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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: I was concerned you hadn't commented on this before by Antonio J. on 2008-07-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tuners and digital noise from DAW, A/D and D/A in Off Air Audio  10 Replies 
So I thought my tuner weren't properly adjusted. It has not been serviced nor recently aligned, I have no proficient technicians around who I depend to let them put their hands into the tuner. The damn thing always picked up Bidat's and CEC...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: CD source: Bidat vs. Lavry DA-924 by Romy the Cat on 2005-12-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A littlie D-War: Bidat vs. Lavry Gold in Didital Things  14 Replies 
Before announcing Lavry complete failure against Bidat when Lavry was driven by a CD transport I have to make a very important comment: in my case the transport was not a regular transport but the CEC-TL0, a know son of a digital bitch. I know quit...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #109: Sure, but I doubt that anyone need to care about results besides you. by Romy the Cat on 2016-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
I might be not “getting” what you are doing but it looks to me that it is not near close to “CEC TL0X vs Berkeley Alpha”. The Berkeley Alpha is just an interface to get stream of DAW but CEC TL0X is digital transport.  We have no idea what kind dat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Amplifier Speaker Matching by Amir on 2023-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
Paul I do not know what happen between amplifier and speaker but I think matching of amplifier and speaker is one of the most important things is audio. matching is not just about dynamics/driving or having enough power , it is about perfec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: CEC TL0 3.0 vs Audio Note CDT Six by Amir on 2019-07-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: CEC TL0 3.0 trasport in Didital Things  2 Replies 
I hope i could have a comparison between New Audio Note UK CDT-Six Transport and the CEC TL0 3.0. Audio Note CDT-6 is not in iran and it is very expensive around 153k$ . I hope i could have CDT-6 to compare with CEC TL0 3.0 . ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: CEC equalization... by scooter on 2009-09-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: CEC TL0-X: by no means an in-depth review in Didital Things  17 Replies 
Mr. Lapmpizator is a character. From a technician's standpoint, he should get credit for tearing apart the CEC transport and sorting out the SPDIF trace. Loved the disguised motor, where the costume cost more than the crappy chinese motor (new $4, le...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Modded Denon by Jorge on 2011-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A contemporary great CD transport for under $100. in Didital Things  5 Replies 
I have a Fosell transport for some years now I upgraded from a CEC TL-1 which was miles behind...I use an EAD 7000 III  DAC which I kept after having both the 9000 and the 7000,  the mian difference between them is the preamp section of the 9000, so ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: DAC problems... by Romy the Cat on 2013-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
Well, I think the in this inquiry would be the use of CEC TLOX transport. If you do putting together a system from the ground up then it is arguable if it makes sense to commit yourself with CEC TLOX. This transport is from the last century and i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: How About Bidat from CEC and PC by TonyB on 2005-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A littlie D-War: Bidat vs. Lavry Gold in Didital Things  14 Replies 
Hi Romy,How about expanding the D-War and comparing the CEC transport and a PC feeding the Bidat? It should not be that difficult to rip a few CD's onto a PC. I would LOVE to hear the comparison. Using a PC would have a few advantages if the sound is...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #95: Unbelievable by Antonio J. on 2007-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I really can't understand how a company selling a power regeneration device priced well over 2000 or maybe 3000 USD could send you 5 units and being al them "defective". Did I miss anything here?The idea of the Kemp for the Bidat, CEC and m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #159: Toslink might help by Max Shatsky on 2018-05-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Amir,You can try to connect Toslink cable to your MacBook headphone jack, if your model supports this. In my case, it made a huge difference vs the USB interface. And then you can compare it to Toslink output from your CEC. Unfortunately, different s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Audiocom’s Superclock free to go. by Romy the Cat on 2014-01-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Myth of CD clocking = True/False in Didital Things  15 Replies 
As after recent incident with my CEC I opened it ups and “fixed” the bearing I was surprised to discover in there the Audiocom’s Superclock that was sitting in there for 9 years unplugged. I just forgot it in the belly of TL0 in the past. So, if anyb...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: The Lapmpizator and the rest of them. by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: CEC TL0-X: by no means an in-depth review in Didital Things  17 Replies 
I do not know the Lapmpizator but from what I have seen at his site I would not invest a lot into his assessment of sound.  Those people, like most of those audio-DIY people, do not any sonic objectives and their actions are just a series of endl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: About the faithfulness, digital, and anything else. by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Credibility of digital information in Didital Things  5 Replies 
Oliver, I do not think you understand "faithfulness" in the same way as I do. Ironically out differences of views are not linguistics but rather in the realms of objectives and intentions. You are right and there are a number of companies who hide t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #59: My history by Amir on 2019-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
ArmAlex   the fun thing is that you read Romy posts here without understanding his ideas and copy paste Romy instructions in your Audio system and the result is lower than those audiogon guys (an example of your audio logic -> you buy gryphon spea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: Gryphon Trident 3way EAR 861 Amplifier AMR DP-777 CEC TL1 by Amir on 2019-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Any good sounding AES/EBU interfaces out there? in Didital Things  53 Replies 
