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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Some feline contraKondovism by Romy the Cat on 2004-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My old Fi-Hi gear associations... in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]Some of it, (the current speakers and some of the amplifiers) are in my view, not outstanding. Other items, (the big preamp, phono stage, cartridge, MC transformer, silver cables and largest power amps are exceptionally goo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Audio Note Ginga Turntable by Stitch on 2019-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Note new turntable and inflation in Analog Playback  14 Replies 
whoa, that Thread is from 2010...a lot of things changed ...A Trump for free or spending 90k for that tableI would choose the table(They use a Kondo labeled SME V Arm)Some Pics from that unit...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Re: H Kondo RIP by guy sergeant on 2006-01-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new amplifier from Audio Note. in Audio News  4 Replies 
I understand that Mr Kondo, the founder of Audio Note and more recently Kondo Sound Labs died in his sleep while attending the recent show in Las Vegas.Kondo pioneered the use of silver cable in the late 70's, owned and operated YL acoustics making s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: …and I am not a fun of Kondo ‘voicing’ idea. by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Signal variation, noise, and effects on circuit topology in Audio Discussions  18 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]After seeing the variation in the sound of the TU-X1 to the quality of electricity, and thinking about recent discussions about the Direct Heated Triode, I would like to start a compendium of anecdotal observations of the idiosync...

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 #1: A new amplifier from Audio Note. by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new amplifier from Audio Note. in Audio News  4 Replies 
The Japanese manufacture Audio Note by the infamous Kondo-San announced a new revolutionary amplifier. The name of the amplifier unfortunately could not be spelled or pronounced in English and therefore the US distributor Mr. Klein calls it “NDiP” or...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Re: H Kondo RIP by guy sergeant on 2006-01-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new amplifier from Audio Note. in Audio News  4 Replies 
I understand that Mr Kondo, the founder of Audio Note and more recently Kondo Sound Labs died in his sleep while attending the recent show in Las Vegas.Kondo pioneered the use of silver cable in the late 70's, owned and operated YL acoustics making s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Emmlabs etc by de charlus on 2013-07-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
Due to this thread, I called the friend upon whose boat I heard the Vox Olympian in order to find out precisely which DCS DAC he was using with his TLOX to get the sound that I found so remarkable. It turns out that whilst the DCS unit was indeed pre...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #83: Japanese Cone Suspensions. by eduardo on 2009-08-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
From the perspective of pumping of atmospheric pressure the ALE bass drivers might be more capable transducers. It or might not be so as well. To get 40Hz at 110dB in 5” it would take some excursion.  I am sorry but you can’t bend the law o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: It shall be easy. by Romy the Cat on 2013-07-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
[quote user="de charlus"]Due to this thread, I called the friend upon whose boat I heard the Vox Olympian in order to find out precisely which DCS DAC he was using with his TLOX to get the sound that I found so remarkable. It turns out that whilst th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: DAC comparison by de charlus on 2013-07-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
Such measurements give us ample information regarding the technical parameters of these machines, and if one is seeking to determine preeminence thus, then what you propose is not without merit. However, near-perfection in terms of measurable paramet...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Bruce Edgar hardly merits this type of ridicule either by guy sergeant on 2005-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The EdgarHorns: the new old business plan in Audio News  17 Replies 
Of all the manufacturers you could be poking fun at you've chosen two who actually care about what they make and sell. Whenever I encounter Bruce Edgar he always strikes me as a courteous and serious guy trying to offer value for money, high performa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Re: Better among worst? by Thorsten on 2005-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="morricab"]As to the best transformers souding more transparent than the best resistors, I'll believe it when I (don't?) hear it.  You claim to have heard this but I most certainly haven't. [/quote] Well, the claim is no...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: I have fixed my second tonearm/cartridge, guess how? by Romy the Cat on 2011-06-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chasing utopian better phono interconnect. in Analog Playback  6 Replies 
Yep, I fixed it. If does sound very good now, exactly how it has to be. It turns out that my suspicion were correct: my Micro’s fat cable has died on me.  I absolutely assure you that no one would believe that a regular phono cable able to introd...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Rridicule of what? by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The EdgarHorns: the new old business plan in Audio News  17 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] Of all the manufacturers you could be poking fun at you've chosen two who actually care about what they make and sell. [/quote] I do not think any manufacturers “do not care about what they make and sell”. They all do, or...

