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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #57: sorry I meant to respond to Guy Sergeant by tokyo john on 2007-01-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A longer turntable belt. in Analog Playback  60 Replies 
with his photo and comments on his Technics SP10.Inexperienced imbecile that I am in participating in thread discussions, my question went into limbo (and thank you for responding to it).And thanks to you, I bought the SPU Mono some time back and now...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: I have my reasons why I don't. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Truth stretched out via Feastrex prism. in Audio Discussions  26 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]I don't know to what extent they've tried to apply the Naturflux thinking to the Field Coil circuit. It would not surprise me if that was much more difficult to do. It may have made the costs far too high. I don't know. [/q...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Divert and indicative picture... by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-11 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] In your earlier piece about how to use the S2 'properly' you wrote "Whatever happens between the 400 and 2,5 is pretty much unnecessary for you garbage. So, get any known to you soft capacitor of 3uF and place it in serie...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Why not? by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The EdgarHorns: the new old business plan in Audio News  17 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] Surely one of the objectives of this site is to allow people to be guided towards good sound by discussing the issues involved in getting there. Whether that entails discussing the merits of different recordings or perform...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: More 834PT bravua... by Romy the Cat on 2004-12-11 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] I don't doubt for a moment that there are plenty of people 'who know' who will wax lyrical about the benefits of open loop eq in feedback circuits. There are people 'who know' who will tell me that valve amplifiers cannot ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Good start, but this is just a start. by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-04 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] It may be asking too much to expect the LF horn to play well up to and beyond 250Hz. [/quote] I would expect this horn to go much lower, let say doe to 150Hz. You if it was a front firing horn without loading to a boundary...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: I juts do not follow you by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-11 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] I feel very pleased for you. I was always somewhat puzzled by your descriptions of how you felt the S2 sounded, particularly between 600 and 1200 Hz. My experiences with a few different horns but always with a good quality...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Sound of tubes or the sound of attitudes. by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: GM70 vs. 6C33C in Melquiades Amplifier  13 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] I'm sure there are many bad implementations of the 845 and 211. Almost all of the commercially available ones are pretty mediocre. However I have heard good examples of both so I know it can be done. [/quote] Actually I d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #71: More FM propaganda... by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-22 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] Can you describe how your vinyl playback and conventional CD playback fall short of what you are getting from FM? [/quote] Guy, you are asking a resemble question but what do you expect me to say? Do you expect me to conv...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Kill. Kill, Kill Romy the Cat by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The EdgarHorns: the new old business plan in Audio News  17 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] …there are some decent products out there although it seems that in your view those products are the result of happy accidents … [/quote] Hm, this is a good way to look at the reality of the things…. [quote user="guy ser...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Re: Still the 834PT is OK. by Thorsten on 2004-12-11 
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Hi Guy, [quote user="guy sergeant"]My experience with the 834p stemmed from having one at home for about a year soon after it was launched. I did try different types of ECC83 in it which did change it's balance slightly but not enough to make me like...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Rridicule of what? by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-16 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] Of all the manufacturers you could be poking fun at you've chosen two who actually care about what they make and sell. [/quote] I do not think any manufacturers “do not care about what they make and sell”. They all do, or...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Cesarro vs Silbatone by Romy the Cat on 2012-05-09 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] If the intention was to give people an experience of how large scale music/sound reproduction was or could have been 70 or 80 years ago, then the arrangement they chose was probably quite successful. A modern LF system wou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: The revision is in a progress by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-08 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"]Sorry, I have a better understanding of the purpose of this exercise now.Are you making 2 new platters or is one to be the existing Micro Platter? [/quote] Nope, juts adding RX-5000 platter and base to the existing RX-8000...