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  1. garylkoh

    Hyper Sonic X4 Cartridge

    As with all of my non-loudspeaker products, I only get into something when I find that what is available commercially does not satisfy. I've had a stable of cartridges that I rotate because none of them totally satisfy. The Transfiguration Proteus D was my favorite overall, but unfortunately is...
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    Groove Note launches Reel-to-Reel Titles

    My friend Wuti Larnroongroj is probably one of the largest retailers of Reel-to-Reel tape titles in the world through his Bangkok store Image music&Film co.,ltd. That may be why Groove Note has decided to have the world premier launch of their tape titles in his store on Saturday, 30th June...
  3. garylkoh

    USA East Coast launch for the Genesis Maestro.

    We are launching the Genesis Maestro loudspeaker in the East Coast of the USA (although it has been playing in the VPI House for almost a year) this Saturday, May 19th in Cherry Hill, New Jersey - hosted by Hi-Fi Sales company. As usual, I will be bringing some of my eclectic mix of music to...
  4. garylkoh

    Thiel is Toast

    I'm always sad when one of my competitors bites the dust. I am a great believer in evolution, and believe that competition challenges you and makes you better. However, this was in the cards for a long time - the pivot to cheap Made-in-China products, having the company run by bean counters and...
  5. garylkoh

    Remembering Arnie Nudell (1937-2017) founder of high-end audio

    I first met Arnie in April 2002, when I visited him to try to convince him to build me a pair of Genesis 1's after his company closed down the previous year. He cooked us both lunch at home - a wonderful seafood risotto - and ended up convincing ME to purchase the assets and inventory of Genesis...
  6. garylkoh

    The Making of a Direct-to-Disc Album

    Saturday, September 2nd 1:30pm Venue: http://audiosociety.org/meeting.html Gary Koh - club EXCO member and designer of Genesis loudspeakers - will talk about the making of the "Anne Bisson Trio: Four Seasons in Jazz Live at Bernie's" direct-to-disc album. He will take us behind the scenes...
  7. garylkoh

    California Audio Show 2017

    The latest iteration of the CAAS will be held in the Hilton Oakland Airport next week - July 28th to 30th. We will again have a large room, and this time we will have the first commercially released pair of Genesis Maestro in the USA. We are going to be running them with the Viva Aurora...
  8. garylkoh

    VPI Turntables event at the Pacific Northwest Audio Society

    Mat Weisfeld, President of VPI Industries, will talk about VPI and demonstrate three turntables. VPI Industries Inc. is a family owned high-end audio manufacturer that was started by Sheila and Harry Weisfeld 35 years ago. Still family owned, it is run by Harry and his son Mat. Since taking over...
  9. garylkoh

    Chinese New Year (??) 2017

    Wishing all at the What's Best Forum (and lurkers) a very Happy, Healthy and Successful Year of the Fire Rooster.
  10. garylkoh

    Genesis at CES 2017: with VPI, Transfiguration, SMc Audio and Viva Audio

    Genesis will be at its 25th CES this Winter - CES2017. And to celebrate, we are having a party - with VPI and Transfiguration, SMc Audio and Viva Audio. I'll post details of the gear later, but I'll start with music first. The system has been picked months ago, but I was telling one of my...
  11. garylkoh

    Announcing the Genesis Maestro

    Seattle, WA – Genesis Advanced Technologies, manufacturer of legendary audiophile loudspeaker systems, is proud to announce the next generation of the highly regarded Genesis™ 5-series loudspeaker – the “Mæstro”. “A new design for the G5 was probably what I’ve been most requested for,” said...
  12. garylkoh

    Transfiguration Proteus D

    I've had this for the past week, it's a goodie! The cantilever is a square-shank diamond. Looks tapered. I don't think that there's been a production cartridge with a diamond cantilever since the Kiseki Lapis Lazuli.... and I do hope that this one gets into production. As yet unobtainium.....
  13. garylkoh

    New Anne Bisson tape and production run of Blue Mind

    I've been busy travelling all over the world and so has Ki Choi, so it's quite a feat to get a new production run of Anne Bisson's tapes ready for shipping. The 3rd production run of a reel-to-reel title sponsored by Genesis of Anne Bisson?'s Blue Mind (with a new cover!!) and the first...
  14. garylkoh

    Crowd Cow

    Here's an idea - get a couple of friends together, hunt down the best ranches with the happiest cows and buy a whole cow. Weighing in at over 1,500 lbs, you need a LOT of friends to eat a whole cow. Also, there's actually very little of the premium steak. Most of the cow would end up being...
  15. garylkoh

    Invitation to Summer Social 2016

    ??This is an invitation to the PNWAS July Summer Social to be held on Friday July 8th at 5:00 pm until late at Genesis Advanced Technologies http://www.genesisloudspeakers.com/ facility at 654 South Lucile St, Seattle, WA 98108 For those who can't make it on July 8th, the social extends to...
  16. garylkoh

