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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: Vinturi by clarkjohnsen on 2013-08-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wine, women, song.. and audio in Playback Listening  71 Replies 
What do people here think of those pour-through devices that swirl the wine?And while I'm at it, how about those magnets?I've even heard of static electricity discharge.c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Electricity, compression and soundstage by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Be careful: Imaging vs. Compression in Playback Listening  23 Replies 
A few days back a guy who began recently to use a power regenerators that eliminates a great deal of compression out of sound was reported that soundstage the he did not like did despair. In this thread I was advocated that “soundstage” as a surrogat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #547: Funny You Should Mention It... by Paul S on 2010-06-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Clark, the first car I ever owned was a "restored" 1957 Jaguar XK140M roadster, purchased in 1967.  It hauled ass... when it was running... and indeed we used to refer to Sir Lucas as "The Lord of Darkness".  I can tell you, however, that there was p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Holly Cow! I’m, perhaps, an electrical genius! by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-14 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"]*** I'm always amused by your concern regarding everyone else's ability to discern what might or might not achieve a successful result in the pursuit of good sound. It's remarkable given their limited criteria and compariti...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #189: Purepower 2000: Operation: DC component follow up. by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-22 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] There was a moment once want I drove one of my Milq from Purepower 2000 and with all perfect operation parameters on Milq and on Purepower the Milq’s transformer were hissing like crazy. [/quote] [quote user="Romy the Cat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #951: The dedicated lines are done: some future observations by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-22 
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Ok, yesterday I have done my dedicated lines, well my electrician did it but I guess I will take all credit for it and he just get my check. I have right behind my rack with PP3000 and power measuring equipment, on the wall 3 groups of receptacle...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1680: I wish it was simple.... by Romy the Cat on 2019-08-25 
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Rowuk, I wish it would be as simple and as linear as you described it.   Let me to take it step by step.   The better AC even mean that variable characteristics of electricity result various consuming experiences of perceive sound. I do not nam...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1583: Yep, it is so good.... by Romy the Cat on 2017-08-05 
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 [quote user="ArmAlex"] In my opinion it makes kind of improvement to sound that is not possible to achieve with any other change/upgrade in components. [/quote] I have a very same feeling. At this point I do not think that is has anything to d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #715: The daisy chain of PP2011? by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-16 
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[quote user="miab"]In my unit there is definately a change in sound running from wall from early in the day to late evening. In the late evening being the better. Before the Purepower this was much more noticeable but to quantify it, the worse da...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: CES 2006: Horns by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-09 
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Part 5: HornsIt was quite bad, bad on all horns….. The first was the  “new horns guy”  … (references to: http://www.goodsoundclub.com/TreeItem.aspx?PostID=484) This year behaved quite nicely. Seeing me he immediately told that he has not...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #535: You do have a strange attitude toward Purepower. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-03 
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Paul, You do have a strange attitude toward Purepower. You, for whatever reason to put your in the position of consumer advocacy and I think it is a bit cloud your judgment. What interesting that your judgment is absolutely irrelevant for ether the p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: You say $8000 per driver’s inch? by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RMAF 2008 observations, opinions 1) ceramic drivers in Audio Discussions  32 Replies 
[quote user="serenechaos"]The Festrex 5" was good in a limited range-- but get it out of that frequency range and or dynamic range and it has real problems.  And that is as long as the part that the drivers are $40,000 / pair doesn't bother you....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #233: PP2000, two week notice. by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-05 
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Since the PP2000 works in my playback a bit over two weeks I think it would be worth to mention the changes that I observed after two weeks. The HF and upper mid region returned back. Not completely but most of it. They returned without mind-oppres...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #908: The small thoughts. by Romy the Cat on 2011-11-12 
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It is interesting that PP3000 effect of the “deeper” MF cleaning is very much reminds the effect of going from an empty room live room to a much better acoustically treated room.Anyhow, now I would like to talk a bit about stability of the effect. I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1037: Did you pray to your power outlet yet? by Romy the Cat on 2012-03-26 
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[quote user="Canuck"]Romy   Do you plan on trying the new PurePower Plus and if so when? Maybe they should send you a loaner to try for a decade or so. [/quote] Canuck, I do not know. I am for sure would like to try it and I most probably will. I hav...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #114: Other inverters and Perpetuum Mobile of electricity by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-19 