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: SL600: is still to be seen. by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] I suppose the question then is, does the SL600 then sound more correct than your normal system with 'better' amplifiers? Don't you still find the sound of the woofer to be too smeared, slow and dark? [/quote] Actually the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: It is purely voluntary, isn’t? by Romy the Cat on 2006-03-20 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] I've usually found valve rectifiers to sound preferable. [/quote] For HF channels only. Still with shaft switch diodes and properly implemented input choke filters there is not advantages of tube rectification, quite oppo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Some more comments. by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-18 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] 7. 4.8" x 4.8"[/quote] Hm, and you used 12” driver with 4.8" x 4.8" thought?  With you look for 6”-8” driver and Fs drivers. I know it would be very hard to find them with near 100dB sensitivity… [quote user="guy...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Re: lips raning and Lamm by Romy the Cat on 2006-03-22 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] I have heard Lamm ML2's in a couple of different people's home systems. Did they know how to use them properly? Well either they didn't (quite possible) or the amplifiers simply lacked the virtues I would prefer. [/quote] ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: What is a magnificent creature! by Romy the Cat on 2009-05-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Cats and hifi in Audio Discussions  14 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfTFTI4DvKU [/quote]I have to admit that I just watched this clip with the Cat on turntable 20 times and can’t help myself. To me, to watch Cats is the most cherished time in my life. Just to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Re: Truth stretch ... by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Truth stretched out via Feastrex prism. in Audio Discussions  26 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] I have looked at the Feastrex website. The picture you show is of one of their permanent magnet drivers. This uses their Naturflux magnetic circuit. Mr Akiyama's quote also refers to one of these permanent magnet drivers s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: ...more on DHT vs. IDHT by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DHT driver & input in Melquiades Amplifier  25 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] If so I would say that they typically offer a lighter, unfettered presentation of timbre & dynamic range across the full frequency range provided that the HT and LT supplies allow them to. This has been most noticeable...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: nc14 by aaverhoeff on 2007-03-04 
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Hello guy sergeant,I am interested in your experience with the NC14.Could I send you some questions as a private mail (pm)?My email is: vrhff04_@_xs4all.nl(replace _@_ by @)Best, Arjen. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Artists (some) seem to have an attenuation syndrome too by Gregm on 2007-09-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Attention Sound Engineers (compression and loudness) in Playback Listening  47 Replies 
I.e. seek "louder" as if they wear permanent ear-plugs[quote user="guy sergeant"]The record companies demand that sound engineers make the recordings so that the band sounds as loud (noticeable) as possible when played on the radio. Music recorded in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
[quote user="enjoy_the_music"] Making a vacuum hold down is quite simple, but would it be easier to use a device like the old Audio Technica AT-666? I guess the material used in the latter is not the ultimate. You don't need a great amount of vacuum ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: To clear about the Denon-103 by Romy the Cat on 2004-08-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My old Fi-Hi gear associations... in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] Can't say I share your fondness for either of the Koetsu or Shelter cartridges either (or especially the Denon 103!) None of these are top class in my humble opinion. [/quote] I sorry, I never was a fan of Denon-...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: About the Klangfilm and armadillos. by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-15 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] Having said that I've never heard a properly working WE555 or 594 either and given the problems of getting the S2 to work well I can't imagine there are many installations using those drivers with the right sort of horns t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: ..even more… by Romy the Cat on 2013-03-07 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] There's alot to learn putting a new system into an unfamiliar room. [/quote] …and I would add: the unfamiliar drivers with unfamiliar amplifiers. It is trippy how SET amps could be loaded with different drivers and produce...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Re: Melquíades: here they come… by Romy the Cat on 2005-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The “Melquíades” début. in Melquiades Amplifier  10 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]Nice to see the glow tubes. Shunt reg for the driver or something else?What type of rectifier/smoothing do the amps use?[/quote]Nope, the both B+ are choke regulated. The positive and negative shunt regulators used in bias ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Content loaded audio... by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Speakers: a hi-fi disaster. in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] Again I get the impression that attempting to link 'serious music' as a pre-requisite to 'serious playback' is over intellectualising matters. … The equipment, of course, doesn't know what kind of noise it is being asked t...

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) ...
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