New Audio Company --- Sekei Inc

ABEX · « **Reply #40 on:** 5 Feb 2004, 03:35 am »

Sekei:
Very attractive pieces along with reasonable prices.If they are anywhere near the the level of performance of what other highend Cos. that have stuff made in China then jack up the prices to astronomical levels like Red Rose or whatever Levinson uses for a name now you shall have a real winning Co..

Talking to my speaker designer recently who now works for a Pro Audio Co. he stated to me that the further east you go that quality suffers and when you hit Mainland China it is really a hit or miss situation. I imagine you have good sources and have checked out the quality so it should be really successful for you.

I also talk to a dealer who is chinese that knows alot about the cos. and shall have some feedback from him.

Good luck and I might just be buying a few pieces myself!

sekei · « **Reply #41 on:** 6 Feb 2004, 01:53 am »

Hello All:

ABEX, thank you for your kind words!

As an update, I thought I would mention to the people here that I plugged in the Audcom AP120 tube preamp, and let it run in my system for about an hour. Without being able to directly A/B the preamp against my other preamps in identical situations, I can say that what I did hear was very nice. Bass was present from the first, without being too bloomy or bloated. Fairly well controlled, I'd say. The mids resemble my much more expensive Preamps, in that they were almost identical. Nothing obvious jumped out at me, no overt brightness, or blare, etc. The highs were also nearly identical to what I hear every time I turn on the other gear. If I turn up the volume to the max, with no signal present, just listening to the pre itself, there is no appreciable gain in noise level from the lower volume positions. The last tube pre I had got quite noisy with full volume. So my first impression is that this preamp can run with the much bigger boys.

Also, Wayne of Bolder Cables is going to work on modding this baby, and will offer the upgraded version for $650 or less; at least, that's the plan. After he does the first unit, he'll know more about what the upgrades will actually be. So for the price of many entry level SS pre's, you can have a fully modded new tube pre with (dare I say it) fine looks and lots of flexibility. Don't forget the Phono Stage!

Regards

Andrew
Sekei

sekei · « **Reply #42 on:** 7 Feb 2004, 01:55 am »

Reminder:

For those coming to the open house demo tomorrow, please remember to bring along any gear and especially your favorite CD's that you might want to hear. My own selection of music is limited compared to other peoples' tastes.

Regards

Andrew Aird
Sekei Inc

sekei · « **Reply #43 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 01:10 pm »

Hey all:

I thought you might like to read the text of this letter from a customer who bought the AV1000.

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".... I cannot believe how cheaply priced the gear is? I am interested in the dvd, and the sacd player now! Can you tell me the difference between the two sacd players jungson sells? Ok, now onto the stunning piece of audio nervana that I feel I almost stold!!!! I have been in this hobby for a long time, and I have never seen a product built this good. Krell, Levinson, etc. ,,,,Forget about it!! Not only is it built to almost "sick" instrument grade specs, with fit, and finish like I have never seen, It uses top notch, state of the art electronics! Forget about this being a state of the art, theater grade 6 channel amp, It is probably the best class A , SS amp I have ever heard. Just one look at this hunk of iron, and you "know" it is going to sound good. It delivers what you're hoping,,,,,,,in equally as huge portions that the massive superstucture promises!! I still haven't been able to get the smile off my face since the first time I opened the box, it looks that good!! It is not even close to being broken in, and the sound is magical!! The midrange and highs are nearly as good as some of the finest tube gear I've heard, and the bass is deep, tight, and extremly articulate!. I guess you can tell I like this unit alot so far, and I haven't even tried the home theater section of the amp? Oh, I forgot to mention an amazing kareoke feature that I didn't know about ? I simply cannot believe, that they can make even a little money for the price I paid for this unit? I swear to you ,, this is as nice as the finest krell gear, and cost amazingly almost nothing. I am shaking my head while I write this. Without any doubt whats so ever, this is now, by far, the finest gear you can buy for the money, and probably for any price!!!! Let me know about the sacd player, and the dvd player??..." J. Anderson.

Andrew
Sekei Inc

rosconey · « **Reply #44 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 01:50 pm »

i posted on one of your other threads a review from the guy who bought the speakers at your saturday gig

sekei · « **Reply #45 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 01:54 pm »

Hey:

I saw that! Thanks. I am actually getting ready to deliver them to the customer today!

Regards

Andrew
Sekei

rosconey · « **Reply #46 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 02:00 pm »

sucker the only reason he bought them was so you could lug those huge bastards around at his house-lol

sekei · « **Reply #47 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 02:05 pm »

At least these were out of the crates.

When they are in the crates, each one probably weighs in excess of 350lbs. It took 3 people just to put the crates into a lowboy trailer and bring them from storage to my house for the demo! But they are packed so well. There is more than a foot of styrofoam surrounding these babies in certain parts of the crate.