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The Carl Sagan’s suggestion that he would rather "know than believe” is good tool for sales personnel, priests and pitchers and the politicians of nowadays. Since perception is really it is imposable to “know” with any degree of certainty without sub...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #238: The state of Electricity as it is now. by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-06 
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Well, spent a few more hours to listening Avicenna. Although it has much better sound then from the wall but there are a lot of moments in this sound that I do not like. It is kind of freakish and demoralizing as Avicenna feeds system with absolutely...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #64: “Kill-A-Watt” Electric Monitor by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-08 
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Ok, it does not have a direct relation to the quality of electricity but I think you might like this little toy, as it is very useful during our electricity straggling. It is very small device that plugs pass-through to your load and this device: 1)...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1534: 25%-30% by Romy the Cat on 2016-08-22 
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Yep, this is a common reaction. If everything works fine then you have to “lose” your tweeter. Many people with better electricity complain that they have no HF extension anymore not understanding that what they had was not HF extension but HF nos...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #746: Little more information ... by joaco on 2011-01-29 
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[quote user="Paul S"]Joaco, all this will probably be moved back to the "Electricity" thread, which is not really an APS Forum, as it has appeared for a while, now. Paul[/quote]Yes , I made a mistake ... it will be much better in the Electricity thr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The dynamic range of our playback by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-04 
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Whatever we say or do the dynamic range is still that most challenge aspect of audio. A dynamic range is a derivative from dynamic capacity of our sources, dynamic capacity of our amplification, quality of our electricity and dynamic capacity of our ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1895: Non-linear audio systems by Amir on 2023-02-13 
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RowukI have fully read all pages of this topic (mad mad mad electricity) two times and I know good sound does not come from pure sinewave .I should say I am here (like a student) to learn more and I do not like spread my in-complete BS ideas here.I r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Notes of Romy's comments by peter foster on 2007-11-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: K-Stereo Ambience Recovery Processor in Didital Things  29 Replies 
Dear Romy,The tracks are correctly listed.Yes, the tracks are varied and some are not good recordings at all.  BUT if you want to listen to Billy Bean play guitar or you want to hear Louis Stewart's first recording as an 18 year old then you hav...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Freaking ridicules… by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where the FM quality comes from? in Off Air Audio  22 Replies 
Referring to my post in the Electivity themed: http://www.GoodSoundClub.com/TreeItem.aspx?PostID=8020 I was tempted today to listen one CD that I brought from my work, so I fired up my CD player (I do not think I use if for a couple month, since th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #160: It screwed me again. by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-10 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Well, I figured out – if digital is dead then I need to put the heavy artillery in the fight I begin to spin records. With my TT setup I have an interesting tool - I run my input-choke powered “End of the Life” Phonostage ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #649: The PurePower 2000. The final update so far. by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-12 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]This morning I was listening Messiaen’s Tarantella-Symphony powering system from the bare AC lines. It was far from the sound I would like to have and I decided one more time to insult myself with PP2000. This time I decide...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1610: Oh, come on! by Romy the Cat on 2018-07-25 
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[quote user="OracleAV"] Are you kidding?  What is the purpose for any of us audiophile spending thousands of dollars for dedicated AC circuits, for clean power through AC regeneration?   It is to have improve the quality of the sound - be it thro...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: The wiser we get, the more we know we don't know by tokyo john on 2018-01-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The remarkable moments in Audio. in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
Thanks for these amazing stories. My own "profound" experiences with audio playback (where I was moved by the sound) have always been related to acoustics/room. Sometimes it all comes together, and equipment that have no right to sound much better th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1679: Is it „better AC“ or consistent AC? by rowuk on 2019-08-25 
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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 equipment need to rethink po...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #396: OK by Petrasescu_Lucian on 2009-07-16 
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I occasionally read this thread, but I guess you're right and it would be fair to read it from the beggining. Will do !As a general rule and I guess it applies to everybody else, the playback of my system is better late at night although there are so...
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