[quote user="Wojtek"]In regular off the shelf hi-fi system , be it a total lack of LF in your speakers or the "pinch"  of dome tweeters or the midrange mud. Romy like all of us throws money on the problem and he usually chooses  well regarded and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #108: CEC TL0X vs Berkeley Alpha USB by Amir on 2016-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
on Friday I will test CEC TL0X with MAcbook Pro/Berkeley USB to SPDIF Converter.The Berkeley Alpha USB use the Wavelength Streamlength asynchronous code. Mr.Gordon Rankin programmed these codes and sold the patent to some company like Ayre, Berkeley,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: AMR DP-777 by Amir on 2017-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Abington Something = Abbingdon Music Research in Didital Things  14 Replies 
I think DP-777 sounds best when i turn off it's Jitter correction and i use bit Perfect I mode in 16bit 44.1khz mode.I think AMR DP-777 is very very good DAC but in my idea it is a-little bold sounding if i criticize tone.It sounds clear , very clear...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #146: Mpd config by Amir on 2017-04-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
I do not use flac , i just use AIFF.My friend configured voyage mpd 0.9.5 with ronalde (http://lacocina.nl/) bit-perfect script.Alix 2d2 with voyage mpd sounds not bad before break-in and after break-in i will report about the sound.I guess even go...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Linux by Amir on 2017-06-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: EAR Yoshino DAC 4 by Tim Paravicini in Didital Things  24 Replies 
[quote user="xandcg"]I do not have any Linux box anymore, unless you consider an Android smartphone as a Linux box. However, if you wanna play with the kernel and are seeking low latency, you better go with a patched kernel: you will need the rt (rea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: DAC Recommendations by de charlus on 2013-07-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
I am putting together a system from the ground up, and while I am almost certain that I will be getting the CEC TLOX transport, I am at a loss as where to start in terms of auditioning DACS, it having been quite some time since last bought anything d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The big digital time… by Romy the Cat on 2007-10-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Recording options: Pacific Microsonics vs. Lavry Gold. in Didital Things  24 Replies 
I spend a couple days playing with my digital, listening, measuring, trying to realize how to use it, trying to take advantage (if it exists) of my new Pacific processor. It is a true remarkable machine but the Pacific processor also highlighted to m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: The Synapse and the AES/EBU cable by Antonio J. on 2007-10-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Any good sounding AES/EBU interfaces out there? in Didital Things  53 Replies 
Yesterday arrived the Belkin Synapse cable. I have been listening this afternoon some music, and I'm surprised how this 6ft piece of wire has been able to remove the high frequency crap. Clean, coherent, no false detail anymore... I believe it affect...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Lackluster - lacking brilliance or vitality; lacking luster or shine by Romy the Cat on 2007-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Abington Something = Abbingdon Music Research in Didital Things  14 Replies 
[quote user="coops"] … spent a week listening to the AMR, cd77 really wanted to like it, built solidly, but sound wise it is lackluster [/quote]I never hear word “Lackluster” and I looked it up in dictionary.  Can you tell more about it? You are...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #67: Re: I’m happy pussy! by TonyB on 2005-11-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
Hi Romy,[quote user="Romy the Cat"] For the time being I decide to use the DA924 as D/A. With all beauty of DA924 I did not fine it comfortable to handle CEC TL0 and I feel that Bidat does better in there. (Although Bidat vs DA924 is VERY big and V...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Oppo DVD player as a transport. by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Oppo DVD player as a transport. in Didital Things  10 Replies 
I need to say that I did not do any experiments with any commercial audio equipment for a looooong time. Partially I have no needs as I do not buy anything and partially I have no interest. It is not that I have anything against commercial audio ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: The fate of those machines. by Romy the Cat on 2009-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: PS Audio's digital approach. in Didital Things  6 Replies 
It is very good that PS Audio when to the direction they went but I think those designs need to mature and the requirements for the transports like this need to be refined.  I think is a year it will be more transports like this and the competition w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: Thanks by de charlus on 2013-07-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Canadian Speaker Proposal in Horn-Loaded Speakers  56 Replies 
Thanks Romy,I particularly appreciate the advice on the Goto issue, although a sojourn in Japan would be delightful too, come to think of it; in my experience there's no better place for culinary and audio tourism combined. "Local" support in the cas...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Search of the best DAC by Stitch on 2013-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DAC Recommendations in Didital Things  44 Replies 
... is quite a long journey. In the last 15 years we got every month a new, sonic revolution in sonic digital Playback. We got up sampling, HDCD ... SACD, separate units, digital cables, separate master clocks, output stage with tubes and so on and o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: TL-0 spare parts, investment by tokyo john on 2011-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: CEC TL0-X: by no means an in-depth review in Didital Things  17 Replies 
I came across a used TL-0 for sale yesterday (black version - looks nicer than current in my eyes). I listened to it through some 20k Accuphase amps and B&W 800D speakers, and the sound was very poor. Fortunately it sounded even worse when the TL...
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