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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1100: PurePower+ - new units and customer service (!) by hifigirlgeek on 2013-04-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I’d like to post some information about my own experiences with the new PurePower+ 2000 unit, and the customer service (or lack thereof) experienced under the new regime, so that people can be advised.  I ordered and paid for my unit in October last ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Hybrid Amps by RonyWeissman on 2008-06-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My feelings about new exciting audio products in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
Hi,Have peope heard any of the new generation hybrid amps out there? I have often such miserable power to my home that about half the time it was useless to listen to my SET tube system. I always had a back-up solid-state amp to use when I could...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Ha! Ha! Ha! by JLH on 2005-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Power Amps - the FoxNews of Audio. in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
Your comments are quite funny and contrary to the facts. Romy can hear, as I can too, the difference between solid state amplification and tube amplification because his system is properly setup and can resolve all the nuances. The slightest com...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1582: Wait is over! by ArmAlex on 2017-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I finally got my hands on PP 3000+. Romy was right wait was worth it.  I already have a dedicated power line for my system with a proper earth and I'm using Purist Audio design power cords. But improvement with PP is dramatic. In my opinion it makes ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #51: I think you will do more experiments…. by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A different breed of 6C33C amplifier. in Melquiades Amplifier  84 Replies 
KOTriode, I was not criticizing your DAC, whatever it is. I was saying that system-design-wise if your preamp was able to inflict such a dramatic change in Sound then in my view it just highlighted the problem with DAC. Take another DAC, or any comme...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Advanced audio practices by rowuk on 2021-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single Driver speakers in Audio Discussions  5 Replies 
Flm,You need to start reading what is already available here. This is not so much of a random blog like many others. We make efforts to stay on subject and have purpose. That means, a change to your system should have a reason that you can clearly de...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: DSET, a DIY venture by drdna on 2007-09-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A DSET is better then an expensive SET in Audio For Dummies ™  41 Replies 
It was not so long ago that the Super Milq was a twinkle in Romy's eye,and now it has come to the point he is a strong proponent of DSET (not to be confused with DH-SET). I am always a big believer in the power of topology.  I was thinking about...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #262: Macondo calibration check sheet. by Romy the Cat on 2010-11-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Ok the Macondo is all done in new room, including the bass channel. I am uploading the calibration check sheet not as much for you but rather for me. I have been keeping it got years and constantly am loosing it, now I will know where to find it. BTW...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Actually I disagree with your assessment. by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo listening experience in Playback Listening  4 Replies 
[quote user="montepilot"]This past weekend I was able to have an extended listen to the revised Melchiades amplifers.  My previous listening session left something to be desired with midbass punch and dynamics.  Had I not have heard mini me it may no...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: More about Bob Robbins by JJ Triode on 2020-07-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dpols? in Playback Listening  11 Replies 
Bruno,Let me clarify some things. First, I am not making any negative criticism of Bob Robbins or his method. Not having heard a system set up his way, I cannot say anything definite about the results. Also, while I visited Romy twice (in Boston Back...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: I am skeptical but... by noviygera on 2018-01-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midrange driver suggestions in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
I agree the dipol is generally a wrong direction for entire speaker system but I thought it a good way to evaluate a specific driver's sound and character. I am I wrong here? The box should only increase the bass range and provide additional damping....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: It is not what important. by Romy the Cat on 2013-06-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Canadian Speaker Proposal in Horn-Loaded Speakers  56 Replies 
[quote user="de charlus"]Ok, understood, at least somewhat. Are you suggesting that the S2 operates at the frequencies between 1000hz and 3.6khz? I am not insisting upon using the driver at the frequencies that I was initially suggesting; far fro...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #133: The power saga, another round by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-02 
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"]I did not say how my saga with APS Pure Power regenerator finish but it never finished. Since the end of the last year the regenerators is sitting in my closet and I have sent the unit’s main board to APS people for the “re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: I am so lonely by Stitch on 2012-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 47 Lab Digital in Didital Things  9 Replies 
Paul, I guess, I know your headline from somewhere...:-)Well, my System has no German units and that is without any doubts one of my better decisions. No change planned.Romy, to be honest, I lost interest in those super expensive digital units after ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #167: Computer audio does not sound good by Amir on 2022-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
