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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: It is NOT FM is Analog Signal Processing vs DSP by Romy the Cat on 2014-05-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Revisiting DSP in Didital Things  12 Replies 
[quote user="steverino"]FM is Analog Signal Processing vs DSP. The compression aspect is only really intrusive on orchestral works. Pop and jazz are already compressed and chamber music presents a more limited dynamic range if not limited contrast. B...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #74: Right again... by jessie.dazzle on 2008-07-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
Ok, it turned out that I had all caps and coils "in stock" necessary to adjust the filters very close to Romy's recommendations.Its still not perfect, and I had the mic 1m from the membrane of the driver (had not yet rea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Yamamura's 6 ways by Romy the Cat on 2013-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yamamura's 6 ways in Horn-Loaded Speakers  16 Replies 
TwoGoodEars posted at his blog a report about is listening session or some kind of installation. I still have no idea who’s installation it is: Jean Hiraga or Be Yamamura. Nevertheless, I think it very much worth to look into it.  http://twogoo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #77: The new life of the Fundamentals Channel. by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
Whoever implemented and experimented with my slicing of lower MF range by 3 channels (Upperbass, Fundamentals, and MF) know how powerful it might be. Changing loading and volume of each of the channels it is possible to write any sound one might ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: The Bidat processors and whatever… by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Museatex Bidat pages. in Didital Things  57 Replies 
Yep, Telstar. The 1547 was use in Sony and Teac CD players and believe the first CD-SACD machines used that chip. I know very little about those chips and have none of my personal experience to deal with all of it. The reasons why I brought it up bec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #56: The tempted virtue of the phonostage’s prostitution. by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Still, I feel that air-cap has own coloration. This “no resolution”, vacuum-clean HF dynamic is coloration itself as I do recognize this characteristic across all music that the corrector plays. The sound of the air-correc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Integration in complex structure by Amir on 2009-04-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Analog vs. Digital... without BS. in Didital Things  23 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] The first key would be that the digital reproduction be of a high enough sample rate to fall below the threshold of perception. The scond would be, in my mind, that the process of reproduction not create a new structure, but r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #121: Miscelanea by N-set on 2011-09-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]1)      Be very careful with use Halco resistors. They were very good 15 years back but they turned south very aggressively. I bought a party of Halco in 2005 and I forced myself to trashed them as they were very noisy. You...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A great production of the Magic Flute. by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A great production of the Magic Flute. in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
Mozart's Magic Flute. What else should be said? Many “simple people” consider it as one of the greatest opera… Well, I always find it… almost annoying. A few days I watched a strange production of Magic Flute that I liked a lot and even more that on...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Absolute polarity? by Andy Simpson on 2008-09-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Simpson Microphones thread. in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
Hi Collin,[quote user="CO"]Hello Andy,I like your recordings although i am listening on headphones which i normally do not use. My Main setup is not operational right now.They do sound clean, clear and dynamic.[/quote]If you get your main setup opera...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: The Magico “Strategic Sound” and new drivers. by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico Mini or Jonathan Valin maxi? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
Thanks for the link, el`Ol. The original Görlichs, when they still use aluminum layers were very interesting, thought they were soft suspended drivers that is not my cap of tea.  BTW, for whatever it worth the Magico new version does not use ADT...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #64: “Kill-A-Watt” Electric Monitor by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Ok, it does not have a direct relation to the quality of electricity but I think you might like this little toy, as it is very useful during our electricity straggling. It is very small device that plugs pass-through to your load and this device: 1)...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Monitor speaker project: my hope. by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
I would like to share some ides what I would like to do in my monitor project.  This are just intention and I did not try to put it all together. Probably I will do it with the next few weeks. I’m planning to use the Celestion SL-600 enclosure ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #59: My history by Amir on 2019-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
ArmAlex   the fun thing is that you read Romy posts here without understanding his ideas and copy paste Romy instructions in your Audio system and the result is lower than those audiogon guys (an example of your audio logic -> you buy gryphon spea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #149: Holly idiocy! by Romy the Cat on 2011-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Hm, I took the anti-RIAA signal converted and run CD player into the phonostage. The RIAA curve was fine and the effect of the HF volume and frequency-depended quantization did not expose itself. So, it looks like the p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: The home-cooked “Elixir of Love” by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
