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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: To talk or compare turntables.... 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 
Stitch, I am not too familiar with the sound of contemporary TT and I am not necessary would discard them juts because they are contemporary. I still have that fantasy about some kind of flimsy, paper-made TT that for whatever reason do sound very go...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: This is all very emblematic for audio herd. by Romy the Cat on 2012-12-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Holly Proscenium idiocy! in Analog Playback  23 Replies 
Stitch, you see, the presence of that unintelligent audio glitter  that run across web sites and drool saliva about that or this product is very unfortunate thing that actually makes very hard for  sensible audio people to get any more or less releva...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #554: My motor-generator screwed up idea by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Well, what I told you that I am a Moron and you did not believe me then you were fools. Here is a case to point. This week I deeded to connect my Holrick mechanical motor-generator in use. I did not mean to listen the sound of it. My objectives were ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: I’m not talking abstractive. by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Disregard the industry participants. in Audio For Dummies ™  6 Replies 
Guy, I think you misunderstood or misapply the main point that I was trying to make in my reply. The problem with the participants in the audio industry is not within thier own personal level of Moronity (although is it very frequently is the case) ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: NESPA Optical Disc Finalizer by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: NESPA Optical Disc Finalizer in Didital Things  4 Replies 
The visitors of my site who have read my observations about the CES 2005 http://www.goodsoundclub.com/TreeItem.aspx?postID=1918 are familiar with my very positive impressions about NESPA Optical Disc Finalizer. http://www.goodsoundclub.com/TreeIte...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Magico Mini or Jonathan Valin maxi? by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico Mini or Jonathan Valin maxi? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
When I meet Jonathan Valin I  laugh. Jonathan is soft-spoken, kind-mannered person who does not have that revolting attitude of a typical audio reviewer. Most of audio reviewers that I met behaved like idiots, claiming:  “the entire wo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
During the 2002 CES, late at night, a friend of mine demonstrate me something that was tying to address for a few years. It was a very different “tone” form a loudspeaker or I would rather say a different relationship between reproduced and auditable...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Calling a spade a spade by jessie.dazzle on 2010-06-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The audiophile’s stupid sport: what is the best syndrome. in Audio For Dummies ™  7 Replies 
Romy wrote: "...The “competition for the best” syndrome is something that retarded reviewers brought into audio.  This “frustration for the best” is the only crap they are able to sell and the only think how they meant understand audio. Unfortunately...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #317: Good news from APS by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Spoke last night with PurePower people and have good news. First, after the “agonizing research efforts” (satire) the APS have discovered that source of fuzziness that I reported above and claim that they have a very simple fix that would not requir...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: The point of it... by Axel on 2009-07-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What I am doing? in Playback Listening  15 Replies 
is, that we ARE the creators as you say --- of EVERYTHING we perceive and therefore what we think also. You are what you think. So if you do not create a difference between something soul-less and something having soul then you just have not crea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Audiophiles by Amir on 2010-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: There is no need to say anything if there is nothing to say. in Playback Listening  6 Replies 
[quote user="Stitch"] Amir wrote: audio is a hobby for many audiophiles and it is not a serious object to them, relation of audio with that 99.5% is like relation of a baby with his toy. all play the game but they do not think about the result as tha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: DPoLS? by ArmAlex on 2009-03-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The “Dead Points of Live Sound” in Playback Listening  28 Replies 
...disconects you from outside world and music plays "inside" you. The first impression is redundancy of Soundstage or even imaging as you become one with music. Then you don't care about any problems your playback system may have, like resulotion, t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #77: Driver in a horn by Jorge on 2011-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
I have seen Beyma rewrite their specs when they redo a driver and even add a letter to the driver for that change,  even if it is the same driver.Now I have seen variable FS responses form different drivers of the same model also. I was joking with a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: The absolutely wonderful summary! by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio critique – open your mind! in Playback Listening  44 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]What makes audio different than other realms open to criticism? Here are some thoughts ....[/quote]What is the wonderful summation of the main plot of this thread! The audio people are super sensitive to criticism only wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: still got my question by pe1mmk on 2007-03-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Ridiculous Japa-Brazilian horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  54 Replies 
Well Cat you can call me whatever you like, but you still did not answer my question. Both have a horn for highs, for mids and for lows, only the sub lows are handled differently. Now who is the moron hereMe or that naughty Cat? regards, PE1M...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Don’t pull out so quickly by CO on 2007-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Building a new music room in Playback Listening  20 Replies 
