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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: High Quality Music Server / CD player by alexd on 2008-12-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Hi all.We are small company, dedicated to creation of highest quality audio products. Analog and Digital. We have auditioned many music servers on the market.However most of them do not sound as good as good quality 16Bits cd transport. The approach ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Zanden 2500S CD player + some general attitude comments. by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Zanden 2500S CD player + some general attitude comments. in Didital Things  4 Replies 
I was asked a few days ago what I think about Zandèn new CD player and I replied that I do not think about it. Truly, those companies produce new models each 18 month to initiate new rounds of cash extraction from clueless, deaf and blind audi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: High Quality Music Server / CD player by alexd on 2008-12-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Why are you so aggressive?Te specs on web site are most generic on purpose.We do not want the competition to copy our design before we applied for patents and protected our IP.If you'd like to know more details, call us and we will try to explain to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: High Quality Music Server / CD player by scooter on 2008-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Hi Romy and Company: My CD player has seen better days so I did some research and though you might be interested in my experience with the "Music server" concept. Punchline: fun, sounds great and is very convenient! You can create your own aud...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: I have the CD AND LP here - The CD belongs to my third son who is a ba... by rowuk on 2015-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: MartinLogan Montis Speakers in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
Hi Clark,There are two things that come to mind on this thread:1) the combination of Rock and Roll and Martin Logan2) the lack of reading anything at this site before postingIt as not although it is hard to figure out what GSC is all about. 10 minute...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Soft reading and rythm by tuga on 2009-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Zanden 2500S CD player + some general attitude comments. in Didital Things  4 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Here is the Roy Gregory’s take on Zanden 2500S CD Playerhttp://www.avguide.com/review/the-zanden-model-2500s-cd-playerMuch must more sane comments and much less idiotic aplomb that had came from the SoundStage.com guy.S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A CD player of today… 20 years after TL0 by Romy the Cat on 2013-12-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A CD player of today… 20 years after TL0 in Didital Things  32 Replies 
Oh that forgotten pleasure… I am not spoiled with audio experiments nowadays. Partially because I do not have a lot of drive and have reached a definitive return in my possible audio experiments. Another partial preseason is that I kind of able to pr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #110: Audio CD -> Rip PCM (AIFF) -> Roon Player -> Apple Core ->... by Amir on 2016-09-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I might be not “getting” what you are doing but it looks to me that it is not near close to “CEC TL0X vs Berkeley Alpha”. The Berkeley Alpha is just an interface to get stream of DAW but CEC TL0X is digital transport.  We...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #79: Stand Alone PC for Audio Playback (AudioFile -> Lynx 16 -> Exter... by Max Shatsky on 2006-12-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
Hi,I'm thinking to put up a PC to just play audio files (I'm not interesting in any kind of recording).From the previous  discussions  it seems that a good digital interface can be Lynx AES 16.My first question is about quality. Considering...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Emmlabs weekend by de charlus on 2013-07-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
Romy,Well, in the course of a weekend I typically listen to a lot of music, but there are a few favorite CDs that I like to use when trying to evaluate things:Piano Music of Chopin, Brahms & Prokofiev, Lincoln Mayorga, Sheffield Lab SL505The Lein...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Good start, but this is just a start. by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Greek Anima Loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] It may be asking too much to expect the LF horn to play well up to and beyond 250Hz. [/quote] I would expect this horn to go much lower, let say doe to 150Hz. You if it was a front firing horn without loading to a boundary...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Ripping with better playback by dlm on 2009-03-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To Rip or not to Rip. in Didital Things  2 Replies 
I also like the convenience of playback via computer with ripped files.  Theoretically, at least, and in my experience, if the cd is ripped properly, the sound quality is better than a cd player.  The reason I think so is that no cd pl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: How to redeem the intentionally degraded CD layer. by Romy the Cat on 2012-04-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To buy an SACD Player? in Didital Things  7 Replies 
I do not have any special animosity against DSD beside that fact that it is a fundamentally compromised format to be “final” format.  My presumption that I might comply one day with a need to buy a SACD player comes from the fact that the industry in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: How Well Shall a CD Transport "Track" a CD? by Paul S on 2016-10-12 
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A while back (I thought) I was having trouble with my Accustic Arts Drive 1 CD transport. It was skipping and messing up on CDs I wanted to hear. Since I normally listen to LPs, it took me a while to dedicate the time and pay attention to exactly how...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Zanden 2500S CD player + some general attitude comments. by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Zanden 2500S CD player + some general attitude comments. in Didital Things  4 Replies 