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 #2: There is not a lot of WE information around here. by Romy the Cat on 2011-11-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Alternative driver for WE15A in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
Personal, I do not use WE555 and I do not (would not) use the WE555-type horns. Hypothetically if one would go for 4-way system with WE555-like driver in upperbass then it is valid solution, not something that I appreciate but valid.  The WE555 is ve...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Secondary vs.primary by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Expressive Technologies SU-1 in Analog Playback  33 Replies 
[quote user="Axel"]OK, this is useful also, in that you have not noted a "pattern" as you say. My point is closer to your suggestion, that I do change cart --- and sometimes buy new ones,  B U T I do not buy other SUT (at least I try to avoid it). I'...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: Cost projection by de charlus on 2013-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Canadian Speaker Proposal in Horn-Loaded Speakers  56 Replies 
Romy,I merely thought that you felt I was riding roughshod over your advice, when it was in fact a degree of naivety requiring extensive clarification that may have made it appear thus. Regardless of your indifference to praise and/or criticism, I'd ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Roman, I think you are off the track by Thorsten 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 
Roman,I think that was below your normal standards.I know Kondo San personally, he is a nice guy. Something not entierly dissimilar could be written about Vladimir and his gear, ESPECIALLY the value for money part.L8er T...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Explained? Not yet... by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: NESPA Optical Disc Finalizer in Didital Things  4 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]…AND since the exact frequencies affected by HF loss of the Finalizer and the frequencies covered by the tweeter adjustment are not likely to be exactly the same, then when the tweeter is adjusted to correct the HF loss frequencie...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: full-function Pre-amp by guy sergeant on 2006-07-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are the full-function preamps? in Analog Playback  2 Replies 
Hi Romy,I have listened to one of these alot recently although unfortunately I don't own one!http://www.dejavuaudio.com/PREAMPS-KONDO-KSL-M77.HTMI'm sure you wouldn't enjoy it at all but others might and ought to try to at least hear one if they have...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Did I miss something? by montepilot on 2011-06-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chasing utopian better phono interconnect. in Analog Playback  6 Replies 
You got rid of the Kondo cable.  The Micro cable had deteriorated silicon.  So what did you fix?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Corrections and comments by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Note new turntable and inflation in Analog Playback  14 Replies 
John, a few corrections for start First of all the gullible and moronic are not interchangeable words and I never use one instead of other. Second Audio Note Ginga does not look like traditional Micro. It has oil suspension and God knows what ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: To be "off the track" is pretty much my normal location. by Romy the Cat 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 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] There is much equipment out there that is at similar prices and which falls well short of the performance achieved by these items. God knows, CES is full of it every year. Why try to make fun of a company that does take th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Monday morning…. by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"] Yes, you are right. Power – you have almost unlimited power. Dynamics – you have as much dynamics as you want. But there are a lot of associated problems with that kind of dynamics. The following illustration is taken by ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #118: Two Systems not means two different sonic objects by Amir on 2021-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
I think discussing about "multiple systems (or multiple partner) vs one system (or one wife)" is quite different to what i said about two separate audio systems.I mean Two audio systems is not about two different sonic objectives. two different syste...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: You are always compensating for something by Wojtek on 2019-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Any good sounding AES/EBU interfaces out there? in Didital Things  53 Replies 
In regular off the shelf hi-fi system , be it a total lack of LF in your speakers or the "pinch"  of dome tweeters or the midrange mud. Romy like all of us throws money on the problem and he usually chooses  well regarded and expensive solutions. The...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Re: Koussevitzky fixes Ortofon... by guy sergeant on 2005-04-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tell me about more about Ortofone SPU Sound. in Analog Playback  54 Replies 
Hi Romy,On the Ortofon website those models of the SPU which don't come with inbuilt transformers, have a recommended load of >100 ohm. Using the cartridge into too low an impedance load definitely does lift the lower frequencies. Too high and the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #92: Loading on primary? by Romy the Cat on 2011-02-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
Yes, I guess I would sing the different songs if I need to load them differently. In fact Mi might need but I juts refuse to acknowledge it. Nevertheless I am not planning to compromise my phonostage by different loading. BTW, did you try to load the...
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