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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Contacting Thorsten by Nick on 2008-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Suggested target curves and setup techniques for Pro Audio D... in Didital Things  9 Replies 
I do not wish to violate the rules of the good sound club, so wonder if it is okay to try to contact Thorsten via email about this essay?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #67: Thorsten Loesch’s article about DHT SETs by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Here is Thorsten’s very good article about different opinions for DHT SETs http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/xentar/1179/theory/seamptheory/SEAmplifiertheory.html Quite good writing and quite good thinking. The Cat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Very nice, Thorsten!!! by Romy the Cat on 2005-10-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
[quote user="Thorsten"]I have kept the 600R arrangement, but I cleaned up the circuit a lot. The new stuff was posted over at the AudioAsylum, not a place you are terribly fond of. If you still have the Phonostage you build it might be worth rolling ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: More about the 103’s reality. by Romy the Cat on 2004-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Denon 103: myths and the reality in Analog Playback  29 Replies 
[quote user="Thorsten"] I did use the term "crappy" in the connection with the tonearm in an ironic sense. Have you lived so long among US Americans you lost your sense of irony? Also, i do not suggest crappy Phonostages, merely ones with low input c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: The Nietsche of my tail. by Romy the Cat on 2006-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: There is nothing subjective in music reproduction. in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
[quote user="Thorsten"]....because where humans are concerned objectivity does not exist [/quote]Thorsten, as many times we talk about it as many times you completely in denial of a very simple and very powerful thing that the human perception itself...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Thorsten's LCR by Romy the Cat on 2004-10-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good phonostages? in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
BTW, Thorsten had an LCR corrector around 7788-7788T. I made in past and it was slightly tacky but still quite good… ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: I feel that it is the amplifier’s fault. by Romy the Cat on 2006-03-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Headphone amplifiers. Baby Melquiades? in Melquiades Amplifier  27 Replies 
[quote user="Thorsten"]Not quite. What is wrong is not the Amplifier, but ....[/quote]Well, it would not explain why I never had his problem before and why the output from a good CD walkman does not produce this effect even if I listen the headphones...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Contacting Thorsten by Nick on 2008-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Suggested target curves and setup techniques for Pro Audio D... in Didital Things  9 Replies 
I do not wish to violate the rules of the good sound club, so wonder if it is okay to try to contact Thorsten via email about this essay?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: Nature's Bias by Brian Clark on 2008-06-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
[quote user="deemon"]Do you mean a battery bias , Brian ? We didn't try it because of 1 V bias voltage - I don't know if the battery with this voltage does exist . I know only 1,5 V and 1,2 V cells ...... maybe using some chemical reactions we can ob...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #68: A Beautiful Mind by Paul S on 2008-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Lots of good information in there, if one has some idea of what it means in terms of sound and how it might be integrated into a system.  However, some of the guys who are the smartest with respect to circuit design seem to have n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Horning further questions. by Romy the Cat on 2005-05-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hørning prøblems. in Audio Discussions  5 Replies 
[quote user="Thorsten"] First, the Lowther has ze wizzer cut off and has an Equalisation circuit to flatten ze upper midrange bump. Otherwise it is run fullrange, that is WITHOUT HIGHPASS OR LOWPASS. [/quote] Probably this is why the Lowther sounded...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The 10" Goodmans Axiom 80 by ayebee on 2005-08-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bass drivers inquiry in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
Hi!Actually, the Goodmans Axiom 80 full-range driver fits into your description, thanks to it's free air suspension... The fs is around 20 Hz, with a q of 0,3 and a pretty spectacular vas of some 1000 litres. The specs are courtesy of Thorsten w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Silk Audio LCR 10kOm RIAA EQ module by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The LCR RIAA correctors in Analog Playback  57 Replies 
a Hong Kong-based company DIY Hifi Supply is selling RIAA EQ modules, the first modulesthat I have seen at 10kOm. It is something that Thorsten did not do commercially… but if the silks sound good then it might be VERY interesting. Is anyone kno...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: More 834PT bravua... by Romy the Cat on 2004-12-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good phonostages? in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] I don't doubt for a moment that there are plenty of people 'who know' who will wax lyrical about the benefits of open loop eq in feedback circuits. There are people 'who know' who will tell me that valve amplifiers cannot ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: Thorsten's preamp idea by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-08 
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[quote user="Thorsten"]MY PERSONAL current realisation (where I to build one) would look like this:1) S&B TX-102 as volume control, with suitable switch2) 2V Lithium Battery negative pole to the grid of the Valve, bypassed with good non-magnetic ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Noise of power by Genn on 2006-03-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sonic consequences of regulation. in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
