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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #451: “Perfect electricity”, let see where it would lead… by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
OK, I agree – it might be not necessary as PP2000 does produce fine electricity in a convenient package. Furthermore it violates the rule that I try to follow in audio generally: define snick objective and ONLY then render audio methods. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Re: I would disagree. by Knightcrawler on 2006-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers in Audio Discussions  34 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  Knightcrawler wrote: The 1808 was designed for a large vented enclosure. Just looking at the TS numbers would indicate a large vented box to be best. It also worked well in horn loaded designs a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #367: The live without the YO186, again.... by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] After a few month of living with YO186 I think I know everything about this tube. I do not use the YO186 all time and I think the explanation why I do not use it all time would well describe what YO186 is and how I use...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Arrived at last by JANDL100 on 2008-02-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A great conductor - but almost unknown - Anton Nanut in Musical Discussions  52 Replies 
[quote user="JANDL100"]  Romy the Cat wrote:  JANDL100 wrote: Yes, please - I would very much like copies of Nanut conducting Mahler 7 8 9 & 10 - that would be wonderful!   (I will put...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: I do not think I said a lot…. by skushino on 2005-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Making it sing... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Get RTA and set the band-pass of acoustic pressure form the channel identical. [/quote]Yes, I need to get one!  Although Bruce and my tech guy both advise that the RTA may cause more problems than it solves, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Audio Gravity force and drivers’ integration by haralanov on 2013-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Canadian Speaker Proposal in Horn-Loaded Speakers  56 Replies 
[quote user="de charlus"] I propose to array the drivers, and horns, as laid out beneath, from top to bottom;Ale Acoustics 160Super (15hZ-1000hZ, 110db/w)15hZ - 150hZ Lower bassVitavox AK 151 (50HZ-8kHZ, 100db/w)              150hZ - 350hZ Upper bass...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #57: Two things I really liked... by anthony on 2015-08-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] anthony wrote:I am not sure how large to make the filter caps for the DHT channel.  At this stage I think I will start at 3000uF and perhaps try altering it a little up or down once the system is stable. Hm, it is depend...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: Connections? by steverino on 2013-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
[quote user="Stitch"] Romy the Cat wrote:Epigraph"…just buy a used Micro Seiki and don’t worry about turntables anymore; built like a tank and sounds better than TTs costing over 30K USD.” Mr. Ikeda, of Ikeda / Fidelity Research The Main bitching It ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: No title by Michaelz on 2007-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  Michaelz wrote: Where does this come from? It coming from a danger that we all under what we think about those things. With all our desire to equate loudspeaker with a musical instrument this co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: There are absolutely no accidents with it. by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The CES's 2011 horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  21 Replies 
[quote user="jeff1225"]I never understood the affinity that the Germans have for heavy metal. Whenever you going into any of their rooms at CES (especially MBL), Slayer is playing at 130 DB. Maybe it's the modern interpretation of Wagner.[/quote] Jef...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: On A Mid/Upper Bass Horn by Dresden on 2008-11-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  109 Replies 
I'm a new reader of your website and one subject which interests me a lot is that of upper bass horns.As you have noted time and again (with which I agree almost completely, after reading a lot of 'research' [many claiming to defy the laws of physics...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #102: 13-step program by jessie.dazzle on 2009-09-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Though I have difficulties warming to the idea of the "headphone" arrangement for these horns, I do understand that we are talking about loading the room. Similar thinking lead me to consider setting large horns behind the listener in my own longish ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: Now that I have had a good look at them... by anthony on 2015-07-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]What do you mean the example of inductive Lpad? All speaker level Lpads are inductive. The speaker level Lpads work with low voltage and high current and therefore they use wire wound restive elements. Any wire wound compon...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Honestly by coops on 2009-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Digital Volume Control self-assessment in Audio For Dummies ™  12 Replies 
L[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  Lbjefferies7 wrote:http://www.weiss-highend.ch/computerplayback/Digital_Level_Control.pdfHere's Weiss's paper on the subject.  It features a cat, so it must be right   All of the explanations are beside the point, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1664: Romy Thanks by Amir on 2019-08-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]First of all, if you have multiple of PP3000 then be advices that them connected in parallel substantially descries sound quality for each of them. Then might be use ONLY at different phases of some measures should be ta...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Audiophiles by Amir on 2010-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: There is no need to say anything if there is nothing to say. in Playback Listening  6 Replies 
