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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Perhaps the Tantalum Subject would need own thread. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rohde & Schwarz EU-6201 Tuner in Off Air Audio  34 Replies 
[quote user="be"]Very interesting "review" thanks.The 150D is possibly not the most relevant comparison, it does not seem to be a high quality product since its ESR values are not even mentionned in the data sheets.Tha T97 series: ( http://www.vishay...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: The Placette is back to business. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-29 
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 
OK, got the Placette from the second round of "modification", it took 15 second to confirm that the HF problems that I sniffed out was not there anymore – so the absolute transparency is back to the business and this time the word “absolute” could be...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: What about the Audiomeca Enkianthus? by Telstar on 2008-02-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Museatex Bidat pages. in Didital Things  57 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]It is always surprised me why audio people never did what FM people did. FM people crated a site: http://www.FmTunerInfo.com where they enumerated in very consistent format all available FM tuners (with exemption of so...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: To diagnose the FM signal. by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where the FM quality comes from? in Off Air Audio  22 Replies 
[quote user="glaesemann"]How deep can one go with FM signal analysis? I'm interested in what instruments people are using to analyze their FM signals. Here in Westchester County just north of New York City we have a few good stations. I use a Winegar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Friedrich Kuhlau and his William Shakespeare Overture by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Friedrich Kuhlau and his William Shakespeare Overture in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
These gifts only FM can give! I am sitting home, do not bother anybody, turning up the tuner and suddenly discover absolutely amassing piece of music about which I never ever heard.  I so felt in love with the piece that I listened it already 6 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: The TU-X1 in it's whole beauty. by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
I brought home another "top-rating" tuner with better front-end and trying to see if the TU-X1 hold the ground. The competition was groundless – Sansui destroyed the contestant, I will talk about it more in future. Minwhile it was a broadcast today ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: How do you position your stereo? by drdna on 2008-09-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How do you position your stereo? in Analog Playback  3 Replies 
I am faced with remodeling a bit.  I started out with all my equipment on an Arcici Lead Balloon rack and two speakers, which was nice and simple. The mono SE-DHT tube amplifiers I built are now on either side.  I recently have come into po...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #73: Thank you! by N-set on 2023-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
It's quite a marvel from what I can tell now. The overall sound is somewhat on the darker side but the preamp is still breaking in (although I gave it 30h benchtop burn in with the frybaby track). I also suppose it reveals the Dannoy and the room int...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1717: Pure Power Noise and the Decca Antenna by drdna on 2020-11-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
In regard to the noise issue I had with my Pure Power unit in the past, I never noticed it with my tuner or other components, but I mostly listen to the phonograph. In particular the Decca cartridges are incredible as antennas and seem to pick up all...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: A new challenge. by Romy the Cat on 2014-09-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Shopping vs. Piano Shopping. in Playback Listening  39 Replies 
I had yesterday our technician to make a first pass over the Mason and now it is eventually is in tune. It is become playable I have discovered a interring challenge. As I said before the acoustic setting for the piano is perfect in out listening roo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Dynamics are related to intensity by rowuk on 2014-06-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The dynamic range of our playback in Playback Listening  20 Replies 
I had a business lunch this week at an upscale restaurant. They served some german specialties like I never had them before. With each bite there was a "taste explosion" in my mouth - but none of them wasted my tongue, so the next bite, the next cour...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Ultra box by scooter on 2013-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
de charlus - I used a few of these Behringer boxes and the level of features is staggering. However, in my experience with the Ultra box, sound quality was significantly reduced in "bypass" mode, reduced further when employed as a DAC, and reduce...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A Cardboard Effect. by Romy the Cat on 2013-11-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Cardboard Effect. in Playback Listening  2 Replies 
I have seen this effect before not frequently in my playback however. It happens that I did not listen my main playback attentively for 2 months. Frankly I did not even turn it on for a month or so. With many other things that are going now in my lif...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1225: Yes, for sure it is puzzleing. by Romy the Cat on 2014-02-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Well, I do not know if it was lightning but what else would it be. I did blame Amy with her hair and her curly machine and I did blame out little Koshkas for running around house like crazy and generating static perhaps. I even blamed the cleaning la...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #989: As any other switching power supplies… by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="steverino"] Romy said "When I had my magnetic and EMI probes running with open PP2000 cover then the probes showed me that I was in the middle of Chernobyl Black Forest. I think the PP3000  even more poisoning..."Now I begin to understan...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #996: More about PP radiation. by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="steverino"] Romy said "When I had my magnetic and EMI probes running with open PP2000 cover then the probes showed me that I was in the middle of Chernobyl Black Forest. I think the PP3000  even more poisoning..." Now I begin to u...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: No fiddling 2012 by RonyWeissman on 2012-01-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Summary: my/your audio: year by year in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
