Korea electronics has became famous in the worldwide market. The same situation happens in consumer audio industry. SIAS (Seoul International Audio Show) 2014 I found that my audio journey actually is surrounding by few Korea audio elite groups. I look forward to build a better network and introduce more great products to our market.

My biggest SIAS surprise is Stello HP100MK2 and S100MK2 driving a pair of Dynaudio C2. It is very musical, and unbelievable affordable. I have worked with Mr. Simon Lee (April Music chairman) for about a year and many of his products surprise me. I think in affordable price range they are all very good.

Aura Note V2 combines everything from Top loading CD player, FM, CAS(USB) 24/192 DAC, iPod, Memory stick file playback. The very beautiful outlook is designed by British legendary designer Kenneth Grange. Aura Note “V2” is a completely redesign with powerful 125W/ch 8ohms, the same module as April Music’s Eximus S1. When I was in Seoul last November 2013, Simon demo the Aura Note V2 with B&W 800 loudspeakers. It is not the best B&W 800 performances I have ever heard, but it is very capable and promising performances. Aura Note V2 retail at HKD$26,400. I am confidence there is no other hi end audio product sound as good or features as complete. You may read more from this review. I think this product is very good for new generations enjoying high quality sound.

Aurender network players becomes very popular. There are 2 new prototypes in SIAS: One is the headphone DAC. From the outlook it is one solid block of aluminium with OLED display knob. There are two outlook designs that yet to finalised. It looks like a Devialet remote knob with OLED display, and finishing is very much Constellation feels. The other prototype is “all in one”

DAC+Preamp+Poweramp. Put together with Aurender X100L, it becomes a complete digital file streaming system. At the show they pair with Estelon speakers.

Calyx M is officially shown in SIAS. There are 6 listening stations at the show and they all performs extremely well.

Every Calyx M is pre-loaded with our Audiophile Jazz Prologue 3 HiRes album. The reason is I have never heard any DAP as close to our master sounding than Calyx M. This is a bold statement but indeed it deserves recognition. Speaking at the moment, I am having the only working sample in Greater China region. Whoever listened and played with this hand held DAP device, paid and pre-ordered one.  It is unbelievalbe good sounding. The touch screen is perfect and huge 4.65″ OLED 1280×720 HD display. Digital sliding fader provides analogue feel when controlling volume. I think this little hand held device will rock the world.