Romy, I value your input so don’t pull out so quickly.. I was expecting your reaction though. I,m not the 'typical Audio Moron' type, just planning ahead of time because remodeling is involved. Imagine YOU were forced to move into this room with yo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: The electricians might kill any good intentions. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Japanese Super High Material CD in Didital Things  16 Replies 
[quote user="yoshi"] One guy reports the comparison between SHM-CD and CD version of Klieber's Beethoven 5th and says what they did is just to increase the volume level so that it feels like you hear more details, but because of that, the orchestral ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Thanks that this “debate” is over. by Romy the Cat on 2013-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why Horn loaded systems?! in Playback Listening  30 Replies 
Rowuk, I disagree with dictionary explanation of word Moron: http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=1&postID=460#460 Still, in the example of the individual above I do agree that some people running within...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: It is even worse by Stitch on 2010-11-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lithuania enters the game: Reed 12" Tonearm in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]We are at severe devaluation of reference points and nowadays any Moron with a rudimental knowledge of HTML and a few vocal cronies can become a “reputed manufacturer”. [/quote]Hi Romy, it is even worse. Based on the high n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #362: The dead guy’s lessons. by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="floobydust"]  I'm lukcy to have a large stash of NOS 45 ...[/quote]Recently I visited an estate sale on western part of Boston. I usually do not go to such events but I was attracted that I was promised 100s tube radios, 1000s tube and 1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: No way out by Stitch on 2014-06-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Estonian idiocy: Estelon in Audio News  15 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I do not know if that AVShowrooms person is an industry commodity or he is an armature wanna be a "journalist" . If he is an armature and it is his hobby to walk around  the showrooms and perform virtual blowjob  to each a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: Acute file playing syndrome? by Romy the Cat on 2011-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Windows Based Transport: A quiet and capable Source? in Didital Things  47 Replies 
[quote user="item"]Let's just be grateful things have moved on from those nasty plastic discs . . . in an ideal world I like to call the future, we would download our files from the mixing desk direct to our highly optimised audio computers/streamers...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Re: No misunderstanding on this side by Romy the Cat on 2005-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: GoodSoundClub – one year later. in Site Support Forum  16 Replies 
[quote user="Antonio J."]I knew that my asking about the cart used would make you to write the kind of comment you've done. What I've enjoyed most and exclusively of the disc has been the music, all are terrific pieces and some, like the Ko...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: CES 2006: Music by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: CES 2006 in Audio Discussions  7 Replies 
Part 2: MusicWhen I said above that the music played at CES 2006 was the strip-music then I was not lying. I have seen a Moron who was jumping form room to room begging each vendor to play for him the soundtrack of the depth-chargers for U-571 movie....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Overlook while everything goes by Romy the Cat on 2010-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lithuania enters the game: Reed 12" Tonearm in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
Stitch, you expressed a very valid point of view. We are at severe devaluation of reference points and nowadays any Moron with a rudimental knowledge of HTML and a few vocal cronies can become a “reputed manufacturer”. A few months ago a guy I know b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Some comments. by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How many Bits needed for FM, the Accuphase T1000 dilemma. in Off Air Audio  6 Replies 
I posted this request at the Yahoo FM group, the place reportedly owned by the Reichsführer-SS Bob Fitzgerald, I have mention that Moron-wanna-be-in-charge before. Thankfully that cretin does not show up there and the air in that bulletin blog is fre...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: How to measure Soundstage by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The nature of "soundstage" in audio. in Playback Listening  22 Replies 
[quote user="Gregm"] We may postulate that … compression is beneficial for soundstaging.[/quote] ... You are right and it is very simple to witness. A high dynamic range creates less soundstaging and more imaging. Higher compression kills imaging an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: I’m driven by my own listening egotism. by Romy the Cat on 2007-07-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
Actually my wish for DSETinisation of Gammas has nothing to do neither money nor with Sound, really. The Audio-Morons™ buy and sell audio, and particularly those who are in the $200.000 bracket not because some specific sonic accomplishments or utili...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #234: Variable resonances by unicon on 2010-09-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I feel that we deal with damping resonances that are not necessary directly related to solidity or to strength. The Cat[/quote]TRUE GOLD Romy , I wasted couple of hours over a phone to convince a moron that tightening his...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #89: Worthless Part II by Stitch on 2013-10-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
In the last 10 years I had some chances to visit owners with very expensive Systems (>500.000,-- $) and all they had the same in common: Absolutely no idea about real High End or Music reproduction and I mean non, nada, nothing, they went to a d...
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