AVD product launching

I was honoured to be invited to participate the launching of new products brought to Malaysian soil on 26 Jan 2018. The launching was slightly delayed to roughly 3.00pm, started with a short sweet speech from James Tan. A humble beginning, AV Design was incorporated in 1993. It was operated from second-floor office floor above an auto workshop. This year marks 25th years anniversary in business, something worth celebrating as with our KLAV in tandem. 25 years is a long time.

From left, Joseph Ki, James Tan and Tony

James took the opportunity to announce that Joseph Ki, widely known as Jo Ki, the man who founded the unofficial Rogers LS3/5a group, coming on board as a director. Jo has been responsible for the interior design of the previous outlet in Rohas and now new outlet, Boulevard Business Park. AV Design has been a reputable home theatre entertainment solution provider in town, James is ambitious to take on the two-channel system seriously with the appointment of Jo Ki. Something is bound to happen. AV Design is now in a better position to provide a complete mid to high-end two-channel system package, namely, hardware, acoustic solution and room design.

Time for the new products, PMC Cor analogue amplifier. Tony, Sales Manager went on to brief us on PMC electronics. PMC is not new on amplification technology, they have been doing amplification for over twenty-five years experience under their belt, primarily for pro sound industry.

Cor as in Portuguese means heart, soul and mind. Rated 95 watt at 8-ohm or 140 watt at 4-ohm integrated amplifier, dressed in a ribbed box and an oversized volume knob, the design looks as utilitarian as can get. Timeless. Cor brought back Japanese old school tone control features, the slide motor allow left-right balance, treble and bass adjustment that will come handy in various room shapes.

We were played three tracks of various music genre to give a glimpse of Cor's sound perspectives. I didn't get the sweet spot for the demo but got an opportunity for a serious listen afterwards. The system comprises of Bryston music streamer, Cor integrated amp driving PMC 25.26 (RM46,800 per pair).

The system is placed in an open area with a right opening, in spite of that, my listening impression has been positive. No grain, no hardened notes, offering a clear view into the music. A thumb up to acoustic treatment. The sound was clean, exquisite and detailed, there were no hints of boom. Credits to Jo for his set up efforts, PMC 25.26s were imaging ghostly. The highs were tangible! For a little more than RM31,800 price tag, Cor joins the bandwagon of mid-market integrated amplifiers. Cor is the natural choice for its transducer.

PMC 25.26

Read http://www.the-ear.net/review-hardware/pm-cor-integrated-amplifier

Next up, Syzygy Acoustics. These are subs for music, should excite some of the bass enthusiasts. Wait til you hear this, Syzygy subs are wi-fi able and wired providing the flexibility of connection. It equips with BLE app and SoundSculpt Technology (DSP) to boot, offer a smooth bass response.

There are four variants in the range, starting from

Syzygy SLF 800, 8in driver, 200 watt, 34-200Hz, BLE app and bass reflex design, MRSP RM2500, optional WRM TX1 transmitter RM470
Syzygy SLF 820, 8in driver, 400 watt, 30-200Hz, BLE app and bass reflex design, comes with digital room correction, MRSP RM3700
Syzygy SLF 850, 10in driver, 1000 watt, 24-200Hz, BLE app and acoustic suspension design, comes with digital room correction, MRSP RM4900
Syzygy SLF 870, 12in driver, 1000 watt, 20-200Hz, BLE app and acoustic suspension design, comes with digital room correction, MRSP RM5990

Driven by a Pioneer AV amp, a single Syzygy SLF 800 in this room, mating PCM 25.21 in a room 14' x 20' (my best guesstimate). The sound was noticeably beefen. The speed of the sub is remarkable.

With BLE app, the owner could sync automatically with the system. For the capable, they can opt for manual tuning, like Q factor, phase degree, dB roll off, delay and fading to manipulate the bass curve.

You can opt for duo subs for optimal stereo performance. Intoxicating just to think about it. AV Design has three dedicated rooms, one for home theatre and two for the two-channel system.

A review by The Absolute Sound on Syzygy SLF870 by Vade Forrester on Sep 11th, 2017.
You may want to read http://www.tonepublications .com/review/syzygy-slf-870-subwoofer/ and http://www.cepro.com/article/review_syzygy_slf_850_subwoofer_sound_quality_calibration

This is the home theatre room.

The equipment is nestled in a hidden compartment.

This is the TAD room.

The clever use of absorption and reflection.

For further info, visit http://www.avdesigns.com.my