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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Seems I'm semi-prepared... by N-set on 2011-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
I have huge AMCC800A cores for two such transformersand good winders with HV experience. I also have a lot ofquiality coax cable, good to few kV for the chassis hook-up.Again, if somebody is willing to take care of that, I can lend.I'm myself 3000km ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #100: Impressive project by oxric on 2017-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Hi Anthony,I am amazed by the work you have accomplished so far and love your stands and horns stacks.Two comments though in term of overall esthetics although I realise that having spent so much time on this it may be too late to make changes.I woul...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #108: Not too late by anthony on 2017-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="oxric"]Hi Anthony,I am amazed by the work you have accomplished so far and love your stands and horns stacks.Two comments though in term of overall esthetics although I realise that having spent so much time on this it may be too late to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #58: HAHAHAHA! by N-set on 2011-04-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
Please, guys, I'm not an experienced builder at all!!Please don't offed a real experienced builders! I'm rather both hopelessly stupidand ignorant. Knowing that, I'm trying to be carefull. That's all. My active participation here, apart from the spir...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: "got milq" by dl on 2015-01-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To Milq builders: corrections, simplification, modifications... in Melquiades Amplifier  16 Replies 
It might be true that a properly configured Milq will cause you to forget about amps for the foreseeable future, if not forever...but really it is not so simple, especially if you are accustomed to particularly high-performing (unfortunately offensiv...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Two tier topology by Tax on 2015-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Koshka is meowing in Melquiades Amplifier  13 Replies 
Thanks Romy!I went with two tiers as I do not have much space between the speakers and the side walls as I have a 2.5M cabinet on the front wall.I named my amp Koshka as I always felt Koshka made a contribution to the development of the Melquiades an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: I would not argue the fakeness of the science. by Romy the Cat on 2011-06-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Deep-cryogenically treated cables? in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
The benefits of treating wire are not truly debatable – put in this way I would not debate it. My interests is not to debate the benefits but rather to be able to confirm that atoms were aliened by cryo treatment. You are right – none of the wire man...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #392: Cables management. by Romy the Cat on 2012-09-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Considering the employments I would like to make in my installation after the floor will be done and the system is re-assembled I am very much thinking about some kind of new cable management solution. I have 21 powered components in my playback syst...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #496: Pp2000 by Bill on 2010-03-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I would place my bet on common mode noise being carried on the safety ground long before blaming RFThe ground on the amp has been tried both lifted and present. I have reversed the AC cord using a cheater plug without effect. I have tried grounding t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: I think it will take another month. by Romy the Cat on 2010-04-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Scooter, I know what you ask. I wish I have a cleared time to deal with audio. Unfortunately since my move I am engaged into a chain of events that has nothing to do with audio and that I do not particularly enjoy, but I need to do it now. This stupi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #160: I dont think about it by Amir 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 
[quote user="Max Shatsky"]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. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #585: Beware of the PP2000 scam. by Romy the Cat on 2010-11-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="manisandher"]Sorry Romy I can't help you - I've never heard of this before. But I'm certainly tempted to explore further now...(Incidentally, my new PP2000 will arrive tomorrow.)[/quote]You can Google the “Legally Slow Down Power Meter” ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Lavry & power cords by JimU on 2008-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DA architecture: True Multibit vs. anything else. in Didital Things  17 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Very briefly answering you question, this it is not in the frame of the thread. Lavry’s SPIDIF interface is not good. Since the only digital cable that I accept was Synopsis, I was trying to use it with Lavry. For whateve...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Sorry, you are wrong. by Romy the Cat on 2013-01-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm’s new phonostage. in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
[quote user="N-set"] While I agree that they are typical "full of nothing" boxes and in no way I'd like to defend anything connected to them, butI doubt that the SUT-to-grid distance is such a critical layout parameter: 1) this wiring is within the b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: My Bruckner? by Romy the Cat on 2012-02-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Thinking about Bruckner harmonies. in Musical Discussions  9 Replies 
