Archive for the 'Tech and Gadgets' Category

Yulong AMP4780 Integrated Amp Review

The Yulong AMP4780, another one of China’s exports that claims to provide Hi-Fi enthusiasts with an affordable and compact solution for high quality audio playback. I purchased the Yulong to replace my Creek 4330SE, which is a wonderful sounding peice of kit. The Yulong retails at a much lower price, and can be purchased new […]

Opera Consonance Reference 2.2 MKII CD Player

Chinese-made tube gear has always intrigued me, especially the price-to-performance ratio that can be had especially when purchasing these components on the secondary market. The Opera-Consonance probably is one of the leaders of production CD Players from China for the US Market. The particular player I have here is the Opera Consonance Reference 2.2 MKII. […]

Pro-Ject Tube Box II Phono Preamp Review

Lately I’ve had a renewed interested in improving my audio system, and it likely has something to do with my recent move to Vancouver and the sudden accessibility of all sort of neat stuff. One of the first things I decided to do was play around with my Vinyl Rig. I picked up a Pro-Ject […]

Bel Canto CD-1

This is an amazing CD player. I have heard a lot of CD Players in my time on my system, but this is the first one to literally open it up to an entirely new level of performance. Granted this is probably the most expensive CD Player I have ever had in my system, next […]

I got me a Sony Alpha DSLR-A200

My first SLR! I got my first fancy camera.. its an entry level model, so I suppose its not that fancy. The thing is not that easy to use tho. I’m learning. Its supposed to be the family level dslr for people that don’t know jack about photos 🙂 Its pretty neat so far though. […]