Finally collected my Beta 8. The room is just crowded with speakers. I wanted to move the Diatone to the store, but am more worried that it may be damaged when other items in the store is being moved around. In the end, the Diatones are moved into a corner of the audio room.

In this position, I am not able to open some cupboard doors. Hahaha... May have to find a new home for it...

I listened briefly to the Beta 8. Played some tracks from Asian Roots - Take Dake with Neptune, Joanna Wang - Start from Here (SACD) and Keane - Hopes and Fear (Dual Disc).

Really liked the extension and fast bass. Not lumpy and does not suffer from resonance effects in my room. It can play loud. At least my whole 8-10 watts of single-ended tube power is more than enough loudness for my room. I really wonder how it will sound if i go with smaller wattage amplifier. The Yamamoto A-08s is on my shortlist. ;) Unfortunately, it is not a mono-block design.

At the same time, I collected my CD Pro2 LF kit! Yeah... gonna build my CD player!

More pics of the Corals here.

I brought my Beta 8 drivers to Robert some time last week. He asked me to bring them over so that they can cut the hole for the cabinets, but when I was there, the cabinets were being redone. Only the cut marine plywood was there. I guess it would take around 2 weeks before it will be finished.

I'm not in a rush since our baby will be due in around 2 months' time... I will not have time to listen to the Beta 8s... 

In the meantime, I'm looking to trade of sell my pair of Kanazawa vintage speakers The sale thread can be found here.

Well, before I disappear for 3 weeks reservist, I thought I should just post one more. ;)

These vintage drivers from the now defunct Coral Corporation are quite sought after. They are high effeciency fullrange drivers. At 8" with huge Alinico magnets, they are a nice sight to behold.

It's really quite difficult to get a pair in perfect condition. Some people have searched for a long time to get their hands on such specimen... Just take a look at these beauties on diyaudio.com.

I actually preferred the sound of the 8" better compare to the 10". No doubt, the 10" had better bass response, but it seemed a little too in-your-face for my comfort. Also, the 8" would be easier to integrate into my room than the 10". Well... this is one of those future projects in my backlog.

For now, enjoy the pics here.