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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: That's much more ferrite than I've used by Antonio J. on 2008-07-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tuners and digital noise from DAW, A/D and D/A in Off Air Audio  10 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Hm, this is interesting. I my case nether neither CEC nor Bidat affect other of the tuners. Lavrys do but not Bidat. Try to put ferrite on ALL Sansui inputs: antenna, power cord, output cables. I have 3 bids on each leg of ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Critique audio performance before acquire new element. by Romy the Cat on 2004-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Critique audio performance before acquire new element. in Audio For Dummies ™  0 Replies 
Do not acquire an audio elements for your playback before you are able to identify what exactly wrong with your current element and which specific property of your current element’ performance do not satisfy you. There is a huge army of Morons ™ out ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1481: MDB grounding by JOHNR on 2015-11-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Paul, Please be careful here because good ol' USA is quite different when using residential  pole mounted feeder transformers.What you may have is a neutral wire coming off of the 0 volts tap of the 120-0-120 secondary.  This center tap is connected ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #151: Is this common-mode voltage ? by jessie.dazzle on 2008-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
In my case, I have not observed any fluctuations in sound quality other than those resulting from my own state of fatigue (maybe they are doing something right with power generation/distribution over here... I don't see many complaints coming from ou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: HE 2004 follow up – “Zanden” retraction by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My trip to the Stereophile’s HE 2004 Show in Audio Discussions  2 Replies 
This site never meant to be a popular and was more meant to be as my personal diary but since the site become quite popular (today was a third day in a row as the over 300 discreet visitors visited the site per day) then I would like to maintain it a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Response to Ric (Intentionally Moved Here) by Paul S on 2013-02-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Simple Question (or 3) About Sampling Rates in Didital Things  2 Replies 
Ric, let's keep the digital cable thread about digital cable and "compare sampling/resolution options" here.As for my problems with digital sound, again, I have covered these at length in my "Digi Redux" thread, and in Romy's SACD thread.  Again, in ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Look into his other articles by tuga on 2013-07-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Archimago's Musings talks about digital. in Didital Things  2 Replies 
Romy,His website has a lot more information than that:Do lossless compressed audio formats all sound the same?http://archimago.blogspot.pt/2013/05/measurements-do-lossless-compressed.htmlDigital Filters and Impulse Response...http://archimago.blogspo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #50: Can software be slaved to firewire device? by manisandher on 2009-09-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 in Didital Things  85 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]If you do not have the same effect as reel tape of 15ips played at 9ips then your software is not truly slaved by Pacific/ AFI1 chain.[/quote]Yes, I totally agree.And I can indeed replicate this effect... but only with my R...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: God is in the wire by manisandher on 2008-09-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
Thanks for the advice Romy.But actually, I may not need new tweeters after all (for the time being, at least, until the dreaded 'Autumn Sound' arrives).You see, when I connected them up, I didn't really think too carefully about the speaker...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #82: Also there is much room by Amir on 2019-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"]In live music, we have intermodulation. Two trumpets or a trumpet and oboe playing together create sum and difference tones that change depending on pitch interval for instance. For music in major keys, this intermodulation is add...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Another consideration – the cable length by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
If I succeed to make my midbass horn at attic then I will face another problem that I do not know how to address at this point. The horns will be powered from Melquiades bass channels – it means it will use a good 70 feet speaker cable. If I go with ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Lavry & power cords by JimU on 2008-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DA architecture: True Multibit vs. anything else. in Didital Things  17 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Very briefly answering you question, this it is not in the frame of the thread. Lavry’s SPIDIF interface is not good. Since the only digital cable that I accept was Synopsis, I was trying to use it with Lavry. For whateve...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Shield? by Paul S on 2010-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chasing utopian better phono interconnect. in Analog Playback  6 Replies 
Who knows why, but I can get away with running tiny, unshielded 6N POCC Cu arm wires straight into my step-up transformer.  OTOH, I absolutely have to use shielded cable for the run between my step-up tranny and the K&K.  For well-shielded phono ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Running Bose SoundDeck on-line. by Romy the Cat on 2014-04-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another (outdoorsy) sweat spot? in Audio Discussions  17 Replies 
Well, what I have learned after a few experiments and some education is that Bluetooth, regardless quality of implementation is garbage, FM transmission is fine but to do it at more or less acceptable level it will be costly. So, I decided to take ad...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #83: First Fullrange Melquiades power supply is done... by anthony on 2017-02-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
