| Analogue | Brand | Model |
|---|---|---|
| Turntable | Hartvig | Statement |
| Da Vinci | Gabrielle Mk4 | |
| Tonearm | Thales | Statement |
| Durand | Tosca | |
| Robert Fuchs | Robert Fuchs | |
| Cartridge | Thales | Extreme Exotics |
| Fuuga | Fuuga | |
| EMT | Novel Gold | |
| Phono | Zanden | Jinpu |
| Synaestec | Igniculus | |
| JMF Audio | PHS 7.3 |
Divin Lab is the flagship studio of Audio Exotics located in Ap Lei Chau (Southern Hong Kong). It commenced operations in 2018.
One of the key goals of Divin Lab, is to recreate the realism and scale of a full-blown live orchestra.
The listener would not be able to tell where the sound propagates from, with the reproduction coming across as a limitless canvas. Much of this is in exploiting the potential of the time alignment abilities of the almighty Goebel Divin Majestic loudspeakers/2 x Divin Sovereign Subwoofers alongside 2 pairs of Arya Audio’s Magnus Opus – Air Blade Signature (180 degree augmentation tweeter) to recreate tremendous spatial resolution teleporting you to where the musicians were performing.
Here, any listener easily distinguishes differences in energy radiated from individual musical instruments with respect to their locales across the soundscape.
Also, silence between musical notes is palpable, since ground noises are tackled by two cost-no-object Tripoint Elite NGs. The room is fully treated by Acoustics Grove System rendering a natural kind of silence akin to serenity of a forest. AC noises are annihilated by 2 x JMF Audio PCD102 and a Cloud 9 AC conditioner by Pranawire alongside Arya Kyoon to clean up differential noises on the AC line. Then, 3 x Vividus are deployed to resolved radio frequency noises. Mechanical noises are tackled by SRA Craze 3 rack, Wellfloat Pegasus rack, Falkenohr 516 rack alongside numerous Arya Revopod, and 2 x Wellfloat Babel.
Simply put, Divin is a soulful experience of the highest order.
The playback quality of Divin Lab is endorsed by Asia Super Star Aaron Kwok, famous Chinese Conductor Maestro Yu Long, Tadashi Yamanouchi of Stereo Sound Japan, acclaimed symphony composer Elliot Leung, violinist Anders Hui and clarinetist Iosco Lorenzo of HK Philharmonic, alongside critics such as Alan Sircom of Hi Fi Plus, and Roy Gregory of Audiobeat.
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Studio Specifications
| Digital | Brand | Model |
|---|---|---|
| Transport | Wadax | Atlantis Universal Transport |
| Music Server | Wadax | Reference Server |
| DA Converter | Wadax | Reference DAC |
| Preamplifier | Robert Koda | Takumi K15EX (Super Ground) |
| Amplifier | Brand | Model |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Koda | Takumi K160 |
| Speakers | Brand | Model |
|---|---|---|
| Goebel | Divin Majestic | |
| Goebel | Divin Sovereign Subwoofer | |
| Arya Audio | Air Blade Signature |
| Power | Brand | Model |
|---|---|---|
| AC Conditioner | Pranawire | Cloud 9 |
| JMF Audio | PCD 102 × 2 | |
| Ground Filtration | Tripoint | Troy ELITE NG × 2 |
| RF Filtration | Subbase | Vividus |
| Mechanical Isolation | Brand | Model |
|---|---|---|
| SRA | Craze 3 Rack, Virginia.2 Amp Stands | |
| Falkenohr | Pure 516 Rack | |
| Arya Audio | Revopod | |
| Wellfloat | Babel × 2 | |
| Wellfloat | Pegasus Reference Rack |
