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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Will Power vs. Want Power by Paul S on 2013-05-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How would you handle it? in Playback Listening  24 Replies 
Romy, from the anicdotes peppering this forum, it sounds like you have "done your homework" prior to choosing someone to share your life with, and you have done this at a time when you, at least, have already acquired some life experience.  No doubt ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #86: DC Offsets in mains power supply & using toroids for power transfo... by peter foster on 2007-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Dear Romy, regarding your efforts to solve variations in mains power supply, there has been an interesting thread on RAT related to the use of toroids as power transformers that morphed into a discussion about the level of DC offset in mains power su...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #711: Pure Power regenerator vs. Pure Power regenerator by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-15 
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At this point I am absolutely confident the there is difference in Sound between the properly sounding PP2000 that I had before and the “new” version of PP2000. Let juts for sake of illustration I will call it PP2011. The PP2011 is better soundin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #940: Good power bad power by Canuck on 2011-12-17 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] It was an interning event last night. The sound turned incredibly bad from electricity perspective. I did not have anything like this for a year or so it was very bad and it was clearly electrical. The PP2000 was workin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: They will light up like a Christmas tree by anthony on 2015-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Romy, thanks for the info on the chokes in the fullrange Milq.Today I have ordered more Milq parts this time for the power sequencing and bleed down.  I decided to go for the relay sequenced bleeders for all four power supplies and figured I would be...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1906: I can not measure DC by Amir on 2023-03-04 
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When I use Pure Power then I hear no noise/buzz from Big transformers of Power amplifier.It seemd Pure Power 3000 blocks DC .I have no device for measuring DC voltage of AC line.I did not use any DC blocker before Pure Power and I have no idea about ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1163: Pure Power 3000+, corrections and further observations. by Romy the Cat on 2013-06-14 
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Ok, it is a lot of information on my plate and I am trying to make sense of it. Below I will share my observations about the new Pure Power 3000+. The first thing first.  In the post I made a few days back: http://www.GoodSoundClub.c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Some horn writing by Thomas Dunker. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Some horn writing by Thomas Dunker. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  0 Replies 
All below is written by Thomas Dunker Yeah, "sound consistent independent of signal level" is a very precise way to sum up my whole speaker philosophy. Anything that is assumed to be constant, but which actually changes with signal dynamics is what ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1685: Try Pure Power by Amir on 2019-08-26 
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[quote user="rowuk"]Do we simply not want a non-changing target? As regeneration does not seem to be „the“ solution (especially if the AC cord behind the regenerator changes bass), what does better AC even mean?Perhaps the designers of great equipmen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #647: The need of a transparent power solution by Jorge on 2010-12-11 
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I am sorry I do not want to pollute the PP2000 thread with battery options.Right now I am in the process of testing a lot of different comercial amps to see what I will stay with, or which route I will be taking with my system in the near future for ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #82: Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic by anthony on 2017-01-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
To keep with Romy's spirit of sharing his work, I have attached a file of VER 1.0 of the DSET Power Supply.  There are quite a few differences to Romy's published schematics but it is basically the same beast.  You will notice a lot of power transfor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #280: The same path? by floobydust on 2009-02-20 
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 I think we're on the same path... maybe from opposite directions. I agree that if one can identify multiple devices that provide clean power without impacting the sound quality then thru some level of analysis one could hope to determine what f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: High Power Amplifiers by Amir on 2023-11-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
Paul Excuse me for off-topic , I also have high power solidstate amplifier and I have some experience with high power solidstate amplifiers.Actually very few high power solidstate/Hybrid amplifiers are good and most of them are not ok.The problem is ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: How to manage audio power cables. by Romy the Cat on 2013-06-16 
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This is very ugly topic as I have been looking a solution for years and I do not have a consensus with myself regarding this. I have 21 AC power consumers in my playback. Well, the 21 that require good power, another 8 might be plugged to the utility...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #333: Herman's unfortunate experience by PurePower on 2009-05-26 
