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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Romy, do you know a dealer in Boston who sells Dynavectors? by Dmitry on 2006-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I think my Dynavector 10x4 is showing signs of wear. in Analog Playback  9 Replies 
I'm about 60 miles away in Rhode Island, obviously we don't have any dealers here; Boston seems the best bet. Do you know of any dealers in Boston who carry the Dynavector line?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #105: What you seem to miss Romy ... by dkarmeli on 2013-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
is that the operating word is "Turntable Collection". The Air Force One (hate the name!) is the culmination of the great Micro Seiki's coming full circle and once again starting a new chapter in high end analog reproduction, this completes my MS COLL...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #91: Romy the Cat as a peace maker... by Romy the Cat on 2021-10-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
Yes, it's might be interesting. I was thinking about it when I had both systems back to back. It was superbly interesting time for me. The decisions to remove Macondo from my listening room was a result of unadulterated anger I felt because in my...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Romy's new listening room, hopefully the last one. by Romy the Cat on 2023-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 3.0 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  51 Replies 
tarted to mount the open baffle for ULF channels at my attic.  The system is fully operational, not time aligned yet to the degree that I would like it to be but I'm going to tell you: that Tannoy Red 10 is something that makes everything so sweet...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Romy goes out to dinner with a moron by JJ Triode on 2009-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico: Robert Harley’s upperbass mouth. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
I know it has very little to do with the Magico Ultimate, but Romy had one line in the AV thread that deserves to be preserved here, in case the moderators of that forum "vandalize" it:quote: "If we have a dinner and you eat a bowel movement as your ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Eat your heart out, Mr. Romy. by ncdrawl on 2009-11-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eat your heart out, Mr. Romy. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
they probably sound horrible, though.http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/index.php?/topic/10834-you-want-audio-this-is-pretty-flippin-crazy/...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Sorry Romy... by dady on 2007-03-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Do not pursue full-range without being ready. in Audio For Dummies ™  8 Replies 
We gonna be owner of our silence and slaves of our words, maybe Igor debates himself between speak or not.Receive my best regards and please forgive my english languaje, i am spanish speaker.Esteban (dady) Bikic, Menorca, España...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1545: Romy and Paul are both entirely correct by clarkjohnsen on 2017-02-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1916 Replies 
Must add that there is also a "break-in" phenomenon with power cords, as there is with other cables, further contributing to the confusion.Borrowing pre-owned cables from some place may be a good idea, but one doesn't know how long they've been used....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Romy is right - and he will get some nice surprises too by JANDL100 on 2007-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The "new" Shostakovich 10th symphony in Musical Discussions  22 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Re: Masur Shosty 5th ...You’re just about losing your virginity, Dorothy. As many debates musical people have about the tempos and style of playing the “Allegro non troppo” of the Fifth the recording I sent you answers ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #66: Frankly, Romy... by clarkjohnsen on 2013-09-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I hate, hate, hate, hate Boston Symphony! in Musical Discussions  72 Replies 
...I'd have deleted it too. The essay was way more about you than the music, and the sideswipes at BMI were entirely gratuitous.Their review of the M2 was however the most frivolous piece of writing about serious music I've read since, oh, 1958.The p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Romy, how does the original ML2 sound in regards to accurate timbre? by k100 on 2005-06-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy, how does the original ML2 sound in regards to accurate... in Audio Discussions  5 Replies 
I find that all SET amps slightly electrify the sound of acoustic instruments.  For example, an acoustic guitar will sound kind of like an electric guitar that is being played through a clean sounding guitar tube amp.  Also very common...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Romy...thoughts on Lamm ML1? by justaute on 2006-03-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy...thoughts on Lamm ML1? in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
Romy,I find much of your comments interesting, funny, and surly.  As a music lover, especially of large-scale orchestral and intimate vocal (from Scheherazade to Vienna Teng), I'm open to all views.  My view is that nothing is perfect and e...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Romy...thoughts on Lamm ML1? by justaute on 2006-03-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy...thoughts on Lamm ML1? in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Well, “everything is a compromise” it is true, but when you talk about compromises you are talking about purchasing decisions not about abstract sound. So, I really do not know where ML1 would be in your scale of your compr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: The Romy 'Seal of Approval' by guy sergeant on 2007-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio critique – open your mind! in Playback Listening  44 Replies 
Romy. I understand the dilemma.  People sometimes lend things to me to listen to them. I like having the opportunity to hear these things and sometimes to broaden my understanding.  Publically available or not, I wouldn't express a view unl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Romy cares, and makes a difference by tuga on 2012-04-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to make money in Audio in Playback Listening  19 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The reality is that most of audio people have extremely poor listening intelligence when they deal with audio. Listening intelligence, something that I been stressing for years, is not considered...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: Yes, Romy, Just So by Paul S on 2021-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  82 Replies 
