KL International AV Show 2008 – 2nd & 3rd days
The second and third day, we were expecting the crowd and yes, there they were!
Printed out 2000 flyers and gave out the last one at almost the last few minutes of the show. And I was so close to printing just 1000 pieces.
My thoughts? Here’s a few thoughts. First the minus.
1. I find that many Malaysians do not even give their countrymen a chance. They passed by, had a look, and when they realized it’s all locally made, quickly walked away. Nary a listen. Sad…
2. Didn’t know there are so many speaker designers in Malaysia! Well, that’s what they claimed. Each gave interesting comments. Some were a bit strange like… where is your speaker driver? They couldn’t even locate the speaker driver!
3. Many did not bother to stay long enough. I believe we were the only room to play such a huge variety of music but in order to listen to different types of music and the different virtues of the system, you got to sit down for a while. I guess they weren’t keen to give us a chance after all.
4. Room acoustic simply sucks. Despite the room treatment we did, it still wasn’t enough. If we had more time to tame the room, we could certainly do more. The listening hall in my home has more width but less depth. The resultant sound is more open and “lighter”. Light as in being “more agile”. We don’t get this in the hotel room.
5. Some folks commented not enough bass. This being horns, we advised them to sit further behind as the bass waves would be thrown further. They wouldn’t and preferred to sit in front. Then complain not enough bass. Oh well…
Okay, the plusses.
1. Met many interesting folks! Made many new friends!
2. Interestingly, we had many listeners coming to our room for 2 consecutive days. Some even for all 3 days! I guess we must have done something right!
3. We received many positive feedback. Some say that they are proud to know that Malaysians can do something like this! Hey, after all, we are the ONLY one with a full 100% Malaysian designed and built system.
4. It’s refreshing to have folks ask for different types of music. It’s sickening to hear only of “audiophile approved recordings”. It’s refreshing to hear requests for AC/DC, Led Zep etc. And I believe we are the only room to play such music!
5. Many just love the speakers! Simply couldn’t believe their eyes. Gabriel’s craftsmanship is evident here.
6. The most important impression we made was to a close friend of ours. Just days before the show he called me up and asked me whether I’m sure I wanted to bring the horns there. “No highs, no lows” were his exact words. When he came on Saturday, he stayed the longest. He left and then came back again and stayed till the end of the day! And he admitted that all this while perhaps he has not had the chance to listen to properly designed horns. Well, late Saturday evening, we had a rock concert there. It was loud, it dynamic and it was alive! And our friend is not a convert!
Overall, we are glad to showcase our capabilities. We are glad to come out of our homes and meet people.
If you visited us at the show, many thanks for your support! Write to us and send us some pics!
28 July 2008 | diyparadise | Comments
11 Responses to “KL International AV Show 2008 – 2nd & 3rd days”
1 leonard 29 July 2008 @ 8:26 pm
sorry! i was one of the guys who walk in & walk out for time’s not on my side. got to catch the flight back to kuching that evening. just want to listen but there were no musik played @ that moment. i did get your flyer. a friend told me about this place & wanted me to ask you guys about “jensen xover”. anything like this? didn’t see any small components lying around except those big box. regret! i didn’t stay long enough to listen! any participation next year? pls keep me inform if you will!
2 yeo 29 July 2008 @ 9:43 pm
hi leonard
no problem! sorry, i don’t know what’s a jensen xover either. perhaps you should post on the forum. some folks may be able to help you out.
as for next year, we’ll decide later.
thx!
yeo
3 km ng 30 July 2008 @ 4:58 pm
Hi Yeo, Kok and the Paradise Gang,
Remember me from your friendly neighbour, the LS3/5a Club?
Can’t rock much there so have to drift to your place on the 2nd day.
Thanks for playing LOUD my kind of music – Led Zep, AC/DC, Portishead, B-52, Nirvana, Metallica, etc, etc.
And also introducing to me that fabulous Swedish jazz singer, Lisa Ekdahl. Sadly, all her releases are on CD.
All the best, guys!
4 yeo 31 July 2008 @ 12:00 am
hi km
thx for dropping by!
you’ll always be welcomed over here at diyparadise!
and thx to you for introducing the “dead man walking” soundtrack. man, that was awesome!
yeo
5 Kok 31 July 2008 @ 9:41 pm
Hi KM,
It’s nice to hear from you again!
It has been a wonderful experience to listen to your views about audio and the like….You’re a man with good insights!
Do remember to allow me to play host when you’re in the southern region…
Kok
6 cl wong 2 August 2008 @ 7:57 pm
heh!
” And our friend is not a convert!”
u mean “now” and not “not”,right?
u guys built and sell them horns?
7 yeo 2 August 2008 @ 9:45 pm
hi cl wong
yes! you are right! sorry, my mistake.
it should have read “And our friend is now a convert!”.
yes, we built all the horns ourselves. we sell them too.
yeo
8 kev 11 August 2008 @ 5:54 pm
great beginnings for DIYers. keep up the good work. I could hear the horns from OUTSIDE the room hehehehe
9 yeo 11 August 2008 @ 9:42 pm
hi kev
thx for the kind words!
yeo
10 Teng Kong Leong 21 May 2009 @ 9:50 am
Those speakers are huge. I wish I were there to listen….must be very interesting! Is there any AV show for this year?
11 yeo 23 May 2009 @ 7:24 pm
hi teng
nice to you to drop by!
we won’t be participating in this year’s show.
however, if you come down to kuala lumpur, you are more than welcomed at my place!
take care!
yeo
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