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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: They did not do them right in 30s. by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Forward in the past with old radios. in Off Air Audio  18 Replies 
[quote user="zako"]A stromberg Carlson 1936 unit with a LABRITH horn design,,,Its a full rich sounding radio and a well balanced sound..   No you cant have it,,Go find your own,,,[/quote]Thanks, zako. I would like to have a radio that do FM. In 1936 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Rx5000 experience by RonyWeissman on 2012-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
I've had rx5000 (with the ry5500 motor) for maybe 10-years now. Romy beat me to the comment that the person on audiogon that refers to these tables as tweeky and/or constantly in need of repair/missing parts has a clear agenda to sell something else!...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Re: Midbass ..............( longish ) by cv on 2005-04-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
Don't worry Romy, I know exactly what you mean. I tend to discount the opinion of anyone who raves about a system's ability to play back patricia barber. Speaking of which, if I were in her shoes, bunions and corns aside, I'd be mildly...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #390: How the YO186 was used. by Romy the Cat on 2012-05-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] [/quote] I received a link with description how the YO186 tube that drives my MF was used by Russians. In 30s and 40s it was used in portable film projectors PU-12 and PU-13. Below is the schematic of the PU-13 low frequ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Cesarro vs Silbatone by Romy the Cat on 2012-05-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End 2012 in Germany in Audio News  36 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] If the intention was to give people an experience of how large scale music/sound reproduction was or could have been 70 or 80 years ago, then the arrangement they chose was probably quite successful. A modern LF system wou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: how worthwhile is the project. by Dominic on 2007-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 driver made in china in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
There are a couple ways to look at it.The project could be taken from the same sort of perspective as Great Plains, id est, simply new manufacture as a replacement for a 'historic' piece of a equipment. If it can sound close enough to the original th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Nothing budget about budget… by CO on 2005-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lower cost horn loaded alternative setup? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
Unfortunately its $1000,- total...  Its not fixed, i can still do alot with that though.Alnico is better but only available in vintage drivers right? How does neodymium compare?The Jbl's seem to fall off fairly quickly. I dont need flat to 20K b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: How the amp sounds? by Romy the Cat on 2014-06-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 6E5P tube data. in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
Celsius, I do not know what CCS you impended, did you drive 6e5p’s plate with constant current source? I also do not know/like 6e5p with battery bias. The only application that I find 6e5p suitable was the Milq-style bias with two gas tube driving ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Some new old stuff by Paul S on 2007-09-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Cogent+Electronluv+Acapella=Wretched What? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
Romy said:"I am talking about that “slippery sound” when sonic granularity goes all that way down (positive thing) but along with loosing granularity the transport for the ‘events delivering” is also diminishes (negative thing)."Romy, I have for some...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Are you willing to consider push-pull? by JJ Triode on 2012-01-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Are Any Powerful Amps Worth Using? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
Paul,Rather than go SS, perhaps you should consider push-pull tube amps for each of your five 92-93 dB-efficient channels (I assume "channels" means frequency bands, not HT5.1 or similar.)  Along with that, consider using a modest amount of global ne...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #449: A combined power station. by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Amir"]AC power generation with gas seems to be a good idea, my friend had a idea about using AC motor coupled to AC generator for generating AC power.he told me we can use 50hz (in iran AC frequency is 50hz) AC motor (connected to home A...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #495: The PP2000 in duet. by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Which bring another interesting subject – will the PP2000 be able to handle properly grounds if there are two PP2000 handle in the same system. Bill what to run him SS monster from isolated PP2000. What I install my playback and will have essentials ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #359: Constructing Sound by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Floobydust, I do not have a lot of experience with listening the 45 of internal construction. I bought a dozen of so 45, all different brands and I will slowly listen them. However, I do not necessarily looking for better tubes but I rather am lookin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Vitavox s2/amphorous core interaction/idiosyncracies by mark on 2008-01-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Entry level DSET Melq? in Melquiades Amplifier  10 Replies 
well i never thought i would be opening such a pandora's box with this combination.firstly,the drivers have the plastic surrounds(whew,lucky!i know the diaphragms are potentially harder to source than the drivers)what indicators or criteria would mak...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #96: Mono plate 2A3 tubes by drdna on 2009-01-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Are any of those new tubes besides the Chinese tubes are single plated?[/quote]I believe they are all single plated. [quote user="Romy the Cat"]I have bought some very nice 2A3 and 6A3 double plated from 1942 and 1944 an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #278: Online we can claim a lot... by rowuk on 2022-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
