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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Thank you, one more. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Help with Math needed. in Off Air Audio  7 Replies 
Oxric, thank you very very much. Would you be kind to help me to find out what shall be the elevation of my antenna in order to reach the line of sight clarence over that hill?The Cat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: 10 Feet up– 8dB gain. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Help with Math needed. in Off Air Audio  7 Replies 
I raised the antenna on 10 feet. Got extra 8dB of signal, not a lot itself but it a lot from a point of view of signal to noise ratio and I now can get a the specific station that I want with an acceptable level of noise. Oxric, thanks for your help....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Potentially relevant information for zoning any TV antenna. . . by scooter on 2011-04-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Antenna solutions for FM in Off Air Audio  27 Replies 
Federal regulations on zoning of TV antennas might trump any local rules or boards to your advantage: http://www.kyes.com/antenna/regulation.html ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: How high it will be self-supporting? by Romy the Cat on 2010-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Antenna solutions for FM in Off Air Audio  27 Replies 
I am looking for a new taller tower for my FM antenna but I wonder how high I can go without a need to set up the balancing weirs. My antenna is big, 11 section yagi and combined with ice it might be a lot of weight. I live in eastern Massachuset...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #139: The second American Revolution? by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Yep, you were close. The listening room is looking right to the conservation land, in the middle of which there was the original Battle Road. So, that proverbial “shot that was heard around the world” was fired some in the backyard of that house....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: The R&S EU6201 and T-85+ MPX decoder vs. Sansui TU-1X. by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rohde & Schwarz EU-6201 Tuner in Off Air Audio  34 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] As now the Rohde & Schwarz + T-85 sound just wonderful and I would not look for other Multiplex Decoders with exception of a future idea to built one even better (with L de-emphasize)  INSEDE of the Rohde & Sc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #54: I hope it worth it.... by Romy the Cat on 2019-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
[quote user="N-set"] Gdansk, Poland I thought it makes no sense to install a more elaborate and powerful antenna just to later add even more attenuation? Or am I missing something? [/quote]The whole idea of directional antenna is the that it giv...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #56: "Bounce" by Paul S on 2019-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
Of course you can do it all by ear, and I found that there were times when "my ears disagreed with the meter". As you note, signal strength and "quality" also relate to "mode" (such as Multipath), and not only broadcasts but also tuners vary as to wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: 834p modding..."humming" along a bit too much... by keithiopian on 2020-06-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 834p modding..."humming" along a bit too much... in Analog Playback  4 Replies 
So I decided to try some of the mods mentioned to my semi-recent 834p w/ MC step-ups. It all started with C1 and C7...but then i got into RIAA, upgraded diodes and filter caps. Well, everything should be just stellar on paper but...now I have a hum t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: Gain vs. Selectivity, and Logs by Paul S on 2019-12-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
A lot I know, I gave up on serious FM decades ago because I just haven't had acceptable access to good programming or broadcasting. Still, I remember the fiddling I used to do trying to polish the gain/selectivity equation. When and how attenuation i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Wow, the Yamaha MPX, who would believe! by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The FM Stereo and Multiplex MPX decoders in Off Air Audio  12 Replies 
Keeping harassing different people bout the most interesting options for multiplex decoder for my Rohde & Schwarz EU-6201 I was wondering if it makes sense to me to use the Rohde. It is a very good tuner but it is not necessary result in better s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: DX, baby! by Paul S on 2008-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rohde & Schwarz EU-6201 Tuner in Off Air Audio  34 Replies 
So, don't hold back...  did you like it???I, too, love the great outdoor venues, like the Hollywood Bowl and the old Greek Theater, which probably do not have bad seats (or at least they did not before DSP...).  I have also seen/heard ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: The good Sansui tuner by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: TU-X1 setup in Off Air Audio  16 Replies 
Yep, the TU-X1 is just wonderful. Find someone to align it, have a good antenna, good attenuator (it is hard to use it without one) and headphones to set the attenuator right – it is all that might ever need from FM. BTW, are you planning to record a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: The HD Radio sucks. by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: HD Radio? Good, bad or ugly? in Off Air Audio  7 Replies 
I did some listening of the station that reportedly has very high quality of HD Radio and I did not like the result at all. I sound like a normal stream of MP3 file, not particularly high rate of MP3. My WGHB station do feed the HD1 and HD2 with very...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Good thing you don't have a TV by hagtech on 2006-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Building Melquiades: Chronicle of full-range in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
[quote user="The Cat"]Nope, I had it floated and grounded and practically have seen no difference[/quote]Yes, I would suspect this in most installations.  I guess my concern is for the rare and unusual.  A floating speaker might be able to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: So probably not useful in my normal TU-X1 by Antonio J. on 2008-02-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