Hi romy,Haven't spent too much time on your site the past year unfortunately, but always check in from time totime to see what direction tou are heading for the moment!For 2012 i have gone into ready- made acoustic system which iabsolutely love' no t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: RBRX1 impressions by mats on 2011-06-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good Tuners? in Off Air Audio  43 Replies 
Inspired in part by Romy's  results and excitement with FM, I wanted to try. Restricted by apartment living, I had difficulties achieving a quiet stereo signal. I was also concerned about the a/d conversion for d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Good computer. by mats on 2012-04-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why I hate computer playback. in Didital Things  17 Replies 
A few years ago, hearing Romy's amazing FM recordings, the computer seemed a necessity.  So now it is here, and it blesses and seduces.Jumping around playlists is sometimes a lot of fun.  Quick comparisons and sudden thrills, and newness.  Along with...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: Be Glad It Lasted So Long! by Paul S on 2014-11-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new FM Classical scene in Boston in Off Air Audio  47 Replies 
Like I said in several tuner/antenna threads here, I have never had good classical FM/programming to tune in to, anywhere I've ever lived. And my travels suggest that your good times in Boston were an exception, versus the usual fare in other metrop...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Thousands of musical instruments by rowuk on 2017-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Listening Pipe Organ Music in Playback Listening  4 Replies 
What makes the organ so special is truly not the what, rather the how. Each pipe is not just tuned to the correct pitch, it is also "voiced" to contribute the proper color for the particular register and room that it belongs to. Some registers are li...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: A bit off the topic: Broadcasts in your town. by Romy the Cat on 2012-04-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why I hate computer playback. in Didital Things  17 Replies 
[quote user="mats"]Not sure how good it sounds.  I get a strong signal from WFMT, but it seems compressed and with a narrow soundstage.  Oh well.....[/quote] We have the WFMT programs in Boston on Sunday 3PM to 5MP. They are syndicated public broadca...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #72: Answers by Romy the Cat on 2013-06-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bias help in Melquiades Amplifier  96 Replies 
[quote user="DA"]1.How and where to make ground connection to the chassis (signal and power supply and between them)2.What are the test jacks near the 6c33c for (bais..)? In the photos there seems to be a resistor connected to one test jackand ground...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Turning the constraints of space into a virtue by Romy the Cat on 2014-03-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Small spaces in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
[quote user="decoud"]So the ambition is low, and I am after a simple solution prioritizing these things, but the question of general interest is whether anyone has found an elegant way of turning the constraints of space into a virtue [/quote] We...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Dynamic "Relativity" by Paul S on 2014-06-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The dynamic range of our playback in Playback Listening  20 Replies 
Robin, good point about instruments shifting harmonics according to loudness. Of course, hi-fi components (especially speakers) also "shift" with varying loudness, but the way a given component/speaker shifts does not necessarily correspond to how a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: So, what is going on here? by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where the FM quality comes from? in Off Air Audio  22 Replies 
After listing yesterday the Kalinnikov’s First with Jarvi leading Scottish National and making this post: http://www.GoodSoundClub.com/TreeItem.aspx?PostID=7866 I was very encouraged how good in trim of sound it was. So, I did something stupid:&nbs...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: The Appreciation of Placette… by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-06 
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 
That is truly great and IO would like to express one more time my esteem to active Placette preamp. I play with 3 tuners and multiple stereo decoder options trying to gig out the minute differences and aspect of sound of those units. It is a pure an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Hi-Fi Mini Systems by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hi-Fi Mini Systems in Audio Discussions  12 Replies 
I’m involved now in a VERY interesting project that leads me to ask a strange question: did anyone ever research the subject of those Hi-Fi Mini Systems? What I need is a small source of FM and CD in a one small “comfy” box. I do not need that CD to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: technological advances by guy sergeant on 2007-03-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 driver made in china in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"][quote user="guy sergeant"] I think it would be quite difficult for anyone to set up any sort of production of drive units and not become an 'industry' participant. It's quite remarkable that you manage to use a turntable, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Write your own ploy of the World’s End. by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Write your own ploy of the World’s End. in Audio Discussions  2 Replies 
[quote user="malinowski"] guitar in my lap. cost me 150 bucks, never plays the same thing twice... [/quote] So is my FM tuner!!! I do not know why but your comment that your guitar is great because it never plays the same things twice make me to la...
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