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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Purist Audio Design vs. Purist Audio Design by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Purist Audio Design vs. Purist Audio Design in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
It looks like Purist introduced a new line of cables: Proteus Provectus.  Dave Clark from “Positive Feedback” made a write up about those new cables. Hmmm… I do not like what I have read, particularly reading some things between the lines: http...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Purist Audio Design proper use and cable loading. by glaesemann on 2008-04-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Purist Audio Design vs. Purist Audio Design in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
Roman, You wrote: [Any person who knows the real value of the POD cable and how to use them (very important)... ] I'm interested in reading more about your findings on proper use of PAD cables. Is there a relation to your findings on "cable ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Purist Audio Design vs. Purist Audio Design by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Purist Audio Design vs. Purist Audio Design in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
It looks like Purist introduced a new line of cables: Proteus Provectus.  Dave Clark from “Positive Feedback” made a write up about those new cables. Hmmm… I do not like what I have read, particularly reading some things between the lines: http...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: A/B test by Amir on 2017-04-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Do not “compare” audio equipment. in Audio For Dummies ™  1 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]This is very complex and superbly important concept and with this I have pissed a lot of people in audio. So, while you participate in evaluation of an audio element DO NOT recognized the sonic benefits of this element in i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #112: Some updates by Amir on 2016-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
these are my findings about computer audio after some trial error:1. computer audio is very very hardware/OS/software dependent. computer structure is multi task (time sharing) and using it as a real time single task processor is not easy.even small ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #115: My revision by Amir on 2016-12-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="Amir"]these are my findings about computer audio after some trial error:1. computer audio is very very hardware/OS/software dependent. computer structure is multi task (time sharing) and using it as a real time single task processor is n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Very interesting topic by Amir on 2019-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Josh: My visit to Romy the Cat's Macondo in Audio For Dummies ™  28 Replies 
I think this topic is very very interesting to me and it is a opportunity those 90% audiophiles (like josh) think more about their objectives .I have pointed it many times in my weblog that romy recommendations (both methods and components) can not h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Jim Aud nice pic by Amir on 2016-07-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Purist Audio Design vs. Purist Audio Design in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
I ordered full set of Purist audio neptune series , midrange is far better than other cables.I love the tone. Jim told us the closest sound to previous  dominus (before year 2001) sound is neptune series.Purist Audio Factory Tourhttp://www.euphonia-a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: You are always compensating for something by Wojtek on 2019-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Any good sounding AES/EBU interfaces out there? in Didital Things  53 Replies 
In regular off the shelf hi-fi system , be it a total lack of LF in your speakers or the "pinch"  of dome tweeters or the midrange mud. Romy like all of us throws money on the problem and he usually chooses  well regarded and expensive solutions. The...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Russian mythology and Horn loudspeakers by dazzdax on 2005-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Russian mythology and Horn loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
Yes, the similarity between the horn system and the Baba-Jaga hut on fowl's legs is uncanny. The system might be only loosely based on text book principles, but did you notice the use of cotton isolated wire connecting the speaker syst...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: Gryphon Trident 3way EAR 861 Amplifier AMR DP-777 CEC TL1 by Amir on 2019-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Any good sounding AES/EBU interfaces out there? in Didital Things  53 Replies 
[quote user="Wojtek"]In regular off the shelf hi-fi system , be it a total lack of LF in your speakers or the "pinch"  of dome tweeters or the midrange mud. Romy like all of us throws money on the problem and he usually chooses  well regarded and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: I would shade some light about “abstract audio” by Romy the Cat on 2006-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It takes balls to shop (never mind the nuts) in Playback Listening  24 Replies 
[quote user="Max Shatsky"]>You might built better audio or learn to develop more sensitive perception and you end up with the same results. This why I, staring from a certain level, refuse to combine audio and music and  feel that audio resol...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #59: My history by Amir on 2019-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
ArmAlex   the fun thing is that you read Romy posts here without understanding his ideas and copy paste Romy instructions in your Audio system and the result is lower than those audiogon guys (an example of your audio logic -> you buy gryphon spea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Audiopax Model 5 Audiopax model 88 by Amir on 2019-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
finally these beautiful pre/power delivered to me and they are playing music for break-in.I will report about sound of Audiopax model 5 & Model 88.The system :   CEC TL0 3.0 Transport     Audio Note DAC 5 Special      Audiopax model 5     Audiopa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: If you didn’t use it for a long time then I would “blow” it. by Romy the Cat on 2007-01-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Do not touch that used tonearm! in Audio For Dummies ™  7 Replies 
It might not be necessarily the new wire. With analog there are other billion reasons why it might not sound as it should. Still, I personally can’t stay listening “new” wire with MC cartridges.  If you recently futzed with the arm wire then you...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: More about the silver. by Romy the Cat on 2004-08-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My old Fi-Hi gear associations... in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]Can't say I share your abhorrence of all thing silver. My experiences have been somewhat different. I wouldn't however want to be accused of blinkered partisanship towards any particular brand though so I'll say no mor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: I do not know what to say. by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Engineering over Art in Musical Discussions  7 Replies 
I think we have definition of purist recordings. Deutsche Gramophone is a huge company and the recorded zillions of events. At time they were better or worse, at time they recorded brilliantly and at time they recordings vandalized the performances. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1075: PP+ issue by SOS on 2013-01-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
First as stated before, when I 1st received the unit no hum issue it was after it was sent back twice that it came about. 2nd if I use my other conditioner, a Purist Audio Design all is dead quite. The humming out of the speakers stops if you plug th...

