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What makes the month of November this year much-awaited by audiophiles, aside from the winter monsoon bringing in cooler air that signals the arrival of the Advent season? The 11th November HiFi Show, of course!

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Happiness in life means different things to different people.

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I still vividly remember the day a decade ago when my then 10-year-old daughter Michelle asked me if there was such thing as a sound we could not hear.

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November is just a few days away. It is again that time of the year when audiophiles in the Philippines celebrate in a grand fashion. On Nov. 9 and 10, the annual Hi-Fi Show is expected to draw in thousands of audio and video enthusiasts to the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati.

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Now settled down and singing beautifully in the music room of top St. Luke’s Hospital urologist Dr. Randy Barba, the pair of loudspeakers we displayed during the November 2012 Hi-Fi Show didn’t take long to break in.

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Here’s a fact: Most audiophiles are now in agreement that vinyl is the superior format. And unless modern-day music players can approximate its excellent sound reproduction, this analog medium is likely to stay with us for good.

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Recently, noted plastic surgeon Dr. Tristan Catindig requested my best buddy and neighbor, electronics engineer John Alegre, and me to help him integrate into his stereo system a pair of 12-inch Rythmik (nothing wrong with the spelling) Audio subwoofers.

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Happiness in life means different things to different people.

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I still vividly remember the day a decade ago when my then 10-year-old daughter Michelle asked me if there was such thing as a sound we could not hear.

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November is just a few days away. It is again that time of the year when audiophiles in the Philippines celebrate in a grand fashion. On Nov. 9 and 10, the annual Hi-Fi Show is expected to draw in thousands of audio and video enthusiasts to the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati.

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Now settled down and singing beautifully in the music room of top St. Luke’s Hospital urologist Dr. Randy Barba, the pair of loudspeakers we displayed during the November 2012 Hi-Fi Show didn’t take long to break in.

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Here’s a fact: Most audiophiles are now in agreement that vinyl is the superior format. And unless modern-day music players can approximate its excellent sound reproduction, this analog medium is likely to stay with us for good.

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Recently, noted plastic surgeon Dr. Tristan Catindig requested my best buddy and neighbor, electronics engineer John Alegre, and me to help him integrate into his stereo system a pair of 12-inch Rythmik (nothing wrong with the spelling) Audio subwoofers.

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