Category: Earphone, Headphone & Speaker

The casing of my new computer is significantly larger than my previous computer, and I still chose to place it on the desk rather than below it because it is less dusty.

With limited space on my standing desk and with the larger Edifier MR5 speakers as compared to the Bose Companion 20, I decided to get a speaker stand that can be mounted to my desk.

After upgrading my computer, I was looking to upgrade its speaker as well. I was using the Bose Companion 20 Multimedia Speaker System, which is approaching 6 years old.

I was reading a lot in r/BudgetAudiophile and narrowing down the brands. My budget is about S$300, and I don’t need a subwoofer. I narrowed down to three speakers, the AudioEngine A2+, Edifier MR5 and Edifier M60.

Benks Grand Headphone Stand is a headphone stand that is made for Air Pods Max. Two colors are available: white and black. I got the white.

It retails for S$53.72 on Shopee and $38.05 on Lazada (yes, I triple checked the price discrepancy). I don’t know why both platforms have such a huge price discrepancy. By now, most online shoppers are trained to check multiple shopping platforms for the best price before purchasing.

I bought the Ugreen Bluetooth 5.2 Transmitter/Receiver on Lazada during a flash sale for S$26.99. The usual price is about S$32.99.

Inside the box contents, there is a USB-A to USB-C charging cable.

Asus ROG Cetra True Wireless SpeedNova is a wireless gaming earbuds that retails for S$349.

Specifications

Shure Aonic 50 Gen 2 is the bigger brother of the Shure Aonic 40 and the successor to the Shure Aonic 50.

The number 50 in the product name means it uses 50mm dynamic drivers, which Shure custom-engineered.

Apple HomePod (2nd Generation) and Apple HomePod Mini is finally officially available in Singapore after more than five years of it being launched in the United States.

You can order starting at 9 am this Thursday, 30th March 2022. It will be available in stores beginning next Thursday, 6th April 2023.

Rode PSA1+ is a microphone/boom arm from Rode. I got it from Red Dot Photo on Lazada during 12/12 for S$141.32. The usual selling price should be about S$169.

I was using a cheap China OEM microphone arm that I bought it together with my Rode NT-USB Mini, and it is pretty bad. You can only rotate the arm if you do not tighten the clamp; even so, the rotation is not smooth. The screws protruding near the clamp area will scratch your table, which was my deal breaker. Given the price, I would say it is ok. But in my case, I would rather pay more to get a quality microphone arm instead. So that is why I went ahead and got the Rode PSA1+.

I always wanted to get a microphone for the cool of it since I don’t do podcasts or streaming. The primary use case for me is just for Zoom/Slack calls.

Since I wanted to buy “something” for Black Friday, I decided to get the Rode NT-USB Mini instead of Blue Yeti because the later is outdated and still using mini-USB as the port.