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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: The cablechewer cat by DSH on 2008-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Cats and hifi in Audio Discussions  14 Replies 
My cat that likes to chew loudspeaker cables. Especially is fond of NordOst flat cables. He is therefore is being kept out of my listening room but should somebody forget to close the door tightly, comes in immediately for cables or to jump on the tu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #447: NYC elevators by scooter on 2015-04-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
I might approach the problem a bit differently. Think "space efficiency" and "space effectiveness."In my travels, I have seen that a lot of Europeans and Asians live in very small spaces. Of course, the Japanese have their futon beds, which they can ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: A new feel of Opera Room. by Romy the Cat on 2012-10-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Opera Room in Audio Discussions  77 Replies 
Amy turned out to be a fireplace kitten and she spends a lot of time in our opera room, cooking her feet on fire and filing the room with marvelous purring. We were planning to do major Opera Room remodeling this winter but the resent Hurricane Sandy...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Hafler effect by Bill on 2021-07-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  82 Replies 
I feel that the correct objective of home music listening should be to reproduce as closely as possible what one can enjoy in a great concert hall with great musicians.Thus, I have been a advocate for surround processing for years. As stereo replaced...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Donating them to a school or library by Antonio J. on 2008-08-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My today’s views on LP culture and my audio habits. in Analog Playback  24 Replies 
That's what I'd do. Maybe a High School or Music School that already has a room for allowing the kids listening to recorded music. If they hadn't the means for LP playback, I'd get them some sturdy and decent sounding TT.Sometimes I feel th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #121: Infinite baffle by Jorge on 2011-10-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
That is what I thought you were going for in the first place:You have the basement right under your listening room, and those wonderful Aura 18" woofers...You can place them sideways (very important) on some kind of vent that shoots into the room...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: No one knows anything…. by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Moscow setup with Horns/Lowther in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
Haralanov, I do not think that the “information” that you found is indicative of anything. If they changed coils and diaphragms on their LOMO drivers (and I presume that if they change the diaphragms then they did not keep the LOMO original suspensio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Absorbtion of different frequences.. by chaos on 2008-07-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers in Audio Discussions  34 Replies 
hi jezzie!i think, in case of thunder its only the "crack" that comes from the lightning, the "boom" is just the "echo". maybe this is interesting for you. as we can see, not only bad electricity destroys good sound, its also the changes in the air i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Size of Box by Chirag on 2005-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “A” sound from “B” system? in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
Alex,I tend to aim for Q's around 0.5-0.6 for my sealed boxes, but thats only because I prefer my listening in smaller nearfield rooms.  If you have a much larger room, you *might* be able to get away with something closer to 1.the 18W works fin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #317: This is How It's Done by Paul S on 2011-05-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Yes, there is still a resonant cavity under the raised-floor listening room.  However, this is how pros deal with it, under the circumstances.Somehow, I was thinking that the house was older than the "TJIs" shown in these photos.  If so, then this mu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Speakers for the Micro by Ronnie on 2007-04-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hi-Fi Mini Systems in Audio Discussions  12 Replies 
Just add a pair of small Ino Audio speakers and your LTS associated setup is done. :-)http://www.faktiskt.se/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=8994&list=fullSeriously, I'd pester the very reluctant manufacturer (former LTS head hon...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Big listening room by ArmAlex on 2010-04-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Romy, francley the biggest reason that I'm very happy you moved to your new place is, you have a very big listening room-like mine-so speaker placment and search for DPoLS wuold be more helpful to me. I hope so!Anyhow congradulation for new place.Arm...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: United Kingdom in June by Romy the Cat on 2012-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What to do in England? in Audio Discussions  7 Replies 
Thanks, guys. I got a few direct emails with various ideas.  I am thinking to go in June, to escape the pre-Olympic rash. I do not know when and where, juts collection sensations at this point. I have no problems with non-audio part of the trip, end ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Yes, this is an interesting angle. by Romy the Cat on 2013-11-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Trading cable elevators for spare space. in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
[quote user="steverino"]Well, the circle is unbroken. Romy started his audio journey in a basement somewhere tinkering with this and that. He rose for a time into the light and now has descended once more. However this time it is called the Bunker. W...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Audio Sonar Acoustic Levelling (radical new approach for room treatmen... by atilsley169 on 2012-08-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Sonar Acoustic Levelling (radical new approach for roo... in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
Audio Sonar Acoustic Levelling (ASAL) As an engineer, I’ve been intrigued by the various room treatment systems out there…most of which are sound (excuse the pun). My own 4-way front-loaded playback system is very dynamic…and suitable room...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Floor reflections by RonyWeissman on 2013-01-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Floor reflections in Audio Discussions  2 Replies 