which hasn't been serviced by Stereo Surgeon, hence the 75R FM input has the normal gain. Right?I still don't know what's the FA7 for. Test signal to align the tuner? Lower gain for amplified antennas? I'll be very thankful if you could give some inf...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Something I should have done early on by Paul S on 2008-04-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The K&K SE hybrid phono stage: a report in Analog Playback  55 Replies 
It took me a while to figure out an effective grounding scheme for the system, and it has taken me until today to finally get around to lifting the K&K's chassis ground at the wall.The unit is still grounded to the whole system dedicate...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: The 99.5FM - the unexpectedly positive result by Romy the Cat on 2009-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new FM Classical scene in Boston in Off Air Audio  47 Replies 
I have to say, that I genially like the new 99.5. I do not have as perfect reception as I had with 97.9 with absolutely clear, no noise background. Still, thankfully the compression of the new 99.5 is very low and last night and today live broadcasts...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: A roll of the dice by misnacat on 2009-09-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Align your FM tuners! in Off Air Audio  7 Replies 
Cat, Thank you for your time trying to help.I'm not engaged to my Accuphase though I do care about it.I read your comment on the ASP antenna and went to their site. In their tuner section for alignment and repairs they have amoung other tuners a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Please elaborate! by montepilot on 2009-10-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Lavry Gold DA924 ++ in Didital Things  25 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Still the key is to treat the cables, all cables that go into tuner and into the processors. Do not forget that you have a perfect loop: tuner goes to preamp, as in the same time tuner goes to A/D-DAW-D/A- preamp.  So, you...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #299: Tradition by Paul S on 2009-05-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Looking at the schemo, I guess sometimes there are actually good reasons why certain solutions to common problems are popular.  Meaning, I ass-u-me you have the noise consistently down to acceptable levels with the split-type L, etc., and no more run...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Trickle Down? by Paul S on 2009-06-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Antenna diversity system system for FM? Why not? in Off Air Audio  1 Replies 
I think this has not typically been used for FM, but it is my understanding that some FM stations used to use something like this to monitor their own broadcasts.Who knows how it has changed over the years, with digital, satellite and cable broadcast...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: I think you have a HF loop… by Romy the Cat on 2009-04-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Lavry Gold DA924 ++ in Didital Things  25 Replies 
Jp, I think what you do is wrong. The ferrites that you use on the picture are worthless as they will not be having much coupling between the cable and ferrite cores. You need to block entry to Sansui for HF noise. The noise might enter via power cab...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Another Fly-By-Night Operation? by Paul S on 2011-08-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Antenna solutions for FM in Off Air Audio  27 Replies 
There is a sort of "spool" or "drum" for cable "slack" that used to be run by a fool-proof rack-and-pinion gear, along with the mast; but, times being what they are, it is probably a very foolish "digitally controlled" separate motor assembly now.  S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #155: Ground Thoughts by Paul S on 2011-11-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
Is the "ground plane" in this case literally a sheet of copper that you run all the grounds to? If so, this may be overkill on the one hand and an antenna/noise magnet/generator on the other hand, and/or it may well make for ground loops. It is u...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: A perfect evening. by Romy the Cat on 2012-04-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best audio source EVER! in Off Air Audio  34 Replies 
It is truly perfect evening here, in the Romy the Cat’s castle. The weather today in Boston is phenomenal, temperature just spot on, with no wind of humidity. I woke up just 15 minutes before the BSO broadcast, warmed up the Milqs, Schwarz and Lavry....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: Some special magic aura…. by Romy the Cat on 2019-12-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
The quoted subject of this post describes the sound of this beast very well. Some commentary about your post.   If you do have good stations in your region worth listening then you can do better than simple 167cm straight one. Better antenna, pr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1648: Hummm Dinger by Paul S on 2018-09-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
It's hard to give prescriptions for ground problems, since they may be both myriad and complex.  I can offer that my own current system performs best with all 3rd wire grounds disconnected from the wall socket at the component.  For all I know, this ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: Be Glad It Lasted So Long! by Paul S on 2014-11-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new FM Classical scene in Boston in Off Air Audio  47 Replies 
Like I said in several tuner/antenna threads here, I have never had good classical FM/programming to tune in to, anywhere I've ever lived. And my travels suggest that your good times in Boston were an exception, versus the usual fare in other metrop...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: A possible solution to better impulse? by morespeakers2 on 2013-02-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Impulse response, short notes and midbass horns. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  14 Replies 
I have been looking in to mid bass horn designs to experiment with lately for the 4 way horn pa I am working on. As usual Good Sound Club always is on the Google search when dealing with any kind of horns.  Although my reply to your post may be a few...
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