Regards

Andrew
Sekei

rosconey · « **Reply #48 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 02:07 pm »

did you get the cdp's and dvd yet-i noticed a $ increase

sekei · « **Reply #49 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 02:14 pm »

No:

We are going to be making our second order soon, and you can believe that the players will be a large part of it. Hopefully by then, the SACD 1 will be available from production.

The price increase is unfortunate; We planned for every expense we knew ahead of time, but missed several expenses that have come up since then. Because this is our first time doing this, some things we are still learning...

Regards

Andrew
Sekei

rosconey · « **Reply #50 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 02:23 pm »

any other brands of cdp and or sacd players

sekei · « **Reply #51 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 02:43 pm »

Hello:

I do have access to some other players.

I am leaving now to deliver the speakers, but I can leave you with this link to look at if your browser is configured correctly.

http://www.east-sound.com.cn/

The prices on the two CDps are about $400 and $600 for the CD3 and the CD5, but those are rough numbers. Can't say for sure till I pay for my first shipment.

Andrew

Sekei

rosconey · « **Reply #52 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 06:53 pm »

nothing with tubes

sekei · « **Reply #53 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 07:01 pm »

The answer is, Maybe.

I have a supplier who might be able to sell me a tube CD player, but it is not yet ready, and may not be ready when I need them.

I will most certainly be trying to get some.

The problem with Chinese Tube players is that every brand already has an exclusive seller.

Regrds

Andrew

gidappa · « **Reply #54 on:** 13 Feb 2004, 08:41 pm »

Hi!

Would you be willing to ship to Europe as well?

Are the products easily manipulated to work with 230 V instead of 110 V?

Cheers
G

sekei · « **Reply #55 on:** 13 Feb 2004, 08:54 pm »

Hello:

The speakers all work with 110/220 no problem!

Seriously, some of the gear comes with switchable power supplies for US/Europe operation, and some do not. Those that are made only to 110V operation can not be used with 220V without modification or a power converter of some kind. For the savvy buyer, a 220V transformer may be available from the manufacturer for those who want to buy one. Likewise, some of the gear can be ordered in 220V flavor, if there is no current European supplier, which AFAIK is the case with Jungson.

Email me and we can talk about exactly which items you are interested in, and their availability.

Regards

Andrew

sekei · « **Reply #56 on:** 13 Feb 2004, 09:06 pm »

For those interested in a modded Audcom AP-110 Tube preamp with Remote control, I have taken one in trade, and it will be available shortly. The price will be $300. Only one available. Email me for pictures.

The stock AP-110 comes with 6N3 tubes, and fixed gain, and no chance of using 12AX7 tubes. The modifcations to the stock unit include

Auricaps installed in place of stock Chinese caps.

12AX7/AT7 Ceramic tube sockets installed to replace the 6N3 sockets.

A variable adjustable gain output so the preamp can be used with virtually all amplifiers.

Westinghouse 5751 Reduced gain tubes installed, or may substitute JAN Phillips 12AX7 for higher gain.

Regards

Andrew Aird
Sekei Inc

sekei · « **Reply #57 on:** 14 Feb 2004, 09:54 pm »

Hello all.

For those who are interested in the Meixing 767RD Head amp for MM/MC carts, I am ready to ship the first unit. We got a sample unit in at my supplier's shop. The price is $600.

The price reflects:

Sold with a rock-solid 1 yr warranty from an audio company with a complete repair facility and all the parts and know-how needed to fix these.

Knowledgeable tech support from the same American tube audio dealer.

A manual written in English.

Repair or replacements made quickly and without hassle in case of a problem.

Tested and guaranteed to work right before shipping.

30 day money back guarantee.

The same unit sells for lot more anywhere else. Even though the price is higher than our first offering, the convenience and expertise of our new supplier allows us to concentrate on our strengths while still giving the best prices for this gear.

Andrew
Sekei Inc

Wayne1 · « **Reply #58 on:** 17 Feb 2004, 06:13 pm »

I received the Audcom AP-120 from Andrew yesterday. I am going to be working on mods for it when I get some time.

It is VERY nicely finished for a $300.00 preamp. It does have a phono input, AUX, DVD & CD. All switching is done by relays. The volume control is a motorized Alps. There is a switch on the back for selecting 3 different gains. There are two sets of output jacks. It also has a headphone output and full remote control of volume and input switching.

I have just set it up and will be breaking it in over the next few days. Right away, the headphone amp sounds pretty good through my HD-600s.

I really like the look of the tubes softly glowing through the smoked glass portholes

sekei · « **Reply #59 on:** 17 Feb 2004, 08:23 pm »

Wayne, I understand from another customer that the output, even at -6dB gain, is still a bit hotter than preferred. After using lower output 12AU7s, and still not getting low enough output, the solution that worked best was In-line attenuators. He said this ends up being perfect.

However, if during your mods you can somehow reduce the output, much like is done with the ART DIO, then I might suggest that as an alternative to the attenuators.

REgards

Andrew Aird
Sekei Inc