[Guy 13]

Hi all Audio Circle members
and a special hello to all the Audio Circle Vietnamese members.
On Thursday April the 5th I went with my wife to a fairly large exhibition about Audio, video and photo in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
While my wife was in negotiation with a future photographic equipment supplier, I went around and saw a booth call:
Thivan Labs.
I’ve approached a salesman and ask him if he spoke English and after he answer by a Yes, I started the conversation, because I found all the tube amplifiers that he had on display looked really nice.
I was surprised to know that all those nice looking amplifiers were made in Vietnam. The only items that were not made in Vietnam were the tubes.
The Vietnamese man was joined a few minutes later by another Vietnamese man and they introduce themselves as both owners of the company.
Mr. Thi and Mr. Van, that’s why their company is called
Thivan Labs.
They told me that they draw all their own diagrams,
they build everything and they even wound all their main and output transformer and chokes.
Since the exhibition hall was very noisy, they invited me to go to their showroom.
Today I went to their showroom combine as a nice listening room.
Have a look at their showroom via the link below.
They have lots of different tube amplifiers, integrates, phono stage, pre-amplifiers, DAC, OB speakers and more.
http://www.vnav.vn/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=16954
I was impressed by what they do, because they’ve been in business for only 5 years.
I have invited them to my listening room to listen to my GR Research V1.
I will report what they think about my V1.
They told me that they will bring one amplifier to drive my speakers.

Guy 13

[jtwrace]

Keep us posted.  Do they have an email address?  I don't see one.

[Hugh]

I was there in my last trip.

Their stuff is pretty good.

[orientalexpress]

Hi Guys

Are there Tubes Amps point to point soldering or use pc board?


lapsan

[Hank]

The photos show the PC boards.  This gear looks nice.  The parts look good.  If those transformers made in-house are well-made, this could be some nice-sounding gear.

[TrungT]

Nice build. 
Look like the most expensive gear X-845 cost around $2900.

[Guy 13]

Nice build. 
Look like the most expensive gear X-845 cost around $2900.

Hi TrungT and all Audio Circle members.
Nice looking and well built, I had a close look at it.
The owners are really nice guys.
Next week, they will come to my place, I hope it's not to copy my audio stuff.

Guy 13

[Guy 13]

The photos show the PC boards.  This gear looks nice.  The parts look good.  If those transformers made in-house are well-made, this could be some nice-sounding gear.

Hi Hank and all Audio Circle members.
All their main, output transformers and chokes are wounded in house.
They have both point to point wiring and PCB on their units.
I was really surprised to see the built quality of all their stuff, surprising for something made in Vietnam. 
I know about made in Vietnam stuff, I've been in Vietnam for the past 18 years.

Guy 13

[FullRangeMan]

Good looking amps and beautiful photos, you know how take nice photos.

[Guy 13]

Good looking amps and beautiful photos, you know how take nice photos.

Hi FULLRANGEMAN and all Audio Circle members.
They took the pictures themselves with a small digital camera.
Well that's what the two owners told me, right or wrong ? ? ?
Anyway, nice pictures for sure.
Those two Vietnamese guys impress me everyday.
 
Guy 13

[Guy 13]

I was there in my last trip.

Their stuff is pretty good.

High Hugh and all Audio Circle members.
They are now working on a new speakers enclosure
and they told me that they would invite me for a listening.
Lucky me...

Guy 13

[Guy 13]

Keep us posted.  Do they have an email address?  I don't see one.

Hi jtwrace and all Audio Circle members.
They e-mail address is:
thivanaudio@gmail.com
I wrote them, before I met them and they never receive my e-mail,
therefore, you might have to keep sending e-m,ail until they receive it and answer you.

Guy 13
 

[Guy 13]

Hi all.
I know, I know, this post is as old as I am....
Mr. Thi and Mr. Van invited me to their showroom around the end of this month
or before the Vietnamese Lunar New Year on February the 19th to hear their new line of amplifiers.
Very anxious to share with you what I will see and hear.
By the way, they will also come to my house to have a listen to my system,
my system is quite different than the last time they came.

Guy 13

I will also push my luck and ask them to borrow one of their amplifier
to drive my Omega and compare it with my Decware.
 

[Guy 13]

Hi all tube lovers.
Have a look at the website of Thivan Labs a Vietnamese tube amplifier manufacturer here on planet Vietnam.
Nice looking amps for something 100% made in Vietnam.

http://thivanlabs.com/en.html

Guy 13

Hopefully I will be listening soon to their new line of amplifiers in their renovated showroom.
I found those pictures of under the hood of some of their units.






I think this is their newly renovated showroom.



 

[mresseguie]

Guy,

You could apply to be their next distributor. I see there are no distributors outside of Vietnam. New career move....

[Guy 13]

Guy,

You could apply to be their next distributor. I see there are no distributors outside of Vietnam. New career move....

Hi mresseguie
or can I call you Mr. Taiwan ?
Yes, I know, don't seems to have any importers/distributors outside Vietnam.
I could sell their products in Canada or at least in the province of Quebec.
It would be a new career move if I had the money...
Would you be interested in being a silent partner
in my Audio 13 business?

Guy 13

[dB Cooper]

Looks like Guy's gonna be parting with some cash 

[Phil A]

Nice looking stuff - found a video from 2013 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv65qaWiJQQ

[mresseguie]

I might be tempted to be a silent partner if I get to 'audition' equipment FOREVER......

[simoon]

They have an interesting looking Preamp Kit listed, but I can't find prices.

Are prices listed anywhere?