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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The Linn recordings: listening by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-02 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I bought a few Linn Records own recordings of Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Dunedin Consort. They pushed them as “Studio Master” but they are WMA files – means the re-rendered compress...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The Linn Records Recordings by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-01 
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I bought a few Linn Records own recordings of Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Dunedin Consort. They pushed them as “Studio Master” but they are WMA files – means the re-rendered compressed files – very sad. I wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Re: Musicality. Linn revisited? by guy sergeant on 2005-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Loudspeaker: Sound reproduction has not changed. in Audio Discussions  18 Replies 
Hi Romy,I hope you're feeling better.This individual used to be a theatre actor (and sometime critic) and used to participate in and go to plays much of the time. Since an unfortunate accident he is now wheelchair bound and cannot get to theatre easi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The Linn recordings: listening by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-02 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I bought a few Linn Records own recordings of Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Dunedin Consort. They pushed them as “Studio Master” but they are WMA files – means the re-rendered compress...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The 24 bits of Christmas by rowuk on 2014-11-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 24 bits of Christmas in Off Air Audio  0 Replies 
Linn is giving away a track a day - in their best quality (whatever that means). Here is the link:http://www.linn.co.uk/christmas ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The muddy water of hi-res files. by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-30 
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It is sad that no one talks about it and it is very not clear what is going on. It looks like the companies that sell hi-res files feel that the phrase hi-res is automatically an assurance of some kind of “quietly”.  Well, they most likely deal w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: One more try: 192K PCM scewed by SACD vs the naked 192K PCM by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-02 
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I decided today to try more files from Linn.  My rational was that if they were less lucky with Scottish Chamber Orchestra and their recording avenues them I might be luckier with Duisburg Philharmonic or I Barocchisti. So, I bought a 3 more of L...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #179: PS300 and other stuff by mmhifi on 2008-12-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I had PS300 and founded only 1 place it did the job - for my then Valhalled Linn LP12. At all other places it worsened sound. Eventually after 4 years it went south.I tried no-label balanced isolated trans-didn't work for me but of course it doesn't ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Yes, they might say it (aging) but…. by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: CD Is Dead. CD Is Dead? in Didital Things  4 Replies 
Yes, they might declare the death of the CD players …. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/nov/20/linn-audio-streaming-cd-players … there is a problem in this declaration. There is tone of great music available on CD. I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The Linn Records Recordings by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-01 
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I bought a few Linn Records own recordings of Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Dunedin Consort. They pushed them as “Studio Master” but they are WMA files – means the re-rendered compressed files – very sad. I wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: Reflecting on the evolution of one's own audio views by drdna on 2008-07-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
[quote user="markus46"]I don't believe that making fun at other people's expense adds value to a point of view.  Certainly not the foul language and vicious name-calling employed by Romy.[/quote]Well, I think it is just his style.  He calls...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: … a few analog groups by Romy the Cat on 2012-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fidelity Research FR-7 in Analog Playback  42 Replies 
[quote user="Stitch"]In Germany are a few analog groups, some build their turntable with a piece of wood and a knife and think it is great, some prefer old Linn, Garrads, Thorens as the only, real solution to listen to and others refuse to listen to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #45: A scientific approach to audio by drdna on 2008-07-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
 markus46 wrote:Assuming you're in the market for a new component, then perhaps the middle ground is to read the whitepapers, reviews, web sites with an open mind.  Then listen yourself (preferably in your own home with your own gear) and m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: You must provide a Subject for your post! by markus46 on 2008-07-30 
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[quote user="Paul S"]Markus46, you are not alone in getting the idea that much fun is made at others' expense around here.  But try reading on for a while and see if some of it perhaps starts to make sense as you expand your context.[/quote]I do...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #164: Don't buy it! by dkarmeli on 2014-05-09 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] dkarmeli wrote:If the rest of the setup is up scratch then all you get is the recording and you'll forget about they system. Your body and mind will relax and allow you to have the same emotional connection with the music ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: 5 to 1? by rowuk on 2012-11-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A different type of upper MF compression driver. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