[quote user="Stitch"] Amir wrote: audio is a hobby for many audiophiles and it is not a serious object to them, relation of audio with that 99.5% is like relation of a baby with his toy. all play the game but they do not think about the result as tha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The art of tempo change by rowuk on 2020-05-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About the thoughtfulness of large timing offset. in Playback Listening  5 Replies 
Actually, in the history of music, rhythm changes inside a phrase are not that old. Hugo Riemann coined the phrase Agogik (Agogics) in 1884 and the following things were included:accel. (accelerando) – accellerate - play increasingly fasterstring. (s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Old vinyl and ultimate turntable by enjoy_the_music on 2008-02-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
Quick reply. Would the ultimate turntable also take into account mis-centred records like the Nakamichi TX-1000?Remember it had a sensor arm that rose up out of the chassis to read how far 'out' the centre of the record was.I had one...nice to watch....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The new CEC TL1 transport and DAC by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new CEC TL1 transport and DAC in Didital Things  0 Replies 
Srajan have mentioned at his News Page (the only resource worth reading at his site) that a new CEC TL1N transport and CEC DX1N DAC become available, well available in civilized countries like Poland not in the countries were the fucked up distributo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #164: Don't buy it! by dkarmeli on 2014-05-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] dkarmeli wrote:If the rest of the setup is up scratch then all you get is the recording and you'll forget about they system. Your body and mind will relax and allow you to have the same emotional connection with the music ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #980: Responses on AC Polarity by clarkjohnsen on 2011-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  clarkjohnsen wrote:It does not take care of itself (what does?) and following the code doesn't get you there either…. Indeed, it is current leakage... but measured by the difference in potential. Clark, you a bit simplis...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: More? by Romy the Cat on 2021-08-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Trinnov amplitude and impulse correction in Playback Listening  1 Replies 
Bill, I do not think the images make senses themselves as it is a strictly intellectual, and in a way irrelevant, commodity that has no relation with reality. In order to have it connect to reality it would be wonderful if you describe in details ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: DD again by mats on 2008-02-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
Romy wrote:" N-set wrote: let me point out that the force injected by the needle moving through a groove can apparently be quite substantial (loud passages etc) dynamically slowing down the plate. Only with flimsy platters perhaps. With heavy ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Culture vs. Entertainment... by tuga on 2009-07-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Non-classical genius (starting with Leonard Cohen) in Musical Discussions  13 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  tuga wrote:I was offered for birthday by my dear mother in law the choice between Cohen live or a Tosca open air performance.It took me some time to decide because this would have been my only chance to listen to Cohen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #560: Disappointment so far with motor-generator idea by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] OK, I agree – it might be not necessary as PP2000 does produce fine electricity in a convenient package. Furthermore it violates the rule that I try to follow in audio generally: define snick objective and ONLY then re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #873: "dynamic" and a couple of pictures . by joaco on 2011-06-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] joaco wrote:... this last time ive been doing some "ear" experiments and trying different setups of filtering . Just a question regarding a phenomena that im having , ive tried some ups/on-line regenerators and I think the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: and I only wanted to gripe by hagtech on 2007-01-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Get, or made up a tube tester, it’s necessary in Audio For Dummies ™  44 Replies 
[quote user="cat"]Will your tracer be able to pump 250-300mA at 230V? Will it be able to supple up to 100-110V of bias?[/quote]Not quite.  I designed it for preamp tubes.  But then I realized I could push it to cover a lot of the more popul...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #50: Drifting and loading by N-set on 2010-11-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To drive the 6C33C... in Melquiades Amplifier  65 Replies 
Romy, I'm of course familar with your MF design and Jim's 6E5P curves is what I base my considerations on at this moment (along with the corresponding Spice model).Your DHT MF is quite self-balancing due to the large cathode resistor. WhatI have in m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Slight correction by Jim Smith on 2009-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Get Better Sound” by Jim Smith in Audio News  12 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  BWO wrote:Look here on some clipped out material Jim Smith says about computer and sound:... Certainly the position that Jim took in there is highly arguable to say at least. The only “excuse” that I might see in it t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #89: The ‘twogoodears’ visit of A.L.E. Acoustic Laboratories by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
The images are clickable. The test and the commentaries are less informative. Still, it an interesting information. http://twogoodears.blogspot.com/2009/10/wjaas-best-of-crop-ale-acoustic.html The installation that the are shown i...
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