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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Tweeter reply by audiofilofine on 2011-01-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The African compression electromagnet drivers? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  42 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I have a few comments and questions. First about the posting. I guess you are from Italy and your use some kind of text editors that user a lot styles that are not renders properly a browser with western meetings. I just wo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Historic Russian Archives - Rostropovich Edition by Romy the Cat on 2007-04-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mstislav Rostropovich Dies at 80 in Musical Discussions  7 Replies 
I think there were few homes that “do music” and who did not play today Mstislav Rostropovich. I do not know why but I got today distressing with news about Rostropovich death much more then I would expect from a death of a person that I did not know...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: American National Recording Registry by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: American National Recording Registry in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
Recordings are listed by year of release: "The Lord's Prayer" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Emile Berliner. (ca. 1888) Emile Berliner, the inventor of the microphone and founder of the first disc record company, lived and worked in Washi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Tanglewood's 75th anniversary season by Romy the Cat on 2012-06-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tanglewood's 75th anniversary season in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
Ok, here is the link: http://www.bso.org/brands/tanglewood/press/press-releases/archived-press-releases/051231/tanglewood-75-downloads.aspxOffer to public free in MP3 128 kbps formats. Both 320 kbps MP3 and 24bit 44.1kHz FLAC versions will be availab...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1023: The problems with Smart Grids by Romy the Cat on 2012-02-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1917 Replies 
The problems with Smart Grids by B. Blake Levitt and Chellis Glendinning How is it that so many intelligent, inside-the-beltway environmentalists are buying into an eco-health-safety-finance debacle with the potential to increase...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: More than $9 too by steverino on 2014-01-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Prices in High-End Audio. in Audio Discussions  27 Replies 
The Makita FS6200 Drywall Screwdriver ($89.99) (0-6,000 rpm) delivers speed, power, and ergonomics. It is ideal for hanging sheet rock on wood frame.FS6200 FeaturesPOWER - Powerful 6 amp motor with 0-6,000 rpm designed to handle all ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: My old Fi-Hi gear associations... by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My old Fi-Hi gear associations... in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
  I was cleaning my old file server and found my old associations after auditioning some of High End gear...   Atma-Sphere  Lying in a bathroom with the bathtub filled with motor oil. Spectral  Begging for any liqu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Born To Suffer by Stitch on 2009-09-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Align your FM tuners! in Off Air Audio  7 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]   I would LOVE to find somebody who would work on Schwarz…[/quote]Sunday morning, cloudy Sky and I thought to myself:“Let‘s talk with My Audiophile Buddy (MAB)Me: "Hi, how is life?"MAB: "Great. How is your girl friend?"...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1808: Class AB load vs Class A load by Amir on 2021-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1917 Replies 
Adrian Thank you for helpI think i should 100% agree youDid you compared class ab vs class a power amp when you connect them to pp3000?xandcgI have read about romy experience with paralleling capacitor with battery but it seems it does not help .I ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: Midbass Adjustable Horn by Saturntube on 2009-08-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
  I have been running around this design for a couple of months...I re-designed it just now to change some numbers according to your post. The main idea is to have a lot of posibilities in a huge horn:It is formed by conical sectors th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: This information need update, and is prejudicial in my opinion. by mjloudspeaker on 2009-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Class “D” – the industry does it again. in Audio Discussions  2 Replies 
[quote user="mjloudspeaker"] Romy the Cat wrote:A could years ago here and there begun to pop up small SS class “D” amplifiers made with high-end pretence. They all sounded like shit but by the efforts of a number of typically deaf and stupid or just...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Who is a real Audiophile? by Stitch on 2009-06-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Impressions from High End 2009 GERMANY in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
Audiophile communication.... ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Philadelphia Orchestra considers bankruptcy by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Philadelphia Orchestra considers bankruptcy in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
Posted on Sun, Jan. 24, 2010 'Bankruptcy' is heard as orchestra struggles By Peter Dobrin Inquirer Music Critic The Philadelphia Orchestra likes to call itself the orchestra of firsts - the first to appear on a national television b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: To push the curtain by Stitch on 2010-12-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Who has best sound in High-End Audio? in Playback Listening  7 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  If not they, then who?The Cat[/quote]Romy, I know, you are one of the very rare guys in Audio who want to push the curtain, to improve reproduction and to serve good knowledge to the mass of discriminated Music Lovers....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Driver 2 by audiofilofine on 2011-07-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate MF compression driver? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  45 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  audiofilofine wrote:are only old obsolete  driver cocktail with homemade ingredients.no measure, no method, no philosophy...nothing , only diy fantasyYes, I do taste some slurp of “diy cult fantasy” in Rulit’s action, t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Great Cello Concertos by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Great Cello Concertos in Musical Discussions  21 Replies 