It looks good to me.  As you can see I have left plenty of room to add a couple of more channels.The bottom level contains the power transformers and relays.  The diode bridges hang from the the middle shelf and the chokes and filters are on the top ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: The most appalling audio types: personally over-vested by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most appalling audio types. in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
I think I need to isolate this type into own group. This is own special bread of idiots, presented explicitly within internet whose trepidation about own brand of cable elevators make them to get any comments about anything that reminds a cable eleva...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Hammers as the only solution by Bud on 2008-06-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: We who are about to die... (a cable thread) in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
Romy,Try wrapping a copper wire around a power cable, then "inject" it into the power line through an isolation transformer. The wrapping only to help defeat the antenna event of other signal sources that only have one vector.et all,For cables, the m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #112: Some updates by Amir on 2016-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
these are my findings about computer audio after some trial error:1. computer audio is very very hardware/OS/software dependent. computer structure is multi task (time sharing) and using it as a real time single task processor is not easy.even small ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Only God knows.... by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How do you position your stereo? in Analog Playback  3 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] Option #2 is appealing since it will free up a lot of space and make the equipment more cat-proof.  I was thrilled to come home a month ago to find the tonearm wires chewed through and the tonearm swinging freely.  [/qu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #59: No questions asked by anthony on 2020-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I do not know how about 5dB attenuation via cable but for sure cables sound very different. Hey you are talking to a person who have a small fortune spent for wiring my entire system with vintage Dominos and I never felt...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #700: About a dedicated ground by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="PurePower"]p.s. Do not follow the advice of creating a new ground for the audio system alone. Multiple grounds can cause very dangerous, even lethal, unintended consequences.[/quote] Actually it is incorrect. I do understand why a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The Current One by Stitch on 2011-04-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The BEST bass cable? in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
The BEST?Who knows, I use for my Subwoofer the Sub-3 from Audioquest.Works ;.)http://tempuri.org/tempuri.html...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #306: Buzz-kill revisited by jessie.dazzle on 2009-02-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Romy wrote : "...What I would do next is to lift ground at the 2000PP input – and then ground the PP2000 to your own ground. Make sure that no other devises on your playback use the main’s ground..." drdna wrote : "...I did this already; it...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: Bye-Bye Placette…. by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 in Didital Things  85 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Yes, I have thought about it. My Placette has no tape loop but I think it needs to be added. It is shame that I did not think about it before – it would save me some cable not to mention an ability to run A/D from anyt...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #114: Compress dynamic by Amir on 2016-12-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="Amir"]fiogf49gjkf0dfi guess the problem come from usb cable. these designers like AC Conditioner designers just kill dynamics. they remove noise but then kill the dynamic.[/quote]the dynamic increased after power cord break-in and using ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: A Problem With Synapse, or Synopsis? by Paul S on 2013-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Any good sounding AES/EBU interfaces out there? in Didital Things  53 Replies 
Thank you, Telus.  I will try to give this the consideration it deserves.Which sets me to ponder the fact that the Belkin cable actually does "condense" the signal somewhat, while a single synapse is not much to go on, either...Best regards,Paul S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1319: Well, it is a bit more coplex and perhabs simplier.…. by Romy the Cat on 2014-06-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="miab"]I have not seen it mentioned but I might of missed it. The PurePower absolutely demands shielded interconnects especially between preamp and amp in my experience. No matter how careful I route the cables, I was getting noise or buz...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1777: DIY Misery by Paul S on 2021-04-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Alex, I have never made anything hi-fi for fun, but only if I thought I could do as well or better than anything suitable that I could find and also afford. I think I've detailed constructions I've used in the Cable thread, which is where this stuff ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1562: Neutrik powerCON. by xandcg on 2017-02-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Paul,Have you tried Neutrik powerCON? Do you have any opinion about them? I personally like the locking system idea.EDIT: not power cord but digital, ANUK have a Palladium plated SILVER foil cable (Black  Pallas). Have you tried anything palladium?Ch...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Carbon cable by Amir on 2010-09-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wywires – “Custom” designed cables? in Audio Discussions  1 Replies 
I think considering carbon cables for limited frequency range is not a bad idea.van den hul have some carbon cables, they never improved their carbon cable but current models in my idea have a good sound.carbon have some restriction but in a proper c...
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