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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #189: Purepower 2000: Operation: DC component follow up. by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] There was a moment once want I drove one of my Milq from Purepower 2000 and with all perfect operation parameters on Milq and on Purepower the Milq’s transformer were hissing like crazy. [/quote] [quote user="Romy the Cat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #200: Acoustic revisions… by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]In fact those ASC panels do not look too obtrusive. How does they impact sound? I do not know yet – will be listening tomorrow....[/quote] Ok, I did listen my room laid with perimeter of the ASC panels at the ceiling. I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Flag waving patriotism by guy sergeant on 2010-10-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Putin or Medvedev? in Audio Discussions  7 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] What however I fell is shameful in the images above, besides bad taste, is that fact that a president of a country and prime-minister of a county did not find own country audio to make the pictures. Presidents do not plug ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #242: I’m drinking from the grail of glory. by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]A few days back I unpacked my last moving box, which was good. Today for a first day in the new room when I have my playback system back, namely I time-aligned Macondo. Sine I find the right listing position there was no re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: Another association about the DSP sophistication. by Romy the Cat on 2012-01-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
[quote user="Kerry Brown"]I used the term 'sophisticated' literally: so - phis - ti - cat - ed Adjective: 1. ( of a machine, system, or technique ) Developed to a high degree of complexity. As do you, I prefer multi-way horns so most DEQX based syste...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: The American Nutcracker – the “The Hard Hut” by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Classic Artc Showcase Streaming in Musical Discussions  12 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I am watching how in the “Battle of the Nutcrackers” the Mark Morris production of “The Hard Hut”. When I turbed it on I was so paralyzed of what I was seeing that it did not even came to me the I need to record it as the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #72: What a play!!! by Romy the Cat on 2013-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kitties go to London in Audio Discussions  92 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Please, please, please, the British folks, make sure that you have download, record or whatever you do the last night Bruckner 8 performance. Leave the hornblende Bach plaing in the first part alone and preserve that Brucke...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Erratum: wrong link to Item Audio's website in post above (now amended... by oxric on 2011-11-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Windows Based Transport: A quiet and capable Source? in Didital Things  47 Replies 
I got the third link in my post above wrong and have now edited. But here is the correct link again to the off-the-shelf solution that caught my attention:http://www.itemaudio.co.uk/windows_audio_transport.html[quote user="Romy the Cat"] The introd...

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 #17: Russia - Land of the Tsars: the music by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tchaikovsky Symphony #4 in Musical Discussions  16 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Interesting that if to leave aside the “tragic” context of the Tchaikovsky’s Six then I would say that I like the Tchaikovsky’s Fifth more  then any other his symphonies. Sure it too much Slavic but it was kind of first Tc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #95: Lubing by measet on 2017-10-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Find another hobby them as to cultivate the Micro fetish is not healthy things to do. A TT is just a tool for getting something ease. If you willing to dedicated your to cultivating tools then it is up to you but be advis...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Motors for big platters by IslandPink on 2011-05-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rim drive? in Analog Playback  20 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I personally tend to use TT with heavy platters and I feel that if a platter is substantially heavy then there is no different how you would drive the platter. Put a platter of 100kG then you will never recognize HOW the pl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Schroder Tonearms by perrew on 2009-12-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Schroder Tonearms in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] http://www.holgerbarske.com/etf09/album/cg/slides/DSC_0892.htmlI truly have no idea what this guy is doing. If it is a “new” way to measure the VTF then good luck with that.The Cat[/quote]If I recall correctly the Schrod...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #69: Reviews :-) by Stitch on 2010-04-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Buying a last cartridge. in Analog Playback  80 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]In contrary to any other equipment I feel that cartridges are well benefited in comparative reviewing… The Cat[/quote]Good to read that you think positive about something :-)Unfortunately my experience is different, special...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Vitus in Stereophile by Amir on 2010-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Swell New RIAA-Only Phonostage, Only $60k!!! in Analog Playback  7 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Paul S wrote: I wonder, who would spend a significant amount on any phonostage that did not offer a coherent, easily-repeatable variety of playback curves? I do not get Stereophile and I do not know anything about Vitus MO...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #57: Tweeter rating by el`Ol on 2008-02-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RAAL “Water Drop” tweeter for Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  77 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] A moron would ask - is the best tweeter that I heard? I clearly have no idea and do not view the things in this way. A tweeter is not a self-contained element but it is an organic ingredient of the rest of installation.Rg...