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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Well.... by Romy the Cat on 2021-07-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  82 Replies 
I think to call what Bill made  as surround sound is make huge the service not only to the concept but to ourselfs. I wrote quite extended review of my thoughts on the subject and I was about to publish it but it is not in the computer that I have ac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #167: Computer audio does not sound good by Amir on 2022-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
it seems the computer audio problem is not bit errors and even correct bit-perfect digital data (from computer) does not give us good sound. the wadax new server (computer) does not use digital processing and it onl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Re: Digital cards by jtavan on 2005-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
As Tony points out, there are some digital cards with supposedly good converters in them.  The Lynx Studio LynxTwo or Lynx L22 cards are said to work well. But the computer IS a very noisy environment, and the idea of converters in it scares ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: All Sound Recorder XP by Antonio J. on 2005-11-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
It's a very easy to use, little space and processor consuming, free tool that I'm regularly using to record onto my hardisk the radio program my brother in law broadcasts thru internet. It can be configured to record from the S/PDIF or any other digi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #56: Beautiful Urban Legend by mats on 2005-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
I have no idea what my computer uses but on the Shure E3c headphones that bass clarinet (?) sure is magical.  Thanks for lighting the fires of inspiration again, Mats ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Of all these things the most critical is the good taste by Antonio J. on 2006-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “FM live” file exchange service. in Off Air Audio  19 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]You would not need any “special” A/D converters, as I did impose any demeaned to “quality”. All you that you need to have a more or less reasonable tuner, a good antenna, strong reception and an ability to write it up at 24...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: Holly Molly!!! by Antonio J. on 2008-03-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
Wow Romy, I wish my local stations broadcasted with that quality and I managed to get them with that ultralow noise floor. Really wonderful music and sound quality (in the context of my handicapped computer system). Were you up to the task to upload...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1864: Voltage vs. Current by Paul S on 2022-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Rick, sure, working volltage is important. What does your inverter require in the way of current in order to produce it's rated voltage at its rated current? I can remember times when I measured "correct" voltage when the battery was functionally use...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Still there is some irony. And IMO, Furtwangler, HvK and Toscanini sho... by oxric on 2020-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: List of top 20 conductors on classical-music.com in Musical Discussions  5 Replies 
[quote user="steverino"]I would put Stokowski with the other 3 in the top 10. I am not sure what the misunderstanding is. As for outdoor concerts obviously climate will affect it but I think to save the industry the classical music season might best ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: Noise? Go optical... by tuga on 2008-12-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="alexd"]Hi all.We are small company, dedicated to creation of highest quality audio products. Analog and Digital. We have auditioned many music servers on the market.However most of them do not sound as good as good quality 16Bits cd tran...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Golden age by steverino on 2013-12-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A CD player of today… 20 years after TL0 in Didital Things  32 Replies 
It is one of those curious facts that Golden Ages generally occur quite early in the process of some domain of activity and then things slowly go downhill. In other words the Golden Age is followed by the Silver Age then the Bronze Age then the Slag ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Ultra box by scooter on 2013-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
de charlus - I used a few of these Behringer boxes and the level of features is staggering. However, in my experience with the Ultra box, sound quality was significantly reduced in "bypass" mode, reduced further when employed as a DAC, and reduce...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #553: A phenomenal no-event today. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-30 
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I was perhaps a textbook even but it was what it was.   Charles Dutoit lead today BSO with all-Russian program. It was Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 featuring Kirill Gerstein. Ron della Cheisa announced the Dutoit on his podium, the orchestra take...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #786: I am not surprised by Lx_ on 2011-03-09 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]So, what the concussion is. It is known that PP2000, as any switching devise, inject a lot of noise into power line from where it sources power. Apparently the PP2000 own filtration can’t handle the noise from the second PP...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Re: Transition : Driver to throat, when throat is smaller than driver by jessie.dazzle on 2006-05-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Transition : Driver to throat, when throat is smaller than d... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
Thanks Romy and JLH for your input :::: It seems very likely that in this application (100 - 1000Hz), the return on my investment may be small to nonexistant, and that I may be wasting my time in trying to create a smoother transition :::: Looking at...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: 4 Rules of Risk Management by malinowski on 2007-10-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Good commercial speakers in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
