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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: The 47 labs’ ways. by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DA architecture: True Multibit vs. anything else. in Didital Things  17 Replies 
Yes, I know that 47 Labs and some Audio Note I belie do it but I never knew that they are Multibits, in fact I do not think that they are. http://www.sakurasystems.com/products/47dac.html Regardless what they do I am a big fan neither nether 47 Lab...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #59: Yes, but…. by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]On a lighter note, I have actually read some interesting - if relatively simplistic - commentary on Tone at guitar forums.  Too bad about their bases for the discussions, however, and I will close by saying it bodes well for anyo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: About Timbre and Audio #2 by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Timbre and Audio. in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
Continuing my observation about the Timbres and Audio.From what I said above it is very important to understand that Timbres in Audio are not the photographic density of the colors themselves but rather an ability of a photograph to differentiate...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: True Sound and Spirituality by drdna on 2006-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Can a ultimate playback system bring us True Lasting 'Happin... in Playback Listening  7 Replies 
This is an interesting question.Audio is the reproduction of sound.  What one makes of an audio system has to do with one's goals in life, not audio in general, as it is a tabula rasa, more or less.For myself I have found that I seek a connectio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Re: Better among worst? by Thorsten on 2005-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="morricab"]Hmmm....I guess I can't really see that unless you are enjoying a particular coloration you are getting from the TVC.[/quote] Nope. On this you are wrong. Based on direct bypass tests the TVC's I USE (that is the specif...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Belief Systems by Flm on 2021-01-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single Driver speakers in Audio Discussions  5 Replies 
Thanks for input! This is the kind of information I am looking for. My feeling is one driver can't do it all. But audio reviews say this Cube Audio driver is revolutionary and finally we can have it all. As it meets the criteria of no crossover to sc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Destilled whale sperm or not by Wojtek on 2015-06-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: T.H.E. Show, Newport, 2015 in Audio News  14 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Audio Note: This room had THE least problematic sound at the show, better tone and more Music. System was not stressed by classical music as they played it, with a “perspective” that +/- “compensated” for the relative “lack of ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Sadurni Acoustics does public? by Romy the Cat on 2014-05-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new kid in the block: Sadurni Acoustics in Horn-Loaded Speakers  21 Replies 
I hear a rumor that Sadurni Acoustics was presented at recent Chicago audio show. Interesting, that Jorge went out of closet and decided to invest in full time career of speaker making. I wish to extend to him a full my full condolences an d my great...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: One year passed... by Newtohorn on 2019-03-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How difficult is it to achieve Vox Olympian sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
Well, it is maybe one year from my initial post.  I have not pursued the horn route basically because in the past year I have not heard any horn system that sounded like the Olympian.  Given the time constraint, I did not want to pursue the DIY route...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #372: The most important thing: dark side of the bass by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Still, I did not mention the most important thing about my new midbass horn. This most important and the most astonishing   new characteristic of Sound I did not pursue and I got it purely accidently. I did not talk ab...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Piano is a special case by rowuk on 2022-11-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 2.0? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  24 Replies 
For my ears, the piano is rich in harmonics that change with playing volume BUT the only way to get a louder note is with the hammer striking the strings more powerfully which always is coupled to a louder "articulation". Violins and wind instruments...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Audiopax Model 5 Audiopax model 88 by Amir on 2019-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
finally these beautiful pre/power delivered to me and they are playing music for break-in.I will report about sound of Audiopax model 5 & Model 88.The system :   CEC TL0 3.0 Transport     Audio Note DAC 5 Special      Audiopax model 5     Audiopa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: CEC TL0 3.0 vs Audio Note CDT Six by Amir on 2019-07-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: CEC TL0 3.0 trasport in Didital Things  2 Replies 
I hope i could have a comparison between New Audio Note UK CDT-Six Transport and the CEC TL0 3.0. Audio Note CDT-6 is not in iran and it is very expensive around 153k$ . I hope i could have CDT-6 to compare with CEC TL0 3.0 . ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: Let me know why Audiopax inject energy to the sound by Amir on 2019-10-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
first i should say i need more time to judge the Audiopax for some reasons but i try to share the first thing come to my mind after listening to Audiopax. I should say i use Pure Power 3000+ , I mean i judge Audiopax when it is c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: A sober view on Cogent True-to-Life Sound. by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Satisfying result: the RMAF Show + Cogent in Horn-Loaded Speakers  22 Replies 
Well, when we are talking about Cogent we need clearly differentiate two things: the Cogent’s drivers and the Cogent’s installation. The problem is that since Cogent’s drivers are something so called “compression drivers” then their performance might...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: 2020 Hindsight by Paul S on 2020-01-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How the things are getting so much out of hands? in Audio News  7 Replies 
