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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Do I smell the rotten stench of the esoteric schizophrenia? by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What I am doing? in Playback Listening  15 Replies 
As I said I do not use phrases “soul” of “soul-less”. Perhaps I have enough grip of it in audio and do not need to trade “soul” in place of plate currents or polarity of cables.  Sure, we all chaise the self-selected ghosts regardless what we do. It ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #371: The DHT and esoteric imaging deformation. by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
I have to admit that since I went for DHT on MF channel I go get a number of positive moments in sound but I also lost some aspects of imaging. Do you remember I reported that using two different DHT tube on right and left channels I had strange ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Do you like Nietzsche? by Axel on 2009-07-21 
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you have put one of his quotes under your post, so I guess you do. Despite not being inclined to take much note of anything other then your own 'philosophy', (which is fine), at least in this case you seem to do go with someone else. Nietzsche ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: The Tonmeisters, 48 channels and the under-table DG by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A CD off tune? The Big CD Conspiracy theory? in Didital Things  9 Replies 
Scooter, I was thinking myself if it was a pirated CD and I very carefully inspected it, I did not found any signs of not authenticity but I am not expect in it. To me it looks like a legitimate DG album. Though I admit that with contemporary mea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Don't necessarily trust your soundcard/interface... by manisandher on 2008-09-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
... to pass data unchanged.I've been ripping my CDs (using EAC and a Plextor CD-ROM drive) for about 4 years now. I use Foobar with ASIO (and now with WASAPI also) as the software player, loaded onto a Sony laptop. The soundcard is an RME FF800.Now t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Dacs and transports by steverino on 2014-12-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Shopping for DSD Converters? Here's One From the Lampizator.... in Audio News  18 Replies 
I am no expert on digital although I certainly read a lot on DSD and DVD-A back in the day. However, once you use the standard D/A chip as lampizator acknowledges, you are at the point of a tweaker for the rest. It is like a speaker manufacturer who ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: DVD-A should have been great but... by Telstar on 2008-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DVD for pop, SACD for classics in Didital Things  4 Replies 
...But they are poorly implemented. Something to do with the 24/192 conversion. AFAIK nowadays most recordings are done 24/96, but it will eventually go up when higher resolution devices becomes the standard (I think about Prism, but theres more).Out...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #379: Cheesy tubes by drdna on 2010-08-05 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]buy a box of Epoisses Berthaut cheese.  Just one sniff of this French wonder will give you an instant reference about the YO186 sound.[/quote]La fromage de les Epoisses du Borgogne, c'est ma favorite. Bad news since the YO1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: PQ Agree. by xandcg on 2014-12-22 
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[quote user="steverino"]I am no expert on digital although I certainly read a lot on DSD and DVD-A back in the day. However, once you use the standard D/A chip as lampizator acknowledges, you are at the point of a tweaker for the rest. It is like a s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #95: What is ST? by Amir on 2016-07-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="Telstar"]-ST or double ST: probably the best interface. Low jitter, completely isolated. Unseen in any soundcard, requires modding. Very few DACs accepts it (to my memory Esoteric D70, audio sintesys dax, something from Zanden)[/quote]Wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Tell me about more about Ortofon SPU Sound. by starboy on 2004-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tell me about more about Ortofone SPU Sound. in Analog Playback  54 Replies 
Well, maybe a little cussing first to set the tone. The older SPU's are now well sought after, many will end up in collections at now over inflated prices probably in the Far-East where they are worshipped. I've heard a few older SPU's and even those...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Antelope by de charlus on 2013-07-08 
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Nonetheless, very impressive technology for the price. That's their top-of-the-line unit, supplied with their top-of-the-line offboard PSU, with very impressive-looking fit and finish, and all for just over CAN$4k. It also appears to have very refine...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Pacific is full of surprises… by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 in Didital Things  85 Replies 
[quote user="manisandher"]For a living, I teach presentation skills to executives and senior managers ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJetXp2r3pc ) . I always begin by considering the listeners and what they are looking for. I'll ask people what turns ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #54: Weiss AFI1 does not conform to dual-wire standard by manisandher on 2009-09-29 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Lynx has internal dabbler that activated as soon dual-wire inputs activated. So, when Pacific outputs in dual-wire configuration a half of the sampling speed then is done in accordance to the dual-wire specification.[/quote...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Want to Drive Away Consumers, Target the Top of the Pyramid by jeff1225 on 2014-01-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Prices in High-End Audio. in Audio Discussions  27 Replies 
