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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1495: Sometimes patient dies from a cure. by Romy the Cat on 2015-12-01 
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John, what you say about power factor correction is completely accurate and very much makes sense. There is a many ways to do it BTW. You can do it with caps compensating the inductive load, you can do it with filtration or you can add active SS c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Non-planned economy is a BS demagogy invention by Romy the Cat on 2009-12-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Summary: my/your audio: year by year in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] 1)      It is not strictly audio project but it kind of related: I need to move my audio site out of my static IP DSL line to a data center. I have high-speed ADSL but the site has a lot of traffic and my crappy DSL li...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Multi-amping crossovering. by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-24 
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I was reading the Stefano Bertoncello's post about his new multi-amping again options. http://twogoodears.blogspot.com/2010/09/multi-amping-again.html .. and I feel that it would be a good idea to brief summarize multi-amping cros...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #446: A very interesting idea to fight electricity: the solution of solution... by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-01 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]In the light of my forthcoming move I deal nowadays with much more prosaic problems then NASA's Mars programs. I for instance am trying to strategize what alternative power I might use to power my sump pump and am tryin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #92: Siemens SL45 vs NAD Dynaudio by Amir on 2019-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"]Amir,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 intermodulati...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1787: No dedicated Ground Line by Amir on 2021-09-24 
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Steverino I live in a big complex (6 floor - totally 200 apartments) and I can not have my own dedicated ground . there are three phases AC Power in the building and one of them is not good, sometimes  the AC voltage goes over 230v and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #133: The power saga, another round by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-02 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I did not say how my saga with APS Pure Power regenerator finish but it never finished. Since the end of the last year the regenerators is sitting in my closet and I have sent the unit’s main board to APS people for the “re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #113: Studer sine wave inverter by glaesemann on 2007-12-18 
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I have not tried this yet, but it looks very promising. Studer makes a wide range of off grid solutions. One example is used for sensitive recording, a Studer AJ400 pure sine wave inverter connected to a car (or better quality) battery putting out ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #500: This is what I would like to avoid. by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-23 
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[quote user="Bill"] ….It does produce the cleanest electricvity I've heard in my system in over 30 years of trying… but I'd rather trade out the am than lose the sound I'm getting from the unit.[/quote] This perception of the relationship betw...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Lamms, Tenors, Melq, others... and a big room. by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Milq: Starting the project in Melquiades Amplifier  23 Replies 
[quote user="AnonymousUser"] Sorry for the delay but my computer is down! I would like you to tell me squarely why your amp sounds to your ears better than the lamms tenors and the likes! what is if you prefer the impact of yur driver stage compared ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1304: Sad state of class-D regenerators for audio. by Romy the Cat on 2014-06-04 
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Well, it is sad  but all across internet, and at this site (http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=20851) there are comments about pure Purepower service and problems with  Purepower units that they "improve". I kind of sympathize w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1232: Risky Business and Pure Power by eli8888 on 2014-02-05 
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HI all, my first post, although have been reading for a long long time and have contact with some members. Great site.Wanted to share with you my experience with a PurePower order. and my huge problem... I have read terrible things here before but I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #501: Impurities. by oxric on 2010-03-23 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] ...I local guy that I know did buy 2 month back a new PP2000 and it was measured horrible  - a pure faulty production and no quality control at all. The PurePower admitted that it was faulty production run and promised t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: The EML tube, the different amplification and the shredded RAAL by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My (Amplification + Acoustic System): what is next? in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
[quote user="JJ Triode"]Romy, take a look at EML 30A and its cousins: http://www.emissionlabs.com/datasheets/EML20B.htm [/quote] Yep, thanks, JJ. Still the EML 30A has a lot of gain but it has also very high plate impedance as well. As much gain w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Wow, what a change! by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-24 
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The BSO’s session was opened today, welcome back James Levine. The concert was ridicules in a way. It stated early. The fist past was  Glinka’s Ruslan and Ludmila Overture. The Overture was a nightmare. The dull and boring orchestra was juts re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #935: Unintended consequences by steverino on 2011-12-10 