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: DPOLS and Listening to the room by Amir on 2009-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Learn to listen your listening rooms in Audio For Dummies ™  15 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The "listening to the room" is NOT the DPoLS subject in my view, however, if you feel that it is then it is fine with me. The Cat[/quote]I agree with romy , I think DPOLS help us to find the most neutral zone in room but d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: Thinking about my lower bass by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] The major minor thing remains to find different lower bass. I said “minor” thing as my lower bass is not bad, in fact I do insist that it is very proper lower bass as I did set it up lately properly…..Despite that I in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Tax smiles whilst enjoying .... by Tax on 2011-04-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Cerebral and psychological evolution of amp matching for the... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  15 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] The initial post of this thread  was posted in Melquiades forum, then I moved it to Playback Listening forum and I think now I need to move it to Horn Forum. Tax, I would like to rename the thread into something more cha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #114: OPT impedence by drdna on 2009-01-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"][quote user="drdna"] It has the Magnequest DS-025 OPT, connected to the 16 ohm tap. [/quote] So, it is 2.5K primary and you drive 8R speaker with 16R tap. That makes the 2A3 loaded in your case with 1750R. I think it is ne...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #218: Another amp arond YO186 by Romy the Cat on 2009-04-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] [/quote] This is a design by quite experience and very rational Russian designer Dmitry Andronikov. http://www.romythecat.com/PDF/se6f5_uo186.pdf He cooks the YO186 at 50mA, at high starting plate voltage, dropping more ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: How to live with ½ of 6C33C? by Romy the Cat on 2006-03-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To drive the 6C33C... in Melquiades Amplifier  65 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] ... did anyone have an OK sounding amp with ½ 6C33C ...[/quote]The 6C33C has only one pin that connected to both plates. Since I use ½ of 6C33C in my MF and UpperBass channels then I theoretically burn just a hal...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Malpractice - did you complain to the station involved? by Andy Simpson on 2008-10-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How idiots destroy sound. in Audio Discussions  9 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]So, what, the WGBH did broadcasted the M6 live-to-tape with…horrible sound. Did they destroy the whole sound purely intentionally?  The finals final blow however was not screwed up – the graph even does not look as the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Yeah, it probably sounds stupid . . . by cdwitmer on 2008-10-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RMAF 2008 observations, opinions 1) ceramic drivers in Audio Discussions  32 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  cdwitmer wrote: It would be irresponsible of me to attempt a detailed discussion of the sound because 1) I am not a well trained listener and analyst of audio… Chris, with all due respect - don’t not you think that ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Important to pay tribute to historical things romy. by mjloudspeaker on 2009-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why GOTO do not care about time-alignment. in Audio News  6 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Stefano, it is funny that you have mentioned the “an old, little cinema in a small town”. I do not know if you did it unintentionally or you meant as some kind of sarcastic self-deprecated joke. What I mean is that the init...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: Clarification by anthony on 2020-08-11 
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"]Anthony, I do not know what you new buffer is. A few notes. The difference between sub 10R and 300R of output impedance is significant for the load you have (Milq) between your new buffer and your 10Y preamp. The type of th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #174: 6C33C-B vs. 6S33S-V by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] I just poked around on eBay and it seems the 6c33C-B tubes are not so easy to find. There are however plenty of the model 6S33S-V. My understanding is that this is supposed to be a more durable version, intended to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #186: It is the worse that I heard, ever! by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] After some consideration I picked today Yamaha B-2 amp. It is V-FET from 1978, it might be interesting. Post Vince’s site or his shop info I might need to have B-2 serviced or modified. I think the 140W of B-2 might be goo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: No care by Amir on 2010-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fuck you, the Shunyata's marketing. in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] What, however do bother me was the comments like this:http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/critics/messages/4/49940.htmlRomy the Cat[/quote]I'm sorry, it bother me when i see some people like to lie.I had some similar prob...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: A horrible night… by Romy the Cat on 2011-02-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To move audio equipment in another home. in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
It was truly a horrifying night and I have no idea where it came from. I woke up absolutely broken with horrible pain in all body.  I presume that it was inspired by my two recent site post: [quote user="Romy the Cat"] Last two week I was slow...
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