Rotel RT-940AX Tuner

I just got this second hand tuner with remote and I'm quite happy with it.Its perfect match with my Rotel amp and radio sounds great.More info on this link.

JBL on tour micro

We just bought this micro speaker, it's for my wifey to carry around and listen at work.
 Very nice looking small speaker, pocket size. Re-chargeable battery. There are many brands offering similar, but I had feeling that  JBL won't create something that's crap to ruin their image and I wasn't wrong. It's cool little thing.More details on this link.

Hp dm1

Just got new laptop/netbook.Its actually in between those two. Got it at discounted price at S$499 with Windows 7 and beats audio soundcard.Screen resolution is great for 11.6'', processor is AMD dual core at 1.65 GHz,ATI Radeon GPU,500GB HDD, 2 GB DDR3. With 6 cell battery weights about 1.6 kg which is almost same as my Vaio, but still acceptable to carry around.Got HDMI, card reader,webcam, wi-fi and bluetooth. Keyboard is good and its quite well build for this price.
More details on below;
http://asia.cnet.com/product/hp-pavilion-dm1-amd-fusion-e-450-processor-1-65ghz-45630072.htm

Asus eee pc 1005ha

I got this Asus eeepc netbook with free bag,extra 1GB RAM and USB 4 GB.Excellent value and a great little computer.I played many games on this machine ,including GTA,warcraft etc.Easy to use for surfing web and small and light to travel.Only thing I bought for it is mat screen protector since glossy screen was too shiny.After more than two years of usage I can only notice few scratches on the silver mouse button.Battery can still run for 3-4 h,originally 5h.It has wireless,blue tooth and LED display.There is no optical drive so Windows installation is done by restoring image using USB.It comes with Win XP Home.Bad: pointing device and half sized up and down keyboard arrows.

Gadget table and new setup

I've completed my gadget table as per below photo. All parts are from Ikea,I just got extra shelf that is mounted on table.I can move it left to right if needed.
 What I've realize is that I can link my WD TV via HDMI to TV-monitor, and use extra output for stereo which I connect to amplifier.Since I've also connected external HDD to WD TV,  now I have big storage for music/movies  and I'm using it as a network player.
Because of in built wireless connection it can stream radio from internet.There is option of controlling volume via iPhone app which is excellent since I don't have remote from my amplifier.
I wanted to achieve laid back listening experience without breaking the bank for external network player component.
Next investment will be a CD player and speaker stands.Until then I continue to enjoy music. :)

Rotel RA-930AX

After six months of listening I decided to replace my current Marantz PM63 amp with smaller Rotel RA-930AX.
Sales guy told me that its strange, I wish to downgrade, so I wasn't really sure should change or not..
He had a point - I paid more for previous amp,and I get half power with Rotel.However,more powerful don't nececery means a better amp.
Rotel is heavy,solid build amp and weights almos same as Marantz.30 watts per channel is more than enough for room listening.
Sound is crisp and clear,high dumping factor of 180 means great control of the speaker.It seems like a perfect match to my Diamonds..now,I just fell in love in music,once again and I've only been listening for about an hour..big sound for small bucks! :D

WD TV live - HD media player

Last week I went to Sim Lim to search for wireless internet HD TV. I was searching for a simple, wi-fi internet tv under 100USD.What I found in Sim Lim is once product from ASUS which was too expensive.Confusing was that I've seen online WD TV live with wi-fi, however, I couldn't find this anywhere in Sim Lim. This is to show that Sim Lim actually sells old products and cheat tourists :).
There are many cheap chinese media players which don't have wi-fi option and can only play files from USB drive or stick that is connected via USB port.So, even if you decide to upgrade this media players to wi-fi buying a wi-fi dongle, you will realize that that will use your USB port which is intended for connecting external drive and you might experience problems.For example, while HDD connected - you can't connect to wi-fi or similar.
I was lucky to find online offer on Courts for WD TV live.I'm more then pleased with this product.

-It is small an light
-has a wi-fi option to connect to internet
-has HDMI and AV connection so you can connect it easily to any TV set
-solid build and ease of use.
-good remote control and iphone app which enables you to use iphone to control internet tv

Since I'm still exploring all options of this WD TV, I can only highlight that you MUST have a fast internet connection to use it.It streams HD online videos like you tube with no problem.Previously I would use my netbook to watch you tube and other videos, and it was annoying that I have to switch on laptop, connect VGA etc just to do this simple actions. With this WD TV all this is extremely simple.
Bottom line is that smart TV-s are still something new and expensive, and upgrading your old TV to smart TV becomes very simple with this product.
I've connected HDD to WD TV and I can watch any divx or other video by simply selecting it in media library.Quality of the picture is great even over AV cable.
Below are few photos.
I got it for S$129 :)

 Inside box:

 Connected via wi-fi for the first time - downloading firmware.

 Free WD TV app works good.I use it sometimes as keyboard cos it's easier to use then on-screen keyboard and remote control.

 Watching movie via HDD drive.