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Paul S says Still, who knows what sort of problems would yet get to the hi-fi via such a line.You raise a very interesting point. If the grid line were known pure than it would be highly likely that a consistent and significant benefit woul...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #749: Finding my personal solution by joaco on 2011-01-29 
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[quote user="unicon"]JoacoBut Can you mention the name of the product too ?The manufacturer Site is in Spanish and I could not find out which one is it.Another question is do you reckon that they will ship single unit outside usa too ?[/quote] ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Yep, you are right: the Grande Utopia by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The jump-start of loudspeaker economy in Audio News  17 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]http://www.audiounlimiteddenver.com/ Focal Utopia EM[/quote] You are right: The Grande Utopia is one of the names that very much in the mainstream and have very much pre-inclined exposure in industry. That all will assur...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1115: Suicidal or stupid or poor verbal skills? by steverino on 2013-04-17 
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Romy: "I just can’t imagine that they place an order for let say 100 units and did not test a fully functional prototype. No one would put the overheating units in production – that would be suicidal or the action of absolutely stupid...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Building “Zarathustra II” amplifier by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Building “Zarathustra II” amplifier in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
A year or so ago I published the evolution of building my full range Melquiades amplifier: http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2502 Now, I am staring a thread where I will cover the progress of building Dima’s “Zarathustra II” ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Thinking about the sound at that show. by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-26 
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[quote user="Serge"] The SIlbatone room was very large. They played an Edith Piaf record on a mono WE16B (or A, not sure). They played it very loud which I don't like, ever. I felt the system was made to show dynamics and it did it. The dynamic r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Welcome to the club.... by Romy the Cat on 2015-08-13 
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[quote user="Murataltuev"] I understand all disadvantages going digital.  I strongly believe that minimal influence to the signal is the most important aspect. And influences in digital domain are usually terrible. But I'm not sure what other...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Some comments about the PurePower unit. by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-20 
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A few more very simplistic measurements to extend on my comments. Here is the raw wave from the wall: Here is the PurePower with 0W load Here is the PurePower with 50W load Here is the PurePower with 700W load The load that I used everywher...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The jump-start of loudspeaker economy by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-19 
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I predict a highly probability that a new wave is coming in high-end audio loudspeakers. The today’s high-end audio the loudspeakers field is in a complex stagnation, the stagnation that will lead to the need to invent a new ways to sell loudspeakers...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Any technology in the hands of barbarian… by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression Drivers -in general in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
[quote user="CO"]I have tried a BMS driver a while ago and it was really bad. About a year ago i heard Berts setup at his house and it did not impress me... It was also with the coaxial BMS.Not much depth or resolution. Did have alot of power though...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Phonostage and Gog know what.... by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I need a “second-type” phonostage. in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
[quote user="hagtech"] Interesting.  I remember getting low contrast levels when using the asa 32 film (I think it was pan-x), but huge grey scales.  Sometimes I shot in tri-x just to add drama.  In the end though, my best prints were ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #451: Now it looks even more promising! by Romy the Cat on 2015-04-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
[quote user="JJ Triode"]I'm not sure if the Salamander-style rack (wooden shelves supported by nuts and washers on threaded rods) will support 800 pounds, but if you put heavier items near the bottom then a wide heavy-duty version might be fine.[...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1360: No motor-generator for now by Romy the Cat on 2014-10-02 
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[quote user="Jorge"] Post #: 580 Post ID: 14729 Reply to: 14523 OK, I have moved my motor-generator to the backward in a cozy location under the deck, wrapped it in tarp a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Some thoughts about Milq’s MF filter by Romy the Cat on 2009-05-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Some thoughts about Milq’s MF filter in Melquiades Amplifier  2 Replies 
I have no doubts that it will work but I would like to understand HOW it works. The objective it to have first order filter, of cause not the filter where capacitance do high-pass roll off but RL. In RL filter there is not reactive elements i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Further comments about the Lamm ML3 (part II) by Romy the Cat on 2007-01-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
Ok, let dive a little bit further into my examination of the subject of Lamm ML3 What is important is to undusted that my view  less targets the Lamm ML3 but rather it targets the ML3 as a representative of entire class of amplifiers. When I to...
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