Steverino,  I feel with Bruckner, not like with anybody else, people shall practice holistic approach to listening. It is not juts melodies and sounds of tunes but the whole experience of being who you are exposed to the whole experience of proper pr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #976: Chernobyl Black Forest by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="steverino"] Sorry for the potentially ignorant question since I do not yet own one. Can't you remove the battery pack from the unit and see what the sound is like? According to the Pure Power web site the battery packs are optional so I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1787: No dedicated Ground Line by Amir on 2021-09-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Steverino I live in a big complex (6 floor - totally 200 apartments) and I can not have my own dedicated ground . there are three phases AC Power in the building and one of them is not good, sometimes  the AC voltage goes over 230v and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: My trip to the Stereophile’s HE 2004 Show by Romy the Cat on 2004-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My trip to the Stereophile’s HE 2004 Show in Audio Discussions  2 Replies 
Last week I spent a few hours at the scene of NY’s Stereophile Show – HE 2004: a half-day on Thursday and 2 hours on Friday. As many other audio-shows it had many semi-ugly colorations, however as any audio shows this zoo trip brought it’s own “inter...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #488: Batteries, possibly a means to an end? I never said anything but. by oxric on 2010-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]Remember I am not systematically anti-battery. I am anti-"pro-battery" which is to say I do not view it or anything else as a panacea. Each electrical device accomplishes a goal and degrades sound. The goal is to work within your ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #266: The hum problem is less likely the PP2000’s problem by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] What was more concerning is today some 60 Hz hum also re-emerged in the system, sounding like a vibrating cell phone going off in the back of the room. It was interesting how it was sort of localizable, but the hum is annoying. A...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #597: I was trying to be cautious…. by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="manisandher"] My initial idea was to run just sensitive digital equipment and the preamp from the PP2000. But actually, there is no reason why I couldn't run everything (except the PC) from it. [/quote] I went over the very same s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #54: All sources by anthony on 2020-08-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Again, it was very interesting, but… Let agree that methodologically you did not try Placette as it performance was masked out by you need to use your Neurochrome buffer to get gain. Your chain will sound as the worst eleme...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: No credit is given and the subject is wider then Lamm. by Romy the Cat on 2013-01-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm’s new phonostage. in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
[quote user="decoud"]I suppose at least you can give him credit for reversing the switch from electrocube 935s back to your favourite 950s....[/quote]Nope, I do not see any reason to extend any credit in there. I have no idea where those caps are ins...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #81: Interfaces, interfaces by Telstar on 2009-06-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  Telstar wrote: I am convinced that the soundcard/interface is the main cause of the inferior performance of HDD vs. CD. I disagree. The main cause of the inferior performance of HDD vs. CD is not the soundcard/interfac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Interesting Results Following Cable Swap by Paul S on 2010-06-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Digi Redux; Drive 1 transport and iDAT-44+ DAC in Didital Things  26 Replies 
I'm not sure exactly what I expected from swapping the digital cable at this point, but what I got was not it.Before I bought the Belkin Synopsis cable I just swapped out, I had sought out and purchased an Acoustic Revive cable, on the strength o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Me, being in denial by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A longer turntable belt. in Analog Playback  60 Replies 
[quote user="TonyB"]I disagree. I think it depends on the turntable. If I did not try it on MY turntable, I would not believe. My Verdier uses a DC motor "sloppy" mounted on grommets. The drive is linen thread. I have tried silk, different threads, 1...

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 #86: Ventilation by anthony on 2017-02-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] It look like the project progress well. I have a little concern about heat the will be building up in your PS enclosure. I do not know what kind ventilation hole you have in there but be advised that it will be quite ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #96: DSET amplifier is designed by anthony on 2017-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
It took a LOT of time in CAD using what I had learnt from building the power supplies and then adapting it to match the requirements of the rest of the system.  I have decided to mount the DSET on the horn stack and direct connect the speaker cables....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Lamm ML3 snick preview. by Romy the Cat on 2007-01-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
The Audio Fedirection guy got a new camera? I bet he did. Anyhow, the pictures are courtesy of Audio Fedirection blog. http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/271 As I said above - I was as queries to have a preview of that ML3 amp as I was wonder...
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