"the Magico Reference" Samuel, how can i be subtle about this.. have you searched the sight for Romy's thought sabout the Magico or Marten designs? Link Have you read Romy's Audio Rules or the Knowlege Tree to know what the discussions here are about...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1901: AC shared between 200 apartments by Amir on 2023-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
If I am working on AC quality because the AC quality in the big building is very very bad.My apartment is in a big complex shared between 200 apartments + 7 big elevator and ...This Building has three phase AC power , in most homes the AC is better b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Fabulous ways to spend money and frustrate your self by Bud on 2005-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
My first choice would be a Sony SACD recorder with storage in SACD format. Quite expensive, but I would not use an expensive Sony playback device. Their early models (still available new on ebay) were designed to show how much better than regular CD ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Do not assume that because you don't understand why, that it canno... by rowuk on 2018-08-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sound of Ehernet cables? in Didital Things  5 Replies 
If I have learned anything in my time with audio, it is that EVERYTHING can make a difference because we do not understand all of the interactions. The question is where do the differences come from? The level of perception where these things become ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: What is it we give away by anthony on 2021-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  82 Replies 
[quote user="Bill"]     I have set up a 16 channel system with 7 floor Edgar horns, six inexpensive height, and one overhead speaker (all under $150 each) and one subwoofer channel, all controlled by a Trinnov Altitude 16 pre-pro, which is a computer...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: No, confusion. by Romy the Cat on 2011-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Windows Based Transport: A quiet and capable Source? in Didital Things  47 Replies 
Item, regardless if you use CD mechanism to read files in real-time or if you rip files leisurely, with 84 times of read the same spot and to verify the data consistency, the result is very much the same:  Sound the I was able to get from computer dr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Maybe not a Pipedream after all? by oxric on 2011-11-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Memory Player Box? in Didital Things  2 Replies 
Yes indeed. The company was originally Nova Physics and appears to have been sold on to Sam Laufer, a lawyer by profession originally who brought in Mark Porzilli of Melos and Pipedreams fame. I do not know if this company actually manufactures or se...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Whatever. Steverino. by skushino on 2014-01-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Computer Audio in Didital Things  4 Replies 
OT - Is Steverino your real name, childhood nickname, or how you prefer being addressed at the gym?You missed the meta-point.  I waited a long time before trying computer audio because of my reservations for trading more convenience for lower sound q...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Character counts? by rowuk on 2014-03-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The High Resolution PCM files business, where? in Didital Things  31 Replies 
Well, for someone who is supposedly building a business on "better quality", things like this show the true character. Let's face it, if you pay for something, and don't get it, you get a refund. If HDTracks were interested in their customers, THEY w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Rethinking DAW by Romy the Cat on 2014-09-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAW is down… new DAW. in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
For sure despite my attitude against computer audio I will rebuild my dyeing machine. However, in addition to regular critiques that I have toward to computer audio lately a few more points were added. The social and economical situation in Boston...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1519: Funny electricity by JOHNR on 2016-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I continue to be amazed at the varied views relating to BAD power at certain times of the day.I broke with that 10 or more years ago in moving to amplifiers, line amps and DACs configured with switched mode supplies.I not only keep my DAC permanently...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1892: ABB 100A by Amir on 2023-02-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Both ABB 20KVA UPS and Pure Power 3000 are IGBT transformerless UPS and the AC output of them is not perfect Sinusoidal .like Pure Power the ABB is also sensitive to AC quality.ABB 20KVA UPS does not isolate Neutral line but the Pure power 3000 isola...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Re: An ultimate horn profile? by JLH on 2005-04-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An ultimate horn profile? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
Hey Boys, Remember even if you use a modern "pancake" compression driver, you still have no control over the flare rate the manufacturer used within the phasing plug. And most of the time they are not willing to tell you, or they don't even know...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: The damn music servers at RMAF 2008 by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The commercial music servers. in Didital Things  36 Replies 
At his RMAF 2008 Show Report the “Enjoy the Music.com’s” writer Steva-Rochlin-Goat-Killa wrote: “It is good to see more rooms using music stored on a computer as their source. Of course vinyl notwithstanding, which can sound incredible, if you must ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Drums & fifes by twogoodears on 2017-05-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Kato-san's Goto system in Horn-Loaded Speakers  10 Replies 
Hi Josh... of course... for evaluation and pleasure-reasons I had my own 24 bit/192 khz live recordings of Lou Harrison's music, performed by a percussion ensemble with harp and assorted cymbals and drums, any size and flute and female, soprano voice...
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