    The Genesis Prime - Dragon Edition

    The Genesis Prime - Dragon Edition: Launch Party As a matter of course, we always run-in all of our products before shipping them out. This is because like a fine wine, the initial aging can be quite a roller-coaster ride. They may sound fabulous right off the production line, but then go down...
  17. garylkoh

    Genesis at T.H.E. Show Newport 2016

    This year, I wanted to do something wild, wacky, fun, and completely off the wall. Break all the "rules" of audiophilia and deliver some spectacular music with something unusual. Luckily, Bob Clarke of Profundo wanted to play too! **** commercial break **** Those of you who don't know Dr Bob...
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    R.I.P. Mr Winston Ma

    It is with deep sorrow and heavy heart that I post the news that Mr Winston Ma passed away peacefully on 24th May 2016. I will always remember him for his passion for music, his determination for perfection, and most of all his joy of life and generosity of spirit. A funeral service will be...
  19. garylkoh

    Best Pancake Recipe

    Pancakes are the simplest of Sunday breakfasts in the Koh family - just pancakes lathered in maple syrup and a cup of tea. Simple is easy. I'm known for saying "as simple as possible, but no simpler". However, for the simplest of breakfast - you need the best of pancakes. No store-bought mix is...
  20. garylkoh

    Press Release: The fully customizable Genesis Fortè at CES 2016 in Las Vegas

    Seattle, WA – The Genesis Fortè is the latest model in a long legacy of 6-foot-tall line-source two-tower loudspeakers dating back to 1994 with the introduction of the Genesis II.5. Other illustrious models in this series included the Genesis 350SE (2000) and the Genesis 2.2 Junior (2011). The...
  21. garylkoh

    Genesis Forte with VPI Avenger and Spectral

    Since much of Genesis' business is done in Asia, we held a soft launch of the new Genesis Forte in Bangkok prior to the launch in Las Vegas during CES. We ran it with an all-Spectral system using the VPI Avenger as the source. Here's the Genesis Forte with the Spectral DMA-400 Monaural...
  22. garylkoh

    Genesis Sponsors Reel-to-Reel tape release

    As part of our effort to make sure that Genesis owners continue to have great music to play on their loudspeakers and electronics, we have sponsored a number of music releases. The latest that we've done is to sponsor the Reel-to-Reel release of Anne Bisson's superb album Blue Mind. A...
  23. garylkoh

    Opportunity to witness a Live recording

    Dear Friends, Yarlung executive producer J Schlichting joins me in inviting you for a live concert recording session in beautiful Samueli Hall at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa on November 3rd, at 1pm. Restricted to 40 guests (you will be sitting with the musicians...
  24. garylkoh

    First Reel-to-Reel title from MA Recordings

    When Todd Garfinkle made the recording of Ito Ema playing Bach's Goldberg Variations, he had two complete recording chains in place - one pair of handmade, titanium capsule battery powered, line-level output mics for the digital chain and a pair of Bruel and Kjær 4006 mikes for the 1/2 inch...
  25. garylkoh

    Genesis Advanced Technologies Launches Latest Genesis 2

    Nothing has much has changed in theoretical acoustics since ‘The Theory of Sound’ by mathematician and physicist Lord John William Strutt, Baron Rayleigh was published in 1877. There are still only two proper ways for a transducer to propagate sound in a room: a point-source and a line-source...
  26. garylkoh

    Bach, Bartok, Brahms, Korngold, Ligeti, Takemitsu, Rachmaninov and Ysaye

    Genesis sponsored a quartet of albums by Yarlung Records on DSD. The entire quartet was reviewed on Positive Feedback and got a fabulous review - not only for the sound of the (up to) Quad-DSD downloads, but the performance as well. Read more: http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue79/yarlung.htm...
  27. garylkoh

    Sweet Wines

    I have an allergy to most alcohol, but old, vintage wine agrees with my body and my palate. My favourite is botrytised sweet wines - Sauternes is probably the most famous of these, but also from Vouvray, Alsace and even Australia. The common denominator of these wines is that they are made from...
  28. garylkoh

    Best Ice Cream Recipes

    At the request of FrantzM on another thread..... a Blueberry (or almost any berry) ice cream recipe. Basic ice cream custard: 2 cups heavy cream 1/2 cup non-homogenized milk 3 jumbo egg yolks (or 4 large ones) 1/2 cup unbleached raw sugar Blend the above together into a large heavy...
  29. garylkoh

    A Visit To The Temple

    As far back as I can remember in my audiophile life, the words "Bernie Grundman Mastering" has been THE mark of quality for great music. I was invited by my good friend Wuti Larnroongroj to visit as he was there to cut the lacquer for the new limited edition Boyd Kosiyabong (Thai language) album...
  30. garylkoh

    The Muse at Newport

    Genesis Advanced Technologies, Inc. is going to be at The Show Newport, but it will not be the same-old, same-old with a pair of loudspeakers. This year, we are going to be there with the Genesis Muse - a music server!! I've been demo-ing with a music server at shows since CES2006. In the...

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