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 #1668: This is not voodoo by Amir on 2019-08-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"]We really do not need reports of voodoo or a last wet dream. If you want to be taken seriously, describe the test procedure and outcome of each test. What does „better bass“ mean in this context? [/quote]Rowukif you have Pure Powe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #108: CEC TL0X vs Berkeley Alpha USB by Amir on 2016-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
on Friday I will test CEC TL0X with MAcbook Pro/Berkeley USB to SPDIF Converter.The Berkeley Alpha USB use the Wavelength Streamlength asynchronous code. Mr.Gordon Rankin programmed these codes and sold the patent to some company like Ayre, Berkeley,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Sometime a cigar is not a just a cigar.. by Romy the Cat on 2019-04-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
Anthony , having a room slightly bigger than your and the rest the same I feel that 3V I get from my frond end is just barely enough. I have some CD recordings that are have very low compression and recorded with wide dynamic range (Pop Music’s Go...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: A custom live wire in low viscosity fluid? by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Purist Audio Design vs. Purist Audio Design in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
Moved Reply to the linked thread:[quote user="glaesemann"]In the past you've referred to current loading in the context of cable length. I recently experienced this when I experimented with moving my amps. I needed to increase the IC length from 1 me...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Some evidence for the change in sound of a submerged conductor. by Edgar= on 2022-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Some evidence for the change in sound of a submerged conduct... in Audio Discussions  9 Replies 
Howdy,Here are two links to videos demonstrating experiments in the speed of electricity.The first shows how a portion of flow is instantaneous and the rest at the speed of light. Measured with a really quick scope and a 1000m loop of wire.https://ww...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1076: I think it is purely your issue. by Romy the Cat on 2013-01-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="SOS "]First as stated before, when I 1st received the unit no hum issue it was after it was sent back twice that it came about. 2nd if I use my other conditioner, a Purist Audio Design all is dead quite. The humming out of the speakers s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: invisible preamps by morricab on 2006-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The ultimate buffer #2...? in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
Hi Romy,I too have for quite some time been on a quest for a truly transparent preamp.  To this end I have tried some that were indeed very good such as the Silvaweld SWC 1000 that I now own and especially the Vacuumstate RTP-3d from Allen ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Follow-up on Music Room Options by RF at Ona on 2007-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Building a new music room in Playback Listening  20 Replies 
Collin,I am pleased that you found my suggestions worthwhile. I approached the issue of your music room with two questions in mind:1- How to avoid the structural angle from interfering with the sound2- Would an enlarged room be worthwhile...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Now we are taking! by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
[quote user="mem916"]I never tried the Onyx.  I had an Urushi, then a Jade, and now a Coralstone.  No I didn't buy any of them in the US so I paid a lot less than the crazy retail prices people throw around.  I only know one person personally who...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #111: CEC TL0X Berkeley USB to S/PDIF by Amir on 2016-10-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
friday we had a good test , we use Roon Labs software.tone was very similar in both CEC and Berkeley but i am not sure about our system tone resolution because we connected a push-pull amplifier to 2way living voice speaker.in our test Berkeley was g...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Single core cables by Amir on 2018-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: FM and … cables… in Off Air Audio  4 Replies 
between the cables i have tested the only cable had correct tone without un-natural high frequency was purist neptune.I have checked many cables like Acoustic Revive , Fadel ART, Transparent, shynuta research, cardas ,... none of them were good.puris...
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