Khunnai likes this shop: INT Hi-Fi

I have a relationship with music. It's probably similar to guys and their favorite football teams. You know this one is going to stay with you for a very very long time.

I collect music. It's probably the only thing I collect seriously ... for as long as I remember .. and for many years to come. Of course the forms of collection change over time, from cassette to CD, and from CD to digital file. To me, my music collections, including my playlists, are invaluable. I wouldn't trade it for anything (well.. except maybe for a very very big amount of money).

I've been cheating my true love for a while now. I mean that I haven't been supporting music properly, instead I've been behaving like any other online listener. What can I do? The pirate stuffs seem so tempting: they are cheaper (or free), and easier to get. I must say I had no shame. I still love music, but what I've been doing does not help her industry very much.

Only recently that I wanted to buy a nice hi-fi audio system, I was inspired to buy the real CDs again. I was made to believe, and actually do believe now, that there is a difference in sound, and meaning, to buy & listen to real CDs. There are good quality ones out there that make a difference. And the quest to find them is actually quite fun.


I found one shop called "INT Hi-Fi" on the 4th floor of Central World. In there, I found a lot of great CDs. Or I can say I found a community of people who also have intimate relationship with music. There are many rare & imported CDs, DVDs, SACDs, Vinyls, or even used ones. I bought 3 CDs that day. One was the soundtrack of 'Next Stop Wonderland' (imported) which I loved both the songs and the score from many years back, but only had a CD copy from my advertising colleague. One was the soundtrack of 'Moulin Rouge' (imported) of which I only had mp3 in my iPod despite owning 5 spaces in my all time favorite playlist. And the other was the amazingly brilliant Stevie Wonder's 20 Love Songs Classic Hits (imported of course), only 4 of which I knew.


I love both the soundtracks of course. But Stevie's CD was such a pleasant surprise. It was probably his early body of works. The sound was raw & pure, very soulful, and innocent. I discovered many new favorite songs, one of which is as old as 39 years (the hauntingly beautiful Never Dream You'd Leave in Summer).

So for any Khunnai / Khunchai out there who are into music and want to fresh up your relationship, you might want to drop by this wonderful little shop and relive your moment of buying great music very soon. As for me? Central World no longer stands for just Topshop & Forever 21, it also reconnects me with something I love but had overlooked for way too long.

INT Hi-Fi
Central World
4th Floor Zone C
http://www.inthifi.com