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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Adjust peak level meter sensitivity? by manisandher on 2010-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Analog Transfer: the first draft. in Didital Things  19 Replies 
Hi Romy,You beat me to it. I was going to post that I've never seen so many red LEDS light up on the Model Two!Have you tried adjusting the sensitivity of the peak level meters on the Model Two before you record? Could it be that you have the sensiti...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #90: DHT Meter by anthony on 2017-02-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Romy, do you have a panel meter on the DHT channel?  I am currently designing the chassis for my DSET and looking at your schematic there is no panel meter for either driver or DHT.  Just trying to figure out what would be useful to have in my amp.Re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1869: The meter shows 600 watts being drawn by rickmcinnis on 2022-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1916 Replies 
Which is what i thought I had posted a few times before.I assume 14 watts of that is the inverter.Before I disconnected the computer and USB box it was 640 watts.I hope I am not completely misunderstanding what you are asking for but it is entirely p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: It Might Only Be the Right Side Amp's Meter by Paul S on 2012-08-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  37 Replies 
OK...  First, I tried an LP, and the right amp meter pegged on the big, loud stuff, just like it's doing with CDs.  Then I swapped the R and L inputs...  and only the right amp meter pegged on the big, loud stuff.  Repeating the Etta James CD to re-t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: It Might Only Be the Right Side Amp's Meter by Paul S on 2012-08-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  37 Replies 
OK...  First, I tried an LP, and the right amp meter pegged on the big, loud stuff, just like it's doing with CDs.  Then I swapped the R and L inputs...  and only the right amp meter pegged on the big, loud stuff.  Repeating the Etta James CD to re-t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: Voltage Meters by loudcloud on 2007-02-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Building Melquiades: Chronicle of full-range in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
Hello,  where did you source the voltage meter?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Wine Barrel woofers... by AOK_Farmer on 2010-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Arsenic bacteria & Goodsoundclub in Audio Discussions  5 Replies 
I needed 20Hz - 50 Hz in a large 7 meter x 6 meter x 15 meter room, and I wanted a sealed design. I have wine barrels laying around and fortunately the internal 4 cu ft of a wine barrel is perfect for 2 x 15 inch woofers in a sealed system. The barre...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: The Boston FM classical outlook from my roof. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where the FM quality comes from? in Off Air Audio  22 Replies 
I have directional rotatable antenna the runs ~150 feet of coax cable; I think it is 6dB lost in cable. Then I have 4-way splitter that eats another 12db. I deal primary with 3 stations. The WGBH is right next to me, one mile away and at the locatio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1059: Interesting by Romy the Cat on 2012-09-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1916 Replies 
http://www.purepoweraps.com/pdf/PurePower+%202000%203000%20120V%20Users%20Guide%20-%20August%202012.pdf It looks like the new PP unit can output configurable 115V, 120V, 127V or 130V. That is very nice as it allow to bulk setting the pate ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: What I am after in this test. by Romy the Cat on 2010-02-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Analog Transfer: the first draft. in Didital Things  19 Replies 
I am not sure what all those conversations are all about. No one argue that a recording shell not hit 0dB and it was no my objective to prove it. The point that I was trying to make is that Wavelab meter did measure the right amplitude and the file i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #90: DHT Meter by anthony on 2017-02-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Romy, do you have a panel meter on the DHT channel?  I am currently designing the chassis for my DSET and looking at your schematic there is no panel meter for either driver or DHT.  Just trying to figure out what would be useful to have in my amp.Re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: An Easy Imbedded Macro-Positioning method. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About speakers Imbedded Macro-Positioning. in Playback Listening  15 Replies 
A guy read my site and sent me a series of emails complaining that it is too difficult to found Imbedded positioning for his new bass horn as it is too big and too balky. Moving the large and heavy thighs and measuring them is the hard. I agree, but ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1023: The problems with Smart Grids by Romy the Cat on 2012-02-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1916 Replies 
The problems with Smart Grids by B. Blake Levitt and Chellis Glendinning How is it that so many intelligent, inside-the-beltway environmentalists are buying into an eco-health-safety-finance debacle with the potential to increase...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #60: A good modeling software? by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]From this and from the mention of 3/4" plywood, I deduce that the "curved" walls of these horns will likely be described by a series of facets (flat planes). It is said to be okay at these frequencies; this must assume a p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Some thoughts on cables by Bud on 2005-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