Anyone have a clever way to diffuse floor reflections (here is radical method db-systems.fr) in a room that is not dedicated listening environment.My daughter spread out an enormous playmobil plastic collection the other day in the area between me an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #428: Looking from Massachusetts :-) by Romy the Cat on 2014-09-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Ah, Texas, they are truly helpless people. They did not reach the level of humans evolution when such a fine things as bass time alignment would matter. They need to experience an influence of the Renaissance first....  Seriously, a nice looking list...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1217: In your county... by Romy the Cat on 2014-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
N-set, I do not think that we from America would be able to talk about 3-phase or to share any 3-phase experiences. We in US do not have 3-phase in residential neighborhood, in fact it is prohibited by code and if you want to have it then it is very ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1342: PP3000+ and ... the alien switching forces. by Romy the Cat on 2014-08-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I have written in past that for some mystery reasons my PP3000+, and I presume all other PP3000+, do adversely affected by switching power supplies in the feeding line. I have PP3000+ and older PP3000 and both of them works wonderfully, one on main l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #426: A nice asymmetrical listening Room by Romy the Cat on 2014-09-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Nope, it is not my listening room but I it is a very nice looking listening room, I hope to post it here. The room has very nice dealing with first reflections, ceiling and many other aspects. I wish the right speaker were further from the wall. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Several issues (long and probably boring to many of you, my advanced e... by Antonio J. on 2006-10-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Melquiades” amplifier: a year later. in Melquiades Amplifier  33 Replies 
1.- Finding specific solutions to specific problems[quote user="drdna"] .... I have high-sensitivity horn loudspeakers and use some 2A3 SET amplifiers, which make very good sounds but I am looking to get closer to the Sound, which to me is feeli...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: Re: Live bass by slowmotion on 2005-08-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chinese upperbass horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
Hi [quote user="Romy the Cat"]…. The “live” bass never “dynamic” and ... Rgs,Romy the Cat[/quote] ?????? I don't understand what you mean here, Romy? To me "live" bass ( like when listening to an orchestra ) is much more dynamic than any reproduced b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: SF audio gurus? by RonyWeissman on 2010-02-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SF audio gurus? in Audio News  5 Replies 
Hi, I'll be out in SF next week, any recommendations on interesting audio types to visit? I would be very interested in listening to reasonably-intelligent reasonably-efficient (i have small listening room) non-horn set-ups??Thanks for any tips...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A synonym of audio reviewer by Romy the Cat on 2014-07-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A synonym of audio reviewer in Audio News  0 Replies 
I was reading a few days back a review of very popular audio reviewer of a very popular speaker. I could name the person and product but I do not want to give to them even negative publicity as they both are idiots. Anyhow, the review wax the poetry ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: MacondoLite pictures by decoud on 2009-08-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: MacondoLite in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
Apologies for blurredness: room is very dark hence long exposure times.At listening level. Note the driver is off, hence light at the centre.Side view. Note the larger horn can move in the horizonal plane to time-align it with the S2. Back chamber is...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Looking for something different: horizontal language. by Romy the Cat on 2013-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Looking for something different: horizontal language. in Playback Listening  1 Replies 
Another day I was visiting one audio blog that had a large report about a private audio installation and the event around this installation. The installation was celebratory to say at least and the equipment was something that would make any senior a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Playing bad recordings using the "B" system. by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Playing bad recordings using the "B" system. in Playback Listening  1 Replies 
I always advocate that a civilized audio-practicing person must have one playback. I very much did not like the Morons who have multiple duplicating amplifier, speakers and multiple listening rooms. For sure they all produce slightly different fl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: It works just fine by Romy the Cat on 2013-06-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Using chairs as phase randomizer? in Playback Listening  1 Replies 
Listening my new chairs arrangement for a couple weeks I feel that the chairs position have practically no impact. I did feel that some aspect of imaging will be different. I do think that it is very very slightly different but I would not call it be...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Floor by zztop7 on 2014-08-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Platine Verdier Magnum in Analog Playback  6 Replies 
People forget that their floor, subfloor, & other associated structural pieces connected to & part of the listening room will have to EQUAL the standards of the Verdier.  Do NOT count on your contractor no matter what he promises you.  Sound ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #237: Back and forth ceremony by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
[quote user="zanon"]I know that because of your new mid bass horn, the speaker position is mostly fixed. So you move chair. I am wondering -- to those of us who can move both chair and speaker, how do you go about getting system to play the ro...
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