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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #81: For a DHT amp, you are listening to the power supply by mumford on 2008-12-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]  If you were using, for example, the Kron KR 2A3, you would not be commenting on the sluggish liquid sounds, and it would be very much more competitive with the Melquiades I am sure of it. Adrian[/quote]I doubt swapping...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #237: A variable dynamic load? by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] So what we did not see was the dynamic response of the Avicenna in maintaining its perfect sine wave against a variable dynamic load. I guess this is where the improvements can be made.[/quote] I am sure what it means as I have n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #204: Every boring change that has stayed permanently in my system.... by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-24 
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[quote user="drdna"]From my own experience, every change that has stayed permanently in my system, at first seems soft and sort of boring. I am inside always a little disappointed when I first hear these changes, because they seems so neutral and une...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Vitavox S3 drivers by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: EdgarHorn Speaker Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]Very interesting, it is certainly worth a try. Do you have the information on frequency response, impedence, etc? [/quote]http://website.lineone.net/~empson/S3.html...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Is it about Sound generally of Stereo Sound? by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A sort of DPOLs in Melquiades Amplifier  8 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]Experimenting with the new 2A3 tubes has been a very interesting experience. It has given me insight into more specifically exactly what I am looking for in the stereo sounds, which I associate with the Sound. The most we can as...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Possible solution? by Geoff on 2007-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The “Inverted High End Audio” ™ in Playback Listening  30 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]But I am worried what all my friends and neighbors will say if get up and start to dance to Lutoslowski![/quote]Grab one of your kids and do it. Looks perfectly normal then! :D...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: The nightmares about the Triolon Excalibur by Romy the Cat on 2007-09-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Good commercial speakers in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]Hey this looks vaguely familiar.http://www.dagogo.com/Spotlight/AcapellaTriolon-Crowder.html[/quote] Actually I read this “review” of the “Acapella Triolon Excalibur four-piece horn loudspeaker system”. Well, not the entire review...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: The operators are standing by... by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Be careful: Imaging vs. Compression in Playback Listening  23 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]Maybe I don't know what DPOLS is, as suggested by others in this forum.  All I know is that I can spend a lot of time fiddling with the exact location of the speakers, the sepcific 3 dimensional alignment of the two sets of d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #81: Point source installations have a distinct character. by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  107 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] Point source installations have a distinct character. [/quote] I do not think that the point source installations have a distinct character because they are point source. They have distinct character because they are always shitt...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Cables by ArmAlex on 2009-05-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Carbon Interconnect in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
Dear Drdna, I red with interest about your experience in cables would you please give us more info. As I 'm sure many audiophiles are tired of spending $10000000000for cables which actual  material cost are $0.00000000000001!Armen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: It is over? by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Editing your own posts in Site Support Forum  11 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]AND I just checked on multiple browser platforms and still could not see and EDIT button or a way to modify my posts.[/quote] OK, it must work now. You need to login into the site for each browser and I set login status with cooki...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #351: Active Debugging vs. passive lambing… by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] Well, I think the short answer is yes. What the people over at Technical Support have told me is that this is due to the power supply design of the amplifiers that are being driven by the PP2000 and that it seems to be cha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Further guidelines for Audio Neutrality... by Romy the Cat on 2007-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About the Audio Neutrality. in Playback Listening  12 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] Yes, we are saying the same thing.  The problem as I have found it is that transparency is easily recognized and so there is a tendency for audiophiles to focus on this when they try to improve their systems, and this can ma...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #121: Color Injection vs. Texture Injection vs. Imaging Injection by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-10 
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="drdna"] Fundamentally I think the injection channel and layered sound are different things.  The injection channel is designed simply to compensate for the timbral shortcomings of a particular driver.  However, because of lobin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #243: The apples and oranges of electricity sound by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-08 
