-M77 Ongaku-preamp ... magnificent music

Kondo M77 Ongaku-Pre

 

In the tradition of superb products that have withstood the test of time,

we present the Da Vinci Audio Labs Grandezza phono cartridge.

Outstanding Swiss precision and quality ...

Old world charm and modern virtues.

da Vinci Grandezza Cartridge

 

Watch for more details including the new Da Vinci Audio "In Unison" Turntable,

a more affordable version of the Da Vinci AAS Gabriel turntable.

The Unison will have some of the AAS Gabriel's features, including the superb and completely silent magnetic bearing,

and sonics closely approaching that of the flagship turntable.

 

Currently in production, we will have the "In Unison" here with the da Vinci Nobile tonearm,

for customers to experience another level of analog sonic quality, and build !

da Vinci Grandezza Cartridge da Vinci Grandezza Cartridge

da Vinci Grandezza Cartridge

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* Audio Note Japan or Kondo, NOT Audio Note UK

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Phonograph

 

Do they still make phonographs ?

Yes, they do, although they are more commonly called turntables these days.

 

We still consider sound from records through well-matched good turntable systems and phono stages at the top of the sonic chain (in addition to the archaic tape reel), after listening to some of the best CD players around, from $200 to $90k++.  And our reference were merely $3000 to $5000 turntables.  This is not on the technical merit, but on the overall musicality and soul, and the realism of the timbre and tonality.

 

It used to be that a system was incomplete without a CD player.  But time is fickle, and the best systems in the world now have a turntable as their primary source ... Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, France, etc.  This time, a system without a turntable seems incomplete ...

 

And if we listen to a system without a turntable, we know that the sound quality is hugely compromised and surely can even be much better, if not for the sake of convenience.  Of course, this convenience is also a huge plus for CD players, and may be a bigger factor than ultimate sonic quality to many. 

 

Then again, having a turntable setup does not guarantee high quality.  Proper matching and setup are paramount to get the best out of them, these are not plug and play music tools.  We can help customers through this, it's not rocket science like many will have you think so.  In fact, many of our customers have managed to adjust their analog systems on their own effectively after some time.

Phonograph - Turntable - TW Acustic, DPS, SCheu

 

Sonically Outstanding Analog At Soundscape HiFi

 

* emphasis on sonically *

 

Check out some sample photos from our customers.  

Click on a picture below to visit their audio rooms and take a peek.

 

da Vinci Grandezza Grand Reference Tonearms

here mounted on an SME 30 turntable

da Vinci Grandezza Grand Reference tonearm

 

DPS Turntables

AYL System

 

 

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A new reference tonearm is now in the market

 

The new Grandezza Grand Reference tonearm

 

Swiss precision and manufacturing, by Da Vinci Audio Labs

in 9", 10", and 12" versions

Da Vinci Audio Labs
 

A warm welcome from Singapore, the Lion City !  Here you will find relevant information on our products and services.  Have fun !

 

And if you happen to be around The Adelphi building, please don't hesitate to visit our showroom for an audition,  no obligations at all.  We would be very pleased just to let you listen to the products we carry.  Update or expand your yardstick for musicality (our most important criteria) and sound quality at certain price levels.

 

 

We hope that this website will further help provide more relevant information on our products.

 

Allow us to help you find the beat, the pulse, the essence of music through our offered products.  Rediscover the enchantment that music can bring to one's life through high-quality hifi.

Soundscape HiFi Showroom

 

"Rhythm And Beat" - Laura Kennedy, South Aftica

* "Rhythm And Beat" by Laura Kennedy, South Africa

At Soundscape HiFi, we strive to deliver great sound through good quality hifi, assist clients in setup issues and provide relevant answers to queries.

 

 

Music - From a line in Much Ado About Nothing where Benedick is watching people listening to a lute player, and says "Now divine air ! Now is his soul ravished ! Is it not strange that sheep's guts should hale souls out of men's bodies?"

 

"Musicality - The most important aspect of the musical presentation.  Musicality isn't any specific quality that we can listen for, but the musical satisfaction the system provides.  Our sensitivity to musicality is destroyed when we focus on a certain aspect of the presentation; i.e., when we listen critically.  Instead, musicality is the gestalt, the whole of our reaction to the reproduced sound.  We also use the term involvement to describe this oneness with music.  Ultimately, musicality - not dissecting the sound - is what high-end audio is all about." - Robert Harley, The Complete Guide To High-End Audio

 

 
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