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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A new beast from JBL: Everest DD66000 by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new beast from JBL: Everest DD66000 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
It looks like JBL Jumped into the beryllium wagon with their new DD66000. It is $60K it is sexy look but frankly speaking I do not see anything stimulating/interesting  in them beside a nice industrial design. Here is also a link that “try” ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Everest is not a horn loudspeaker but a product. by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wide dispersion horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
Well, I do not know what they did in “Everest”. The level of being “horny” is not a fixed level. JBL might do own drivers that does not need or need less equalization from hors. It’s hard to say anything without having the driver in own hands. Sure t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Acoustics perhaps? by serenechaos on 2009-08-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A book about Loudspeakers and Rooms? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
Have you read Alton Everest's "Master Handbook of Acoustics?"  http://www.amazon.com/Master-Handbook-Acoustics-Alton-Everest/dp/0071360972 Not about loudspeakers, but a lot of info about rooms, and interactions.  Not a "textbook," but a lot of subjec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: The LPCM vs. PCM, why this 'debate' even necessary? by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The High Resolution PCM files business, where? in Didital Things  31 Replies 
[quote user="perrew"] Romy, from my understanding, this disc called HDAD, contains on one side a DVD-Video resolution, 96/24 and on the other side a DVD-A i.e 192/24 resolution. So the disc on one side can be played in your regular DVD pla...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Tossy in 192/24 by perrew on 2009-10-06 
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I was looking for the Everest disc with Tossy Spivakovsky and came across this remaster in 192/24  and thought it might be interesting for the discussion.Dont know if the CD version included is as good as the original Everest but it might make for a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Not suitable by Markus on 2009-08-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A book about Loudspeakers and Rooms? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
I have the Colloms book. It does not provide the info Romy seeks. The Toole book is better suited, but I generally think a book dedicated to room acoustics, such as the Everest one cited above, is the better choice.I don't know the Everest book, it s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Taking a Few for the Team by Paul S on 2009-07-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: AMR PH-77: just another phonostage or more? in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
Too hot to expect the best sound today, and besides I have gotten my morbid curiousity worked up about the recording/playback curves, so I fished out a few LPs mostly to hear/see how they sound with respect to the "shape" of their sound, aspects of w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Everest is not a horn loudspeaker but a product. by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wide dispersion horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
Well, I do not know what they did in “Everest”. The level of being “horny” is not a fixed level. JBL might do own drivers that does not need or need less equalization from hors. It’s hard to say anything without having the driver in own hands. Sure t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Wide dispersion horns by coops on 2007-06-09 
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I wanted to ask your opinion on wide dispersion horns, I am thinking particularly of the ( maple ) horns used in the TAD Exclusives ,early Westlakes etc, mostly studio monitor designs. I can see why a compact ,wide dispersion horn would be attra...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: wide dispersion horns by coops on 2007-06-11 
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Romy thanks very much for taking the time to reply,  presumably the design originates form PA design, literally enabling as many people as possible to hear the announcement, looking at the 'Everest' in Munich, the mid range 'horn' appears to be ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Duo-Art, Anyone? by Paul S on 2012-08-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Shopping vs. Piano Shopping. in Playback Listening  39 Replies 
More than a few 20's Steinways were additionally fitted with a Duo-Art system.  I have no idea how hard it is to find the rolls these days, but I do know that a certain 1929 Steinway so fitted is one of the most amazing pianos I have ever heard, albe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The Tossy Virtuosity by Ronnie on 2007-04-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tossy Spivakovsky and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in Musical Discussions  4 Replies 
I was listening to that Everest LP yesterday and found myself half laughing through the 2nd and 3rd movements."sarcasm and professional virtuosity" seems like a fitting description, although I haven't heard any other versions of the concerto.I got th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Popped bubble redux by Paul S on 2007-05-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Gould's Goldberg Variations re-played? in Musical Discussions  8 Replies 
I have some old Everest recordings made of "Vorsetzer" (Duo-Art and one other manufacturer, as I recall...) pianos that both record and play from special piano rolls made by most of the greats of the time, including Hoffman, Rubenstein...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Finding Tossy... by Romy the Cat on 2007-04-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Low output MC? in Analog Playback  22 Replies 
Well it hard to find for whatever reasons. “Bescal” released it but I would not trust then and would look for the original Everest release. I do not know who sell CD and I have seen ay used market they goes for stupid prices. Still, you might fish th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Consciousness, Options and Music by Paul S on 2009-10-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A horrible re-performance of Rachmaninoff!!! in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
It does not sound as good as the old Vorsetzers to me, and it particularly suffers in comparison to the DuoArt reproductions done by Everest on Harold Powell's 1929 Steinway (also a "D", AFAIK).  Sure, the 1909 is nice, but it sounds a little tig...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Tossy Spivakovsky and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto by Romy the Cat on 2004-12-21 
