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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #224: Bass for Dannoys? by N-set on 2022-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
After a provisional cleaning of my crappy Yamaha C2 preamp, I got +/- balanced bass and then made a bit of discovery: Changed the parallel R in the HF circuit of the UK crossover from 50R to 25R (and switched the xcover to the treble boost mode which...

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 #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 #21: 150V Gas Tubes survival guide. by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Gas voltage reference 0A2 tubes. in Melquiades Amplifier  42 Replies 
I remember when I built Melquiades I detected that quietly of wire that feeds the grid of output stage with bias, quality of soldering or any other minute detail on this  wire was very auditable. I also detected that the proximity of this wire t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Digital: small steps and further update… by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
Jeremy, another few lead that I think might conceder. Manly Labs has their 20-bit digital to analogue converter that uses the Pacific Microsonics processor inside. I was told that is available as the “street price” for ~$6K-$7K and it might be a “f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Yep, you are right: the Grande Utopia by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The jump-start of loudspeaker economy in Audio News  17 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]http://www.audiounlimiteddenver.com/ Focal Utopia EM[/quote] You are right: The Grande Utopia is one of the names that very much in the mainstream and have very much pre-inclined exposure in industry. That all will assur...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Nobody can avoid the trap of language by Joe Roberts on 2009-01-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  107 Replies 
As the writer of the above-referenced propaganda, I am pleased to once again tweak the whiskers of the cat. First off, this is promotional material so what the heck do you expect? Every brochure offers a new benchmark in performance or it is not doi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #877: Some thoughts on pure~powering my gear... by spytsi on 2011-06-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Finally, I'd appreciate your opinion on the scheduled implementation of regenerated electric power on my system.I am planning to hook up my entire gear on a single PP1050hv (230V) unit:2-channel: PrimaLuna ProLogue Classic integrated tube amp (Clas...

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 #29: Sounds like fun! by mem916 on 2011-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
Yes you don't want to go over 0 "dBFS" for sure.  In fact it is not good to even hit 0 dB from what I have read in an AES paper.  Something odd happens when you play it back (I can't remember the details).  I shoot for peaks at -2 or -3 dBFS when...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Listening the files. Brief comments. by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
The whole presentation of sound is very different with your and my file. Your file is very lush sounding. It is very pleasant but a bit too euphoric for THIS music. My file is much more dynamic (if comes from my transformer) and in the way this dynam...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Living voice 6moons by hifiapart on 2010-09-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Audio News  80 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  hifiapart wrote:Being critical is easy, making things move not so easy.....and yes that entails exposure and conflicting views. Unfortunately 6monns does not “exposure conflicting views” – they expose cheap views, I am ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #235: Eventually, the new reference sweat spot is found. by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
I spent today good 5 hours listening my new playback. For somebody who do not know me it would look idiotic to listen the playback with such a huge amount of problems and do not make any efforts to correct them. Defiantly the problems are huge: the m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Now the Real Work Begins by Paul S on 2010-08-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
OK, maybe I got too zealous with the notch filter for the Reps.  I aimed to bring it down 6 dB at ~2.2k Hz, using .47 mH and 10 uF against 10 Ohms for the notch, with the Reps itself at 7 Ohms.  Right now, drums are too backed off, there is no "hair"...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #223: Writing midbass-horn encyclopedia.... by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-31 
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 just wish before I start my project I read a few detail descriptions of the similar projects. Unfortunately they do not exist and I well understand that my project is in away an exemplary for the horn-minded people. All midbass horn are different a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Missed opportunities (or maybe not). by oxric on 2011-02-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Moscow setup with Horns/Lowther in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
This gentleman's set-up makes me think very much of the one I have in mind for my new room in due course. Whilst as Romy points out, the room might well be on the small side, it has a very high ceiling (say 4.5 m) that in my mind always presents fabu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #775: From my point of view by joaco on 2011-03-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="oxric"]   I have come across this company mentioned in a preview on '6moons,' and the information on the company's website suggests that this is in theory really a complete solution, and one that makes sense even to the non-e...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Something for Nothing by Paul S on 2008-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Sound and How We Hear It in Playback Listening  19 Replies 