Today there was a broadcast of Gaetano Donizetti “L'elisir d'amore” from our local Shubert Theater by Boston Lyric. I always love those small-stage production – they might not have the killing cast but they try honestly and have that boutique quality...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: The digital anal-retentivism... by Romy the Cat on 2007-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: K-Stereo Ambience Recovery Processor in Didital Things  29 Replies 
[quote user="peter foster"] The TU-X1 sounds to me as though there is a dolby processing happening even when the dolby feature is off. [/quote]You might check if your country decoding switch is not in a wrong setting. It located at the very top of th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Expedited sound by anthony on 2019-04-27 
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"] The “expedited” sound shorten a bit the decay time/volume and makes transients more prevailing. This is what very commonly audio people feel as “quality” but I degree with it.    [/quote]Romy, in my previous response I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: The new Lamm’s strange layout. by Romy the Cat on 2013-01-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm’s new phonostage. in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
A Federated Mike started his new venture ultimist.com, the portal where he feel people would like to go to do “purchase research”. Those poor audio dealers do not get that someone might have interests in audio outside the brands, shopping and nee...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: FederatedMike here :-) by Mike on 2015-01-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The ultimate worst best things in audio. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
The permanent link to this particular Lamm room is:  Lamm at CES 2015 The  show report is indexed  and you can find links to this room and 176  others here: CES 2015 Show Report index ...

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 #132: The rumors about Fostex 120A by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
I am glad that you mention your use of 120A. I never heard it (consciously) and I bought it juts due to advice of 3 people, one of them was the guy who sold them. I have no idea what to expect from them but I think they shall not be too bad. I asked ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Edgar Seismic advise. by Romy the Cat on 2005-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sub-woofer integration with mains in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
[quote user="skushino"] Being new to subs, isn't there an obvious danger of over loading this little room with too much bass energy? [/quote]Where did you get this bogus notion? What does it mean: “loading this little room with too much bass energy”....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: We and our headphones. by Romy the Cat on 2005-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Loudspeakers and headphones in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
I can’t say that I like the headphones that people call “good.” I have heard a number of high-class phones, including the one that I was told cost over 5 thousands dollars and I was not impressed what I heard. Some people suggest the while I used tho...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1100: PurePower+ - new units and customer service (!) by hifigirlgeek on 2013-04-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I’d like to post some information about my own experiences with the new PurePower+ 2000 unit, and the customer service (or lack thereof) experienced under the new regime, so that people can be advised.  I ordered and paid for my unit in October last ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Digital can’t filter, analog can’t delay. by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horns and digital crossovers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  16 Replies 
[quote user="slowmotion"]Good news if the analogue stages of the DCX2496 is so bad. So the improvement of a modified unit should be worth the ekstra work, and remove some of the x-overs negative influence on the sound. Which is always good to know be...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: From the last act of the “Die Csardasfurstin” by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Emmerich Kalman (1882-1953) in Musical Discussions  4 Replies 
Here is an opportunity to here in slightly better. It is 24/88K, 47M mono - file with Kalman from 1954. Do not download it is you can not play high resolution files. http://www.mediafire.com/?gjmzagtmmml The...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: YOU just ordered a pair. by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico Mini or Jonathan Valin maxi? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
[quote user="AllHammer"]This post has basically wiped out the entire reputation you have tried to build up in the past. Rebutting a review does not make yours right, and from my personal experiences, you are indeed far from right. I can see why some ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The “elephant sound” of the "dehydrated" highs. by Romy the Cat on 2007-11-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: NAT Audio Magna -160 Watts of Single-Ended Class A in Audio Discussions  5 Replies 
[quote user="cv"] But I don't think they are doing this here. What I would bet is that that they are running the thing in A2 with a much lower Z primary, using a lower B+ and high standing current. They are also using feedback which will help the ban...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The idiotic 1-bit DSD format vandalizes everything. by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The UnipheyeMusic and Studio Master Reference... in Didital Things  5 Replies 
That is so much pisses me. A few days back I posited this like and was laughing that this guy record in DSD (which is in fact not DSD but SACD, I do not think he has access to DSD) in order to sell his recording in PCM 2X and 4X? Why do those people ...
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