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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Cut off his hands. by zako on 2010-06-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new 'chic' foolishness about mono systems in Audio For Dummies ™  48 Replies 
Unicorn,s comment is correct,,We barely see well planned stereo,,,   a good example is,,,i have in front of me a recording done by RCA,,ALso Sprach Zerathutra,,,recorded with 32 micraphones,,,and they claime on the cover its a stereo recording????  I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: What is the purpose of this exercise? by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
[quote user="mem916"] OK, I finally have my sample re-recorded in a format matching your file.  Details are the same as before.  (I set the Tascam inputs to "bypass" and used the Callisto to attenuate the signal.  Levels are the same.)  The only chan...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Latest YouTube. by Bill on 2023-06-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 3.0 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  51 Replies 
In his latest YouTube,Romy mentioned using my prepro to time align my drivers.I use the Trinnov Altitude 16 prepro which has a total of 20 channels. 16 of the channels have balanced analog outputs and the othe four Channels use the rca and optical sp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Second pass at Firebird by mem916 on 2011-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
OK here is another take of the same section.  This time with the Aesthetix Callisto.  I set the Tascam's inputs to "bypass" and used the volume controls on the Callisto to attenuate the signal to about the same level as the previous recording...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #103: There are a lot of Goto out there. by Romy the Cat on 2011-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
I do not know if it was because economy, because the Japanese events early on this year or because any other reasons but there is a lot of Goto drivers for the last couple months on used market. The prices go down and it looks like nowadays the G...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: For one day only by guy sergeant on 2013-03-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: For one day only in Horn-Loaded Speakers  12 Replies 
At last weekend's HiFi Wigwam Scalford show several members brought together various elements to make this 5 way speaker system.[IMG]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh107/pure_sound/communalsystem.jpg[/IMG]Picture courtesy of Alfie29021. Raal Amor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #70: ULF by Bill on 2011-03-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
What I heard in your room on Saturday was superb reproduction of what was recorded from 40 Hz. up. This is ideal probably for a recording of a chamber group in a small hall without anybody present. One could hear the hall surroundings which replaced ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: No “search” anymore from me. by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Open cell foam in horns and MF drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  40 Replies 
[quote user="gordan"]Roman,I don't think I've ever read your explanation why not 2482? We are all on a holy grail path to find a (somehow) available good compression driver that can go down to almost 200hz in domestic conditions and there are not man...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Cleveland vs. Juilliard: La Tache vs. DRC? by Paul S on 2009-06-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ravel's String Quartet; Remarkable! in Musical Discussions  6 Replies 
I managed to get a hold of a decent demo copy of RCA LSC-2413 (stereo), which features the 1960 iteration of the Juilliard Quartet playing the perennially-conjoined Ravel and Debussy String Quartets.  Despite the Juilliard's reputation of fast play, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Keeping in Touch With the Inner James Dean by Paul S on 2009-01-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: William Kapell legacy and patting behavior. in Musical Discussions  4 Replies 
I listened today to RCA LM2588, 1962, which turned out to be a rarity: a not-so-well-engineered shaded dog.  This album is re-dubs of studio recordings made from 1944 - 1953  (right before Kapell's death).  Serge Koussevitzky cond...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Mendelssohn, Cello Sonata #2 (in D), Op 58 by Paul S on 2008-10-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mendelssohn, Cello Sonata #2 (in D), Op 58 in Musical Discussions  2 Replies 
Lynn Harrell, cello; James Levine, piano.  RCA/Time-Life, 1978; stereo, STL561-2GI am not familiar with Lynn Harrell, but I now aim to correct my lamentable oversight.Here, both Harrell and Levine play individually and ensemble wi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1591: The Odd Good Day! by Paul S on 2018-06-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Apparently it still happens: good electricity during the day.  Wifey went to the fair with a granddaughter, so I took full advantage!  If forced to guess why the electricity was good, I'd guess that the nearby school is out, kids are visiting relativ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The St Louis Symphony label. by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hans Vonk Legacy in Musical Discussions  3 Replies 
[quote user="zako"]Hans Vonk is also my favorite... It was Slatkin that built up the St Louis Symphony orchestra,,and passed the batton on to Vonk when he left,,  VONK and the STL.,,,did a special concert for PBS TV of Carmina Burana,,,The chorus and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #145: Debugging Romy’s playback: how it works by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
This weekend a friend of mine visited me to listen my playback and there was a very illustrative occurrence. We listening my audio and everything was like it should be in the program. He was visiting my last time in 2002-2003, before the Macondo was ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: K-Stereo Playlists - K+06.0 vs BYPASS by peter foster on 2007-11-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: K-Stereo Ambience Recovery Processor in Didital Things  29 Replies 
