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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #122: Nope, it was not me. by Romy the Cat on 2017-02-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="xandcg"]²as Romy already said on this forum, he is a developer and certainly he know how to proper build a DAW.[/quote] Hm, I do not think I ever said it ether. As a software engineer I have for sure expertise but: I am absolutely ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Some further thoughts by jessie.dazzle on 2006-12-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo Frame modification. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  46 Replies 
Yeah, the scale of things looks more like what I would expect... In my images I used the models of horns I am building for myself... so the Fundamantals horn is not the same as yours... also, it is placed too close to the listener, but was just tryin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: The ultra wide PLL? by Romy the Cat on 2011-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Museatex Bidat pages. in Didital Things  57 Replies 
[quote user="miab"]Yes the Bidat does lock 48khz very well and so does the Idat-m. Something even more suprising and coming from someone that knows these dacs very well is that on a few samples of Bidat they even lock at 96khz! Alas I am not so l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: 140 vs 110 hz horns by koh123 on 2021-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mid-bass Hornresp (V51.30) simulations in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
     My COVID-19 brain fog has finally lifted. I have been using HORNRESP as the gold standard for horn design.  Upon reflection I forgot that we ultimately listen to the sound produced and not the beautiful computer simulated SPL profile.  So I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Am I missing something? by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] In my case, it has nothing to do with convenience, and believe it or not, everything to do with quality.[/quote] Hm, I would question it. Are you saying that you are able to play from your PC music that you got by rippin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #91: ... indeed... by twogoodears on 2011-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  twogoodears wrote:I'm following with interest the thread and must say that I'm baffled: Goto's "instructions" are - SIMPLY said - a mix between non-existent and wrong... I love what Goto's did in my system... BUT I thi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: A few minor corrections by Romy the Cat on 2018-07-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The ultimate buffer – light in the end of a tunnel in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
In the post below I made a few mistakes.   1) The new Placete gain stage use analog PS, not switching and I mistakably said. The power cord come with computer style plastic box in the middle and I though it is the power supply. In reality the plas...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: Further thoughts by Andy Simpson on 2008-09-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Simpson Microphones thread. in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Andy, when I said I am not set up to exploit internet "music", I meant just that; I cannot and therefore did not run your samples through my main payback system, although even that might or might not have done...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Sold it at 3 months . by joaco on 2011-06-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Asyncronus USB in Didital Things  12 Replies 
[quote user="David"] Just got a Musical Fidelity V Link Asyncronus USB to Spif. This unit cuts out the sound card completely and is producing some stunning sounds from my 4 way active system. One of the best upgrades value for money ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: Do an experiment. by Romy the Cat 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="manisandher"] This is very interesting and something that I have not noticed. Because I cannot double the clock frequency going into the Weiss AFI1, I have tended to ignore playing/recording 4fs files. But, I've kept the second AES/E...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: "...something more than the contemporary pro demands." by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The commercial music servers. in Didital Things  36 Replies 
[quote user="Telstar"] If you are not using the Lynx DAC, how good it is really does not matter. Isolation from computer noise matters most IMO. While the Lynx is very good, I still believe you can get slightly better using a firewire interface as di...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: A pussy becomes to be a consumer advocate? by Romy the Cat 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 
OK, thanks. I would leave for others to decide what the “higher resolution image” might mean. It might be some kind of untranslatable Japanese folklore. The more vibrant color palette is definably a valid accomplishment, no one knows through if it is...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: A controversial subject, at least to me. by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 in Didital Things  85 Replies 
[quote user="manisandher"] What I'm having more difficulty with is playing 176.4/192KHz sample rate files with the Model Two in Master mode. The Model Two can only output a clock at 1x or 2x 44.1KHz or 48KHz. My AFI1 cannot double the clock frequ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: It is what you tried or it was what the “editor” told you? by Romy the Cat on 2011-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Windows Based Transport: A quiet and capable Source? in Didital Things  47 Replies 
[quote user="item"] If you want to spin a CD during playback, for nostalgic reasons, then a CD player is fine. The only reason to do so, however, is to extract stored data. Computers have better ways to do this that don't invoke all the mechanica...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #266: The hum problem is less likely the PP2000’s problem by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] What was more concerning is today some 60 Hz hum also re-emerged in the system, sounding like a vibrating cell phone going off in the back of the room. It was interesting how it was sort of localizable, but the hum is annoying. A...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Trading cable elevators for spare space. by Romy the Cat on 2013-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Trading cable elevators for spare space. in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
