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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Thought experiments and prediction of sonic objectivism by Thorsten on 2006-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: There is nothing subjective in music reproduction. in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
[ Romy: Moved as a reply to http://www.goodsoundclub.com/TreeItem.aspx?PostID=2218#2218 ]Hi Roman,[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Let pretend that a group of 1000 people have an imaginary ultimate 1000000-bands equalizer, the one that do nothing nega...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Source by N-set on 2013-06-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: (Hopefully short) headphone journey in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
[quote user="scooter"]I think that is a VERY interesting issue to think about in the broader scope of sound reproduction with full-scale systems. [/quote]I'm not sure it's so interesting in the context of speakers--you have much more parameters to pl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1533: Reinventing the line by N-set on 2016-08-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Sorry for posting a bit of kindergarten trivialities but maybe someone without a dedicated line yet will find it motivating.I've finally connected my dedicated lines which took me ages. The lines are connected right behind the power meterand have the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Interested in reading more of your headphone experiences by SearcherOfBetterSound on 2007-04-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Interested in reading more of your headphone experiences in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
Headphones can help people build good cheap systems, and/or also not have to worry about the room, annoying others with loudness. There's some ground to cover that shouldn't be THAT hard or expensive. If you've "given up" on finding good headphone so...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Romy, these look like most of the only other possibilities that might ... by SearcherOfBetterSound on 2007-05-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Interested in reading more of your headphone experiences in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
I've sort of "analyzed" your thinking (more like taking what you've said so far and continued with my own ideas) and come to the conclusion the most you could do in "your" (could be more like mine) type of way to try to improve yo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #77: My reasons for considering DSET/horns by manisandher on 2009-12-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
Firstly, thank you to Montepilot, Paul S, KLegind, zanon and Romy for all your thoughts on the Zu Druids. I recently tried high-passing the Druids at various frequencies and using a pair of Wilson-Benesch Chimeras and various amps for LF and uppe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Failed installation by martinshorn on 2018-05-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New superlative horn build - ESD acoustic in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
Interesting. Also to be put in relation to the other things reported there. I came Saturday Sunday to ESD. Sunday, they welcomed me  Dai:"hey you have been here before" ....  me:"yes yes i need to see if what i heard yesterday was really that good be...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Leave subjectivism where it belongs by Romy the Cat on 2006-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: There is nothing subjective in music reproduction. in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
[quote user="Thorsten"]While what you present is an admirable thought experiment, I can assure you that the premise you posit:"people who are familiar with the way how life music impacts them will painlessly adjust that EQ and will end up with very m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #245: More answers and questions by N-set on 2022-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
@Edgar - No, I do not use reverb injections. What do you mean by "blending up and down"? What xovers do you use? I have the UK made ones as they worked best for me (the settings are described up in the thread). @Paul - Not to pra...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Re: Better among worst? by morricab on 2005-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
Hi Romy, I just want to add my experience I had last year with a transformer based (actually it was an autoformer based) "passive" preamp.  I thought that this could be the final solution in my preamp quest.  Alas, it was not the case.&nbs...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Re: Better among worst? by Thorsten on 2005-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="morricab"]the unit I tried (the Sonic Euphoria passive) did not live up to my hopes.[/quote] Given my somewhat loose but existing ties with S&B and with Music First Audio I need to be careful what I am saying. But let me suggest...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #67: Constraints ? What constraints ? by Kerry Brown on 2012-01-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
Hi Scooter, Thanks for joining the discussion. My replies to your comments are below, please excuse the cut-n'paste. Thanks for taking the time to post more details on your set up and photos.  Yo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #266: Sound in a head vs sound in space by Romy the Cat on 2017-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
[quote user="kodomo"]I heard the same not just from one but from a few guys for my playback as well! I think it is because of the all encompassing effect and the strength of the stereo image. Most people have never heard that strong of a phantom cent...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Engineers are very cautious types, just like me when I design power tr... by Bud on 2005-07-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It is possible to eliminate some forms of gross side band di... in Audio For Dummies ™  22 Replies 
Please, have some fun. First download the white paper to see what the patent artists came up with. It is essentially correct but not to scale. Note that it requires 18 offset sets of blocks around the periphery of a cone. About two degrees of space ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #292: Exactly! by N-set on 2024-03-06 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Elso, I failed to calculate the very precise size of enclosure necessary to make all the system work properly. Generally speaking, if you have a very very small listening room and very up-close position, and if you ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #244: The Good by Paul S on 2022-10-26 
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Jarek, my experience affirms that many “listening rooms” are overdamped, and you can always put a rug or rugs on the wooden flooring where you want it/them. And I have been able to get good sound in weird rooms. Basically, regarding rooms, “to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1766: GND scheme by N-set on 2021-01-14 
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Paul, what I mean by 'Drain GND' is your idea of a GND cable connected at one end only. I have no access to mother earth and cannot install a dedicated rod. To avoid confusion, below is my actual power line and GND scheme. As for...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #61: A Happy New Year To All by Kerry Brown on 2012-01-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
Jorge, You're right about using identical amps. No doubt. I have not used Dr. Edgar's passive network but I have tried conventional passive networks on Edgarhorns. They worked alright. And I have...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: American National Recording Registry by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: American National Recording Registry in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
Recordings are listed by year of release: "The Lord's Prayer" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Emile Berliner. (ca. 1888) Emile Berliner, the inventor of the microphone and founder of the first disc record company, lived and worked in Washi...
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