AV Designs Launched The Falcon Acoustics BBC LS 3/5a Gold Badge Speakers

On 18th September 2020,Audio Visual Designs officially launched the Falcon Acoustics BBC LS3/5a Gold Badge edition speakers to the Malaysian market. The event was held in their shop witnessed by media from various platforms.

According to Joseph Ki during his brief speech, this Falcon Acoustics BBC is using the original design Kingswood Warren Crossover Filter FL6/23 but they tweak and redesign that Crossover for better sound reproduction. This speakers is still using the KEF B110  woofer and T27 Tweeter, designed by Malcolm Jones whom is also the founder of Falcon Acoustics. The event was then moved to the listening room where the Rosewood version of this speakers was set up for a quick demo.

The system used for this demo consists of Bryston BDA 3.14, PMC Cor integrated amp. The speaker cable used was a pure copper Pro Sound cable by Canare Japan which made us wonder a bit.

During the listening session, several tracks were played covering a few musical genres. The Falcon delivery of music seems to be consistent across various genres played - huge staging, lively and big sound capable of fulfilling a decently sized venue. The Falcon can be characterised as an honest and luscious sounding speakers.

The greatest strength is the indepth vocal that these babies can deliver.  No doubt they sound natural but still lively. The tonality, accuracy and precision sound can be clearly experienced. 

To me personally, the mids sounded luscious and sweet with the lower mids seems to be more bold and thick sounding. All and on all, I would describe it as warm and seductive.

Instruments playback sounded very dynamic eventhough there were some moments where I could do with a little bit more subtleties.

The biggest surprise was actually the Bass reproduction. It is excellent sounding , taut and solid, the bass under control and they seems to go a lot deeper with authority.

Highs is not just clear with high level of clarity but also reproduced with a body to it, offering an outstanding resolution

Conclusion:

This Falcon Acoustics Gold Badge is a beautiful sounding speakers and very good in playing recordings of classical music, jazz and vocal music.

It delivers detail stereo imaging with natural tone and dynamics on vocal. The Gold Badge is a new norm BBC, fully reincarnated.

SPECIFICATIONS: 

Type: Two-way infinite baffle (sealed box)

Frequency response: 70Hz - 20kHz ± 3dB

Sensitivity: 83dB for 2.83V © 1m

Nominal impedance: 15 ohm

Bas/midrange driver: 138mm Falcon Acoustics B110 

Tweeter: 19mm Falcon Acoustics T27 

Crossover: Falcon Acoustics FL6/23 (BBC design) graded and pair matched components

Crossover frequency: 3Khz

Cabinet: Selected grade birch ply, beech  internally damped

Natural wood veneer finishes: cherry, walnut, rosewood, burr walnut, yew.

Price : RM12,500 for premium finished

            RM11,800 for regular finished

For those interested , head down to AV Designs and demo these babies.

Audio Visual Designs Sdn Bhd

H-2-6, Block H,

Boulevard Business Park,

No.115, Jalan Kepayang,

51200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

By Audio-Vault on behalf of El Hefe's HiFi Review

JBL Classic and Studio Monitors Series Launched in Malaysia

The iconic JBL Classic and Studio Monitor Bookshelf speakers series were officially launched for the Malaysian market by AV Designs Sdn. Bhd. on Friday, 28^th August 2020. Four models were showcased - L100 and L82 Classic Series and the 4312G and 4312MII of the Studio Monitor series.  The event was done in a small scale in accordance to the current MCO SOP but that did not stop the organizer from showcasing what the musical enjoyment these speakers can provide to the listeners.

The event started off at 3 pm with a short briefing by Mr. Tony Low where he did a lowdown on the revamped design of the original L100. Came out in 1970, the original L100 was designed mainly to suit the fans of rock music, given it was the Woodstock era. This new L100 Classic retains the vintage styling, including the retro-inspired design Quadrex foam grille (with enhanced material to prolong its integrity). This speakers boast a 1-inch titanium dome tweeter, 5-inch pure-pulp cone midrange driver, a slamming 12-inch cast-frame, white pure-pulp cone woofer and a single front-firing port tube. The L100 Classic also retains the high and mid frequency L—pad attenuators on the front baffle. With the current modern touch, the L100 is expected to be more neutral in sound and able to deliver musical enjoyment of various musical genres. JBL have also come up with a matching tilted stand, measured precisely at angle to give the speakers the best musical presentation to the listeners.  

The Full Lowdown of the Classic Series

Only the L100 was on active display with a Bryston BDP3 streamer and TAD amplification. Guests had the opportunity to listen to these speakers with a series of music clips and also test tones. From the first impression, the L100 Classic will be a strong contender for those seeking modern sound but with vintage looks.

 

What Fellow Contributor - Audio Vault Have To Say About L100?

Fellow contributor to El Hefe's HiFi Review, Audio Vault have something to say about the L100.

Merry Christmas track infused with jazz genre - L100 produced a large staging scale with good layering of instruments. Very musical with clear and clean sound. Good bass control where the low end frequency was delivered with a sense of authority. At the same time, it still maintains an open sound to fill up the venue. The highs gives out the details which provides an excellent sounding contrast. It really delivers the greatness of the track recording.

Move to Ready for Love from Bad Company.Vocal is more natural and the L100 reveals more of its forward character,well-rounded sound that is mostly neutral and with a good tonal balance.The guitar works sound very electrifying.

I loved hearing the drums through these speakers, tapping out the beat on a ride cymbal, the sound of the stick hitting the  the cymbal with a natural splash and then hearing it fading into the background. Bass is taut and pounding with powerful low frequencies.

L100 not only able to separate instruments within a crowded sound field, it can also deliver a dynamic distance between instruments and vocals. . 

According to Tony, they currently only carry one unit of each model but more units are expected to arrive in the second shipment due soon. The L100 Classic is retailed at RM 19,800 whilst the L82 Classic is retailed at RM 11,200 excluding the matching stands.

These JBL speakers are available for demo at the AV Designs show room. (+603-62411237)

Note: Some of the contents here is a mirror of my write up on Audiofi.net