aural designs in adelphi

the almarro amp - from japan!

new audio frontiers 845SE

escalante fremont speakers

my first meeting with victor peh, the young md of audio designs tells me that he is foremost a music lover/audiophile, only a businessman because he owns the business.

aural designs carries many brands that i have never heard of - escalante speakers, almarro amps, new audio frontiers are alient names to me. blame me, for i didn't normally read those reports from CES.

with the new audio frontiers 845 integrated amp driving the escalante fremont speakers, the sound is sweet, delicate and pure as expected from this tube. it has a certain euphonic quality that is not found in typical push-pull amp. i am also impressed with the tank-like looks of the edge cd player. the almarro is so exquisite that i mistook it for being a product of italian lineage. wrong, it is from japan! the almarro silver interconnect is another gem-looking cable and it sells for only SGD500 a pair.

by bringing such exotic products, victor certainly has ambitions and as an audiophile, the least you could do is to pay victor a visit and check out if any of his products tickles your fancy.