I was asked a few days ago what I think about Zandèn new CD player and I replied that I do not think about it. Truly, those companies produce new models each 18 month to initiate new rounds of cash extraction from clueless, deaf and blind audi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Spectral SDR-4000 CD Processor by Romy the Cat on 2007-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My feelings about new exciting audio products in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
[quote user="SearcherOfBetterSound"]Not released yet though. They are an interesting company to me and whether or not their products are acceptable to you or me or not, they at least talk about some of their experiences and knowledge and tech&nb...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Antisocial looking headphones…. by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What to do in office? in Off Air Audio  33 Replies 
Ok, now see why the French cars, all of those Peugeots, Citroens and Renaults, are as bad as they are: because Jessie instead of working is listening his headphones. The media to play at work: would it be hard drive of CD player is irrelevant. I do p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: Ahh. your part is done then by mem916 on 2011-10-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
Hi Romy,I miss-understood.  I did not realize you were able to play my file in "natural 96K".  Since I am not able to play your file in "natural 88.2" I needed to make another recording before I can really compare yours to mine since my CD player ups...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: For me, the pros outweigh the cons by manisandher on 2012-04-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why I hate computer playback. in Didital Things  17 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Computer playback has no autobiographical value. CD, LP, tape etc have autobiographical value and sometime huge value. A location on HD has none of it.[/quote] Agreed.[quote user="Romy the Cat"]... there are zillion valuabl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The Roy Gregory’s take on the new Zanden by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Zanden 2500S CD player + some general attitude comments. in Didital Things  4 Replies 
Here is the Roy Gregory’s take on Zanden 2500S CD Player http://www.avguide.com/review/the-zanden-model-2500s-cd-player Much must more sane comments and much less idiotic aplomb that had came from the SoundStage.com guy. Still,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Totally different duties? by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Oppo DVD player as a transport. in Didital Things  10 Replies 
Actually in whole this story there is an interesting element. The video quality that Oppo delivers is very good. I have a good semi-pro 12 old DVD player of about $800 and Oppo clearly much better. I perhaps do not have to sophisticated video and I a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Re: Unwilling TEAC by guy sergeant on 2005-06-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: GoodSoundClub – one year later. in Site Support Forum  16 Replies 
Mine arrived too. Many thanks Romy. Unfortunately, my TEAC CD Player is very fussy about some CDR's and won't recognise them. It has turned its nose up at this! It can sometimes be persuaded, we'll see. In the meantime I'll be trying the music on a l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Error correction by ArmAlex on 2016-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How Well Shall a CD Transport "Track" a CD? in Didital Things  6 Replies 
Crappy Cd player plays dirty CDs because it's error correction mechanism is crappy alsoArmen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Re: It sounds stupid and irrational but who cares! by Thorsten on 2006-03-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Myth of CD clocking = True/False in Didital Things  15 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Regardless the rest. I clack that I used was Audiocom Superclock that most like is good clock.[/quote] It likely is. I still use an earlier version of it in my main CD-Player, actually an extremely hacked up early g...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Limiting versatiity in cd/digital for improved performance musical and... by mark on 2014-01-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A CD player of today… 20 years after TL0 in Didital Things  32 Replies 
good point in here;graphic cards perform so well because they are optimized to perform limited tasks and are cheap.I have been listening ,researching and experimenting to get musically interesting and satisfyting results from cd for 25+ years now.I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Wadia vs. Sanyo as a transport. by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A contemporary great CD transport for under $100. in Didital Things  5 Replies 
[quote user="Jorge"] Anyway a couple of months ago a friend brought over a modded Denon multiplayer,  I dont remember the model (I could look it up), it was highly modded, we were testing it with a projector and its Blue Ray capabilities,   he then i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Oppo video vs audio by steverino on 2013-01-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Oppo DVD player as a transport. in Didital Things  10 Replies 
Romy says "Oppo is very good video player.  Still, it looks like it’s advantage in video are not projected to 16Bit CD reading. Perhaps Serge was correct and reading CD and reading the DVDs/BlueRays are totally different...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Science vs conjuring by Andy Simpson on 2008-09-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Simpson Microphones thread. in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Well, you can count me among those who are perennially frustrated by all the unnessary stupidy that goes into most recordings, that's for sure, although I have several hundred records that I would like to keep for the p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: TLOX etc by de charlus on 2013-07-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
Guys,The purpose of the exercise is to get the best possible results from my existing collection of Red Book CDs - I have them, so I may as well use them, purchased en masse as they were during the rather overstated "demise" of vinyl - whilst providi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Golden age by steverino on 2013-12-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A CD player of today… 20 years after TL0 in Didital Things  32 Replies 
It is one of those curious facts that Golden Ages generally occur quite early in the process of some domain of activity and then things slowly go downhill. In other words the Golden Age is followed by the Silver Age then the Bronze Age then the Slag ...
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