it seems the computer audio problem is not bit errors and even correct bit-perfect digital data (from computer) does not give us good sound. the wadax new server (computer) does not use digital processing and it onl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1797: The fuse cont. by N-set on 2021-09-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
What I'm contemplating is an "audiophile" fuse *before* the PP. I have a dedicated AC line with its own fuse, which I can change easily. Right now there is a good German industrial fuse with silver platted contacts, polished and dielectric grease...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: Educational by CO on 2008-10-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
I agree with Adrian. Dont think too much and set the speakers up and start changing from there, you know its going to change again anyway.. In that light it might be even better to start with a standard mdf cabinet to experiment with port configurati...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: the Milq as part of a toolbox. by drdna on 2006-10-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Melquiades” amplifier: a year later. in Melquiades Amplifier  33 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] The answer is very simple: do not listen reproduced music as reproduced music. Also during the evaluations do not listen played or performed music but listen how your inner-you reacts to the core of the musical context. Ev...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Perhaps another may know by Iraschwips on 2017-10-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Do the Filament Transformers Require a Center Tap? in Melquiades Amplifier  12 Replies 
I have to be extremely careful with the original design as well. I wouldn't want to make a mistake in either case. More voltage and current atop of already potentially lethal levels may not change the picture all that much. However, it's a point well...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #80: I can hear the hole too.. hence why I questioned the type of horn I am... by tuyen on 2011-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
Hi Keith,Interesting experience you have as I have found running my 505TT with the 160hz le'clech horns between 320hz-1200hz (with first order slope) works best for my setup and using my 15" goto sg-38wn woofer to play under 320hz (which sounds very ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: The reasons. by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Moscow setup with Horns/Lowther in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"] For some unknown reasons, he later decided to change it with the sharp and artificial sounding fostex supertweeter. What might be his motivation? Logically appears the following question – is that Goto supertweeter so hor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Here we go again by rowuk on 2019-12-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: HELP on a Custom 3 Way Horn with Beyma TPL150 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
Merry Christmas!Nice woodworking job on your speakers.I have a couple if questions:Why did you select the drivers that you did?What made you select one horn for the midrange but for nothing else?What process did you use to select the crossover points...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Yes, there is a number of questions. by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pham Thanh Cuong's playback from Vietnam. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"] Even if he has his channels time aligned at digital domain, the fact that they are arranged in the horizontal plane, especially with the tweeters placed on the outer side in context of the other channels, makes his system abs...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Still, a complementary upper bass channel is missing. by Romy the Cat 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 
[quote user="haralanov"]Romy, the main driver in this acoustic system has nothing to do with the funny Lowthers. It is very high class field coil speaker unit made by Oleg Rullit. The owner of the system has tried the highest class of the Feastrex li...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #81: I've start using reverberation injection after your favourable res... by DorinD on 2021-10-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  82 Replies 
Dear Sirs,Following Romy's the Cat Youtube series on reverberation injection, I started gathering info and looking for some equipment to start experimenting. I was lucky enough to get a relatively cheap Yamaha DSP-1 in perfect condition from Germany ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Shelter 901 loading. by Romy the Cat on 2005-07-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Which SME 3009? in Analog Playback  10 Replies 
I load my 901 with 42K that behind my transformer that makes it 68R. It’s given that I always tend to load my cartridges slightly harder: have my reasons. I would suggest to load 901 with ~80-90R. The load of 510R suggests that something is tonally/m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #103: Isolation, "balance", and ground issues by Paul S on 2007-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I have not yet seen, heard or even heard about any power "solution" that regenerates AC and also balances the neutral and ground and isolates each leg of the AC and also isolates multiple components from each other.Again, I have heard of people ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: Any thoughts yet about the APS versus analog? by Paul S on 2007-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I did read your earlier post regarding the P300's use and unsuitability for analog in your system.I am starting to listen only in the early morning, and I can hear The Change as the day gets going and I presume people start switching on their ai...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #984: Violently disagree! by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="clarkjohnsen"] Folks, in case you care to learn the truth of the matter, AC Polarity is the subject of Chapter 7.5, pages 63-66. Its connection to acoustic polarity is established there too. That Romy should so boldly assert otherwise, l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: Wheel and Deal by Paul S on 2010-04-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Romy, all this seems to be fairly typical of large-ish listening rooms, along with grotesque lobing and combing.  I agree with waiting to use absorbtive treatments until you have a sense of the the system/room's total energy potential, using current ...
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