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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Vandersteen 5s by Wojtek on 2007-04-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What is interesting about the design? in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
Hi thereI've heard them a few times driven by Audio Research power plant amp and their best tube CD player. My friendly dealer explained to me principles of Vandersteen design. Small woofer (because big one isn't fast enough ??) with its own plate am...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Ah, they are horn-loaded after all !!! by Romy the Cat on 2007-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Simpson Microphones thread. in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
Andy, is conical shape and the flange around the moth is just the rational for cheap manufacturing? When a horn acts s a transducer the flange is not a positive thing… It would be very interesting how you select horns characteristics for your microph...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: I think that they are the same things by rowuk on 2014-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New Barenboim’s Bruckner Release in Musical Discussions  7 Replies 
Steverino,I think Apples idea is that the engineers ultimately will master with the lower level "0dB" and that would be the base for all future releases. Then even the CD is a certain amount of dB below the full possible bit depth resolution.IF the e...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Fun with transformers? by Romy the Cat on 2005-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fun with transformers? in Melquiades Amplifier  7 Replies 
It is interesting… I have a very precisely calibrated ¼db resolution AV meter and I decided juts for fan to see what the channels of Super Milq will do in the real life. I kept my Mocondo, along with the woofer towers connected to the Super Milq’s 3 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Re: Looking at "vintage" integrateds by Wojtek on 2006-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Cool running AB amplifier.. with good sound. in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
Hey, but what about all those Brit amps from 80' s- 90's ? I had an "Exposure XXV" 60W integrated .Very modest looking amp without tons of circuitry like those Japanesse behemots. I was into and detail at that time so I sold it, but I think I would ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1337: 80/ 20 rule by steverino on 2014-06-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I think any blanket statement that all the fault lies with PP or end users is going to be proved  wrong. My Bayesian estimate based on prior experience outside of audio is that 80% is some fault of manufacture  and 20% improper use or faulty troubles...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The true quality vs. superficial quality. by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Matching audio to music: false in Audio For Dummies ™  12 Replies 
[quote user="Doron"] I am beginning to somewhat agree with this statement as I am always amazed how selective an audio system gets as it becomes a high-resolution one. Rock and pop never sounds good anymore (because the system just tells it like it i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: I disagree... by Axel on 2009-08-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Matching audio to music: false in Audio For Dummies ™  12 Replies 
with using a rubbish system and the like some dilly music-maker pretend it's in my head and fine.I want to feel the venue where things are happening in, it means scale, depth, RIGHT tone, timing, AND as much as possible harmonic completeness. The...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #86: This is very typical. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 in Didital Things  85 Replies 
[quote user="manisandher"]Another nice surprise is that some 16/44.1 files I've recorded from a one-sided 45rpm LPs sound so much better than the CD rips of the same albums. The digitized vinyl files have 'life' - the CD rips sounds 'cold' and 'dead'...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Thomas Mayer's WE 437A + Tango EQ-600 LCR phono-stage by twogoodears on 2009-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The LCR RIAA correctors in Analog Playback  57 Replies 
Yes, Roman: the two stages design is having the gain you correctly pointed-out.Sure would have paid - and it was discussed, as well, during pre-building weeks - to go for an higher gain design, BUT I feel more confortable in going ahead to play with ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Big SETs - Just ideology? by el`Ol on 2009-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
I just visited the Highend in Munich and had the chance to listen to two of those monster SETs. Cessaro showed up with monstrous 833 amps and my thought was that there is something wrong with the music. I know it is common in this forum to describe w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #692: LX solution by PurePower on 2011-01-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I'm happy that I found out about LX_'s problem in France with his PurePower 2000 230 volt model. I'm sorry we had to hear about it on Romy's forum so long after the fact because his problems would have been solved long ago. Unfortunately his dealer w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: I won't argue about the technic by niklasthedolphin on 2008-06-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Evolution (or Anti-Evolution) of FM Broadcast in Off Air Audio  3 Replies 
However...............in the old days when FM broadcasting was still analogue some of the programmes were worth listening to here in Denmark for the music and for the technical quality.Today everything broadcasted is digitalized and when it's about l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #99: DAW settings by jp on 2009-04-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
Ive tried various configurations but was unable to produce a recording that is similar to the fm transmission, although its not too terrible.  I monitor the sound by using the same output of the Sansui that goes into the DAW.  Replaying the file, I n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Well... by Romy the Cat on 2023-05-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End Munich 2023 in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
Macondo, because it is prodigiously time aligned has very nerow and well defined listening sweet spot. The only same identical listening spot I heard only from one another loud speaker, it was Wilson Alexandria which was very accurately time alig...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: AIFF vs. WAV for 88.2kHz/24bit by Romy the Cat on 2009-04-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The BSO and Digital Music. in Didital Things  44 Replies 
