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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: The old technology resurrected for … by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The jump-start of loudspeaker economy in Audio News  17 Replies 
[quote user="coops"]Ralph and Thomas are friends there would have been no price premium for the field coil option …[/quote]Considering that Cessaro claims that they pay for $500 worth TAD drivers (OEM) over $5000 then I might only imagine how much pr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: I had tears in my eyes.... by Stitch on 2015-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  80 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/living_voice_vox_olympian_vox_elysian.htm [/quote].... after reading his product placement.[quote]These speakers rewrite the rules just as surely as they rearrange expectations. Th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Yes, we can... by Stitch on 2009-06-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
...not.Like I wrote, I wanted to give another try with the Graham Phantom II, one of most modern Arms today.Unfortunately there was no difference.But what I did now, I tried it with those "audiophile" Pressings, you know, the kind of records you hear...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #181: If it is true.... by Romy the Cat on 2015-09-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  231 Replies 
Aga, you clearly see a split in the image referred above it means that the midhorns are no single solid horizontal assembly but two separate units that were so unlucky positioned probably for the sake of photogenicism. Jonathan Valin In his write u...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Damping, back-chamber and the cool 10 incher. by Romy the Cat on 2007-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Macondo’s Upper Bass Channel: what is next? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  30 Replies 
[quote user="op.9"] I agree, there is probably very little to learn luthiers that is directly applicable. However, I've always been interested in the similarities between good speaker cones and thin lacquerd spruce. Sort of a crispy pingy sound even ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Tom Martin’s observations about Magico Ulitmate by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico: Robert Harley’s upperbass mouth. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
I do not know who Tom Martin. He said that he runs The Absolute Sound and he apparently has power to delete my posts from TAS forum. I have finished with TAS forum – they fully indicated the level of the subject handling. Tom Martin however poste...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The Estonian idiocy: Estelon by Romy the Cat on 2014-06-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Estonian idiocy: Estelon in Audio News  15 Replies 
I was informed that there is a new Estelon Extreme loudspeaker out there that costs ¼ million dollars. Not with interest I read about it http://www.estelon.com…and concluded that this is as idiotic as it get. Nope, I did not listen it and I have ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Estelon flagship by ArmAlex on 2014-06-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Estonian idiocy: Estelon in Audio News  15 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I was informed that there is a new Estelon Extreme loudspeaker out there that costs ¼ million dollars. Not with interest I read about it http://www.estelon.com…and concluded that this is as idiotic as it get. Nope, I did...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Give to the subject the break! by Romy the Cat on 2006-12-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 driver made in china in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
[quote user="angeloitacare"]s2 drivers on ebay, forget it, there are none available, and if, they will not go for less than a&nbsp;2 - 3&nbsp;thousend dollars.<BR>my interest wake up with your propaganda on these drivers. i also do not ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: No Wilson bashing... by Stitch on 2009-08-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Wilson Audio Loudspeakers in Audio Discussions  53 Replies 
Romy,no, I am not one of those who bash Wilson. I respect his work, his business and his products. I listened to some of his models a few times, but this here is about reviewers...I am a little bit frustrated. I am a customer who want to go ahead, wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Those people aren't victims but volunteers by Romy the Cat on 2005-06-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Expensive Audiophilism as a diagnosis. in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
Actually I do not think that it “all about money” but rather about “those” people who exercise nothing else then thier own Moronity. Ignorance is a state when a person recognizes that something is wrong but do not know "what" and "how" to do in order...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Re: Happy Listening, thank you. by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico Mini or Jonathan Valin maxi? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
[quote user="AllHammer"]This is your website, if I am not mistaken. I shall respect your will to express, no matter the whatever the level of insights you have to offer. You are in no way degrading me. Like I said, anyone who have really listened to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #54: Vox Olympian Audition by de charlus on 2013-06-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  80 Replies 
Recently, I was fortunate enough to have an extended listening session with the Living Voice Vox Olympian outside of a show environment. Since said listening session took place upon a boat – moreover, a wooden-bodied boat – under what can only be sai...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: Bred and Games by Stitch on 2010-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The European Triode Festival’s horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  Partially I understand Srajan – he writes for idiots and he writes at a level to be understood. Does it mean that Srajan journalism shall not be called idiotic? The Cat[/quote]I think, we should change our view for Hi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: The missed opportunity. Did you mean Bread & Circus? by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The European Triode Festival’s horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
[quote user="Stitch"] I think, we should change our view for High End.We (the customers, those who pay the bill) are always mad or frustrated about reviewers (Astor, Valin, and son on..) and this discussion was endless, is endless and won't c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Fuck you, the Shunyata's marketing. by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fuck you, the Shunyata's marketing. in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
I do not particularly care about the subject of Valin an idiot or not. I do not think that for a sane person is an arguable subject. It is characteristic that at AA, the place that structured to breed and worship all imaginable audio dirt, the in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: What kind Morons care today the PhD and M.S in Acoustics titles? by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico: Robert Harley’s upperbass mouth. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I do not know who Tom Martin. He said that he runs The Absolute Sound and he apparently has power to delete my posts from TAS forum. I have finished with TAS forum – they fully indicated the level of the subject handli...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Let look at audio shows slightly more serious. by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RMAF06 Show Report in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
[quote user="Gregm"]I used an inexpensive dsp ....I had excellent response from the auditorium.[/quote]Yes, I hear what you say but still - “the excellent response from the auditorium” is quite meaningless judgment. Well, it is all depends what the o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: The reasons. by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Moscow setup with Horns/Lowther in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"] For some unknown reasons, he later decided to change it with the sharp and artificial sounding fostex supertweeter. What might be his motivation? Logically appears the following question – is that Goto supertweeter so hor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Guilty as charged, your honor. by Romy the Cat on 2016-06-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="op.9"]@Cat: it seems there are still "morons" out there ;-) your "Mini-me" has dominated the majority of your precious time so less chance for you to rectify bystander's errors [/quote] Yes, to a large degree it is true. Lately I d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: What a pity :-\ by op.9 on 2016-06-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] op.9 wrote:@Cat: it seems there are still "morons" out there ;-) your "Mini-me" has dominated the majority of your precious time so less chance for you to rectify bystander's errors Yes, to a large degree it is true. La...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: MTT’s Mahler at 180 ghram or 180 degree? by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: MTT’s Mahler at 180 ghram or 180 degree? in Analog Playback  1 Replies 
I do not read printed audio publications. The last one I held in hands it was a year ago or more. Today I stop by in my local Burlington Barnes and Noble and since I was there already I took 3 Stereophile and 2 issues of TAS from newsstand, bough...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Maybe not a Pipedream after all? by oxric on 2011-11-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Memory Player Box? in Didital Things  2 Replies 
Yes indeed. The company was originally Nova Physics and appears to have been sold on to Sam Laufer, a lawyer by profession originally who brought in Mark Porzilli of Melos and Pipedreams fame. I do not know if this company actually manufactures or se...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Lamm ML3 – 3LAMA worth SET by Romy the Cat on 2006-12-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  105 Replies 
I got a forwarded email today containing the Lamm Industry’s release notes about their new SET amplifiers. http://www.GoodSoundClub.com/PDF/LammML3.pdf The good thing in this is that Vladimir is still Vladimir and he did changed since the Rich ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Money for nothing...chicks for free by Stitch on 2009-08-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Wilson Audio Loudspeakers in Audio Discussions  53 Replies 
AVguide? Isn't that the Platform from corrupt J. Valin? Seems, that these "specialists" (you would use a different word) are finding each other automatically... It is always the same bullshit from these "reviewers": ...
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