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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: the Wright way by drdna on 2007-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The single-stage Milq and power Supplies. in Melquiades Amplifier  10 Replies 
This is sort of a sideways answer to this question, but having used power supplies with vacuum and soild state rectification, I also played with Allen Wright's SuperReg circuit and I really liked the way it sounded. A more stable and grainless feelin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Vintage ML2 and tweeters, any tweeters. by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]   With the Wright amps the G2Si did not seem to live up to their efficiency specs using my little cap and coil crossover.  I can't offer good descriptions of their sound with the ML2s until I get my TT going, but ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: My Bidat experience by Vance on 2008-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Museatex Bidat pages. in Didital Things  57 Replies 
I was so glad to stumble on to this site. It's amazing!I've been a Bidat owner since 1995 and I had the latest mods done by John Wright a year ago. Romy, it takes several months for those blackgate caps to fully calm down, but you are in for a t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Digi Redux; Drive 1 transport and iDAT-44+ DAC by Paul S on 2007-09-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Digi Redux; Drive 1 transport and iDAT-44+ DAC in Didital Things  26 Replies 
Well, I finally found and implemented a digital front end that I can live with.  I have been so cynical about digital up to now that I have kept and used an old, cheap Sony player (albeit one actually made in Japan...) because up to now it seeme...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The bidat pages by mark on 2008-02-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Museatex Bidat pages. in Didital Things  57 Replies 
i currently am in the process of obtaining a bidat,so this new thread is very timely for me.i currently use a highly modified audio aero capitole mkII se and modified 47 labs progression dac.i plan to work with john wright to take the bidat dac to a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: 2a3 and 6e5p by drdna on 2007-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 6E5P tube data. in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Adrian, I agree that SETs generally have issues such as you describe, and moreso the small ones, especially at the frequency extremes, and at saturation, which tends to occur all too soon, IMO.  But I have not sourced t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Way Less by Paul S on 2012-03-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Are Any Powerful Amps Worth Using? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
JJ, I not only loved the bass from the ML2 (SETs) but I loved the bass from the little Wright WPA 3.5 SETs!  In fact, I loved everything about those amps, as long as they were "comfortable".  Too bad that wasn't FR, etc. with my speakers...in my own ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: 6C33C: HF trransformer... by Romy the Cat on 2005-07-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate HF output transformer? in Melquiades Amplifier  7 Replies 
[quote user="Bud"]I am about 3 weeks away from supplying 3 Kz ohm to 4,8 & 16 ohm SE outputs for 300b or 2A3 tubes to George Wright, of Wright Sound, and Gary Pimm of Pimm CCS fame (constant current controls to buffer stages from each other ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: A2-capable is OK in A1 by Paul S on 2008-04-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
Some of the more powerful SETs (including some of the Gm70s, I think) run parallel output tubes, and some go into A2.  I know parallel output can work at line levels, but no experience I can recall with parallel output at high levels.My Wright 2...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: World's Finest Sounding Audio Room by Jordi on 2007-08-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: World's Finest Sounding Audio Room in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
I have heard hundreds and hundreds of audio systems and mine is by far the best.  Honestly nothing even comes close.  There is a scientific reason for this. MY system starts with a PERFECTLY tuned room...something overlooked by ma...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: AMR & Museatex by de charlus on 2013-07-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
Thank you. This is something that I can look into locally, so that's great. Romy, does your Bidat have the upgrades that John Wright speaks of above, or is it virgin, so to speak? If the latter, do you find such claims - with upgrades, "the best DAC ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Now that you mention it by Paul S on 2007-09-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Digi Redux; Drive 1 transport and iDAT-44+ DAC in Didital Things  26 Replies 
Romy, you mentioned the output separately and John Wright also puts great emphasis on what he calls the "analog" part of the DAC.  I haven't even taken the cover off the thing yet, but the way the power supply is implemented is so simple, i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Shift into overdrive? by Paul S on 2007-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 6E5P tube data. in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
Adrian, I agree that SETs generally have issues such as you describe, and moreso the small ones, especially at the frequency extremes, and at saturation, which tends to occur all too soon, IMO.  But I have not sourced these problems back to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #122: Great, yes, but hardly a "sleeper" by Paul S on 2008-01-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  131 Replies 
Of course you know,Romy, but others may not know/remember that Nichicon have always had great specs, and years ago they were a "secret weapon" in the high end.But lots of the DIY guys are computer geeks in their day jobs, and The Story is that Nichic...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Bidat and HF rolloff by Telstar on 2008-04-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Museatex Bidat pages. in Didital Things  57 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]2)   Very smartly rolled off HF. Bidat is not the most advanced HF performer but any other DAC that I heard (you can put here a long list of the best DACs you know off) are too bright for my taste. I do feel ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Is it the money? by Paul S on 2007-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 6E5P tube data. in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