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[quote user="drdna"] 1. The perfect sinusoid unmasks the compensation of the system for imperfect power -- it is like when the car stereo comes on when you start the car, way too loud, because there is no road noise to adjust for any more. The sound ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Integration in complex structure by Amir on 2009-04-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Analog vs. Digital... without BS. in Didital Things  23 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] The first key would be that the digital reproduction be of a high enough sample rate to fall below the threshold of perception. The scond would be, in my mind, that the process of reproduction not create a new structure, but r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #296: Debugging the ham. by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-20 
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[quote user="drdna"] It is not exactly correct. There is 60 Hz hum eliminated by lifting the ground to the amplifiers. The neutral is connected to the ground prong and chassis in the amps, so I assume it is setting up a loop. However, there is a seco...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #86: Deny or not deny – here is the qedstion by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  107 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] Romy, don't be silly. You are trying to tell me you cannot hear vertical position? You cannot tell if the cat meows, if it is on the ground or the ceiling. Of course you can; do not be ridiculous. [/quote] Nope, I of course do...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #176: The 2A3 loading by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] It will be a little project to modify the amplifier, but it may be educational. To optimize the Moondog circuit for the NOS 2A3 tubes, so they will give their best, I plan to buy a new OPT with primary impedance around 3.5-4K. [/...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #184: There are many opportunities, it all depends what you need. by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] So, my thought was that below 35 hz, there are many ways of thinking about amplification. Some might say SS amplification is helpful due to power demands of horn loaded 18" woofers. To use 6C33 might be a trade off but I do not k...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #258: Flexibility of Imaging and electricity. by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-17 
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[quote user="drdna"] As I said before, the perception of the audiophile imaging and soundstage is really gone. [/quote] I think you might revise your view about imaging in future. No one cares about soundstage but with imaging it is a bit tricky. One...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #303: Experiment with the PP2000 ground by drdna on 2009-02-21 
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[quote user="beachbum"]Did so cause i was still using my BPT for everything but my amps. I had a hum and high pitch buzz from my speakers. Replacing the power cord feeding my amps was the cure.[/quote]There was some mild 60 cycle hum which was elimin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #163: The identical operation environment? by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] First of all, this not an attack on NOS tubes …[/quote]   A very strange introduction. Since when people post at this site feel a need to ask apologies for attack or not attack anything? Also, where this phase “attack” eve...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: To have RIAA is good, in a way.... by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Soundsmith’s analog ideas. in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]This sounds like an interesting idea, especially since it eliminates the RIAA components. Eliminating components is usually a good thing. However, at the "entry level" price of $8,000, I don't think I will be buying one any time s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #310: I seriously doubt. by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-22 
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[quote user="drdna"] 3. When the PP2000 is plugged in, the neutral AC connection adds an additional ground reference. [/quote] Adrian, if you make such an assumption than it was why I advised you do not plug all your components into PP20000 but to pl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Should there be an "edit" button? by drdna on 2009-03-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Editing your own posts in Site Support Forum  11 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]Let me see if I can edit this entry after I post it.[/quote]Nope. I only see profile, print, e-mail, quote, reply. Is there supposed to be an "Edit" button that shows up, or is there some secret special way I don't know about to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Spacial information by el`Ol on 2009-03-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Off-the-wall playback or the 'hamster solution'. in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]What is revealing is that the system functions poorly with recordings with a lot of reverb. This is what one would expect of course, given the setup. Probably the best recordings to play on such as system would be the old Three Bl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: The Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari crap... by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Editing your own posts in Site Support Forum  11 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]I noticed this problem begin to occur yesterday, so possibly it is related to the changes made to correct the editing issue. The text on the forums pages now overlaps and runs off the page. The problem occurs with the browsers Fir...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1130: The Mark by Paul S on 2013-04-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
PP, before you question my assumptions, have you actually read the user accounts of your products in this long thread?  I think there may be 1 account of a customer who did not want to return a unit for some reason or another, except, later, he did w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1244: Repair by steverino on 2014-02-05 
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[quote user="drdna"]Do not buy from this company. They took my money with no intention to ever deliver a unit to me. If you find a unit on the shelf in a store and it is functioning, buy that unit and take it home. Don't give Purepower your money up ...
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