Another hobby that I'm involved with is saltwater aquariums. People used to enter the hobby as children when they would get their first 10 gallon aquarium as gift or hand me down. Now kids would rather play video games then actually mess with a hobby...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: With the "New" Unit? by Paul S on 2010-05-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Any good sounding AES/EBU interfaces out there? in Didital Things  53 Replies 
Romy, does this mean you got your tweaked Bidat back from John?  I already posted about the most recent changes John  made to my idat, and I mentioned in the course of that exposition that I would be open to trying some other cable.I am still using t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Midbass, final question 1.0.0a by chaos on 2008-07-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 60hz, GPA-515-8ghp horn... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  32 Replies 
romy, you said, you would place a 60hz midbass on the side, is this still your opinion? of, course i found no other solution in my small room. will do it the way you suggested, 60-300, 300-1000(thinking about gpa 288h(s2 is too expensive for me), may...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Sakuma's sound by dazzdax on 2007-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Sakuma's Show in Audio Discussions  35 Replies 
Sakuma's idiosyncratic and esoteric way of thinking (he believes for example that tubes have a "soul") is not to everyone's liking. He is projecting his mind into a sort of tone control. At least for him this tone control brings him nearer to th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: PERCEPTION IS REALITY! by Manitou on 2007-11-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 'nature' of said realities. in Audio Discussions  14 Replies 
Hello Romy,Thanks for your reply.  I'm also of your age and I do agree that these other 'esoteric' subjects first rose up strongly when I was in my teens.  However, since then I've realised those things have real value in terms of imagining...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Selling an amp to Everyman by Paul S on 2006-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Melquiades” amplifier: a year later. in Melquiades Amplifier  33 Replies 
Obviously I have not carefully read everything you've written about Melquiades, mostly because I have just been stopped in my tracks by the ML2s, so I still have a lot to think about as it is.  But if anything could "sell" Melquiades I'd guess i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: High-End Audio vs. High-End understanding. by Romy the Cat on 2011-02-24 
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I know that in audio we use fucked-up terminology that over the course of years audio propaganda pimps of all calibers impended into minds of feeble audio people. High-End Audio in today world means nothing that what I feel, is it possible to cle...

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 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Engaging the heart and mind of the listener by manisandher on 2009-06-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 in Didital Things  85 Replies 
For a living, I teach presentation skills to executives and senior managers ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJetXp2r3pc ) . I always begin by considering the listeners and what they are looking for. I'll ask people what turns them off when they are in ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: Pacific in Master mode by manisandher on 2009-07-01 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Lynx slaved from Pacific is way more preferable configuration then Pacific and Lynx with independent clocks. I did not detect that when Pacific serves clock then only the amount of HF was changed as Mani reported. What I he...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Ah... by martinshorn on 2018-05-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New superlative horn build - ESD acoustic in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
Well. That dude down my street in the esoteric shop would say "i feel negative vibration is in the air here"...Though "only positive counts" may sound very positive in the first place, it rather seems to be used for discrediting majority of opinions....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: London's many pleasures by de charlus on 2013-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kitties go to London in Audio Discussions  92 Replies 
Even if you wish to spend a few days in Paris, all you have to do is step onto the Eurostar and alight there a couple of hours later. As for baroque recitals, Oxford was a good place for those when I was there, and once more, not far from London. Do ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: (monitor vs hifi speakers) VS room response by unicon on 2009-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: (monitor vs hifi speakers) VS room response in Audio Discussions  0 Replies 
hey . i have been wandering around for an article about acoustic measurements untill i found something challenging monitors vs hifi. i dont care alot about monitor vs hifi comparsion.  but ...here is the link :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_moni...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Do I smell the rotten stench of the esoteric schizophrenia? by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What I am doing? in Playback Listening  15 Replies 
As I said I do not use phrases “soul” of “soul-less”. Perhaps I have enough grip of it in audio and do not need to trade “soul” in place of plate currents or polarity of cables.  Sure, we all chaise the self-selected ghosts regardless what we do. It ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Model Two and 24/88.2 HDCD by manisandher on 2009-06-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 in Didital Things  85 Replies 
Romy, just a quick response for now... a longer one another day.The Model Two definitely detects HDCD in the BSO files (just as the Esoteric D70 does). I have the PMI set to DD88-88 and am monitoring DIG_IN (with the word clock set to Master).But the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Search of the best DAC by Stitch on 2013-07-07 
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... is quite a long journey. In the last 15 years we got every month a new, sonic revolution in sonic digital Playback. We got up sampling, HDCD ... SACD, separate units, digital cables, separate master clocks, output stage with tubes and so on and o...
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