13/04/2026
Dear customers,
Thank you for dropping by our meet-up activity with Shinobu Karaki, President and Designer of Aurorasound Japan on 21st March 2026 at the Love Sanctuary showroom in Adelphi.
Karaki-san covered several interesting points including:
1.What prompted him to switch from a career in Texas Instruments Japan to start the Aurorasound company
2.Design considerations for the Aurorasound amplifiers
3.What the Stereo Sound Grand Prix Award selection process is like for the HFSA-02 EL34 integrated amplifier
We also held a demo with the Aurorasound Vida MkII phonostage and HFSA-02 EL34 integrated amplifier.
The Vida MkII is one of the very few phonostages that adopt LCR-type RIAA equalisation. Most phonostages are CR-type(capacitor and resistor only) as L(inductor) is expensive and not easy to maintain consistency in inductance factor during mass production. Aurorasound requested the famous Swedish company Lundahl to develop special inductors for the Vida MkII to ensure high quality and reliability. The advantage of LCR-type RIAA equalisation is low distortion and high resolution in the low frequencies and excellence in reproducing the spatial 3D sound images.
The HFSA-02 is the latest Aurorasound product released in October 2025 and received the prestigious Stereo Sound Grand Prix 2025 award. It is an orthodox style integrated amplifier composed of full-stage vacuum tubes: input stage ECC83, ECC82, output EL34(6CA7) push-pull and Lundahl output transformer with UL connection to produce 31W+31W output power.
Once again, we thank you for your feedback and support for our activity and welcome you to arrange for a private audition of the Aurorasound products at our showrooms at Centroz(MY) and The Adelphi and Midview City(SG).
We also highly encourage you to not hesitate to arrange for a no-obligation home demo to confirm that the Aurorasound products work on your system before making a purchase.
Finally, please follow our page to stay updated on the latest activities. You can also contact me directly at +65 80235398 for any queries.
Demo Setup
1.Zorin Audio TP-S0 Turntable
2.Aurorasound Vida MkII LCR-Type Phonostage
3.Aurorasound HFSA-02 EL34 Integrated Amplifier
4.Manger Audio P2 Bending-Wave Driver Floorstanding Speakers
5.RePerformance-SPACE Cables by Steve Sai
6.Kojo Technology Grounding Solutions
7.Neohighend Luxury Audio Racks and Footers
Showrooms:
**Sanctuary Audio Solution**
Centroz @ Puchong (Near IOI Puchong)
+65 9727 0672 (Steve Sai) or +65 8023 5398 (Jason Toh)
**Sky Audio**
28 Sin Ming Lane, #05-137, Midview City
+65 9727 0672 (Steve Sai)
**Love Sanctuary**
1 Coleman Street, #04-13, The Adelphi
+65 8023 5398 (Jason Toh)