[quote user="Edgar="]Not Amplitude. It's the rock solid phase linearity. It feels like a brick wall all the way up and down. I haven't looked at any graphs and haven't measured anything but that is my guess. There is no question of the great tone of ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: And I'm not trying to sell it! by Wellington on 2017-07-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
It is entirely possible to buy a good flat CU-180. I have two from eBay there were correctly advertised as being flat. I have also seen them on eBay as being "slightly bent". Those you avoid.But I agree that a replica is a real possibility. I never s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Within my handicapped PC system context by Antonio J. on 2007-10-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Recording options: Pacific Microsonics vs. Lavry Gold. in Didital Things  24 Replies 
which has no low frequencies to speak of, very small room, very insensitive speakers, SS amp... but is the only one that can play 24/88 files, DAC1 file sounds kind of "dated", as if it were recorded in a huge concert hall with tubed electronics and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: If you were in New England… by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I hate, hate, hate, hate Boston Symphony! in Musical Discussions  72 Replies 
Alisa Weilerstein hit the jackpot this time - she will be playing in one of two greatest events of 2008-2009 BSO Season. This weekend Hans Graf leads BSO with Brahms Double Concerto with Janine Jansen and Alisa Weilerstein. Ms. Weilerstein I think i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: CEC TL0 3.0 trasport by Romy the Cat on 2014-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: CEC TL0 3.0 trasport in Didital Things  2 Replies 
Say whatever you want but this company does have balls. To make nowadays 44.1K only transport for over $30K is a very strong statement. From a different perspective it might be good thing to do as many of today high sampling rate formats do not sound...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: New vs old KR tubes by drdna on 2009-02-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About the life-expectancy of the new production tubes. in Audio Discussions  9 Replies 
I am NOT going to buy a new set of KR 2A3's just to compare to my "vintage" ones, especially considering the price has gone up to $800 a pair! However, a NOS pair of Sylvania "spring top" 2A3 tubes is on the way to me. So I will have some things ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Old bubbles... by de charlus on 2013-08-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wine, women, song.. and audio in Playback Listening  71 Replies 
Yes, I have, but there aren't nearly so many around as people think. It is only the austere, often Blancs de Blancs style that's well suited to prolonged aging, most particularly those wines coming from the Clos de Mesnil, or just the ultra-rich, mas...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: In search of optimum.... by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Configuration from Italy: multisell++ and double model 19. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
The quality of microphones is irrelevant and if you use not 1/3 octave sweep but Noise Generators then you need to run time average on your RTA.  Time average analyzers is fine but it need some additional experience to interpret the results. I do...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: An effect of a large screen TV between the speakers. by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Munich High End 2010 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  39 Replies 
[quote user="Joe Roberts"] The L-9 enclosures were wood on all sides. Sealed box. No ambiguity here.Wings were common on theater speakers for mid-bass reinforcement. Plainly audible improvement on these and, for example, A-7/A-5 VOTs. It is equivalen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Statical flux vs. move vivid flux? by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The African compression electromagnet drivers? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  42 Replies 
Erik, I do not think a resistor in series would do as it will burn on itself some voltage and the coil will be driven by the same voltages. It would be good to put in place of the resistor a rheostat and to slide it up and down while slide up and dow...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The Steinway Sound by skushino on 2012-08-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Shopping vs. Piano Shopping. in Playback Listening  39 Replies 
I was spending my time shopping for pianos a few years ago.  I used to work too much, and was looking for an alternate 'right-brain' activity to balance all my time doing engineering at work.  I spent a few months listening to every imaginable piano:...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Eighteen Sound ND1460A compression driver & 8M400 8” midrange by horny on 2008-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eighteen Sound ND1460A compression driver & 8M400 8” mid... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
For those seeking some decent compression drivers that don`t cost fortune, I can suggest to try the Eighteen Sound ND1460A compression driver. It has aluminum dome and polyester suspension and 1,4 inch exit throat. Does it sound like S2 ? Probably no...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: For the Love of Love by Paul S on 2008-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horn loaded ribbons and other Vasyachkin’s tangents.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
The most interesting thought to come out of this thread for me is surfing the wave versus making the wave (or, making a part of the wave...).Personally, I just enjoy listening to great music in my home, and I am happy any time this can happen.  ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: It was very predictable result. by Romy the Cat on 2013-05-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new G.I.P speakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
Actually is not about rating Demo negative. I never heard this demo. I personally suspect that it might be interesting from very narrow perspective of capacity of WE drivers but it I have high confidence that it shall not be interesting from perspect...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Turntables Motors by Romy the Cat on 2012-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
[quote user="Stitch"]… It is known for years, that the Raven has problems with motor(s) and is highly colored in reproduction abilities… [/quote] The subject of Turntables Motors is very tricky one and it turn out that Motors do affect sound very dra...
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