Unquestionably to me, piano concertos are the very much The Concertos for an instrument and orchestras. My second favorite is Cello Concertos. The violin concertos are popular and they great but I frequently find that they might be annoying, particul...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: That's Life by Stitch on 2009-07-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
I guess, Romy wanted to give a good advice from his own experience. Good as it is there are a few points which are obvious: Any good advice can be completely fruitless, beca...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #50: Strauss Choral works by rowuk on 2019-10-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]I try every few years to home in on "leads" to Strauss's "men's chorale" works. I've heard only 2 examples, both while driving, and both times the usual "random selection" with "random explication" from "dee-jays" who hold forth ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #68: A music player for iTunes by tuga on 2009-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Hi jd*,Have you tried this music player that uses iTunes for "asset acquisition, storage and playlist management"?http://www.sonicstudio.com/amarra/index.htmlI've read good things about it.The UI is uglier than a old goat, though...Cheers,Tuga...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: G.I.P. 9700A System by xandcg on 2015-02-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new G.I.P speakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
Romy,These are the G.I.P. 9700A System. Here are the specs, I asked to GIP some time ago:Regarding Dimension without horn and Tweeter (only enclosure)W: 1240mm × D: 1200mm × H: 1120mm  weight: roughly 350 kg / 1 pieceDimension with full setW: 1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Active filtering by devo_yan on 2018-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 250 watts Parallel S.E. advises in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
Thank you for your answer.If I understand well, In purpose to do something realistic and good sounding. I should use at least 2 amplifiers (one for high frequencies and the GM-100 amp for low frequencies) with a tubes active filter at the inputs of e...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Moron is too nice. Moron is actually a very nice te by rowuk on 2013-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why Horn loaded systems?! in Playback Listening  30 Replies 
Lawrence, Here is the Webster Online Dictionary (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moron) definition of the word Moron:Definition of MORON1usually offensive : a person affected with mild mental retardation2: a very stupid personIn this thre...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Here is the article by rowuk on 2014-06-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The centuries old struggle to play in tune in Playback Listening  10 Replies 
The Wolf at Our Heels The centuries-old struggle to play in tune. By Jan Swafford Y...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Bass by maxx on 2015-08-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 4-way horn system Prelude in Horn-Loaded Speakers  13 Replies 
Then i have problems with my tapped horn. He works  25-90hz range.What you recommending for bass or midbass?I do not have too much room for bigger horn system....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Donkey can not fly by audiofilofine on 2011-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate MF compression driver? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  45 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Ok, let kill the subject of Oleg Rullit out of this thread. Rullit has very little to do with horn and consequentially with compression drivers. Sine this thread is about MF compression driver I think there is no reason to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: 6C33C amp measurement by KOTriode on 2011-09-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A different breed of 6C33C amplifier. in Melquiades Amplifier  84 Replies 
With 6C33C output run at 40W plate dissipation, this amp run much hotter than an 845 amp with output tube running at 100W.  I measured the hottest point on the bulb and it is about 380F. I guess the due to short bottle , the heat spread on the ch...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: State Symphony of Russia on tour in US and UK by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: State Symphony of Russia performing in Worcester, Massachuse... in Musical Discussions  6 Replies 
Thank, Okan. I will be there. Any good concert in Mechanics Hall worth to attend even under a penalty of two hours of driving. This might be very much an interesting consent. The State Symphony of Russia use to be the main state sponsored symphony ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Genlecs on sticks - ouch by op.9 on 2007-02-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Barn Conversion - James' Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  28 Replies 
My string quartet have just spent 6 days recording haydn and being assaulted by nasty Genlecs. I can assure you that this is NOT what I want my system to sound like. (Actually I sort of began to see the point of them after a while.. but that's ano...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: Where to get the Super Spanish Damper by jessie.dazzle on 2009-04-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Ridiculous Japa-Brazilian horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  54 Replies 
So, I stopped by the place that sold me the "semi-cured" rubber sound insulation to get a product reference. The dude wouldn't give me any info, only that he could get as much as I need, and ship it anywhere (welcome to France!). ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Not really sure what you mean? by mjloudspeaker on 2009-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Class “D” – the industry does it again. in Audio Discussions  2 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]A could years ago here and there begun to pop up small SS class “D” amplifiers made with high-end pretence. They all sounded like shit but by the efforts of a number of typically deaf and stupid or just simply whorish audio...
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