So what's wrong with the 6SN7, apart from the high prices fetched by good ones?  If building a 2A3 amp for personal use, it seems a likely choice.  I do not know the 6E5P, but I do love the tone of the 6SN7, and I especially like it driving...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1833: Parts and Wholes; Limits and Options by Paul S on 2022-08-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Agree that it seems more people complain about grid power in US. Also agree that a "good" power supply is just that. Still, it seems like a good idea to have a good power supply as part of a "good" amp (or, whatever...). Some of the "best" amps I hav...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Splitters, preamps, etc by Chirag on 2005-06-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: BiDat: One more output in Didital Things  5 Replies 
Hey Alex,Aside from the obvious swapping of cables, do you have any extra outputs in your preamp?  Don't try any sort of splitting device...I did it once with very cheap cables and couldn't listen for more than 30 seconds.  You could always...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #133: Loading Zone by Paul S on 2010-01-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Romy, I realize that you have a good deal more acoustic drive available than I do, but here is my experience, FWIW:  I lived in a larger version of a very similar configuration for 13 years.  My listening room was in "the same" spot as you pictur...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Arum Cantus? by Paul S on 2006-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
Romy, it sounds like, as usual, you have covered a lot of ground already before you put out your first questions about ribbons.FWIW, I presently use Arum Cantus G2Si ribbons, phasing them in at 10k Hz to supplement the Lowther DX4's dreaded...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #59: DHTs and A2 operation by Paul S on 2008-09-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
Nice, primer, Romy.  Thanks.I had a pair of Wright WPA3.5s until last year.  They are a very simple DHT (2A3) SET and that easily slips into A2.  Although they use some sort of cathode follower-type loop of the 6SN7 driver's "pairs" to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: invisible preamps by morricab on 2006-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The ultimate buffer #2...? in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
Hi Romy,I too have for quite some time been on a quest for a truly transparent preamp.  To this end I have tried some that were indeed very good such as the Silvaweld SWC 1000 that I now own and especially the Vacuumstate RTP-3d from Allen ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: The Part of Analog, and Program by Paul S on 2013-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A CD player of today… 20 years after TL0 in Didital Things  32 Replies 
Interesting discussion.  I am now thinking of John Wright, the guy who mods the (old...) Museatex DACs to get the best sound overall that I've heard from digital sources. Sure, he has his patent approach to deciphering digital, but John has always sa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #45: Not really H HF by Paul S on 2006-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
Like I said before, I found the silk domes best below the highest frequencies, just like your Vitavox, so it's another case of pick your poison.  And I'm not sure about matching dissimilar driver types/efficiencies to mo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Aesthetic similarities EVIDENT by NBC on 2008-05-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Experience Music Horn Installation @ VSAC in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
Hello Jeffrey,BUILDING UPON the inherent/latent Lloyd Wright-esque and Frank Gehry-esque aesthetic potentiality of your midbass horn design, and visually integrating the total horn package as a system within these aesthetic schools (or derivatives th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #57: Guarded Turf by Paul S on 2021-03-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Museatex Bidat pages. in Didital Things  57 Replies 
Hi, Tomand Anything BiDAT would likely be known by, also the express purview of, John Wright, in Canada. He is friendly and accommodating, but this is his livelihood, after all. Why do you need the schematic so badly?Best regards,Pau...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Expiring Cygnets (Back to Bass-ics) by Paul S on 2009-01-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The low-power SET and dead speakers in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
In my case, the Wright Sound WPA3.5s, with ~8 Watts on tap in A2, could not handle my 97 dB speakers; not because it was not loud enough, but because the distortion was too much of a factor too much of the time, and "bass" was bass-ically A...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Limiting versatiity in cd/digital for improved performance musical and... by mark on 2014-01-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A CD player of today… 20 years after TL0 in Didital Things  32 Replies 
good point in here;graphic cards perform so well because they are optimized to perform limited tasks and are cheap.I have been listening ,researching and experimenting to get musically interesting and satisfyting results from cd for 25+ years now.I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Where to get the Decca cartridge by drdna on 2008-09-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Buying a last cartridge. in Analog Playback  80 Replies 
Romy, I believe the cartridges are manufactured form Decca by JS Wright in London.The suspension is less of an issue since the Decca cartridges use a novel transducer.  There is no cantilever.  The stylus connects directly to a metal foil w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: The cost of the right-sounding Bidat. by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Museatex Bidat pages. in Didital Things  57 Replies 
[quote user="Telstar"] Out of curiosity, how much does a Bidat costs nowadays and the Wright mods?[/quote] This is very interesting question and I had a conversation with John Wright about it a few days ago. He asked me the same question: what the B...
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