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How many audio products do you know come from the little island of Singapore? The last I recall were the Roberton Audio speakers, from almost two decades ago. They were pretty good, but were not well known outside of the island. Now we have another company that has begun selling speakers, and whilst they are actually made in Thailand, the company is from Singapore and the product is pretty interesting.  This is their website  https://soundkraftaudio.com/  and the blurb says:  This Soundkraft Enigma is their first project and it comes in single, a stereo pair, passive and active options. There is also a mini version too.  Exquisite Works of Art We are a manufacturer of compact Hifi Bluetooth speaker. Our story begins with a Indiegogo project back in March 2021. All our speakers are designed and built in Singapore. The spherical cabinets are handcarved in Thailand by local artisan, making each one of our products unique piece of art. Their product is called the En...

Shows that involve religion can be very straight jacket affairs or the presence of a church is just a background setting for someone in it, or a tool in the fight of good versus evil. That last one is often used in shows of a supernatural nature but here, the new Netflix series "Midnight Mass" actually depicts a fairly accurate portrayal of the ongoings of a typical Catholic church, set on an island called Crockett Island and what follows after a seemingly new priest comes to the island. Once the new priests comes in, many usual and supernatural things happen, and very soon, the inhabitants realise that there is more than meets the eye. Some horror shows rely on the shock or slash factor, but this miniseries is a much slower burn, with plenty of character development, from the drunk driver prodigal son who returns, the pregnant single mum to the aforementioned priest and many more. These days, there must be an obligatory LBGT angle and there's a doctor who plays a very im...

Prior to this movie, I enjoyed a Netflix production called Sea Power and it described the Battle of the Atlantic, with the wolfpacks fighting against a few destroyers guarding their flock of merchant vessels.  It harkened back to the old days when real wolves hunted sheep in packs and the danger here was equally real. Many lives and ships were lost before the tide turned simply because the Americans were able to produce more ships than the Germans could sink. The setting of this movie is in the early days of the war in 1942, and the U boat menace was at it's peak, with Wolfpacks picking off merchant ships, and the escort ships fighting a desperate battle to get the convoy to safety. It was never about getting everyone across, it was a numbers game. Get as many across, and lose as little ships and escorts as you can. Tom Hanks headlines this Apple production and its a gripping tale of the hunter and the shepherd as they each try to fulfil they roles in this battle of wits ...

Hi folks Covid days mean more days spent in the den, so I did some tweaking and also updated some gear. I finally swopped out the JL Audio Subs, I've owned four of them, but I've decided to return to SVS and updated my system too. Also swopped the rear surrounds for a newer generation of the Silver FX. Living room TV: https://peteswrite.blogspot.com/2021/12/sony-x85j-85-tv-review.html Sony X85J LED TV Denon Heos Bar with subwoofer Denon Heos Bar Review Sony BDP 6500  My Den: Sony ZD9 75" ( Sony TV review) Denon AVC X8500H ( Denon AVC X8500H review ) Dynaudio Confidence 1 Platinum (  Dynaudio C1 Platinum Review  ) Sony UDP 1000 ES ( Sony UBP 1100ES Review  ) Dynaudio Confidence C1 and Centre Platinum front and centre Dynaudio Special 40 side surround Dynaudio Special 40 review Monitor Audio Silver FX (Gen 6) in dipole mode for rear surrounds SVS PC 2000 Pro ( https://peteswrite.blogspot.com/2020/02/jl-audio-e112-review.html ) ArtNovion Corner Bass trap (https://www.ar...