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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Will Power vs. Want Power by Paul S on 2013-05-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How would you handle it? in Playback Listening  24 Replies 
Romy, from the anicdotes peppering this forum, it sounds like you have "done your homework" prior to choosing someone to share your life with, and you have done this at a time when you, at least, have already acquired some life experience.  No doubt ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #86: DC Offsets in mains power supply & using toroids for power transfo... by peter foster on 2007-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1917 Replies 
Dear Romy, regarding your efforts to solve variations in mains power supply, there has been an interesting thread on RAT related to the use of toroids as power transformers that morphed into a discussion about the level of DC offset in mains power su...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #940: Good power bad power by Canuck on 2011-12-17 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] It was an interning event last night. The sound turned incredibly bad from electricity perspective. I did not have anything like this for a year or so it was very bad and it was clearly electrical. The PP2000 was workin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #711: Pure Power regenerator vs. Pure Power regenerator by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-15 
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At this point I am absolutely confident the there is difference in Sound between the properly sounding PP2000 that I had before and the “new” version of PP2000. Let juts for sake of illustration I will call it PP2011. The PP2011 is better soundin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: They will light up like a Christmas tree by anthony on 2015-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Romy, thanks for the info on the chokes in the fullrange Milq.Today I have ordered more Milq parts this time for the power sequencing and bleed down.  I decided to go for the relay sequenced bleeders for all four power supplies and figured I would be...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1906: I can not measure DC by Amir on 2023-03-04 
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When I use Pure Power then I hear no noise/buzz from Big transformers of Power amplifier.It seemd Pure Power 3000 blocks DC .I have no device for measuring DC voltage of AC line.I did not use any DC blocker before Pure Power and I have no idea about ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1163: Pure Power 3000+, corrections and further observations. by Romy the Cat on 2013-06-14 
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Ok, it is a lot of information on my plate and I am trying to make sense of it. Below I will share my observations about the new Pure Power 3000+. The first thing first.  In the post I made a few days back: http://www.GoodSoundClub.c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Some horn writing by Thomas Dunker. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-14 
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All below is written by Thomas Dunker Yeah, "sound consistent independent of signal level" is a very precise way to sum up my whole speaker philosophy. Anything that is assumed to be constant, but which actually changes with signal dynamics is what ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #647: The need of a transparent power solution by Jorge on 2010-12-11 
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I am sorry I do not want to pollute the PP2000 thread with battery options.Right now I am in the process of testing a lot of different comercial amps to see what I will stay with, or which route I will be taking with my system in the near future for ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1685: Try Pure Power by Amir on 2019-08-26 
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[quote user="rowuk"]Do we simply not want a non-changing target? As regeneration does not seem to be „the“ solution (especially if the AC cord behind the regenerator changes bass), what does better AC even mean?Perhaps the designers of great equipmen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #82: Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic by anthony on 2017-01-16 
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To keep with Romy's spirit of sharing his work, I have attached a file of VER 1.0 of the DSET Power Supply.  There are quite a few differences to Romy's published schematics but it is basically the same beast.  You will notice a lot of power transfor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #280: The same path? by floobydust on 2009-02-20 
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 I think we're on the same path... maybe from opposite directions. I agree that if one can identify multiple devices that provide clean power without impacting the sound quality then thru some level of analysis one could hope to determine what f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: High Power Amplifiers by Amir on 2023-11-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  38 Replies 
Paul Excuse me for off-topic , I also have high power solidstate amplifier and I have some experience with high power solidstate amplifiers.Actually very few high power solidstate/Hybrid amplifiers are good and most of them are not ok.The problem is ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: How to manage audio power cables. by Romy the Cat on 2013-06-16 
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This is very ugly topic as I have been looking a solution for years and I do not have a consensus with myself regarding this. I have 21 AC power consumers in my playback. Well, the 21 that require good power, another 8 might be plugged to the utility...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #333: Herman's unfortunate experience by PurePower on 2009-05-26 
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The failure Herman had was probably on the input side - not the output. You will notice 2 things. 1. The system operated normally for 6 months, so it is unlikely an overload issue.2. The PurePower did its job of protecting the audio equipment (self s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: Power transformers and chokes. by Dominik on 2009-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bias help in Melquiades Amplifier  96 Replies 