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I have a tradition of exchanging music with people in the end of the year. This morning I made some “selected” CD-copies to a local guy and among them I recorded my favorite performance of Tchaikovsky violin concerto by Tossy Spivakovsky. This kind o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: The DVD-A vs. the raw data files by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The High Resolution PCM files business, where? in Didital Things  31 Replies 
[quote user="perrew"]I was looking for the Everest disc with Tossy Spivakovsky and came across this remaster in 192/24  and thought it might be interesting for the discussion.Dont know if the CD version included is as good as the original Everest...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Jim Smith by BWO on 2009-09-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Get Better Sound” by Jim Smith in Audio News  12 Replies 
Amir,I'm not disagreeing with you. I think the book offer some very good advices. In many areas the book is definetly good, but it's unfortunate that he is holding on to what is snake oil in my opinion. It's not problem for me to overlook that materi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: <Hummm by Paul S on 2007-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Gould's Goldberg Variations re-played? in Musical Discussions  8 Replies 
Well, I'm pleased to own the vinyl set in question, and if I ever listen to the Mustard set it will be out of curiosity.I bet I'll even miss Gould's much-hated-by-me humming...Or do their computers add that "perfectly", too?Remember, we are not talik...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Thanks Jim by Amir on 2009-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Get Better Sound” by Jim Smith in Audio News  12 Replies 
Dear JimI wanted to Thanks you and send a email to you for your good and very useful book.I think some audiophiles in this forum like to post radical and in some ways un-logical ideas.it seems romy approach and his radical views had this effect on ot...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Physics and Audio Adventure Tourists by Paul S on 2010-07-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Some Observations about Science and Bass in Playback Listening  12 Replies 
It is almost ironic, in the context of your original post, that you've refered me to "Physics" as a sort of generic introduction or prerequisite to practical musical ULF.  But I do appreciate your applied thoughts on the evils of feedback loops, and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Baseline measurements and post processing software by skushino on 2005-01-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Baseline measurements and post processing software in Audio Discussions  1 Replies 
Before treating my room, I want to benchmark the performance. Seeking a credible and contemporary resource (not Everest) where I can learn PC-based measurement and post-processing. Emphasis on test and measurement over modeling. It is a bonus if th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The Supernatural Josef Hofmann by Paul S on 2008-03-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Supernatural Josef Hofmann in Musical Discussions  4 Replies 
This post was prompted by listening to Chopin's Piano Concerto in E Minor, Opus 11, Everest Archive X-923 (stereo, 1965).  This whole series of recordings was very carefully made of remarkable Duo-Art reproductions played on the incredible 1929 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Getting It Right by Paul S on 2018-06-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: THE Show, Irvine 2018 in Audio News  6 Replies 
Sorry, Bernard, you are probably correct about the spelling, but it's too late for me to edit the post.  I always figure anything good one hears at a show means it is possible to get good sound from the gear in question, while bad sound might say com...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Finding and (starting to) deal with room energy. by Paul S on 2007-08-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The not-so-big listening room in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
Cool morning and some great music early, but things got worse as the temperature rose.I finally +/- gave up on just listening to music and started listening to the ingredients, and then I started to move around the room as I listened.Based on a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #62: Speakers and room by zako on 2010-04-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
ROMY  Your analogy of fitting the foot to the shoe is on the right track... Some times you need is a better pair of sox,,,You dont need to change the decorum of the Symphony hall..When you have a shitty orchestra,,,  Sometimes rearranging the musicio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: I will continue working on my Macondo. by Romy the Cat on 2010-04-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
[quote user="zako"]ROMY  Your analogy of fitting the foot to the shoe is on the right track... Some times you need is a better pair of sox,,,You dont need to change the decorum of the Symphony hall..When you have a shitty orchestra,,,  Sometimes ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A new beast from JBL: Everest DD66000 by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new beast from JBL: Everest DD66000 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
It looks like JBL Jumped into the beryllium wagon with their new DD66000. It is $60K it is sexy look but frankly speaking I do not see anything stimulating/interesting  in them beside a nice industrial design. Here is also a link that “try” ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Who? (shades of the old "musical" vs. "accurate" d... by Paul S on 2007-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SPUnisation of Macondo: how to catch own testicals. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
I must have missed out on how you regulate gain to or from each or any of several "channels"/pass bands, Romy.  I can remember years ago trying lots of EQ things to get "Flat Frequency Response" and finally giving up on all of it, including...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Agree to disagree by Romy the Cat on 2004-12-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Denon 103: myths and the reality in Analog Playback  29 Replies 
C, I very much agree about the benefits of spherical needle, partially on the older records and out of condition records, and this is one of the reasons why people have multiple arms on TTs. Yes, in many cases the spherical stylus “tracks better” 9mo...
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