With the abundance of Beats, Monster and Bose headsets in the markets these days, it is no surprise that there are some solid cans that maintain a relatively low profile. The Grado SR60i is one of these. While it has won several awards within the audiophile community, somehow, shops are still plentiful with the mainstream brands. As 2013 comes to an end, let's...

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On a whim, I've decided to republish the material I had put online in May 2003. Can you believe it? That is like 10 years ago. I was still a poor student in the middle of my university days. Now, I am paper pusher attempting to put a few pennies into the pocket. To make things simple, I'm copying and pasting my unadulterated...

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Earlier this February, Sony stopped producing MiniDisc players. Yet another incredibly sad moment, I must say. MDs were a part and parcel of my life in the late 1990s to the early 2000s. I never made it a point to transition the music device from my humble but reliable cassette player, Sony Walkman WM-FX511, to the CD player. Somehow, CD players felt rather...

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This week was a sad week.  Not just for me but those who grew up in Singapore loving music. Gramophone, one of the few music retailers left in Singapore, shut its doors for good.  While not unexpected, this definitely was a disappointment to me. I'm sure there are many who had frequented their flagship Raffles Place store within the MRT station. I was...

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