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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: “How audio might sound” by Romy the Cat on 2005-03-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “How audio might sound” in Playback Listening  8 Replies 
Audio people know how “live” music sounds and what impact it has to listener. Well not all of them know, and a large number of them never visited concert halls and are familiar with music only by the chest pressure that they experienced at pop-clubs ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: High End Audio and musical content. by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End Audio and musical content. in Playback Listening  8 Replies 
I initial thought to place this article into my Audio For Dummies™ section but then I decided to keep it in this pure audio section. What I would like to do is to point is to address one of the major foolishness that widely spread in High-End au...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Are You On the Road to Audio Hell? by slowmotion on 2005-01-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Are You On the Road to Audio Hell? in Playback Listening  2 Replies 
Romy, I took the test and had to answer no to all the questions !?! Does that mean I am not an Audiophile? What is wrong with me? cheers ;) ;) Jan ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Audio disease at its best by Stitch on 2012-04-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What 10k Buys You These Days in Analog Playback  2 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Fuck the Fremer and anathema to each single audio product he touches. Sometime those whore do play the primitive publicity games in order to send a message of “own integrity”.  That all BS and I do not even want to talk abo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Sonic Level 2 and Car Audio Success by Paul S on 2021-07-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  82 Replies 
Sure, we can "overcome" the "sonic obstacles" and wind up in Audio Heaven, and there seems to be any number of ways this can happen. I really wish I knew how to make this continuous! Of course, many experienced people have sung the praises of Dr. Gaw...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #264: It is all about Audio dark matter. by Romy the Cat on 2022-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
What is the most interesting is how all those completely lucid commentaries about Dannoy are off the mark in my view. Do not get me wrong, there is nothing expressed here is bad but all it describes how to get a “balanced” sound Dannoy configuratio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Future of high-end audio by Romy the Cat on 2022-11-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Future of high-end audio in Playback Listening  1 Replies 
A few days ago, enjoy the music side published an article about future of audio, run the author was trying to predict what will be this guy and other in future. I read just two paragraphs at do not read anymore as I am not interested in the persp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: What Passes for "Space" in Home Audio? by Paul S on 2024-04-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What Passes for "Space" in Home Audio? in Playback Listening  12 Replies 
Easy to understand people investing in playback that includes a sense of space. In my own case, the more "space" I get, the more I want... to a point. So far, I have not been willing to sacrifice Musical power and density to get more "spatial cues". ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: MF Audio by Brian Clark on 2005-01-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Expressive Technologies SU-1 in Analog Playback  33 Replies 
MF Audio is the consumer product offshoot of S&B Brian....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Trying to eliminate audio chitchat on my site. by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 7788 tube mic pre design in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
[quote user="hagtech"]My Stu never got a reply by the asylum inmates.  Maybe nobody there ever heard of a 7788.  No help.[/quote]7788, gain/noise/bias vise, as a penthod, is pretty much idle first stage for not-extra-stages low input preamp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Audio Note new turntable and inflation by tokyo john on 2010-01-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Note new turntable and inflation in Analog Playback  14 Replies 
Audio Note has released a turntable called the Ginga which costs 60 thousand US dollars in Japan. (if you google Audio Note Ginga images you will find it very easily).My first reaction was pure cynicism, as Audio Note does traditionally price its pro...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Berkeley Audio Design's Alfa Reference DAC. by Romy the Cat on 2014-09-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Berkeley Audio Design's Alfa Reference DAC. in Didital Things  4 Replies 
I am not well familiar with what Berkeley. Their voyage to the beginnings unit that the company started was irrelevant to me and then thinner USB version did not attract my attention. It is not that I feel that they were bad units. I never had th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Updated view: The Optimal Sample Rate for Quality Audio by Romy the Cat on 2013-05-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Updated view: The Optimal Sample Rate for Quality Audio in Didital Things  2 Replies 
http://www.lavryengineering.com/pdfs/lavry-white-paper-the_optimal_sample_rate_for_quality_audio.pdf ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Subjective evaluation of various Audio CODECS and Bit Rates by rowuk on 2014-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Subjective evaluation of various Audio CODECS and Bit Rates in Didital Things  4 Replies 
http://soundexpert.org/encoders Digital is here to stay whether we like it or not. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Pure Audio Blu-ray. by Romy the Cat on 2014-08-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pure Audio Blu-ray. in Didital Things  2 Replies 
Hm.... I generally late to technology innovations in audio and I am OK with it. As many of you know many of "innovations" in audio are very much shooting to a wrong target and in most of the instances with a wrong dun and wrong ammunition.  The new o...

