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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: High Definition Tape Transfers by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Definition Tape Transfers in Musical Discussions  10 Replies 
Robert Witrak, the owner of High Definition Tape Transfers (HDTT) http://www.highdeftapetransfers.com/ does CD transfers form older analog tapes. The transfers generally better then commercially available CD, and despite of the restricted and in a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: I think it's the other way around by steverino on 2012-11-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I wish I could speak German! in Musical Discussions  7 Replies 
"Perhaps I need to pick a German girlfriend and get German by the “other” means."I would think that it's more customary to  learn German (or fill in the blank language)  because one Wants a German girlfriend rather than the other way aroun...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Looks may be deceiving, but then again by Gregm on 2007-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Coaxial design in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
[quote user="Dominic"]Here's a threeway with the BMS coax like in your orpheans nested in what i think is a 80hz horn which is driven by 2x15"sI'm not sure how well the time alignment works. I think the woofers are a bit too far back.in any case: [/q...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Surrounded by Paul S on 2021-07-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  82 Replies 
I continued to correspond with the late J Gordon Holt after he stopped doing Sterophile stuff. Gordon continued on as a recording engineer who infamously insisted on sonic verisimilitude, by which he meant that the system should "correctly" reproduce...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Since you brought up food by tokyo john on 2011-01-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Targeted Audio Listening is like a high-end cooking, or the ... in Playback Listening  13 Replies 
I agree Japanese food is sublime, and if you like spices, then very good Indian food can be fantastic (but I doubt you can eat that type of Indian food in the US). Even in India, it can only be had at select places (like the fish Tikka in Delhi Obero...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #87: Of topic: who introduced tractrix curve. by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
Rakesh, I do not know a lot about the audio trivia. What I do know that in the world I live and I understand the tractrix curve introduced Bruce Edgar. I thought that tractrix curve was described by French. The tractrix curve is twisted and not strai...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Music and Arts' Spring... by Romy the Cat on 2006-03-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Music and Arts' Spring... in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
CD-1124(2) J.S. BACH: THE FRENCH SUITES. BWV 812-817, selected Preludes, BWV 923, 999, 815a, and three Preludes from the Well-Tempered Clavier, performed by David Cates, harpsichord. CD1 49:38; CD2 45:22. DDD UPC #0-17685-112...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #302: Pianochord will do! by oxric on 2011-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
 Hi Romy and JJTriode: I wish I could take credit for all of the very pertinent commentary by Rosalyn Tureck, extracted below but I will not. I do agree with the sentiment though and the reasoning behind her expressed...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: The Tanglewood saga. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I hate, hate, hate, hate Boston Symphony! in Musical Discussions  72 Replies 
I have to admit that I do not like the trip to Tanglewood – sitting for hours at the damn turnpike exit is not my definition of fun. The few times I was in Tanglewood I never was able to get the sits where I appreciate sound a strange place for to li...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: LYS’s Boris Godunov: you never know. by Romy the Cat on 2006-05-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Opera “Boris Godunov” in Musical Discussions  8 Replies 
I stopped by today during my lunch at my local “loony Tunes” and suddenly stumbled upon a LYS reissue (via the Dante Production) of Golovanov’s 1948 Boris Godunov. (LYS 349-351) I have mentioned this performance above. It is a studio recoding where ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: “They either adore me or I nauseate them” by oxric on 2020-09-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “They either adore me or I nauseate them” in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
Mentioned in the list above is a composer that I particularly enjoy is John Barbirolli, as the French, Italian and English influences on his upbringing reminds me of the cultural mix of my own family. There is a perceptive article published last moon...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #379: Cheesy tubes by drdna on 2010-08-05 
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"]buy a box of Epoisses Berthaut cheese.  Just one sniff of this French wonder will give you an instant reference about the YO186 sound.[/quote]La fromage de les Epoisses du Borgogne, c'est ma favorite. Bad news since the YO1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Grande castine website by RonyWeissman on 2009-10-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The European Triode Festival’s horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
Hi romy,Have you had a look at the website recently (site address above in marco's mail), they have very detailed discussion of midbass horn with photos of phase-plug etc. unfortunately it may be only in french ...R Weissman...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Is it complete? by mats on 2008-03-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Getting Started with Myaskovsky in Musical Discussions  35 Replies 
So, did anyone find out if this is a complete set?  Looks like it on the Amazon sites.  And did anyone hear it yet?   US Amazon has it as pre-order and Caymen has it in stock (supposedly), for $148.00, but on some French sites the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Staying Power by Paul S on 2013-08-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wine, women, song.. and audio in Playback Listening  71 Replies 
