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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Echowars guy to fix vfet gear... by scooter on 2011-04-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yamaha B-2 V-FET amplifier. in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
I remember seeing this echowars guy all over the boards with respect to vfet amp work. I don't know his work and don't remember where he is located but might be worth pinginghttp://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=45419&highlight=b-2    htt...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Yamaha 6681B by T3GGG on 2011-04-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yamaha 6681B in Horn-Loaded Speakers  0 Replies 
HI AllHas anyone one here have any experience with Yamaha 6681B. I have a good pair with working original diaphragms lined up. I will be looking at using them in a 400hz Le Cleac'h above a 100cm 160hz Horn, possibly with a Fane 8m from the current GB...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #223: Solved by N-set on 2022-07-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
It is not the amp but the Yamaha preamp that gives the problem. A good kick in my butt to finish the 801 pre a la Anthony.  Apologies for spamming. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: The piano saga is continuing by Romy the Cat on 2014-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Shopping vs. Piano Shopping. in Playback Listening  39 Replies 
Nope, we eventfully do not get the family Yamaha C7 and now we are on the market and looking for a piano .  From what we have seen and learned we now are looking for Mason and Hamlin of 6.3 feet made before mid 30s of 20 century. They need to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Once again, I would like to keep automobile sound out of this subject. by Romy the Cat on 2007-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where the FM quality comes from? in Off Air Audio  22 Replies 
[quote user="Wojtek"]With the stock radio-CD and buzzing fulrange speakers in my Civic I often find myself puzzled how pleasant and musical this crap sounds. If only I could get close to it at home -fruitless pursuit so far .Romy when it comes to tub...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: A different type of DIY efforts. by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Yesterday I was working for a half day at the part of the house were my Altec 19 are sitting and just to keep myself entertained I set up the Altec 19 to play from my add-hog playback: Sony $30 DVD player, Yamaha C2A preamp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: The reverberation injection is NOT Surround Sound by Romy the Cat on 2021-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  82 Replies 
To move further I need to address a VERY important point. The reverberation injection is NOT Surround Sound, not multichannel and not any know to us typical encodings: Dolby, AC3... etc. To be honest when I hear the mentioning of Surround sound I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: More FM mystery... by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My recent FM mystery in Off Air Audio  3 Replies 
Jim thanks for the review and for the tip. I was not familiar with the T-2 model before. I is really interesting what this tuner dose and how unexpectedly musically it performs. I listened today a number of broadcasts from the CDs that I am well fami...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Meyersound drivers by el`Ol on 2011-09-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Professional sound systems in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
Meyersound has the patent for a suspension that consists of copper-beryllium plus damping material. Copper-beryllium has a young's modulus comparable to polymers, but a bending-linearity that can't be achieved with plastics. The old Meyersound driver...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: It's Irrelevent by Edgar= on 2023-09-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy the Cat's Audio recommendation: the biggest bang fo... in Audio For Dummies ™  46 Replies 
Howdy Paul,I mention the Dunnoys only in reference to Romy's comment about properly structured harmonics. What main channels I use is irrelevant to this thread. I'm sorry that comment is so blunt, I don't mean to be unfriendly, but I say it that way ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Help with RF loop by montepilot on 2009-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Help with RF loop in Off Air Audio  0 Replies 
I am in the process of setting up a DAW to record fm broadcast.  Recently I installed a M-Audio 2496 DAC in a computer to do the recording.  I am using a Yamaha T-85 tuner.  Prior to routing the i.c. cables through the DAC I had no background noise f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Happy to see this thread by montepilot on 2009-06-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The contra-ridicules solution for a good DAW? in Didital Things  1 Replies 
After hearing what a well designed FM station recording setup could deliver I became a believer.  The question was what would be the cost involved to implement a good setup.  After doing some research on the cost of Romy's components to capture fm br...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: About Sound in Video Room by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Opera Room in Audio Discussions  77 Replies 
I would like to pass some observations on my about sound quality in my video room.  The sound in my video room is what I would call very very good, I am not kidding – really good.  It is delivered by Altec 21S speaker driven by Yamaha B2 amp and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: More drivers.. by op.9 on 2008-04-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Open cell foam in horns and MF drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  40 Replies 
Me again..In my search for another jbl 2482 I chanced upon a Yamaha JA6601 Driver. http://picasaweb.google.com/jbjbjbjbjb/YamahaJA6601It looks very similar to the one that produces these amazing response plots on the Azura 204 horn.http://www.azuraho...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: Guy responds by clarkjohnsen on 2012-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Opera Room in Audio Discussions  77 Replies 