Yes, I educated myself last night with all those Mac file formats (I have Mac phobia). The AIFF as well as WAV are uncompressed formats and from what I see the AIFF play very nice. I have no idea which one is preferable for high-resolution recordings...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: OK, let stop to talk about DVD-A. by Romy the Cat on 2010-02-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Analog Transfer: the first draft. in Didital Things  19 Replies 
[quote user="DOT*SYSTEM"] OK Romy, I get it. You may believe that the act of the DVD-A creation software will alter the music bits as seen by the transport/DAC. I believe the software is only encapsulating the data into the DVD-A binary image. [/...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: The digital thoughts… by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 in Didital Things  85 Replies 
[quote user="manisandher"] Oh yes, I've tried this for sure. There is a difference between the three modes; DIG_IN, REFWCLK and MASTER. The first two seem to add something in the HF that I can imagine many people judging as being 'extra resolutio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Denon 103 - back to reality by Thorsten on 2004-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Denon 103: myths and the reality in Analog Playback  29 Replies 
Folks, This thread caught my attention, because here Romy waxes lyrically about the failings of the Denon Cartridges. Now I only consider ONE Denon worth bothering, the ORIGINAL 103, it is often inaccuratly called 103C. It has a medium compliance (ar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Be careful... by Romy the Cat on 2018-02-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 5-ways from Germany. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  38 Replies 
[quote user="martinshorn"] I already switched my priorities a view times. From tonality, then resolution, to latest color (VO) but now i see its the dynamics being the core of enjoying music with your heart. [/quote] Well, I very much assure you...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Glare by tuga on 2009-11-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A single worst thing in today’s acoustic systems. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  28 Replies 
Our milage varies and in my case it's still quite short.In any case, I would place glare on top of my list of appalling qualities of modern high-end loudspeakers.This glare (unlike clarity) results from an exaggerated high frequency response that pro...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: HF tweeters by Saturntube on 2009-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A single worst thing in today’s acoustic systems. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  28 Replies 
I think hearing loss has to do a little bit with excessive HF in todays loudspeakers, with age this is the freq. that is mainly lost,  so boosting it a little bit helps that...  Most commercial systems exagerate HF  mainly to make you think they have...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Closer to the musicians - closer to the music? by el`Ol on 2008-10-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Closer to the musicians - closer to the music? in Playback Listening  7 Replies 
Hello all!I have always loved purist stereo recordings that give me the impression of sitting in a real concert hall, and rather accept musical details being smeared than spacial information being lost due to the resolution limits of the pl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #694: Analysis in progress by Lx_ on 2011-01-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="PurePower"]I'm happy that I found out about LX_'s problem in France with his PurePower 2000 230 volt model. I'm sorry we had to hear about it on Romy's forum so long after the fact because his problems would have been solved long ago. Un...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Kindergarden and all that. by coops on 2008-05-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lavry vs Stahl -Tek in Didital Things  22 Replies 
Romy Hi, I completely understand your feelings towards the Hi-Fi trade and reviewers , I  now ( since I started to represent cessaro ) grasp how the system works and it is often not  a particulary noble or honest world , all I want is a dec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Allnic by coops on 2007-10-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The LCR RIAA correctors in Analog Playback  57 Replies 
Romy Hi, I only represent  Cessaro in the UK now  because I  honestly believe in them, I don't represent any other makes or manufacturers, Ralph introduced me to Allnic ( he had tracked down the designer Mr Park )we compared the a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: The DAC is out there…. by Romy the Cat on 2013-07-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
I understand the rational to get TL0, even though I would not do it as now if I start fresh. The perspective that I am trying to bring is kind of DAC related, If you get TLO and would go for “ultimate” DAC for that transport  then you might discover ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: CD from analogue tape re-mastered... by Axel on 2009-08-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A CD off tune? The Big CD Conspiracy theory? in Didital Things  9 Replies 
is what I assume that your CD's source is all about. So it could be in deed a problem having used the 'original' master tape (analogue) which might have had a slight problem, stretched, or issues with the equipment speed (slight speed wobble) when th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: After listening most of the raw files providers… by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The High Resolution PCM files business, where? in Didital Things  31 Replies 
During the last few days I bought and tried the raw high-resolution files from most of the providers.  I have to say that I have problems with most of them. In my judgments, the only Referent Recording files sound properly to me. I wish they record m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #57: DSP volume controls only for toy equipment. by Romy the Cat on 2012-01-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
All digital domain volume controls (or crossovers, which is the same) by definition reduce amount of bits. Some “creative” companies fight within by introducing the additional processing after the bits were lost in order to hide the fact that they op...
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