A week it trashing audio. I finished with my client with wish I worked for a while, the contract with a new client kicks in 2 weeks and this week I do not work.  Well sort of. This week is a big project on my aim – to reconcile the value of my...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
[quote user="enjoy_the_music"] Making a vacuum hold down is quite simple, but would it be easier to use a device like the old Audio Technica AT-666? I guess the material used in the latter is not the ultimate. You don't need a great amount of vacuum ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: 1942, Berlin, March 22-24 concert by Romy the Cat on 2006-12-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ludwig van Beethoven "9 Symphonien" in Musical Discussions  22 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"] …. No, I can’t get Beethoven’s 9th just right, but then I don’t presently aim to.  Call me a quitter, but I just mostly gave up quite a few years ago…  [/quote] [quote user="Romy the Cat"]… There are many-many release...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #87: All Kings are Naked. by Romy the Cat on 2011-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
[quote user="twogoodears"]I'm following with interest the thread and must say that I'm baffled: Goto's "instructions" are - SIMPLY said - a mix between non-existent and wrong... I love what Goto's did in my system... BUT I think I did more with "...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Sometimes SPL is just SPL ... by Romy the Cat on 2021-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mid-bass Hornresp (V51.30) simulations in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
[quote user="koh123"]Upon reflection I forgot that we ultimately listen to the sound produced and not the beautiful computer simulated SPL profile.  So I went back to old school thinking and re-generated the mid-bass tractrix horn with the mouth ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: My old Fi-Hi gear associations... by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My old Fi-Hi gear associations... in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
  I was cleaning my old file server and found my old associations after auditioning some of High End gear...   Atma-Sphere  Lying in a bathroom with the bathtub filled with motor oil. Spectral  Begging for any liqu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: The Milq's boxes by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Melquiades For Dummies™ - step by step. in Melquiades Amplifier  28 Replies 
[quote user="decoud"]I am getting the components together for the full range version, and I was wondering if you would be kind enough to consider making available the drawings and the manufacturer for the enclosure.  I rather like your design, a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #82: It is complicated with Digital. My saga… by Romy the Cat on 2006-12-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
[quote user="Max Shatsky"] You say that the digital read from your transport is better than the multiple reads of CD-Rom with EAC software? Thats interesting!!! [/quote] Well, tell me dive you data and you make your own concussions.  I read CDs...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Quality & Quantity of Music...Oxymorons...Fibre Optics by scooter on 2008-09-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Gentlemen: Thank you for taking the time to consider my post on music servers. You always get more than you bargain for at the Good Sound Club... * As Romy notes, a key issue in the listening experience is expanding the quantity and quality of...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Harmonies for Bosch’s Garden needed.... by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Harmonies for Bosch’s Garden needed.... in Musical Discussions  3 Replies 
When I am alone and listen music or if I listed music with those very-very few who do not need my explanation what they are hearing then I very seldom do something else. Smoking cigars does not count. One of the activities that I do enjoy some...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #96: Thanks. by Romy the Cat on 2018-05-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bias help in Melquiades Amplifier  96 Replies 
It is very nice and indeed and under normal circumstance you will not need any permanent multimeter. It is for sure nice to have it when you put a new 6C33C in use as plate current run wildly while the new tube is burning in. It is still OK to do ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: High Quality Music Server / CD player by scooter on 2008-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Hi Romy and Company: My CD player has seen better days so I did some research and though you might be interested in my experience with the "Music server" concept. Punchline: fun, sounds great and is very convenient! You can create your own aud...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: DAB+ by gormee on 2009-05-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What to do in office? in Off Air Audio  33 Replies 
Understood. Thank you as always for the technical info. I mentioned the DAB+ becasue the ABC are spending all their time and money implementing digital. 1st July is the start. You might glean some info on perceived quality of this format if re...

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 #1: Dynamic range in historical recordings by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dynamic range in historical recordings in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
Pandora's Magic BoxRestoration of the music's dynamic range in historical recordings by: Pierre A. Paquin We are now able to enjoy great recording of the distant past, thanks to the efforts of several successful and dedicated engineers who have had...
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