Speaking as a local audio guy... yeah the sound was poor but who knows?... whether it was the dvd?... the electronics?... the day? Plus it was Room #2, so...My policy, perhaps mistaken, in such a situation, is to enjoy the music.As to the OPPO, I'd l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Meyer Sound Compression Drivers by skushino on 2009-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Meyer X-10 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
Here is a link describing Meyer Sound's design philosophy, production and implementation:http://www.meyersound.com/support/forums/talkshop/drivers.htmThey began production of their own drivers to improve longevity and reliability in the field.  These...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #173: I would like to go V-FET… by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
Well, since I will not experiment with many of them I'm  kind of narrowing down the scope of the amps that I would like to get. In 70s-80s break there was a short period of time when Yamaha and Sony made top of the line amps around V-FET output t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: The powerful SS V-FET shootout? by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yamaha B-2 V-FET amplifier. in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
Last few days listening MiniMe with B-2 my patients was running out. With all more or less OK sound my B-2 had wondering eye about imaging. The amp has a minor fluctuation of gain between the channels and this fluctuation can be addressed by …kic...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #55: say, is that an Audio Note cart? by tokyo john on 2007-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A longer turntable belt. in Analog Playback  60 Replies 
I think you also mentioned that you were involved with the Voyd (which for a Pink Triangle user as I was back then, looked very charming). I recall Voyd being recently acquired by Audio Note UK; are you affiliated with them?Anyway, I actually wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #141: My Dannoy update by Bill on 2021-12-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
Prior to three days ago, i was almost ready to give up on the Dannoy's as I couldn't get close to the sound heard at Romy's with his setup of the same speakers. Then i was able to add my newly obtained Yamaha B2 amps, and was once m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Pity by c1ferrari on 2014-08-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Shopping vs. Piano Shopping. in Playback Listening  39 Replies 
"Nope, we eventfully do not get the family Yamaha C7..." Sadness."My poor wifey is very pissed with me...Well, it is given – I am pain in ass shopper but I responded that I was shopping for wife for 42 years and then got a pure-gold-wife for a bargai...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Strange.... by Romy the Cat on 2021-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: "It" Thread in Playback Listening  16 Replies 
Something is very strange going on with me, I wonder if it is some kind of brain cancer or some kind of neurological things. I still have no speakers arrived but I was listening today broker 5 with Danlavy 2021 driven by Yamaha B3. There we multiple ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: <Hummm by Paul S on 2007-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Gould's Goldberg Variations re-played? in Musical Discussions  8 Replies 
Well, I'm pleased to own the vinyl set in question, and if I ever listen to the Mustard set it will be out of curiosity.I bet I'll even miss Gould's much-hated-by-me humming...Or do their computers add that "perfectly", too?Remember, we are not talik...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #150: Amplification again by el`Ol on 2008-08-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
Sorry for reviving this thread without a good reason, but there is something I wanted to add to my comments about amplification. Recently I heard this system http://www.hornfabrik-eder.de/ which was driven by an old Telefunken studio amp. O...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Nice Try by rowuk on 2019-07-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Multicellular horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
I do not think that you really can trust an answer from someone willing to tell you what to do. Sure, the Klughorn is a great thing, but I have never heard it suitable integrated - which says NOTHING about the horn and driver but a lot about those us...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #276: Phase Linearity by Edgar= on 2022-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
Not Amplitude. It's the rock solid phase linearity. It feels like a brick wall all the way up and down. I haven't looked at any graphs and haven't measured anything but that is my guess. There is no question of the great tone of vintage Tannoy but al...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Yamaha by Bill on 2023-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yamaha ns1000m speaker problem in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
It wasn't the caps. The 12 inch drivers were both frozen solid after being stored in a dry basement for 30 years. Looks like the coils somehow fused to the magnets.Ordered a used pair from Japan for $300 with shipping and they arrived after 20 days i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: RBRX Encore vs super tuner classics by dfa2124 on 2017-04-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: BW Broadcast RBRX Encore Re-Broadcast Receiver in Off Air Audio  3 Replies 
Hi again Romy. I have never tried many of the 'super tuners' such as the Sansui TU-X1, Accuphase T-1100, Yamaha CT-7000 etc so I have no idea how this newer BW Broadcast unit would compare with them. Luckily the BBC still broadcast some very good qua...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #201: The MiniMe playing loud. by Romy the Cat on 2009-12-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
This is kind of strange but never played MiniMe loud. If I want the concert style play from audio I usually use Macondo. The MiniMe usually plays at the level of 60-80dB but today I have fun to listen something and I cranked it up. To my surprise Min...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: My bass amp kaput. by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yamaha B-2 V-FET amplifier. in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
That suck, it was two days as my playback shine at full glory and then my bass amps blew up. It has heavy noise from one channel and sounded like it self-arouses like crazy. It turned out the one of PS large caps got burned and stopped to filtrate th...
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