The AMT Heil driver had an interesting geometry that has much more surface area due to the accordian principle. At the time this technology was new, they had much extended output and bandwidth due to the higher acceleration possible with this unique ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: FR-Carts by Stitch on 2012-08-03 
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The carts from Fidelity Research were made until 1989. From what I know, the FR-7 series are different among with Impedance, Output and what kind of diamond cut they have. They last forever based on their internal construction and can be retipped qui...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Re: Blame the writers? by clarkjohnsen on 2005-09-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The “theories” about the audio industry…. in Audio Discussions  27 Replies 
Romy --Well you must remember, there *are* two schools of language. There's the Harry style you talk about, and directly on the opposite shore we have the Ivor style (Tiefenbrun of Linn) that emphasizes pace, rhythm and timing.We really do have a ran...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: It depends... by rowuk on 2019-05-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Who has best sound in High-End Audio? in Playback Listening  7 Replies 
If we want to show martians what commercial audio is about, then we visit a studio like Abbey Road and let them experience a commercial productionIf we want to show martians playback ritual, then we go to LinnIf we want the martians to experience ble...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #105: Cold and sterile by el`Ol on 2008-03-24 
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To explain what I mean when I say "cold and sterile" it may help you when I tell you what other systems I perceived that way (assumed you have listened to them): One was the KEF system in the ground floor with Mark Levinson electronics (that was not ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: An effort at justification by tokyo john on 2010-01-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Note new turntable and inflation in Analog Playback  14 Replies 
Wow, price inflation in TTs were a lot worse than I thought! (more than 400% in nominal prices in the example of Goldmund). You are right, the prices in audio seem a riddle wrapped in a mystery within an enigma. As a manufacturer, it is almost...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Interesting post, just one quibble by clarkjohnsen on 2006-07-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dream Hi-Eff Speakers for an “inmate”. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
[And by the way, while I enjoy horn systems -- and they're some of the best -- I don't operate one myself.]Romy: "Absolutely, an average audio person has no opportunity to learn what is available out there." No quibble here! I've been saying thi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: To check a Moron by Stitch on 2013-11-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to mitigate the expectation of assurances. in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]So, my question to you guys: what techniques you use to filter out just wana-to-sound-intelligent audio people what you are engage in random let say phone conversation? Did you develop any practice to recognize that the per...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: isobaric by Markus on 2007-05-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The inflatable speakers dumping and no only. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
Robert,your view somewhat mirrors that of Linn when they introduced their Isobarik speakers. In the almost 30 years since then, the theoretical understanding of isobaric loading has improved. What it does is to double the moving mass and the motor fo...

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 #165: I did not buy. by Romy the Cat on 2014-05-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
[quote user="dkarmeli"] What I called mental masturbation was the pretense to design of the ultimate turntable, not the musical experience or sound! [/quote]Well, neither you, nor me, nor anybody else at this site, nor anybody else who design turntab...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Very disappointing. by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The High Resolution PCM files business, where? in Didital Things  31 Replies 
I downloaded and the listen the Shostakovich's Fifteenth Symphony at 192K. It is digital forum, so I will talk juts about sound. I did not see any advantage over what I described above. However the Shostakovich and Mozart’s Haffner Symphony has absol...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Luck of the draw by Joe Roberts on 2009-06-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Classical Music Café syndrome... in Audio Discussions  43 Replies 
Wait...are you saying that FOUR people who have been to Camerata wrote you offline (within two days!) and they neglected to enter into this relevant discussion?Strange! H'mmm? If I were the guy mentioned above, I would have been in here screa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Dubai by Stitch on 2010-12-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates Sound? in Audio Discussions  2 Replies 
Some years ago I was in Dubai, my friend there is (or was) a serious Audiophile and had a lot of stuff. So we once decided to visit the biggest Audio Shop there, I was expecting very much, I thought, "here" I will see all those super expensive units....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? by Paul S on 2008-02-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
Re, bearing/ground path versus platter mass:  The usual option is to use somewhat less than 150 lb platter ;>), which is the compromise I opted for, for lots of swell reasons, one of which is because a lighter platter still allows f...
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