Romy, I actually said what you just said; sorry you did not get it. This is why your idea will "work" for me. All that "native ambience" stuff is fine; but who knows what it is, or how much, or what it's worth in a "typical" recording, let alone how ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #331: Response to Romy by Beav on 2009-04-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1916 Replies 
[quote] Actually, Beav, there is something different in your case. I think what you do it wrong. If you are a reviewer and you are in possess of writing a review about the PP2000 then I would advise you do not search online what others say but subj...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Romy Wrestles Angel by Paul S on 2021-11-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo vs Dannoy = Essentialism vs Existentialism in Playback Listening  2 Replies 
Romy, I sure give you credit for dragging just about everything into this situation and holding fast. Given "all we know" so far, the "perfect solution" for one person might be a Walkman, earbuds, and a joint.Paul S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Thanks Romy! - and a comment on Asahina 1975 by JANDL100 on 2007-09-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bruckner, me and the Seventh in Musical Discussions  81 Replies 
Thanks for the compliment Romy - nice forum site you have here !!Yes, you really must hear the Tintner 7th - a very special performance, not just the opening.  If I could only keep two 7ths I think it would be the Matacic 1967 & the Tintner....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Keep on listening, Romy ! by JANDL100 on 2007-10-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A great conductor - but almost unknown - Anton Nanut in Musical Discussions  52 Replies 
Hi RomyI'm glad the discs have arrived OK.  The Nanut Eroica is good - the Bruckner 8 is GREAT.  You must listen to it soon!I also look forward to your thoughts about the Mahler 5 with Wyn Morris conducting ....Golovanov?  I have never...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Thanks Romy! by JANDL100 on 2007-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The "new" Shostakovich 10th symphony in Musical Discussions  22 Replies 
Hi Romy,Just the Nanut Mahler would be really great.  80)   (I already have Nanut's Mahler 1 4 5 & 6).Anything else that you rate highly would also be most interesting & welcome (I tend not to listen to much oper...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: Romy a few years back… by Romy the Cat on 2013-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bruckner and women in Musical Discussions  46 Replies 
Amy and I got today email from a local audio guy with the subject “Romy, a couple years back”. It had just one image attached....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Romy by moreart on 2010-06-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Small double bass horn for 3"-8" driver in Horn-Loaded Speakers  37 Replies 
sorry your post is irrelevant,a little bit psychotic,where is your list of horns which work like mine?please delete me, i bet for it....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #269: Romy the cork by jessie.dazzle on 2010-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
Articulated roller handles (frames) do exist, but they are made to be adjusted and locked before use:http://www.thebossmaker.com/benefits.htmInstead I would consider using a thick, angled brush, not a paint brush, clamped to a long pole, used not in ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Josh: My visit to Romy the Cat's Macondo by Romy the Cat on 2019-01-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Josh: My visit to Romy the Cat's Macondo in Audio For Dummies ™  28 Replies 
In reference to :  https://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi-way/333079-visit-romy-cats-macondo.html   I was pointed out to me that Josh posted his commentary about me at diyaudio.com site. Since he was actively posted at this forum I was presuming th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Romy, what are your listening impressions of this? by drdna on 2007-04-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another light for the LS tunnel: transformer-attenuators? in Audio Discussions  26 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Sure, there is nothing wrong with a transformer-attenuator if it has a pure restive load but as we know it is never the case. If we need a drop voltage elsewhere then we use resistors, right? We do not we use transformer-at...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Thanks Romy. by wolfy on 2018-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Paul McGowan. tubes in preamp in Audio News  12 Replies 
  I had in mind a few comments made on your forum which I had in mind when I listened to Mr. McGowan: "Vacuum Tubes the Vacuum Tubes must not be used in line lev...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Thank you, Romy by Paul S on 2020-11-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Clark Johnsen. in Audio News  13 Replies 
Glad to have known Clark, and always nice to reminisce. And I will mine that Best Performances List, for sure!Paul S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Romy, the nice guy by Stitch on 2012-06-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Is any interesting audio in Philadelphia? in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
..... he he :-)Seriously, I listened some months ago to the LL1 sig. /ML3/Alexandria combination. A perfect example for an expensive mismatch. These Wilson Speakers are a grave for those amps, midrange is ok, but no high frequency area and absolutely...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: FM tuners or tuners of the world beat of music and other things, Romy? by mjloudspeaker on 2009-09-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good Tuners? in Off Air Audio  43 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I have to admit that some of my opponents might consider my organizational views on high-end audio too socialistic and will recognize in my view some residues of me growing up in socialistic society. Leaving aside the preju...
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