Month: December 2014

Sandy Re:Workz review

Reworkz

Some says Jun’s kick-ass drumming on Sandy’s Re:Workz is distracting, taking too much prominence over the vocal. i guess this is a polarizing album for the fans…it’s either you like the raw live house jam (aka: Live from Daryl’s house) or hate it because Sandy is like whispering to the ears. i could detect some slight clip-like on the Fender Rhodes on Track 3 as well as Track 2 of the steel-string guitar. nonetheless, this album is a keeper for me.

in music, it’s either a keeper or it’s not. so the 5 stars rating system of iTunes is a redundant function. you listen to it or your don’t. don’t need to classify by ratings.

Mirror Image .2P Preamp Week 3

Mirror Image Audio .2P

More information regarding this 22 years old preamplifier from USA. After searching the great internet, i found out that there is a review of the equipment with its 1.1SB Revised stereo power amp in Issue 85 of The Absolute Sound (Jan/Feb 1993).

The reviewers has slightly mix recommendation for .2P, with favorable comments on it’s musicality , easy on the ear for musical enjoyment. However, it was noted that their enthusiasm will upped another level if not for the price range (suggested retail US$3200 back in ’90s) that should be subjected to higher audio standards.

Personally, I am more than happy to have a musical unit rather than “world class” that does not perform musically. Paired the .2P preamp with Rowland Model 10 as well as the Blue X XLR cable, this will be my reference standard for quite some time.

Time for me to concentrate on the music and let the equipments disappear. That my friend is audio for the win.