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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Dish Network carries it by Chirag on 2007-03-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Classic Artc Showcase Streaming in Musical Discussions  12 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]http://www.classicartsshowcase.org/get.html http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/244071035?ltl=1173271401[/quote]Thats terrible...actually, I was under the impression thats what my parents used...in fact, for the ad...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: its on regular tv by Chirag on 2007-03-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Classic Artc Showcase Streaming in Musical Discussions  12 Replies 
you mean you don't get this on your regular tv programming?  my goodness...my family in long island with their little digital satellite dish has 2, sometimes 3 versions of classic arts offerings.  it doesnt end when i'm at home!fe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: LimitedGold and DryDMT by Chirag on 2007-03-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
Hi Cat, [quote user="Romy the Cat"]I used my typical “flash” techniques and discovered some leeks in that 50 years old enclosure. Sure it the leaks were there then it would be no “acoustic suspensions” and the driver would run further. So, fixed the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Reds are Fragile by Chirag on 2007-03-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] May ask you: how you drive your Reds 10” and the most important do you feel any their deficiency in power handling. I mean after the 109dB Macondo I have tendency to drive the small Reds slightly hard and this LF drive do...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Boxy Harmonics by Chirag on 2007-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
Hello again kitty...Analogous to the lack of perfect "audiomoron" transparency of something like an L1 or tannoys or koetsus, I can see the general direction of your thinking regarding the "oops" nature of developing a musical transducer in room.The ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: IIILZ box insufficiency by Chirag on 2007-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
Hey Cat...long time no claw,Wrong?  My dog, if I can list my musical machine mistakes...The original boxes I got with my 10" and 15" reds were respectively the little IIILZ sealed and big ported boxes.  The IIILZ box with the little reds wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Re: Tannoy 10" and Melq? That would be fun! by Chirag on 2006-06-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Not kidding?! :-)Yes, I always felt that Tannoy the vintage 10" sealed box were the best Tannoy out there. Still they were the best not because they were best but because the 10” had less bass extension and did not go into ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Tannoy monitors and MF drivers by Chirag on 2006-06-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
Hi Cat,The more and more I listen to reproduced music, the more I realize dynamics and tonal respect are key to start any reasonable installation.  This kind of crosses over into some driver discussions so bear with me...My Tannoy 10" ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: A few more hybrid suggestions by Chirag on 2006-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Two-stages, hybrid, small, powerful class “A”? in Audio Discussions  23 Replies 
Hey Cat,Well..my first question would be regarding the application.  The big Melq tube is already doing the bass towers...is it not enough current?  And wouldn't a proper class A 100w amp with its low low efficiency require something like 1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Midbass Heft by Chirag on 2006-01-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Headphone amplifiers. Baby Melquiades? in Melquiades Amplifier  27 Replies 
Hi Cat[quote user="Romy the Cat"] However, here is where the trick begins. Putting the headphones on, playing them along with the big loudspeakers system and adjusting the volume of the “big system” (primary the LF channel) it is possible to take the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Driver tubes by Chirag on 2005-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Headphone amplifiers. Baby Melquiades? in Melquiades Amplifier  27 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Hey, Chirag, long time no see. [/quote]Hi Kitty,I always try to see whats going on on this site, but by the end of the day I'm usually too bloody tired to think clearly enough to write something of interest.  This week...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: 6e5p and OP Method by Chirag on 2005-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Headphone amplifiers. Baby Melquiades? in Melquiades Amplifier  27 Replies 
Hi Cat,It seems the 6e5p is driving the transformer directly. I've used various versions of even simple mosfet followers to good effect at the headphone level, but never considered using a speaker level transformer.  Did you and Dmitry cons...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Particular Reasons for 10" Preference? by Chirag on 2005-08-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bass drivers inquiry in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
Hi Romy,Outside of the already constructed bass towers, is there a reason you are looking exclusively for 10" drivers?  I have heard a pair of stacked 15" Lambda's on each side supplementing/providing bass to lower midbass under some Oris horns ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Output Quandry by Chirag on 2005-06-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: BiDat: One more output in Didital Things  5 Replies 
Hi Alex,Short of waving goodbye to the Bidat for a few months, you could always TRY the splitter idea from your favorite cable guy.  It may be acceptable enough for your needs.Did you mean there is no space on the back of your passive/relay base...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Kalman IS good by Chirag on 2005-06-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Emmerich Kalman (1882-1953) in Musical Discussions  4 Replies 
Hi Cat,I got some Kalman CD's after your post and the clip.  Die Csardasfurstin IS good!  One of the cd's was a historical compilation from Naxos - "viennese operetta gems."  It had work from this guy Franz Lehar.  ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Of course! by Chirag on 2005-06-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: BiDat: One more output in Didital Things  5 Replies 
