tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post1894614358613216479..comments2023-10-30T19:20:15.471+08:00Comments on desirable audio boutique 欲望:音响: apple to the rescuemaggielurva 愛美姬http://www.blogger.com/profile/14547223575199060065noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-85485341021331462762008-03-02T13:27:00.000+08:002008-03-02T13:27:00.000+08:00GuysLet's keep the Malaysian political parties out...Guys<BR/><BR/>Let's keep the Malaysian political parties out of this blog. Remember that this is an international AV blog.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-25550965484504679072008-03-02T10:53:00.000+08:002008-03-02T10:53:00.000+08:00Km,No need to apologize,The goverment has been sup...Km,<BR/>No need to apologize,<BR/><BR/>The goverment has been supplying us corrupted power supply till we can't enjoy our hobby fully.<BR/><BR/> Really time has come for a major change.If nothing really change despite what happenen Itold myself I will migrate.<BR/><BR/> The country will spiral down so fast,all of us will come down togetherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-35219170205736013172008-03-02T08:03:00.000+08:002008-03-02T08:03:00.000+08:00Apologise for being seriously off topic.I was at t...Apologise for being seriously off topic.<BR/><BR/>I was at the DAP ceramah in Subang Jaya (USJ 12 field) last night. Wow! more than 10,000 people were standing by me.<BR/><BR/>Lim Kit Siang will be coming to SJ (same venue) on Monday. Spread the word and come, if possible.<BR/><BR/>If any MCA (Make Chinese Angry) people approaches you, just say your favourite song is from Elton John. <BR/><BR/>His "Rocket Man."<BR/><BR/>Vote for change!<BR/><BR/>P.S. Nurul Izzah, Anwar's daughter, came and spoke too in English. First time live in person for me and she's a pretty, confident and very articulate young lady.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-49976567436378882212008-03-02T07:35:00.000+08:002008-03-02T07:35:00.000+08:00Talking about IPhone, yes, it has many cool featur...Talking about IPhone, yes, it has many cool features but I believe not too good sound quality.<BR/><BR/>Some of my friends have iPhones and when they call me, the voices are softer, noisier and higher pitched. Sometimes I hardly can recognise them.<BR/><BR/>Not to misjudge Steve Jobs, but perhaps sound quality is not top 5 in his list.<BR/><BR/>Not too good for a start if Apple ventures to home hi fi, right folks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-84285109760442567072008-03-02T01:39:00.000+08:002008-03-02T01:39:00.000+08:00hi dato, hague,you can fool the customer once but ...hi dato, hague,<BR/>you can fool the customer once but you can't fool them twice. companies that shortchange customers won't last long. look at how many brands collapsed in the 90s and never gets resurrected even. remember NRG amp?<BR/><BR/>OTOH, look at krell, ARC, magnepan, conrad johnson, sonus faber.<BR/> <BR/>aboon,<BR/>controversy is good. vote DAP ;-)maggielurva 愛美姬https://www.blogger.com/profile/14547223575199060065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-5932061402028808672008-03-01T21:03:00.000+08:002008-03-01T21:03:00.000+08:00I think successful Amerian companies are very focu...I think successful Amerian companies are very focused on what they do (main reason why they are successful).<BR/><BR/>Unlike some GLCs and public listed companies here, they don't expand "upsteam" or "downstream" (companies here many a times found themselves "bottomstream" after doing so) but reach out to the international markets.<BR/><BR/>I don't think Apple would expand to home hi fi (not in the immediate future anyway) as it didn't fit into the company's core competencies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-92189401194107788262008-03-01T10:02:00.000+08:002008-03-01T10:02:00.000+08:00You need a big player to save the industry. The wa...You need a big player to save the industry.<BR/><BR/> The watch companies had the Richmont group,Could Apple be the equivalent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-11806358708620331922008-03-01T09:48:00.000+08:002008-03-01T09:48:00.000+08:00Hope this truly materializeWould be for the better...Hope this truly materialize<BR/><BR/>Would be for the better for sureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-78252871823802032302008-02-29T17:59:00.000+08:002008-02-29T17:59:00.000+08:00interesting notion that one, Would apple see money...interesting notion that one,<BR/><BR/> Would apple see money in hi-fi ?surely,but would it be enought?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-36495865675371958532008-02-29T15:39:00.000+08:002008-02-29T15:39:00.000+08:00wah maggie,your readers now arelike lim kit siang....wah maggie,<BR/>your readers now arelike lim kit siang.so brave ahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-48370183747649169132008-02-29T15:23:00.000+08:002008-02-29T15:23:00.000+08:00If anyone could safe hifi ,i think apple could. Bu...If anyone could safe hifi ,i think apple could.<BR/><BR/> But the problem with us audiophiles is that sometime we just want to shun the product just because it is mainstream.<BR/><BR/> When Microsoft bought HDCD,after realizing the immense benefit,they thought all the hi fi manufacturers are going to line up to use them.But unfortunately the reverse happened.<BR/><BR/> Now only a small select of audiophile companies that are run by engineers[Naim,cary audio etc] use HDCD decording.Why?because the others thought it is nt cool enough to have microsoft product on their portfolio.<BR/><BR/> Look at what happen to rega.Their Appollo and SAturn received rave reviews but what is happening now?Severe manufacturing defect.I can bet you if apple receive the complain the ywould have done something about it instead of running away from the problem.<BR/>Who will lose out?well it looks like Rega is falling down faster than you could imagine and all of us will lose outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-63561000266258366562008-02-29T12:07:00.000+08:002008-02-29T12:07:00.000+08:00Dear Maggielurva,Hello,I know a lot of so called m...Dear Maggielurva,<BR/>Hello,<BR/><BR/>I know a lot of so called mid fi stuff [in term of price]that beat the hi end[but mid fi in performance]stuff.<BR/><BR/> I think a lot of manufacturers are taking advantage of audiophiles trait of perceiving that more expensive equals more performance.<BR/><BR/> In the end the market will determine who would succed and who wouldn't<BR/><BR/> Remember when the prce of Condo in KLCC touched 1000psf? I thought it was absolutely ridicilous,but most people don,t think so ,and now it's doing 1.8k psf and you still have people who think that that's a bargain.....<BR/><BR/> Thats Capitalism for youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15183108.post-37976582132826631562008-02-29T10:51:00.000+08:002008-02-29T10:51:00.000+08:00Dear Maggie,I do not feel that Apple is the right ...Dear Maggie,<BR/><BR/>I do not feel that Apple is the right choice.<BR/><BR/> Their entire existence is making as much profit as possible.<BR/><BR/> What they are good at though is telling a fairytale.<BR/><BR/> Everyone knows that Creative zen MP3 player s are better than i-pod in everyway,but who's buying the creative zen?not even the Singaporean.<BR/> <BR/> Call me a pessimist or old fashion,but the only way to me that the mid fi and hi fi stuff can move is doing what swedish statement is doing with marten,bladeus etc.Small companies run by passionate,intelligent people and coalesce together under one cooperative umbrella.<BR/><BR/> And they have to start advertising in non audio related publications[Meridian has been doing it for years] like Robb REport,Esquire ETc<BR/><BR/> Peple will always be on the look out for quality.But you will not now of their existence until your are told about it.Truth be told.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com