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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Something by N-set on 2015-12-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Really Expensive DACs? in Didital Things  29 Replies 
I briefly listened to this DAC but with a balanced stage using 101D at Fikus location in his listening room (we were testing an anti-vibrational platform I and my partner have designed). The system was a complete unknown to me (Lampoizator own amps o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: But, why NOT "flat"? by Paul S on 2007-08-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 'Fundamental rich' listening, or is RTA even close to accura... in Audio Discussions  9 Replies 
I don't suppose I get this, either.Why would you ever on the conceptual level opt to NOT have "Full Range" and a "flat frequency response" that covers the whole audible spectrum?Sure, this is easier said (or thought of) than done, it's "complicated",...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1602: A Closer Look at Quiet by Paul S on 2018-07-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Bill, thanks for that information.  I am curious primarily because it is very rare to hear of a system as complex as yours that is electrically quiet!  I suppose that the 100A sub panel is nominal 240V and the 30A legs are nominal 120V.  Do you know ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: The Synapse and the AES/EBU cable by Antonio J. on 2007-10-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Any good sounding AES/EBU interfaces out there? in Didital Things  53 Replies 
Yesterday arrived the Belkin Synapse cable. I have been listening this afternoon some music, and I'm surprised how this 6ft piece of wire has been able to remove the high frequency crap. Clean, coherent, no false detail anymore... I believe it affect...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Combine Functions? by Paul S on 2018-11-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The need for a balanced buffer stage in Analog Playback  10 Replies 
Gera, what sort of active X/O are you using there, for what sort of music/expectations? Doesn't your X/O have a buffer already? There are plenty of pro solutions that combine the X/O with pre-amp functions, including the ability to drive long IC runs...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Cords and cables and bidats by Vance on 2008-04-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Museatex Bidat pages. in Didital Things  57 Replies 
Yeah, the power cord was nothing special. The Shunyata cord PLUS the Hyrdra conditioner represent the single best upgrades to my system aside from John's mods. I was skeptical about power cords and conditioners, but I'm a bit of a fanatic a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Denon 103M by Antonio J. on 2004-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Denon 103: myths and the reality in Analog Playback  29 Replies 
I have recently received two CDs from a friend who owns a SME turntable, has been using a Van den Hul Colibrí cartridge, and for fun purposes, set up a DL-103 on it (which I own but still have to set up). I have been listening to both recordings, pla...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Fiddler on a roof, a TT in a bed. by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A longer turntable belt. in Analog Playback  60 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]Is this the kind of set up you're contemplating?[/quote]I do not know what it is and what he was trying to accomplish. On the picture the TT’s looks like Micro 2000 or 3000 and another TT that I do not know. Micro 2000/3000...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Available Blenders and Splitters? by Paul S on 2011-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Available Blenders and Splitters? in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
Something I see a lot of in studios is the "distribution amplifier", that joins and splits the audio (and/or "video") signals into any number of channels.  I believe I want buffering, but I am not ready to track and impliment the "balanced" configura...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: High efficiency and distortion by drdna on 2009-01-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The sound compromises of high efficiency direct radiators. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
[quote user="Markus"]I have recently been thinking about efficiency. Apart from enabling you to use low power amps, is there really any reason why high efficiency is better than low or medium efficiency, all else being equal?[/quote]Fundamentally, al...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Midrange driver suggestions by homebuilder on 2008-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midrange driver suggestions in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
I am new to this interesting site, and am hopeful of getting some assistance with a project.  I have purchased a set of TAD 1201 mid-bass drivers to begin a 4-way active system for critical home listening.  (in a dedicated room, 21' x 25' w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: Not suggesting you (or anyone) use EQ to "balance" frequency... by Paul S on 2007-05-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
Romy, I do get that your objective in this case is not a "flat" response, and that is certainly not what I am talking about here, apart from offhand mention that you - oddly-enough - have a very balanced chart with the "oops" in.  Actually, I wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: In search of a new good phono cable by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chasing utopian better phono interconnect. in Analog Playback  6 Replies 
I am all set with my reference arm but my dally arm with SME 3009/Otophone SPU Classic severely underperforms in my view. The arm use Otophone SPU Classic that is all together is OK balanced cartridge. Nothing overly exciting but more or less neu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #54: 1993! by N-set on 2013-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Museatex Bidat pages. in Didital Things  57 Replies 
Ok, I have not fully seen the temporal context, it was 1993!! Chapeau!I did read about the algorithm, I just reacted to the claimes about the balanced DAC being "also unique",which I quoted in the first line.Now I understand, it was in its time. Diya...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #51: Conductivity by Paul S on 2019-07-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Any good sounding AES/EBU interfaces out there? in Didital Things  53 Replies 