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The failure Herman had was probably on the input side - not the output. You will notice 2 things. 1. The system operated normally for 6 months, so it is unlikely an overload issue.2. The PurePower did its job of protecting the audio equipment (self s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: Power transformers and chokes. by Dominik on 2009-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bias help in Melquiades Amplifier  96 Replies 
Romy,I already send money to Pieter for OTP transformers. Now I need power transformers and chokes.This is Pieter propose: (He look at the schema)2 x power supply transformer - 12,6V/5A                                                    - 6,3V/1A2 x ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #276: Line (grid) Power, waveform symmetry and THD by floobydust on 2009-02-20 
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 Power from the company grid is usually pretty decent in most respects, or at least it used to be. In the last 25 years or so the average home has seen an increasing number of devices which have switching power supplies (computers, monitors, etc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Big Amps. Mains Power, and Amp Loads by Paul S on 2023-11-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
Amir, I told of my own approach to wall power in other threads. Basically, I tried to make my gear as tolerant of AC variations as I could without simply smoothing everything over. My DAC runs on battery power. I modified the power supply and changed...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1664: Romy Thanks by Amir on 2019-08-06 
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[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 #943: A new dedicated power line by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-20 
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I will be making another experiment tomorrow and will try to install a new dedicated power line for audio. I say “another experiment” as the dedicated line that I installed as soon I move into the hour did not sound good, I have no idea why. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Big Amps. Mains Power, and Amp Loads by Paul S on 2023-11-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
Amir, I told of my own approach to wall power in other threads. Basically, I tried to make my gear as tolerant of AC variations as I could without simply smoothing everything over. My DAC runs on battery power. I modified the power supply and changed...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1904: DPOLS vs Good AC Power by Amir on 2023-02-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
After more than 20 years of playing audio game I think only two things are real game changers.  DPOLS and Good AC qualityI do not claim I listened to Wilson Speaker in DPOLS but I am sure it was near DPOLS 14 years ago.  I remember for the first time...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #133: The power saga, another round by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-02 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I did not say how my saga with APS Pure Power regenerator finish but it never finished. Since the end of the last year the regenerators is sitting in my closet and I have sent the unit’s main board to APS people for the “re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #138: Electron Microscopy Power Solutions by Lbjefferies7 on 2008-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
In addition to Peter Foster's idea, you might find someone who knows about electron microscopes.  I know almost nothing about them but would imagine that power would be critical to their performance.  I think Xiaowei Zhuang is the ramrod ar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: No free lunch with "free power" by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-08 
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[quote user="Michaelz"]Does this mean one may one day get free power from the neighbors?[/quote]Well, I think it means much more tight dependency from the grid, much more complexity for grid decoupling, not to mention a much higher cancer rate… I wou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #79: How does Pure Power work? by drdna on 2007-11-28 
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"]If you consider APS PurePower as just a power treating or regenerating devise then I feel that the whole “kinky” point of this devise might be missed.  We get horrible sound with bad electricity and we are accusto...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #90: Voltage waveform & amplifier power supply by peter foster on 2007-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Dear Romy,The UPS units are being used in their normal way, as line interactive.  The voltage waveform supplied by the Powerware 5115 is a sine wave.  This is described briefly in the manual and was important information for me pre-pur...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #93: The amplifier's power supply by Paul S on 2007-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Peter, I wish I had more confidence in the amp's power supply as significant proof against the full range of AC power nasties.  In fact, I have long had the sense that there is such a thing as "over-regulation" where hi-fi power suppli...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #104: 120v power regeneration option? by buzz on 2007-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Hi Romy, I haven't read this entire huge thread, so pardon my intrusion. I was wondering if you have tried to regenerate 120v by turning a motor by the shaft of another motor. We use that little trick in the commercial electric industry to generat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #119: No Way Around the Power Gap by Paul S on 2010-05-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
MSA, I have heard the McCauley 6174s, and I would own them if they weren't so expensive.  But they still want a lot of power, because of the big motors and the exponential thing, and the size and nature of the space we are talking about.As you know, ...
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