Romy,I already send money to Pieter for OTP transformers. Now I need power transformers and chokes.This is Pieter propose: (He look at the schema)2 x power supply transformer - 12,6V/5A                                                    - 6,3V/1A2 x ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #276: Line (grid) Power, waveform symmetry and THD by floobydust on 2009-02-20 
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 Power from the company grid is usually pretty decent in most respects, or at least it used to be. In the last 25 years or so the average home has seen an increasing number of devices which have switching power supplies (computers, monitors, etc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Big Amps. Mains Power, and Amp Loads by Paul S on 2023-11-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  38 Replies 
Amir, I told of my own approach to wall power in other threads. Basically, I tried to make my gear as tolerant of AC variations as I could without simply smoothing everything over. My DAC runs on battery power. I modified the power supply and changed...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1664: Romy Thanks by Amir on 2019-08-06 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]First of all, if you have multiple of PP3000 then be advices that them connected in parallel substantially descries sound quality for each of them. Then might be use ONLY at different phases of some measures should be ta...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #943: A new dedicated power line by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-20 
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I will be making another experiment tomorrow and will try to install a new dedicated power line for audio. I say “another experiment” as the dedicated line that I installed as soon I move into the hour did not sound good, I have no idea why. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Big Amps. Mains Power, and Amp Loads by Paul S on 2023-11-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  38 Replies 
Amir, I told of my own approach to wall power in other threads. Basically, I tried to make my gear as tolerant of AC variations as I could without simply smoothing everything over. My DAC runs on battery power. I modified the power supply and changed...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1904: DPOLS vs Good AC Power by Amir on 2023-02-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1917 Replies 
After more than 20 years of playing audio game I think only two things are real game changers.  DPOLS and Good AC qualityI do not claim I listened to Wilson Speaker in DPOLS but I am sure it was near DPOLS 14 years ago.  I remember for the first time...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Getting more power from SET vs. properly distorting SS. by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Getting more power from SET vs. properly distorting SS. in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
I did not make my mind about it but I have some “concerns”. Using SS amps and hearing different SS amps I do not like their bass and the notion of a powerful enough DSET to be able to drive ULF in A1 was born. Sounds logical. However, recently I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1828: Inverter power calculator by Amir on 2022-08-03 
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Rectifier in linear audio systems draw high current at short time for charging psu capacitors. I = Total peak current of an audio system at full load (current draw from wall AC)V = Voltage of main ACP = Total Power of Audio System = ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1835: Power vs. Waveform vs. Sound by Paul S on 2022-08-11 
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Rick, as I "remmember", the PP output waveform was a "perfect" squarewave, in terms of shape, but it's pulsed. And I think Romy said it worked with a load of up to 60% of "capacity". Does a different regenerator have to "work the same" to "sound as g...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1858: Advertising vs. Usable Power by Paul S on 2022-09-13 
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I have a long story about battery output and life not coming close to manufacturer's  promises, but I will not tell it. Suffice to say, it may well be that you have a defective battery, as it happens all the time; or, it may be that your batteries do...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #587: Efficiency and power factor by PurePower on 2010-11-05 
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The PurePower 2000 claimed efficiency is in fact equal to or greater than 85%. Our 89% rating was published before we added the 2000 model so I will correct it immediately. The energy losses from efficiency are mostly expended in heat - and so cannot...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #709: The Compiled Sound™ of new Pure Power PP2011. by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-14 
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I can’t stress now much I am fallen in love with my new PP2000. I was playing it today all day and can’t not see any single thing that I would bitch. I perhaps is missing too much the sound of proper electricity but my feeling is that the new uni...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: More power from Melquiades? More powerful tube? by Romy the Cat on 2007-09-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: More power from Melquiades? More powerful tube? in Melquiades Amplifier  19 Replies 
What would I do if I move to a much larger room and the power of Milq’s full 6C33C would not be enough? Surely it would be possible to go for transmission tubes but they all high plate impedance and high voltage. If I parallel all my bass drivers and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: A common sense of SET power measurements by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 6E5P tube data. in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
[quote user="hagtech"] I did bandwidth measurements at 1W.  ….  I should plot both 1W and 6W bandwidth responses. [/quote] I always feel strangely disturbed when I see people specify SET response from 2Hz to 150kHz. Here is a practice out ...
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