Amir, the RCA vs. balanced can be a huge difference, depending on the application, and the longer the runs, the greater the difference. But I was talking about the materials and construction of available connectors, which are primarily made the way t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 by manisandher on 2009-05-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 in Didital Things  85 Replies 
Hi,I've just taken receipt of a Model 2 to use as a DAC in my study (using the ADC occasionally for recording live from a mic). I would like to feed the balanced XLR outputs of the Model 2 into the single-ended RCA inputs of my Berning Siegfried amp,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: You are missing the point. by Romy the Cat on 2013-07-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Frankenstein Macondo - Injection channel - trying it as op... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  14 Replies 
[quote user="Rewind"] The drivers we use may be superior or inferior. As long as mine are the best I could possibly afford I can relax. I do love horns, and I can probably find quite a few errors in my signal path. If they are there the horns will am...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Sound and emotion by drdna on 2008-11-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Sakuma's Show in Audio Discussions  35 Replies 
[quote user="nl"]Systems like these are all about understanding the emotional content of the music, not about Sound.[/quote]So, I take it you are saying that this system is more focused on a specific level of the 7-level perceptual paradigm? If so, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #216: Screw "HF" by Paul S on 2008-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Wouldn't it be nice if the PP2000 finally allowed a "qualified" system to produce realistic HF, where the treble sounds clearly originate down where they are supposed to and the highest frequencies are "inaudible", like they're supposed to be?&n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Long Runs by Paul S on 2018-11-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The need for a balanced buffer stage in Analog Playback  10 Replies 
Well, the pros always say, all balanced, and ground everything, and this is the usual short cut to quiet, long cable runs in complex systems.  I think Guy H will make something for you if you can explain to him what you want. Again, while one buffer ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: 70k by Paul S on 2013-01-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Orion Phono Preamplifier in Analog Playback  15 Replies 
First order of business is to sell them at a high price; so, if their approach and their spiel seem familiar...Again, this sort of "balanced", "ultra-low-noise" circuitry has been around in the pro sound market for a while now, but NOT for phono stag...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #215: I am nowhere near DPoLS by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Zanon, My playback is nowhere near the state where I might think about the DPoLS, I am trying to set up a very rudimental basic balanced sound in the new room, approximately defining where would be the speakers, what they will be doing and how they w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #872: What is the definition of your quotes? by Romy the Cat on 2011-06-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="joaco"]... this last time ive been doing some "ear" experiments and trying different setups of filtering . Just a question regarding a phenomena that im having , ive tried some ups/on-line regenerators and I think they tend to "smooth" a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: DEQX on horns by Jorge on 2011-12-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
I tried a highly modded DEQX on my horns for some time, we did all the time alignment with it, we used 1st order and 4th order xovers and everything in between, we used LeCleach adjustment for bass and all the other drivers we had it sounding for som...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: Alex, check this cable thread by Paul S on 2021-04-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: We who are about to die... (a cable thread) in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
In this cable thread there are some ideas about materials and construction of cables. My most recent attempt for good-sounding shielded phono cables are from Bud Purvine, using his specialty Litz wire construction, Vampire 800C connectors, and unblea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Well... by Romy the Cat on 2023-05-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End Munich 2023 in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
Macondo, because it is prodigiously time aligned has very nerow and well defined listening sweet spot. The only same identical listening spot I heard only from one another loud speaker, it was Wilson Alexandria which was very accurately time alig...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #45: VR2 issue leading to jump in current on 6C33 tube by S.yorke on 2018-10-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Building Melquiades: Chronicle of full-range in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
Dear Romy,it had been a while before I hv return to your goodself and here.The Meliq had been built according to your circuit. However, after a few days' breaking in period. The VR2 have issue and causing sudden increase of current... I think it migh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The Sound assessment recordings. by Romy the Cat on 2007-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Sound assessment recordings. in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
“…stop by and bring some of your music….” – how many times we hear when we invited to listen someone’s playback.  I am sure all of us have a selected favorite recording to assess playbacks and I would like to share some of mine that I have been ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #176: The sail test try. by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
I tried yesterday a test sail. It is a single sail that I ran a bit ahead of listening position.   The sail is polyester foamy material, hairy and light: 15 years is about 5 ounces. The effect is generally positive and expected but I have to say that...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #581: 2 Grounds per PP? by Paul S on 2010-10-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Romy, even though code-conscious electricians install your special ground rod for you, they will still in all likelihood want to tie the neutral wires from your dedicated 30A lines back to the ground bus in the breaker box where they get their 30A fe...
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