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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #137: Why not pentode or push-pull instead solid state. by xandcg on 2016-10-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
Romy,I would like to know, if you do not mind to explain, since you cannot drive your bass modules using SET, why you use Solid State amplifiers instead Pentode or Push-Pull Triode?Thanks!...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: The expressed perfect operation point is a fiction in a way. by Romy the Cat on 2010-11-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To drive the 6C33C... in Melquiades Amplifier  65 Replies 
[quote user="N-set"]Risking that the topic has already been discussed and that I postin a wrong category (Romy feel free to (re)move this post:Is there any sense in trying 6C33 at higher volatges and lower currents?More precisely, I've been wondering...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Amp 're-warming' issues... by Axel on 2009-08-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About the pre-warming of playback in Melquiades Amplifier  13 Replies 
Romy,do not spit in my eyes as I do have solid state PassLabs 350.5 but even with this 50W Class A amp (push pull) it is exactly the same problem if it is switched off completely even for a short while. I can take ~ 2 - 3 days to be back to norma...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: intern of the swing by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-12-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Swing hornspeaker of bd-design in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
romyi never heard before regarding this technique of push pull, ore isobaric design. i searched the net, and i found it very interesting.That means when one driver cone is moving out of the enclosure, the other is also, but, due to the way they are m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: What are you looking for? by Richard on 2004-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What lives in Symmetric Sound? in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
Thanks Romy. The monopole issues I referred to are in the areas of coloration and presentation throughout the spectrum, that can be solved/masked effectively with dipoles. I am very aware of the dipoles' shortcomings in the bass area but they do not ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Hammond? by Alex Yakovlev on 2007-08-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hammond? in Audio Discussions  0 Replies 
I am beginning a small tube project, and Hammond transformers came to my attention. Are they any good? I am thinking Hammond 1650W for output, with 6550's in push-pull.Thank you....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Big SETs - Just ideology? by el`Ol on 2009-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
I just visited the Highend in Munich and had the chance to listen to two of those monster SETs. Cessaro showed up with monstrous 833 amps and my thought was that there is something wrong with the music. I know it is common in this forum to describe w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Horning updates? by RonyWeissman on 2012-04-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hørning prøblems. in Audio Discussions  5 Replies 
Romy,I am very interested in this thread as I have heard the latest version of the speaker "eufrodite mk IV" . I do not think any of your objections would be changed by the latest version as he is now using push-pull array of beyma 8" drivers up to 2...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: One obvious benefit by Paul S on 2007-09-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Devid Berning amplifiers: the anti-trnsformers frenzy? in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
Well, this certainly shrinks chassis size, if nothing else.  I've never looked at the circuit, but there has to be some sort of transformer function at each end, up and down, and the easiest way to do this would be with transformers ;>). ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Low Power Class A Solidstate Design by Amir on 2009-08-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Power Amps - the FoxNews of Audio. in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
I think low power ss design is the only way we can make ss to sound good. in my idea all high power ss design i heard had no emotion in their sound in comparison by good SET designs like AN UK Ankoru.the first SS design that make me happy in comparis...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: 50 watt class A, PP... by Axel on 2009-08-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Power Amps - the FoxNews of Audio. in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
well fine, my X350.5 does 50 watt class A, and of course in push-pull. I use it with 120 watt max rated 3 way speakers of about 87 dB efficiency. You can see on the 350.5's  centre instrument dial if you go out of class A. If I go out, I usually fear...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: most promising new speaker by coops on 2007-05-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
Romy Hi, Raplh uses a 300b push pull, but the power supplies are massive,  parts alone 15K Euros, each channel has a separate supply, the pre-amp again two massive power supplies , he prefers to use eight of the horn loaded bass bins, although I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #45: Limited experience by Amir on 2019-10-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
I have heard vintage tannoy red (driven by 30w push pull EAR 861) and vintage tannoy gold (driven by 20w set ongaku japan).  I think for 92db the 20w is not good idea.http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=1&postID=3746#3746T...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: Ignore it by Amir on 2019-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
This topic is my corner , it is about my ideas , my setup , my news and my story. I write here because i do not want create many new topics. I think it is better to write only here.There is No need to read my topic If you think my topic is moronic or...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #58: Incomplete by ArmAlex on 2019-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="Amir"]This topic is my corner , it is about my ideas , my setup , my news and my story. I write here because i do not want create many new topics. I think it is better to write only here.There is No need to read my topic If you think my ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #69: Belt torque by hagtech on 2008-06-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
