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Beyond黃家駒原音重播計畫
本人在過去數月不停朝向這個方向和方式來紀念黃家駒離世20週年. 我目的是要他靈魂重現在AE. 我今天終於逹到了，心有感動, 願與懷愛他的朋友分享。
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In the past few months, I have tried hard to reproduce the soul of Wong Ka Kui (lead vocal of BEYOND) at AE in memory of his departure from us for 20 years. I believe I have succeeded and was touched by the audio reproduction result. I would like to share with anyone who loves him.
Without the help of our reverent analog master on the final touch on speaker positioning this morning, I could not deliver this message here. Please be mindful that the original recording quality of their records were not exceptional high quality. But the goal here is to reproduce his "soul". It doesn't matter whether he was wearing giorgio armani or just T-shirt and jeans, what matters is the soulful communications.
To contrast today's experience with all previous listenings at AE in the past 5 years, I have the following analogy. The past was a combination of Giorgio Armani, Lanvin, Loewe, and Christian Dior Homme. They are all top labels and cut with very fine fabric. But then the mixture of Dior and Loewe may not be everyone's taste. A suite of Giorgio Armani looks cool but the body may not fit exactly to the cut. At times, the slim cut of Dior Homme is imposed on a muscular guy and the result is damn funny. The innovative cut of Lanvin is fascinating but not many will be able to appreciate the understatement.
And I really have no idea what PT has done to cut a suit with the widest appeal on ALL type of music. And this is no longer a Hi Fi experience but real emotional music experience songs after songs, album after album..... I didn't want to fucking leave not because of the equipment but the real music experiences.
The emotional impact of the guitar from Eric Clapton's "You look wonderful tonight" from a live recording blew my fucking mind away.
If you can guarantee anyone can reproduce what you can achieve today, you can ask for ANY PRICE and many people are willing to pay. This is an experience I recommend not only for audiophiles but for all those people who are interested in music. As you know there are many people who are keeping walking in circles without an destination. That's fine with me but the most beautiful thing in life is soul satisfaction.
PT, you have done a tremendous job of satisfying everyone. I am fucking blown away and when the music kept surfing my mind during my flight back to Japan. The serenity of piano from Pires is soul penetrating.
What exactly does all this means? My friends who visited the HK Hi End Show over the weekend subsequently paid a visit to AE on Sunday. When they returned to Taipei, they told me mine is far behind the performance at AE. They told me all parameters surpass anything they had experienced before.
Frankly speaking, I think this is quite an exaggeration!
Wadax, to me, is a miracllous product integrating two functions belonging to two extremes: CAS for the computer literates and digital phono for the hard core vinyl fans. The miracle it does is: it can cater for both with flying colors and eclipses numerous CAS systems and phono which I have listened to.
Dalby D7SE, the best of the best preamp in the world faultlessly recreating the recording details in the most precise and elegant way. Of the 2 hours listening, I tried very hard but fail to identify any signature sounding of such preamp, it is utterly a piece playing a key role in the overall performance but yet totally transparent from the scene.
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Jeff, come and listen for your own if Voy can make a slightly longer trip from Japan and yet find it worthwhile.
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This is the very first time I can listen to 家驅's voice again wirh his soul. I remember ……many many years ago, there was a pop rock show in Shatin sport ground, the first time I watched beyond on the stage. 家驅's voice was thick and dense with power. Then, he died………
Sadness deepens his image and singing emotion into our hearts.The experience in showroom makes me pick up my guitar again……
The sound of Beyond live is a bit sub-optimal because of its recording. But when I listened to 海闊天空, I felt 家驅 was singing vividly in front of me. Another big surprise to me is Sam Hui's 鐵塔凌雲. Just stunning. O-mouth resulted.