[quote user="Thorsten"]I can now (given that this particular cat will be let out of the bag) cofirm that traditional voltage regulation even with an extra 40db @ 100HZ passive filtering remains audible.[/quote]May be it is time to review some basic c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Comfy crossing [Re: Prototyping crossovers.] by Ronnie on 2006-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Monitors: Wishful thinking in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
Very interesting read. I like comfy!Now for ultimate comfiness: would you recommend an actual unit for prototyping?...A digital crossover that works OK, with >=2 analog unbalanced inputs and outputs, 2*3 channels output, possible 6db slopes a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #306: Of Course... by Paul S on 2021-03-06 
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Sorry, Alex, I guess I was not paying attention. If Romy or Thorsten see your post, they can help, for sure, and a few others here also use that model. I know little about this phono stage.Best regards,Paul S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #281: The Thorsten’s mark. by Romy the Cat on 2015-06-17 
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Yes, Thorsten was the man that made the initial modification in the EAR 834 and I need to note that it was not redesign of any kind but juts basic modifications and admitting the unnecessary things. Even though Thorsten is the industry p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: The turnover adjustment – how much would it be sane? by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good phonostages? in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
[quote user="Thorsten"] Well, a range of mono EQ curves (and only Mono) had turnovers other than 500Hz (AES with 400Hz comes to mind, often used by Rudy van Gelder and then there was Decca with a different turnover each year in the 1950's!).  AMR's P...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Voicing by drdna 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="thorsten"]Designers like Kondo San spend many hundred hours "voicing" their Amplifiers, allowing a blending of a variety of colorations together in such a way that the overall sonic impact is quite small. For many others (amateur or prof...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: My vision of transparency... by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: HELP: I’m a line-level looser. in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
[quote user="Thorsten"]Even a pair of RCA Jacks and a wire inbetween is not transparent.[/quote] T, thanks for the pitching of the 6AS7 SRPP. I would disagree with the quoted statement. I think you guys are not correctly understanding my definition o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The Abington Something = Abbingdon Music Research by Romy the Cat on 2007-07-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Abington Something = Abbingdon Music Research in Didital Things  14 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The same Thorsten made up a new company, I think the Abington Something and they make a new 16/44 CD player. I did not hear it and I look forward to it, I will have a local guy to have one soon, – it might be interesting. [...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: Re: It is indeed! by Thorsten on 2004-12-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good phonostages? in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
hI bRIAN, [quote user="Brian Clark"]The 834P was a revelation for me, being a circuit that I would have dismissed as "old hat" (Feedback? 12AX7 cathode follower? Do me a favour!).[/quote] Me too, but you know me, i'm mainly pragmatic. The EAR 834P is...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The LCR RIAA correctors by Romy the Cat on 2007-07-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The LCR RIAA correctors in Analog Playback  57 Replies 
Keith Cooper mentioned today the AllnicAudio’s 1500 phonostage in the Cessaro thread… http://www.allnicaudio.com/E/e_pdt_ampli_H-1500%20II%20SE.html I know the AllnicAudio, I use their tube sockets, and they are very good.  The AllnicAudio use...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Some explanations. by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How audio started…. in Audio Discussions  18 Replies 
Actually the approach “this is working fine because SET amp has a correct harmonic reconstruction" I find is very wrong in audio. It is similar to what Thorsten written in his compilation about the loudspeakers problems: “I'm an Engineer in the end, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: My feelings about new exciting audio products by Romy the Cat on 2007-04-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My feelings about new exciting audio products in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
I kind of feel that I am way off in my familiarity about what is going on with new audio products. My horizon is very restricted with my own needs and with my own interests. I am irregularly read audio publications and irregularly visit some audio si...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Re: Some notes on the S&B TX-103 "sound" by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Expressive Technologies SU-1 in Analog Playback  33 Replies 
[quote user="Thorsten"]Then it does exactly what is asked of it, I asked JB to design it for me PERSONALLY as a "wire with gain". I have been on previous occasions been unconvinced of many stepup transformers, be they sowter, amplimo, EAR or jensen. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #110: Audio CD -> Rip PCM (AIFF) -> Roon Player -> Apple Core ->... by Amir on 2016-09-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I might be not “getting” what you are doing but it looks to me that it is not near close to “CEC TL0X vs Berkeley Alpha”. The Berkeley Alpha is just an interface to get stream of DAW but CEC TL0X is digital transport.  We...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #307: 834pT by rowuk on 2021-03-07 
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Hi Alex,I am sorry, what you claim can not be. No cap is going to separate bass instruments better.The brilliance of the 834p circuit is that the EQ also uses the miller capacitance of the tubes in a very brilliant way. The power supply caps are very...
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