I don't know much about old TBAs, but d'Yquem (like many of the finest French wines) is actually pretty hard to ruin!  Since aged d'Yquem is so dear now, I have a nice stash from a near neighbor to that plot, and I will think sympathetically of Clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #65: Stereo imaging by drdna on 2009-01-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
[quote user="tuga"]I once came across this article on Stereo and Phase by JM LeCleach. It has interesting considerations on the subject of imaging[/quote]Thanks tuga. It is a nice article, but my French is a little rusty. It seems that he does very...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #137: S many options and there is so little time and desire... by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Thanks, rakeshI do not know anything about those French drivers.  I would question some things that they say but it is not the point. There are some many opportunities, so many options and there is so little time and little my desire to try the new t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #134: Oops, the site is surprise surprise mainly in French. by oxric on 2010-05-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Apologies to all those who do not speak French but part of that site is in English.http://infraplanar.free.fr/infraplanar-english_V1.htmI am willing to try and translate parts that anyone feels particularly pertinent.Regardsrakesh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: David Fray: a wonderful Piano Concerto No. 25! by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I hate, hate, hate, hate Boston Symphony! in Musical Discussions  72 Replies 
I French guy that I never heard before David Fray, visited today Boston and along with Kurt Masur and BSO played very very very good  Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25. Although Mr. Fray was better then BSO as the orchestra was not able to support the Fra...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: There is an interesting Lucas Debargue documentary on Medici tv (subsc... by oxric on 2020-02-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The fantastic Lucas Debargue in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
If you're interested, there is a documentary "Lucas Debargue: To Music" produced by Martin Mirabel on Medici tv.  He is very articulate (euh French but there are subtitles). Wise beyond his years: "On n'est pas interessant par soi-meme" ("One is not ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: If It "Works", by Paul S on 2018-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The open project: a lateral cross-injection. in Playback Listening  25 Replies 
then it works!  Of course, nobody really wants a 12' piano keyboard, or 2' bells on the French horns, so (obviously) we want both more and less than rote "widening" of the event.  Likewise with solo performers; we want a "more accurate" recreation of...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: RX5000 Pornography by RonyWeissman on 2009-01-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
With SME 3012 (Shelter 901), Ortofon RMG 309 (Orotofon S15-T) and Micro 237 (french mono cartridge early 50's, unbeatable)...I couldn't really get the sound I wanted out of the TT until I put it on the SR stands, I envy your vibraplane but trying shi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: MAC airport Express by RonyWeissman on 2008-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Hi Jessie :I'm sorry if this is not the subject of this thread as I have a bit of a problem following computer/digital discussions, but since you read french, there is a fellow in france selling a device to send audio signals from iTunes to audio sys...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Internet and electricity by RonyWeissman on 2010-01-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Internet and electricity in Didital Things  1 Replies 
Hi, anyone sending their internet connection around the house via the electrical cables (CPL in french)? It would make my life a lot easier if I could do that but was wondering if it would have an impact on  the hi-fi sound. I can't really try before...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Too much Stolichnaya last night but.. by Wojtek on 2011-05-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new G.I.P speakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
I was responding to Serge's post and link to French ceramic and wood horns-wrong thread obviously but I never post in the right one anyway ;)Those post belong to  "why I don't like LA porfile"...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: String sound by RonyWeissman on 2012-02-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My playback’s sound vs. Live sound. in Playback Listening  7 Replies 
I feel like i want a line array of lowThers with random graininess applied to their paper membrane as my oops channel! I would want the strings to have the texture of aged beef when it is cooked "aller/retour" (french alwys use food metaphors.).Serio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The Norman Lebrecht’s articles. by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Norman Lebrecht’s articles. in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
Here is a collection of Norman Lebrecht’s articles for Scena Manganese, which is I believe a French publication. I would not agree with everything he write but many of Norman’s points are very accurate in my view…http://www.scena.org/columns/lebrecht...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Le Poeme Harmonique by N-set on 2017-02-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Le Poeme Harmonique in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
I've noticed recently that I'm constanty driftting towards baroque and early music.Here is my latest discovery (appologies to the experts): Le Poeme Harmonique.Say magnifique is not to say anything! Some samples:A. Boesset https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #178: Over/under two weeks on the Yamaha by RonyWeissman on 2009-07-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
Hi Romy,  I had a background system for a while using either Kef 103.2 or tannoy gold 15¨ and McIntosh MC2205.  I don't know anything about the other McIntosh gear but this particular amp had a reputation amongst french vintage nuts. My old Threshold...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #240: Glass windows by Serge on 2010-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
For your french windows:...
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