Hi Romy,Bidat IS quite a bit better than any dac i've used in that upper range (or any where else), but there is a bit of hardness there that I have problems killing off in my system.  Its not possibly enough to motivate me to do actively do som...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Splitters, preamps, etc by Chirag on 2005-06-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: BiDat: One more output in Didital Things  5 Replies 
Hey Alex,Aside from the obvious swapping of cables, do you have any extra outputs in your preamp?  Don't try any sort of splitting device...I did it once with very cheap cables and couldn't listen for more than 30 seconds.  You could always...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Size of Box by Chirag on 2005-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “A” sound from “B” system? in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
Alex,I tend to aim for Q's around 0.5-0.6 for my sealed boxes, but thats only because I prefer my listening in smaller nearfield rooms.  If you have a much larger room, you *might* be able to get away with something closer to 1.the 18W works fin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: SD-1 by Chirag on 2005-05-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “A” sound from “B” system? in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
I have no idea what the SD-1 motor is, but i know my woofers have it and they give me decent results.  if only SS would make a high efficiency woofer with softer paper cones and double the SD magnet....Hey, what kind of crossovering is the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: SS + SS! by Chirag on 2005-05-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “A” sound from “B” system? in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
Hi Kitty,This combo is quite interesting and amazingly coincidental....I had scan speak 18W's sitting around from my old speakers and just recently had them put in sealed boxes.  I was using a Seas silk dome on top (in free a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: *Spaceal* Inequities by Chirag on 2005-03-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The “Melquiades” Sound - beginning of the story. in Melquiades Amplifier  28 Replies 
Dear Kitty,[The positions of the instruments are an arteffect of sound reproduction and in real "live" you do not recognize the instruments positioning. You acknowledge thier presents “somewhere there” but you never recognize it as “right” ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: And to think my *first* by Chirag on 2005-01-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Digital recorders: what the "big boys" use? in Didital Things  15 Replies 
Patty Barber experience was in the Kitty's lair!  Yep, I was a PB virgin until that very moment :-)...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: S&B, Jensen by Chirag on 2004-12-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Expressive Technologies SU-1 in Analog Playback  33 Replies 
Hi guys, these do seem quite interesting, but much of the written hoopla i've seen is coming from some of the less interesting characters on another BBS. from a fairly capable system i heard last week, the S&B's set for maximum gain&nbs...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: EARwax mods by Chirag on 2004-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good phonostages? in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
Hi Guy, HAHAHA! yeah, I can see how you can say its similar to burnishing fecal matter.  i still think its overly pleasant slow sound (which is still ok through my headphone setup and denon 103) can be improved upon with major sup...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Potential for Upgrade by Chirag on 2004-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good phonostages? in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
Hi Guy, I know what you mean; this phono stage really should not work well at all.  I mean, voltage doubler, 3 stages of 12ax7, feedback, cathode followers, garbage looking power supply shared tubes for stereo...mortifying isn't it!  These ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: my take on the 103 by Chirag on 2004-12-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good phonostages? in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
Hi All, 103 or 103R + mass loaded SME headshell + 3012 or a 3009 + Seiki 1500 + hagerman opamp phono stage (good only with select parts and battery power) or an EAR 834 (with some mods) and some old Altec mic t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Neuro-Jukeboxes could sell wonderfully by Chirag on 2004-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What lives in Symmetric Sound? in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
Hi Antonio, I just realized I glanced over that thread assuming its relationship to the 6 levels of benefits.  Its quite interesting, but I do not know where I fall in that spectrum (no, it can't be discrete stages as its far to "big" to really ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Imposing the System on our Musical Preferences by Chirag on 2004-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What lives in Symmetric Sound? in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
[quote user="slowmotion"]I think I see where you are going , Richard, with me it's the other way round. If I connect with the music I get exited, and for me personally I work towards a system that connects me to the music and the performers more. All...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Lemony Lymaning LF Losers by Chirag on 2004-07-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The funny Internet audio freaks in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
Cat! i just joined that board like two days ago looking for altec info and found their bass allergic to cat dander as well... unfortunately, this sort of group blowjob mentality really exists in all forms of hobby/interest/lifestyle....my g...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Foul Sushi and Bass Boxes by Chirag on 2004-07-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Speaker hunting in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
farmeroni!  hope the plants are doing went well this season... [I have recently had 4 sealed bass bins made each with 2 8" scanspeak drivers. I dont have them yet. Every other speaker I have stinks worse than the Fridge. Good Luck!] 4 seale...
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