Dear Romy,  the playlists as requested.  Regards, Peter Foster.---Playlist 06; Song 01.Track 1; 17:27.Serge Koussevitzky, Boston Symphony Orchestra.Tchaikovsky, Symphony No 4 in F Minor, Opus 36.RCA Victor LM 1008; Recorded 1949.LP -> Tu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: Sounds like fun! by mem916 on 2011-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
Yes you don't want to go over 0 "dBFS" for sure.  In fact it is not good to even hit 0 dB from what I have read in an AES paper.  Something odd happens when you play it back (I can't remember the details).  I shoot for peaks at -2 or -3 dBFS when...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: More conical anti-propaganda by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Some conical horns anti-propaganda in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
Bill Woods of the AH! Company: http://www.acoustichorn.com …. posted at his site a write up about  the advantages of his conical horns: http://www.acoustichorn.com/news/index.php?id=8313229270608416105 I meant to post a reply at his blog and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: The cable that I am playing now. by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Purist Audio Design vs. Purist Audio Design in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I do not think that the fluid is a big deal. I think the fluidness of the isolation is the key, I would use different liquid. In my past I tried silicon and Scotch Whisky and the result was very good. Would it be possible ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Re: Better among worst? by Thorsten on 2005-11-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="morricab"]You may be right.  It would perhaps be worthwhile to look into "better" transformers but I am not sure that an advantage can be found over just going RCA to XLR adaptor into the balanced inputs and thereby bypassing the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #56: All for nought? by anthony on 2020-08-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
Well, I decided it was time to start using some  "proper" interconnects between the preamp and DSET's, ordered them and had them delivered.  To date I had been using cheap interconnects from the local electronic shop (literally $6) which should be ok...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #191: Daisy chaining ML2s & New sockets for 6C33Cs by jessie.dazzle on 2011-01-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
Daisy chaining ML2s: Over in the thread about CES 2011http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?postID=15482#15482Romy posted a link to photos taken by Mike, the owner of Audio Federationhttp://www.audiofederation.com/blog/Scrolling do...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Carbon fibered RCA and disservice ... by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Big mama 1.5" horns.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
Chris, I do not do “service” to anybody. I said  what I said and what I feel I do not use phenolics in MF and as I understand nether Steve Schell. In fact I do not think that it would be a good choose for MF driver. The carbon fiber from my poi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: VR tubes stability by Jack 14 on 2005-09-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Gas voltage reference 0A2 tubes. in Melquiades Amplifier  42 Replies 
Hi Dima,Yep, I really think that I get this one right: I never take the time to do any research about it until your posting came. Luckily, I got the clues in less than 15 minutes. If only other things can be like that...About VR tubes stability, now:...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #72: Answers by Romy the Cat on 2013-06-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bias help in Melquiades Amplifier  96 Replies 
[quote user="DA"]1.How and where to make ground connection to the chassis (signal and power supply and between them)2.What are the test jacks near the 6c33c for (bais..)? In the photos there seems to be a resistor connected to one test jackand ground...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Greets, Romy.. I built some 48Hz straight horns... by Jeffrey Jackson on 2005-08-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chinese upperbass horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
first post... but I recognize quite a few friends here.. so, my straight horns... I like them very much.. I built mine similar in style to what Greg B linked, but obviously much smaller.. mine are just under eight feet long (length of a sheet&nb...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Musicians and women by Jorge on 2012-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to make a music person to “get” Audio? in Playback Listening  5 Replies 
I used to have a few musician friends and played a little myself, but they were never really interested in audio, they did have a system but no intention to sit in the sweetspot or anything of the sort,  we used to go to concerts and they would carry...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #362: The dead guy’s lessons. by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="floobydust"]  I'm lukcy to have a large stash of NOS 45 ...[/quote]Recently I visited an estate sale on western part of Boston. I usually do not go to such events but I was attracted that I was promised 100s tube radios, 1000s tube and 1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #305: Seek and it will be given to you. by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] Exactly. Thus, it suggests a ground loop internal to the PP2000, doesn't it? [/quote] In my view it is highly unlikely as a definition of loop itself implies two contacts to ground and PP2000 has only one.  I do not think t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #253: What Could use Improving at This Point? by Paul S on 2009-04-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Which 2A3s and other output tubes have you tried so far, and how do they sound and compare in your amp/system?Also, remember that you may have to tweak operating points a little to get the most out of any of the tubes you try. I think I mentio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #136: Tube tasting by floobydust on 2009-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Okay, I think I understand.... and thanks for the link on the YO-186... if I can ever locate some of these I'll be sure to grab some (hmmm, a trip to Russia perhaps). As tubes get very hot internally, there were some procedures for trying to eliminat...
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