Rich,I have been experimenting with true Litz magnet wire (we use it in our transformers occaisionally) and have discovered that you can use discreete amounts of plastic dielectric material, spaced down the length of the wire, to "tune" the dynamic c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Horn suggestions for 300Hz-1000Hz channel by Rewind on 2013-11-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more non-spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  23 Replies 
It is a shame that I keep finding threads about a 300Hz compression driver channel, that ends abruptly. I have been trying with a not-so-exact Goto S-150 replica (~1.7m deep, 75cm diameter mouth), and I know of another fellow in Sweden who tried the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #51: Water pipe size works well :) by martinshorn on 2017-10-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  87 Replies 
Hi Anthony Agree, waste is waste. The bigger the better. If you care bout sound too, i recommend the RG213 radio cable. Its perfect for that purpose. First, its coaxial which eliminates the inductance. Second its very hard so that during vibration th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1459: Power Distribution Question by N-set on 2015-11-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1916 Replies 
Sorry if this is a trivial question already answered somewhere.I have just finished installing 3 dedicated lines for analog source, digital and power amps.They run directly from the house power meter, with a dedicated subpanel, each individually fuse...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: If You Build It, They Will Come by Paul S on 2012-05-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Are Any Powerful Amps Worth Using? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
Or: Buy a new hammer and - for a while, anyway -  everywhere you look, there's something that calls for a hammer.The electricity today was shite (thanks, Smart Grid!), but I none the less enjoyed some of the music I played.  While playing Brahms' PC2...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #92: Yes, that is it. by anthony on 2017-02-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Sorry, Anthony, I do not follow what you are asking. What does it mean “panel meter on the DHT channel”? My DHT channel has a plate current matter. I find it useful but not truly necessary. My sited at 38mA for years and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #117: An absolute must for ULF channel. by Romy the Cat on 2011-06-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
This for someone who do not use ULF might be considered as superfluous but I am going to tell you that that for me, the person who use ULF dally, it is an absolutely mandatory tool. The ULF channels have to have a good calibrate dB meter that in real...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1402: Noise level by decoud on 2015-07-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1916 Replies 
The fan is given as <15dB at one meter, which is about right on my estimation, though I have not measured it in my unit....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #607: Very disappointing by manisandher on 2010-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1916 Replies 
This is very disappointing to hear.But in a way, it makes little difference to me. I had decided that I would only use the PP2000 from battery power when listening to music (or making vinyl transfers to digital). I've been playing the system this mor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: The FM reception, Sansui TU-X1 and my little stupid tweak. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
OK. After a few days of self-education and harassment of various technical people I got what I need – the truth and the reasons why both of my Sansuis TU-X1 sounded so honorable from 75R FM input and so much better from FA-7 input.  Below I will...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #103: Here and there.... by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
[quote user="Jorge"]I am not using the S2 driver, I have been going the long way testing a bunch of different compression drivers.  Right now I am testing the TAD 2001,  I can say leaving it full range going all the way up, it develops a certain ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: It’ll be interesting to hear your observation about sound. by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A different breed of 6C33C amplifier. in Melquiades Amplifier  84 Replies 
[quote user="KOTriode"] Thank you for the comment on this amp, this is my first time of using the 6C33C tube, I decided to build this amp after reading about the Melquiades, this amp is just a quick experiment on the 6C33C sound, since I have a s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #119: Curiosity (and bad AC) prompts discovery by Paul S on 2008-10-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
Finally looking under the hood, for the first time, my immediate observations are similar to those expressed by Romy and others who've checked and reported earlier: Top-Flight construction; "more than adequate" (but not "premium") parts.  My amp...

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  1916 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 #218: The drama with PurePower 2000 by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1916 Replies 
I figured out that my site turned out to be a quite good source for “PurePower’s Survival Guide”. It would be nice to abstract the PurePower into a separate subject but it is too much intervened with the thread of “Bad Electricity” that I decided to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Goto SG-370DX measurement by Daniel on 2018-03-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Goto SG-370DX measurement in Audio For Dummies ™  30 Replies 
Hi,this is my first post. This forum seems to be the hotbed for Goto discussion of some sort but there is barely any data but only a swamp of assumptions. So I bought  a pair of SG-370DX drivers with S600 horns and measured them. Here's the frequency...
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