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 #167: Computer audio does not sound good by Amir on 2022-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
it seems the computer audio problem is not bit errors and even correct bit-perfect digital data (from computer) does not give us good sound. the wadax new server (computer) does not use digital processing and it onl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #65: Another mystery of PC Audio. by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
How came that I can’t write a file longer then 2G? As I remember form past, the FAT partition had limitation of 2G but my drives are NTFS formatted and it should not be an issues. Perhaps a WAV file has by nature 2G limits, doesn’t it? If this is the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Re: My PC Audio: the first summary. by Bud on 2005-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
I am certain you are welcome to what ever help any or all of us have or can provide... In that vein..... the only CD's that I have found to be worthy of using, to copy audio to, are made, or resold, by TDK as the Music CD-R (not CD-RW). The impo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The high-end audio, as it should be. by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The high-end audio, as it should be. in Off Air Audio  2 Replies 
I would like in this article to propose my view how I see the high-end audio should be. It is not a secret, and it has been expressed in many of my comments within my site and everywhere else, that I am dissatisfied not only the state of high-end...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Audio Note Ginga Turntable by Stitch on 2019-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Note new turntable and inflation in Analog Playback  14 Replies 
whoa, that Thread is from 2010...a lot of things changed ...A Trump for free or spending 90k for that tableI would choose the table(They use a Kondo labeled SME V Arm)Some Pics from that unit...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Re: It is more like an audio realism. by Thorsten on 2005-03-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Suggested target curves and setup techniques for Pro Audio D... in Didital Things  9 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I mean that EQ is a fine “tactical solution” but it a very bad strategic direction. [/quote] I guess the question of the strategic value is dependent on the strategy.[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Look, there ar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: The Asynchronously gifted Wavelength Audio DAC's by nycparamedic on 2008-12-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Jessie,I just managed to snag a used Wavelength Brick version 1 for a very good price. The Brick and Cosecant v2 use the same DAC section, unless you purchase a newer Cosecant v3 that is offered with an upgrade to a multi-bit 24/96 DAC chip. I listen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: The 'Network Audio Adapter' approach by manisandher on 2012-04-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why I hate computer playback. in Didital Things  17 Replies 
Here's a computer playback approach that I though people might be interested in. In many ways, it's pretty much the leading edge of computer playback as far as I know.The idea here is to isolate the DAC as much as possible from the PC. All the audio ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Tchaikovsky/Koussevitzky 4 is real high-end audio! by Romy the Cat on 2006-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tchaikovsky Symphony #4 in Musical Discussions  16 Replies 
Actually I use Koussevitzky 1949 version of Tchaikovsky’s IV (first movement) to assess my mono analog. There is not doubts in my mind that any more or less serious records enthuses much have a dedicated mono cartridge, preferably permanently install...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: What software program do you use to listen internet streaming audio? by Antonio J. on 2007-05-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The “Right of Spring” – eventually!!! in Musical Discussions  8 Replies 
I wonder if  you have tried different players to listen to mp3 streams. Maybe you're listening the wma stream.These pieces for violin and piano they're playing right now are wonderful (12:50 your time). I didn't know them. Thanks again...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Gieseking and audio by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: More Gieseking! in Musical Discussions  19 Replies 
Ironically the more interesting from my point of view in Gieseking is not his music but the way how he approached musical pieces, the way how he practiced. If to look deeper then you will see some similarity between that Gieseking’s rehearsal ceremon...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Don't evaluate audio by sound of "live" music. by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Don't evaluate audio by sound of "live" music. in Audio For Dummies ™  0 Replies 
The peruse the similarity of “live” sound and the sound reproduced by a playback system is one of the most foolish notion that the audio marketing people implanted into the feeble brains of audiophiles. Never, under no circumstances compare “live” so...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The irony of reality: Pro Audio barks. by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Always check power-line polarity. in Audio For Dummies ™  11 Replies 
I was recently informed that some guys whose interests restricted only around a subject how to make the “Bride cut the cake” to sound louder took the above-posted article under thier “scrupulous” collaboration. <The link removed as the entire thr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: About audio.... content by Romy the Cat on 2021-09-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dannoy 2021 Loudspeakers in Audio For Dummies ™  24 Replies 
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