"The Audiophile Mall" Adelphi Singapore

VR3
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So, me and the wife have been on a month long excursion to Japan, Vietnam and Singapore... lots of fun. Anyways, so, since I am an audiophile nerd, of course I had to see what Audio shops were around us as we traveled around.

The most notable, without question was Adelphi in Singapore. This is quite literally an audiophile Mecca, with 40 + audiophile stores with systems ranging from 2k to 1 million USD, all setup ready to listen to...

To top it off, they have a freaking Transformers Toy collectors store, so this place became to be known as the mall built for Trey.

If you are ever in Singapore, this is a pretty awesome place to check out.

The good and bad of this experience -

I heard very, very few well setup systems. I heard ALOT of bad audio here, which unfortunately is a testament as to why it is so hard to demo gear in a store setting. On the flip side, I heard quite a few good setups too. I was able to listen to just about every high end brand I could think of except a hand full.

One store had a full suite Avalon acoustics speakers (with none setup). I have always wanted to hear Avalon.

Honorable mentions -
Dali
Vector Acoustics

We heard a few awesome setups in Japan, particularly a Magico setup that sounded beautiful.

Here are some pics, I took all of these before opening as I don't like photographing stores.

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- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,946
    Thanks for sharing.
    Glad to see you're "unbanned" too!
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  • monepolk
    monepolk Posts: 1,146
    Nice.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    DANG!!!!!!!!!!!! That is awesome!
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
    That's cool! I believe Jesse posted a video link a while back, but certainly cool for one of us Polkie's to see it firsthand. You must've been in heaven!

    So, how many extra suitcases did you need for the return flight? :smile:
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,616
    yea none of that will fit in your carry on :D
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,048
    edited January 2019
    speechless
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,763
    I really really really tried to find a cable. I learned that would be no small feat.

    I found an interesting brand in Japan called zonotone. They had a nice set of interconnects but they wouldn't budge off of the msrp price, which I can't bring myself to pay for any gear.

    Was a great experience.

    I also heard the devialet phantom that is all over social media as the greatest speaker ever made. All I will say, they definitely over sell that thing, but it is a killer Bluetooth life style speaker.

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    I also heard the kef blade which I thought was fairly impressive!

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    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,616
    What impressed me was that shot of the Legacy speakers. Hard to think that from the middle of Illinois to the far east NICE !
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,763
    Yes, they claimed to be the primary legacy dealer in Singapore. They had a room loaded with them ran on some nice gear, can't recall the brand.
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • codycatalist
    codycatalist Posts: 2,662
    Very cool! My wife, little one and I plan to go to Japan in about 2 years time. Looking forward to it!
    Just a dude doing dude-ly things

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,763
    My best recommendation is to make your final destination somewhere other than Japan. The reason for that is that it dosnt cost anymore to go somewhere else, Narita is the connecting flight for lots of southeast Asia and as such, it only cost us an extra 30 bucks round trip to stay In Japan versus a normal layover. Just a fwiw
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • codycatalist
    codycatalist Posts: 2,662
    VR3 wrote: »
    My best recommendation is to make your final destination somewhere other than Japan. The reason for that is that it dosnt cost anymore to go somewhere else, Narita is the connecting flight for lots of southeast Asia and as such, it only cost us an extra 30 bucks round trip to stay In Japan versus a normal layover. Just a fwiw

    Makes sense and a good tip for a new traveler. Thanks Trey!
    Just a dude doing dude-ly things

    "Temptation is the manifestation of desire which equals necessity." - Mikey081057
    " I have always had a champange taste with a beer budget" - Rick88
    "Just because the thread is getting views don't mean much .. I like a good train wreck doesn't mean i want to be in one..." - pitdogg2
    "Those that don't know, don't know that they don't know." - heiney9
    "Audiophiles are the male equivalent of cat ladies." - Audiokarma Member
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  • GlennDog
    GlennDog Posts: 3,121
    VR3 wrote: »
    I really really really tried to find a cable. I learned that would be no small feat.

    Was a great experience.

    Fantastic trip, Trey

    Not sure what cable you're looking for. This guy is in Singapore

    http://www.audioasylumtrader.com/ca/listing/Interconnects/MIT/Proline-Digital-Reference-AES-EBU/192879

    I want this cable, but I'm very leary about overseas deals

    Safe travles!

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,763
    I checked out the guys site, looks legit to me. I will say most/all gear in Singapore is imported and as such, there were few good deals to be had.

    I want really looking for a particular cable, just anything I may like in the rca interconnect department or digital cable

    Appreciate the well wishes!
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,953
    Thank you for sharing all the photos for people like me who will likely never be able to experience it in person!
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,856
    wow a Transformers Toy store.....where are the pics :) this would be a must visit for me......lol
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