2014 HiFi/HeadFi/HT Reflection

First of all, I would like to say thank you  all those who have visited, commented and bashed my blog.  Without all of you, this blog would not reach over 70,000 visitors (40,000 this year alone compared to 30,000 in 2013 when I started the blog).... and NO.... this does not include my own visit :)

Secondly, thank you to the following individual and companies in NO order of preference:

1. Victor Pheh of HiFi Creations for loaning me the Magnet power amps and power conditioner for the first 2014 review
2. James Tan and Tony Low of AV Designs for PMC poison especially the PMC Twenty 26
3. Max Loh and Yoon Tat of Maxx Audio for your SVS and AudioPhysics poison
4. Steve Chua of CMY Audio OU Branch for the Oppo poison
5. Spin Doctor Mastan Latiff and Khalizul for the vintage GL78 TT
6. Tony Lee of LTB Enterprise for the continuous Musical Fidelity updates
7. Chong of Stoner Acoustics for the UD120
8. Nick of Hard Graft Records for getting me those great metal LPs
9. Stevie of Tower Records for getting me the long awaited Charles Trenet LP
10. Radzi of Teenage Head Records for an excellent RSD this year
11. Khairul Fahmi from Embrace JB for all those Legoland LPs :)
12. Foo Lek Choong for RSD shopping and continuous TT poison
13. Mr. Dick Tan for not forgetting me in KLIAV show
14. Willy Low of AV2Day for sharing hifi wisdom 
15. Erik Goh for hifi sessions and kopitiam
16. Bassraptor, WongKN, Foong, Bal for managing HiFi4sale
17. Blogger Sting for personally helping me with the PMC26 review
18. Mr. Andrew Everard for his kind comments and advise on my Oppo HA1 review
19. Wilmslow Audio in UK for providing me with a replacement tweeter for my TDL RTL3SE
20. What Are You Listening To Right Now FB Group for an excellent HiFi session this year.
21. LP Lovers Forever Whatsapp Group
22. PMC UK for the souvenir gift
23. WhatHiFi UK for shortlisting my hifi set up for the top 10 finalist for July 2014

Did I leave out anybody?

I started 2014 with a personal target to improve on my HT set up as I am quite happy with my HiFi and HeadFi set up.

Dream to have but may put some effort in getting one in 2014

1. Bryston Mini T speakers to replace my Mission M34i home cinema front speakers

2. A projector and screen set up / 60" or 65" TV

So how did I do?

In

PMC Twenty 23

PMC Twenty Centre (swayed)

Samsung LED CURVE TV 65" 9000 series

SVS NSD12 Subwoofer (swayed)

Oppo HA-1 headphone amp (swayed)

Lenco GL78 TT (swayed)

Many many many LPs and BluRay and HFPA

Out

Mission M34i

Infinity Primus Centre

Musical Fidelity M1 HPA

Wharfedale SW150 sub

YEESSSS... I am weak when it comes to HT/HiFi/HeadFi... So sue me... :)

So...whats in store for me in 2015? With the oil price slumping.... I may have to set an objective of ZERO hardware changes.... except for the following:

• Installing the presence and surround back speakers to complete my 9.1 channel home cinema (speakers are already available, just need installing)

So, I am starting my 2015 with:

2 Channel HiFi Set Up

Musical Fidelity M6i integrated amplifier

Musical Fidelity M1 PWR power amp

Musical Fidelity M6 DAC

Musical Fidelity M1 CDT

Musical Fidelity M1 ViNL phono stage

Musical Fidelity M1 CLiC universal media player/streamer

Bryston BHA-1 Headphone amp and Alessandro Grado MS Pro headphone

SONY MDS JA20ES minidisk player

Onkyo Cassette Deck

ClearAudio Concept TT

GL78 Lenco TT

Apple TV

Dell Windows Laptop with Samsung UA55HU8000 TV

Belkin PF50

Full Siltech Classic Anniversary 330L cable, IC, power cable, digital cable

Tombo cable elevators

and...

Home Theater Set Up

Yamaha RXV 2067 AV receiver

PMC twenty 23 front speaker

PMC twenty Centre

Wharfedale Diploe rear speakers

SVS NSD12 subwoofer

Oppo 95EU BD player

SONY CDP XB930E CD player

Apple TV

ASTRO B.Yond PVR

Marantz DV4000 DVD player

Samsung UA65HU9000 65" UHD Curve TV

Darbee Darblet DVP5000

Bedroom Set Up

Oppo HA-1 headphone amp with Beyerdynamic T1 Tesla headphone

BOSE WAVE system