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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Jim Smith's book by BWO on 2009-09-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Get Better Sound” by Jim Smith in Audio News  12 Replies 
I'v read the book (missing a few of the last pages). The boook definetly have som useful information. Especially about setup, placing speakers at different positions and some decent and brief info on acoustic treatment. Unfortunately, there is in my ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Engineers and sound quality by steverino on 2010-10-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why people still sell compressed music online? in Didital Things  2 Replies 
Actually I don't find it surprising that engineers don't realize the sonic effects of their engineering. Remember all the indignant articles and letters they wrote about how great solid state amps with low THD sound and how lousy tubes are. In the ca...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #701: The vampire effect by Lx_ on 2011-01-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
This evening I took myself to performing additional tests with the entire system completely disconnected from utility ground. Following Romy's considerations about different grounds, and Richard's absolute belief in the capacity of a properly working...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Tone and girls by Jorge on 2011-08-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
The other night I listened to a Girl with Guitar master tape. A friend has a home recording studio that would make most comercial studios not only jelaous, but also broke.  A highly modded ATR 102 in 1/4" half track and a vintage stereo microphone;  ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Re: DIY against Real Sound and Real Audio by stuck.wilson on 2006-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hmmm... the sad truth about BMS.. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
fair enough-  you're absolutely right, i didn't!it's difficult to get that perspective on sonics without legitimate guideposts-- even with a lifetime of playing and recording music, it's difficult to know what the parameters of recorded sound ar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The road to less dumminess by rowuk on 2012-10-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The road to less dumminess in Audio For Dummies ™  0 Replies 
I really enjoy this site. Romy has a fresh view that is actually easy to understand, if one simply reads instead of interpreting what he writes.Still, a view from "higher up" is something that many of us are not privileged to. Looking at the major co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: LimitedGold and DryDMT by Chirag on 2007-03-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
Hi Cat, [quote user="Romy the Cat"]I used my typical “flash” techniques and discovered some leeks in that 50 years old enclosure. Sure it the leaks were there then it would be no “acoustic suspensions” and the driver would run further. So, fixed the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #154: Drift, Flux and Tubular Logic by Paul S on 2010-01-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
Jessie, since I got my amps I have followed Romy's suggestion and recycled swapped-out V2s into V1 service. As it happens, I do not run V2s (or V1s) over a year, but I have had no problems of any kind that I can relate to following the annual V2-to-V...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #197: He’s no mental qualification to do more then shallow work. by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
[quote user="scooter"]Sorry about that.  Vince has good days and bad days; sometimes he just does not get it and you did correct by running out.  Given his background in 80s solid state amps and your interesting piece of gear I thought he would have ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: Micros or the modern units by Stitch on 2012-11-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
In a way you can write some positive / negative about nearly every Design out there. The Micro 5000 & 8000 are 20 years old, they have 2 weak features- a Platter which rings- no suspensionBUT, when we look at their latest units, we can see that M...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Scanspeak, sand and sound. by oxric on 2011-09-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"]  Romy the Cat wrote:If you feel that 25W/8565-00 is a good driver then try many of 25W/8565-00. You might try it using both channels on one side and playing mono recordings…That was the first thing I made when I finished th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Ari Polisois’ Direct-Coupled Simplex by AnonymousUser on 2006-03-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fun with transformers? in Melquiades Amplifier  7 Replies 
Rob and Romy the Cat,Thank you for inviting me to discuss this subject. Allow me to reply only to the main points raised, due to the present overload of work. However I will try to answer, later, to any specific question on the subject. First : - My ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Little Charlie, the Tubes Thrower. by Romy the Cat on 2018-04-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Who inherit Mocondo or another Mini-Me. in Site Support Forum  42 Replies 
My younger boy Charlie has developed a bad habit: he goes to Milq amps, pule the tubes out and throw them from stairs. Apparently, he enjoys how the broken glass sound and the mommy, daddy or nanny jump all over after it happens. I think I need to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Dima’s Amp: the first blood. by Romy the Cat on 2005-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “A” sound from “B” system? in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
Alex, I do not remember already the volume of those boxes, what is the deference? Thos drivers have an average sealed Qs and Fs I believe 19Hz, you might easy to circulate any volume you want. I slightly overdamped them, as usually, form where they s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Texture and Consistency by jessie.dazzle on 2007-01-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Make Your Own Horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
