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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Unfortunately not by the Nelson Pass blessing…. by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Solid state revisited in Audio Discussions  12 Replies 
Well, this is huge mystery in the reproduction of the few first milliwatt and I very much applaud to what Nelson Pass is trying to do. Being muse a proponent of high sensitively and low power I very much experienced with the fact the high power amps ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Unfortunately not by the Nelson Pass blessing…. by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Solid state revisited in Audio Discussions  12 Replies 
Well, this is huge mystery in the reproduction of the few first milliwatt and I very much applaud to what Nelson Pass is trying to do. Being muse a proponent of high sensitively and low power I very much experienced with the fact the high power amps ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: The horizontal ark with Aurum Cantus? by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
Chris, I did ask myself the same question: perhaps my given PTR9 is demagnetized. I called the last night to the owner of the tweeters and he said that he uses them for 7 years and they driver should be fine. He also expressed a lot of doubts if the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: german currents by hagtech on 2006-06-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I need a “second-type” phonostage. in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
"self-matching input impedance "Aren't they trying to say the input is grounded?  It sounds like they're using the current signal from cart, not voltage.  Like the 47 Labs stuff.  This concept has merit, but I never tried it.  To ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: PT-R9 tweeter sensitivity, Aurum Cantus and other ribbons by cv on 2006-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
HiSomething sounds very wrong - maybe something fishy about your samples?Take a look at Nelson Pass measurements towards the end of the following document:http://www.passdiy.com/pdf/KleinHorn2.pdfwhere it looks like the PTR9s have similar sensitivity...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: Wetness is about more than reflections by zanon on 2010-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
I like your comment about LF being too dry and this not being because room is untreated.In the past, I have tried to "wet up" sound by making room more reflective ("live") and I am guessing that your room is fairly live now as untreated rooms usually...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #92: S3 and class A amps by gordan on 2011-04-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
truth to be told, i'm so far from building a horn for S3 that the plans may change. the drivers actually haven't left a previous owner yet which makes me a bit nervous. but i understand you presume a short opening horn like expo would allow a more me...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: The guy who did the BSO files... by Romy the Cat on 2009-04-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The BSO and Digital Music. in Didital Things  44 Replies 
[quote user="clarkjohnsen"]As one who frequently listens to both weekend broadcasts, I'd like to know which one is uploaded. Do they tell us? Or could it be... a compendium?[/quote]Ein Deutsches Requiem  was recorded on September 26 & 27, 2008 Th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Greek Arcadian Audio new horn. by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Greek Arcadian Audio new horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
A Greek company Arcadian Audio come up with own new horn-loaded loudspeaker. http://www.arcadianaudio.com/description_style.html ... with Lowther-like single driver. I truly hate those tipe of speakers. Anyhow, the Arcadian Au...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: 4way active design concepts by homebuilder on 2008-01-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midrange driver suggestions in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
Romy:Thank you for your response.  You are correct that the vision is not completely developed for this 4 way.   A bit more info is needed.  I've had some experience with JBL woofers, but am relying heavily on the results achieved...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1504: Capacitors versus batteries in regenerators by drdna on 2016-01-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Well, the StormTank is currently is being sold for $30K.[/quote]Oh well, I can forget about buying one to try it out...[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The PurePower has a bank of caps that shunt the battery. Intellectually, it ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1506: Batteries vs batteries by Romy the Cat on 2016-01-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]I beg to differ. It may contribute to the unique sound of the PurePower. I still have my old SA-3 amplifiers made by Nelson Pass. The massive capacitors take up 90% of the inside of the amplifier, and it does have an impact on ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: All my Berning amps by drdna on 2007-09-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Devid Berning amplifiers: the anti-trnsformers frenzy? in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
[quote user="Merlin"]Are your observations regarding the ZH270 relating to comparisons with other push pull designs or SET's?[/quote] Well, both push-pull and SET and also some transistor designs as well, as I used to be quite a fan of Nelson Pass an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Vitavox drivers? by drdna on 2009-02-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: EdgarHorn Speaker Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]If you are still in MF frustrations then I have something that you might find interesting. Recently I pick up in UK a pair of Vitavox S3 drivers. I figure that if you wish I might let you to play with before they die in my...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: History of phono stage by drdna on 2008-12-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About EAR 834P Modifications in Analog Playback  45 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Adrian, I wonder how you wound up with the never-mentioned FET 10? I prefer it to the EAR 834 I heard. Is this another case where it's full of old caps? I would not be at all surprised if futzing with those caps might yield as ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #197: SSET ;-) by martinshorn on 2017-09-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
Hi Romy! Im taking the risk of u punching me in the face... Its been some months I tried an SS amp of a different kind. I personally don't like the SET sound, but aknowledge some of their advantages from technical POV. Found this here https://w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Different strokes by Merlin on 2007-09-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Devid Berning amplifiers: the anti-trnsformers frenzy? in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
I think it is a simple case of different strokes for different folks. Drdna writes about communicating the essence of sound - I write about the essence of music. He writes about wondering what Coltrane was thinking. I write about hearing him looki...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: SS Amplification for Compressions drivers? Sound? by Romy the Cat on 2009-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Amplification for Compressions drivers? Sound? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  19 Replies 
Anybody who ever tried SS amp with compressions drivers or the drivers of high-sensitivity that can be driven by minimum current knows how it works. Nelson Pass created with his First Watt project a lot of publicity to the idea. A few watts, in p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: A couple of already tortured candidates by Bud on 2007-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Macondo’s Upper Bass Channel: what is next? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  30 Replies 
Romy,In the diyaudio thread on EnABL I cover the Hemp acoustics FR 4.5 C and the Lowther A45. Both drivers in your size range.Since EnABL does not measurably alter any compression wave characterisitcs of the piaton mode tests, except for phase shift ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #147: Distressingly familiar by anthony on 2019-01-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] anthony wrote:I woke up this morning …. It was funny that you named it “In my dreams”. Whan I was “designing” and building the Milq I had a lot of dreams about the problem I had. I am not am amplifier designer or some ...
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