Wow, I never thought of that before.  But you could be right.  Perhaps the only section of belt contact that matters is that last inch or two before it leaves platter.  Clearly the belt does not push, it can only pull.  And if bel...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The mechanism of audio consciousness evolution by manisandher on 2009-01-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Darwinism of Music and Audio assessments. in Playback Listening  3 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The point is that the people who do “get” what it is all about do not need to witness chewing details and they do not need any explanations – they have own mind and own ability to discover (reinvent) the thing on their own....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: GO BIG !! by Scott L on 2016-12-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Infinite Baffle Implementation and "Compression Sub-bas... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Thanks, Scott L.  I get the math, and no doubt hearing is believing. Still, I do know for certain that "a driver" can be influenced by a defined amount of trapped air in an enclosure, at least as far as the sound that comes from ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The DSET perspective examines the Herb Reichert article. by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The DSET perspective examines the Herb Reichert article. in Melquiades Amplifier  5 Replies 
The “Enjoy His Music” published the old celebrated by many DIYers Herb Reichert’s article about his 300B amp ideas. http://www.enjoythemusic.com/diy/0709/flesh_blood.htm I read it before but reading it now, after a few years again...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #72: Bias with attitude, bass and transformers... by Romy the Cat on 2012-03-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A different breed of 6C33C amplifier. in Melquiades Amplifier  84 Replies 
[quote user="KOTriode"]Romy, in the contrary, it is very unfair to compare my 845 amp with the 6C33C. The main reason is the 845 amp used the best output/interstage transformer available, while the 6C33C's output xformer is pretty good but far from b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Non-linear problems with single woofer tapped horns. Push-pull is the ... by JLH on 2009-05-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The tapped horns: cons, pros and Sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
Take a look at the below Dumax Report on the Dayton Titanic Mk III subwoofer. http://www.parts-express.com/pdf/295-404dumax.pdf Of course this is not the woofer I used, but the asymmetry seen in this report i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: I would not use PP for compression drivers. by Romy the Cat on 2009-12-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Amplification for Compressions drivers? Sound? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  19 Replies 
[quote user="el`Ol"] Hello Romy, have you searched for explainations for these observations? Are there others who made the same observations and tried to explain them? Does the damping factor play a role?From my limited experience I can say that ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Hiroyasu Kondo: “My thoughts on Hi-Fi”. by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hiroyasu Kondo: “My thoughts on Hi-Fi”. in Audio Discussions  0 Replies 
This material is courtesy to Mr. Shibazaki, the owner of Sibatech Shop in Tokyo, that sell internationally Japanise Hi-Fi equipment. http://www.sibatech.co.jp/ I hope that Sibatech people are more decent then our american distrib...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #380: Sweet spot enlargement by noviygera on 2012-08-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Is there a pill for that too? Seriously, it would be very interesting to hear what solution you come up with because I have converted from listening music solo to a small number of audience (friends). So much that I listen by myself much less oft...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Are you willing to consider push-pull? by JJ Triode on 2012-01-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Are Any Powerful Amps Worth Using? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
Paul,Rather than go SS, perhaps you should consider push-pull tube amps for each of your five 92-93 dB-efficient channels (I assume "channels" means frequency bands, not HT5.1 or similar.)  Along with that, consider using a modest amount of global ne...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Transformers & Transformers.... by Thorsten on 2005-10-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="Romy the Cat"]T, thanks for educational reply. I understand what you are saying and where you are coming from but unit I try better transformer, presumably your S&B TX-102 I would not be able to correlate your observations with my...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Who builds horns: The Azurahorn from Australia by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Who builds horns? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  84 Replies 
As I learned today the Australian Martin seddon know as the Azurahorn Guy has a web site and he also does horns: http://www.azurahorn.com/azurahorn_tradesecrets.htmlFrom Martin’s site:Azurahorn is best described as a long term audio project, funded ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: A new amplifier from Audio Note. by guy sergeant on 2005-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new amplifier from Audio Note. in Audio News  4 Replies 
I don't know this Steve Klein. I don't know what bullshit he uses to sell Audio Note's products in the US. If that is what you are attempting to satirise then fine.I am quite familiar with Audio Note Japan's (Kondo) products. I don't use any at the m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: How to reinvent a Melquiades-like amplifier by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 6E5P tube data. in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
[quote user="hagtech"] I run the driver tube at 170V @20mA.  I don't think you need to run this tube at high current.  It is very linear with wide signal swings at this bias. [/quote] Good operation points for use it as a driver. You might...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: 6C33C tube lifetime by morricab on 2006-04-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to test 6C33C? in Melquiades Amplifier  7 Replies 
Hi Romy,I am very interested in what you have found out about the 6C33C tube lifetime because I am using a pair of Silvaweld OTL tube reference (their name for them not mine) amps that use 4 x 6C33C-b tubes per monoblock (so a total of 8).  Thes...
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