Not sure of the cost of advertising in the "big audio journals", but it seems "the companies with money" are always trying to maximize return on investment, like any "good" business venture does. One popular strategy is to "get a name, then reel 'em ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Shall quality-price be reversed? by Romy the Cat on 2014-07-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Shall quality-price be reversed? in Audio News  2 Replies 
Ok, this article is about good thing in audio – the price. Yes, ironically nthere is ONE aspect of audio when price works very nicely.   During the last few years a lot of publicity in media was spent to the recent Stradivarius revelation. Search and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: A new amplifier from Audio Note. by guy sergeant on 2005-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new amplifier from Audio Note. in Audio News  4 Replies 
I don't know this Steve Klein. I don't know what bullshit he uses to sell Audio Note's products in the US. If that is what you are attempting to satirise then fine.I am quite familiar with Audio Note Japan's (Kondo) products. I don't use any at the m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #78: The proof to rumor? by Romy the Cat on 2012-03-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A different breed of 6C33C amplifier. in Melquiades Amplifier  84 Replies 
Nope, I do not have any proof to the rumor as I do not use the Japanese transformers. I heard them many times, was not liking the entire sound of the playbacks (do not blame only transformers for that) but since I never myself dealt with Japanese tra...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Re: H Kondo RIP by guy sergeant on 2006-01-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new amplifier from Audio Note. in Audio News  4 Replies 
I understand that Mr Kondo, the founder of Audio Note and more recently Kondo Sound Labs died in his sleep while attending the recent show in Las Vegas.Kondo pioneered the use of silver cable in the late 70's, owned and operated YL acoustics making s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #119: What is important in Midbass Horn? by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
I realized that this thread is slowly becoming the most sophisticated web recourse about Midbass Horn available. Trying to keep the thread educational I would like to introduce to my readers one more objective of my project. The subject is super ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #183: New to the site by Exlibris on 2015-10-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
I'm new to the site and have had an interest in horn speakers since owning my first SET amplifier over 10 years ago.  I've heard about a dozen horn speakers at shows and private demonstrations but have never heard any that I could live with.  I'm cur...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #70: Open or Closed ? by iWC Doppel on 2013-12-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  80 Replies 
Crikey,I will take you up on not posting.... if that is your desire. I do hope you allow me a final post, shame I thought I'd stumbled across an interesting site, but no matter.For clarity I did not drive either the S5 or S2 with a SS amp other than ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: I'm not married to any topology by haralanov on 2014-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: JBL 2226 2445 2405 3-way and a path forward in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I very much do not want to sound like I am expressing sarcasm. [/quote] Romy, I don’t treat your comments like expressed sarcasm and I never did it. In my view, your site is the only place in Internet, where fruitful discus...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: I would concur... by jessie.dazzle on 2007-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SET and speakers: disregard Volume in Audio For Dummies ™  4 Replies 
Hello all,Some time ago, I bought a pair of very early production ML2s for an ongoing horn project (see "Note at end").Rather than just let the ML2s sit and wait for the horns to get done, I of course tried them out with my "normal" 89db/watt@1m spea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Correct AC Polarity by Jim Aud by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Always check power-line polarity. in Audio For Dummies ™  11 Replies 
CORRECT AC POLARITY June 17, 2009 — puristaudio System set-up "I wanted to talk about a tweak that costs little or nothing to do, while having the potential of paying big dividends in terms of sonic improvement. It involves a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: The DPoLS ceremony in a Boston apartment. by Romy the Cat on 2017-12-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The remarkable moments in Audio. in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
This was the most astonishing and bewildering moment of my entire audio life. It was in 2000. That time I lived in cozy downtown Boston apartment that I absolutely loved. The apartment sounded fabulously with pretty much any playback you put in. A...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #752: Fernadez & Fica some more info . by joaco on 2011-01-30 
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, thanks for sharing. You said that you use 2A3/45 amplifier, do you use choke or capacitance right after your rectifiers? It would be interesting if you plug a scope into your loaded regenerator and post a picture (ma...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #965: Oh and while you're at it... by clarkjohnsen on 2011-12-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
...I hope y'all are attending to AC polarity alignment, else many of your decisions may be erroneous. I've written so much about this perfectly audible phenomenon that I don't feel like doing it any more, so I point you to an excellent comprehensive ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: My old Fi-Hi gear associations... by guy sergeant on 2004-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My old Fi-Hi gear associations... in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
Agree with most of these but I think your being a bit kind to B&W. Less of a cigarette paper more of a 13 Tog Duvet. Which Audio Note product did you hear that you thought so little of? The UK made stuff and the Japanese stuff are very different....
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