Romy, Thanks for your comments. My plan is to seal the horns once I get them all (all 8 of them) to the "ready-for-finish" state (still a lot of work to do). At that point I will try contacting John. In the mean time, I've acquired very solid r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: In this case, try before you buy (or build) by scooter on 2012-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Staxquiades project in Melquiades Amplifier  19 Replies 
[quote user="N-set"] I've been "forced" to listen on headphones due to real estate constraints and it seems those constraints will stay for few more years.  At the moment I'm using Stax Omega 2 MkI powered by a solid state amp Stax 717. I've always...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #99: Departing from theory by oxric on 2011-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I guess your definition of “doing something different” would imply reading of 534 pages of BS from people who have no idea about Sound about advantages of LA-horn over tractrix… [/quote]Touché! Now you are referring to my ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: I might be using something similar.... by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
Bob, Yes, the variants are multiple but the key I feel might be the following: smaller size, less reliance to baffled, smaller size. Or yes, did I mention the smaller size? The thing that led me to think about the MiniMe incorporation was my recent...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: To regulate or not regulate 6C33C by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: More 6E5P-6C33C amps. in Melquiades Amplifier  22 Replies 
[quote user="Cosmos"] Anyway, as the description on our site on second paragraph says, the third 6C33 located at the back, is used as the pass element of the regulator (controlled by solid state circuitry) providing 220V with 100uV of random noise &a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #83: I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
http://www.angelislabor.com/gabriel.html "A true reference turntable equipped with a base that can accept up to four arms. The materials used include aluminum, bronze and stainless steel. The turntable and arm are totally decoupled at several points...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Denon 103 - back to reality by Thorsten on 2004-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Denon 103: myths and the reality in Analog Playback  29 Replies 
Folks, This thread caught my attention, because here Romy waxes lyrically about the failings of the Denon Cartridges. Now I only consider ONE Denon worth bothering, the ORIGINAL 103, it is often inaccuratly called 103C. It has a medium compliance (ar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #58: Herbs and Speakers by de charlus on 2013-06-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  80 Replies 
Romy,It is indeed an interesting subject; I am instinctively drawn to it due to the fact that the majority of orchestral instruments - the majority of my listening is orchestral/chamber/classical soloists - produce their own sound through the resonan...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1824: Just 2 cents. by xandcg on 2022-07-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Amir"] ---------------------------------------------------   common internet information : it seems UPS/inverters/ACRegenarators react different to different loads .PSU design affect on load characteristics and not ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Lost in space? by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
[quote user="slack key"] As for audio problems, you are correct, I really have to sit back and think about what to do.  Sure I want to improve what is now lacking.... soundstage, imaging and depth.  As for the sound, of course, I like the sound o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: The Sound and "magic" that you are ready to understand. by Romy the Cat on 2007-07-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: FM Acoustics in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
[quote user="dazzdax"] Many audiophiles from the Far-East (Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, Singapore) are fans of FM Acoustics. These are people who have the money and according to them nothing beats the sound of FM Acoustics, wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Missing piece of the puzzle by Vasyachkin on 2008-11-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The commercial music servers. in Didital Things  36 Replies 
no good affordable music servers probably because people are usually EITHER into convenience ( mp3, solid state amps ) or into exotic high-end ( vinyl, valves ) very few people actually care about BOTH quality of sound and convenience as far a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Horns, SS, and so on...interesting!!!… by Romy the Cat on 2005-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Power Amps - the FoxNews of Audio. in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
[quote user="MusicLover"] IF you can "hear" SS amps, Romy, then your system must not be well set up, and be sensitive to the frequency shifts caused by tube amps. SS amps have NO sound that humans can hear.  [/quote] MusicLover, could you elab...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #98: The 800R vs. 1800R vs. 5500R by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="Wojtek"]I assembled SUN 2A3 amp for my friend and found it to be quality kit  and very easy assemble. Kit was old .I think late 90's so maybe quality deteriorated since then. I have variety of 300b Czech tubes and (Eml 300b , KR 300...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #124: I think we agree overall by floobydust on 2009-01-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Okay... I also downloaded the original Milq SET amplifier PDF and have looked at it in detail as well as the 6-channel adaptation (DSET) and I understand where you're going with it... or so I think. In my particular situation, I've owned two pair of ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #195: Vince the Pro is diagnosable! by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
[quote user="scooter"] That is a nifty looking amp; it will be interesting to see how it works with the MiniMe and how well it heats your room this summer These guys are not Goodwin's but are an old school stereo shop that sells and refurbs 7...
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