Tuga, clarity is certainly an important prerequisite for true dynamics, where "dynamics" is the musically meaningful idea of differences as applied not only to SPL but also to "rate", such as the space/contrast/interval between a 1/8 note and a 1/16 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #334: And the winner is… so far by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
I assure you that my experience has very little meaning to others as I do not look for “better tube” but look for a tube that would go the best in my specific DSET application and in very custom application of Macondo MF channel. Also, a local gu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Whatever they say about pressings… by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Whatever they say about pressings… in Analog Playback  2 Replies 
Whatever biggest pressings names they do not throw I always feel defensive as any given record might be whatever it is. There is however the “pressings” that keep amuse me with consistency of good quality. It might not be always good hi-fi jou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: So, the non-paired tubes are the bitch? by Romy the Cat on 2009-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why the tubes shall be the same? in Melquiades Amplifier  7 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] Well, I experienced the same exact phenomena with using different 2A3 tubes as you remember, which I do believe has to do with the mechanical harmonics in part.[/quote] I do not remember that, it you wrote it then I mo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: The hard-boiled PP with confined 6C33C by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The short "6C33C Survival Guide". in Melquiades Amplifier  20 Replies 
I see, what they did – the built a perfect sealed chimney with two fans to suck cold air in and two fans to suck hot air out. Well, it might work, even though I do like this idea. I absolutely do not see why such a hot and large tube as 6C33C sha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: 176/24 Track by DOT*SYSTEM on 2010-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Analog Transfer: the first draft. in Didital Things  19 Replies 
Romy Your file was burned in wave format you provided as-is. It was never processed by the Korg. I conducted my test to evaluate the sound of 176/24 files on my system. These files came from you, Reference Recording and my Korg and all can coexist un...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: The new room, the very first listening. by Romy the Cat on 2010-04-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Connected today Melquiades and Macondo in new room. Macondo uses drivers as they are – no time or axis aliments of any kind yet, no Insertion Channels, no level calibration by channels. I just in-phase the channels and sat to listen, to see what happ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Grado Sonata & Ortofon Rondo Bronze by AlexBerger on 2010-05-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Say “no” to the light tonearms. in Audio For Dummies ™  10 Replies 
Romy,Yes, I measured my cartridge-tonearm combination with test disk. The resonant frequency was completely different compared to calculation with http://www.mh-audio.nl/MySystem/RF.asp.7 years ago, I tried Fidelity Research FR-64FX with Grado Sona...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #154: Stop! by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
OK, I decided to stop today to do what I do as it does not feel like me anymore. For a month as I live in here and have the playback up my playback is a source of great pain and I do not like it.  I am accustomed that I turn the thing on and USE it. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #154: A few random comments. by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
First of all we need all to understand that all channels attenuators need only for setting up phase of playback live. When the installations are set up properly then it is all not necessary. Anyhow, if the upperbass has less output then you might use...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: The fight with Shelter 901 by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Shelter 90X: mystery or mastery in Analog Playback  54 Replies 
Ok, I desired to go to the bottom of it and found what was/is the problem with Shelter’s tendency for high static. First I checked the arm.  Putting 3 different cartridges (with own head-shell) to my 3012I recognize that there was zero static du...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: OAE is about the Culture of Sound. by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bach, Brandenburg Concertos in Musical Discussions  6 Replies 
[quote user="Max Shatsky"] I find the playing by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment as the most boring, sorry, I don't get it. [/quote] In my view the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s play it not boring but rather not flashy and not overly...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Settling in; settling down by Paul S on 2008-06-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The K&K SE hybrid phono stage: a report in Analog Playback  54 Replies 
As a weekend-only listener, it can take me eons to break in some of my most stubborn components.  In the case of the K&K, things seem to have reached +/- tonic equalibrium.I may have have mentioned it in passing, but at some point ...
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