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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #112: Just one of the sheep by Paul S on 2008-09-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
I have to say, I never gave it much thought, since, as you say, The Book says 5751s are an OK sub for 12AX7.  I did realize that the gain was lower, but I obviously had a brain cramp in not interpolating the lower gain to "redistributed" global ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Poor quality crossover components? by NBC on 2008-04-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Edgarhorn RTA response. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
Hi Skushino,1) In your post above regarding certain(?) of Bruce's products, can you please identify *what* crossover parts you received or heard (in context of given system)     which you feel are "low quality" ..?2) Which model & ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: The “End of Life" Phonostage and the Modification Guide by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About EAR 834P Modifications in Analog Playback  45 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]That is a good question and I asked myself it numerous times. My current standing is the benefits are purely intellectual as I am not able to observe the applied benefits. [/quote] Recently I got eventually the box (th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Re: Better among worst? by Thorsten on 2005-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="morricab"]Hmmm....I guess I can't really see that unless you are enjoying a particular coloration you are getting from the TVC.[/quote] Nope. On this you are wrong. Based on direct bypass tests the TVC's I USE (that is the specif...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Something that a loudspeaker must have. by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Something that a loudspeaker must have. in Audio For Dummies ™  17 Replies 
This is quite recent conclusion, as I sick and tired to do not say it finally! A loudspeaker must have a volume control that will adjust an amount of HF that a loudspeaker radiates into listening space. I playback systems that has an excessive 1/3 d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: I'm a passive chappie too by Brian Clark on 2005-03-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: HELP: I’m a line-level looser. in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
Preferring transformers to resistors. Brian....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Re: HELP: I’m a line-level looser. by Thorsten on 2005-04-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: HELP: I’m a line-level looser. in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="Romy the Cat"]All that I need was some kind of vacuum tube buffer that would have no-gain of a very low gain and that would be sonically completely transparent.[/quote]Completely transparent is very hard to do. Try the following:6AS7 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Any IC-base RIAA corrector should cost $30, with no expiations. by Thorsten on 2006-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I need a “second-type” phonostage. in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
Roman,> Any IC-base RIAA corrector should cost $30, with no expiations.Now now.... My "Analogue Addicts Phono Stage" is Op-Amp based and requires at current OEM bugetary pricing in 1000pc lots of $12.25 each. Add Tinfoil & Polystyrene Capacito...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Re: Melq Box by hagtech on 2006-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Building Melquiades: Chronicle of full-range in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
Wow, you sure do pack it in there!  I like the way you silicone the caps and other things into place.  Maybe you can do the same for the bleeder resistors and wiring bundles?  That is, once you are sure it is operational.  Wires c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Some thought about 5-Channel Version of Melquiades by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 5 Channel Version of Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  21 Replies 
This thread is split from the following thread: http://www.goodsoundclub.com/LatestPosts.aspx?ThreadID=2665 Jessie, I hope you do not mind that I pulled it to the forum explicitly dedicated to the Melquiades Support. 5-channels Melquiades is ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Placette; one thing I would have liked by RonyWeissman on 2007-02-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The ultimate buffer – light in the end of a tunnel in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
Hi Romy,I wish I had seen your post on Placette before buying mine.  I didn't realize that there is no balance control on the unit.  I know in theory this should not be a problem, but I miss this feature for several reasons.  Can't hav...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #139: Test Points/Trim Pots by Paul S on 2019-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Anthony, congratulations on getting your project to this point!  I mention without referring back to your schematics, I think you will be glad to have test points, along with variable resistors (trim pots) to re-set operating points, as needed, if on...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #141: Tube change simplicity by anthony on 2019-01-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Anthony, congratulations on getting your project to this point!  I mention without referring back to your schematics, I think you will be glad to have test points, along with variable resistors (trim pots) to re-set operating poi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: One Mighty Big Resistor by Paul S on 2018-11-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The GoodSoundClub’s ‘Ultimate Audio Dildo Award’ in Audio News  10 Replies 
OK, I read the blurb.  Now that the cat's out of the bag, and we know it's just a resistor ladder, why not use... a resistor ladder?  Gotta hand it to those "MIT" guys, also I think there's room yet for upgrades.  How about a deluxe, super-limited, l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Rent-A-Board? by Paul S on 2018-11-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The need for a balanced buffer stage in Analog Playback  10 Replies 
Not sure where you live, but near large cities one can rent "pro" sound equipment.  Once you have your end game figured out in terms of architecture you can just plug in the Board, find and note your X/O configurations and values, then make up and in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: We are quick to blame caps, but are we infected by myth? by rowuk on 2019-03-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About the pre-warming of playback in Melquiades Amplifier  13 Replies 
We know that speaker surrounds are subject to memory effects. Is not playing the speaker (keeping the voice coils warm and surrounds elastic) not the big part of having to warm up the system?With power supplies containing modern diodes, caps and resi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #290: Capacitors & updates by N-set on 2020-03-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
I think industrial grade Arcotronics KP172 (from RS components ?), film and foil. I use them also as output coupling caps (2x0,47u) Other changes I've made, not commented in my posts here: ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #291: Z-foil by AlexBerger on 2020-03-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
Do you use input 50KOhm Z-foil resistor between input tube greed and GND?Does Z-foil sound colder compared to Dale RN60D?U used Dale before. Now I use Shinkoh tantalum resistor. It has similar to Dale tonal balance but sounds smoother.I heard a lot o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #261: Closing In by Paul S on 2022-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
Likely, whatever you do with subs will include a big coil, and caps and resistors, too, if to make a steep filter to "match" the Dannoy LF "roll off". The sub(s) might be tailored in terms of correct SPL to blend with the Dannoy at the X/O point, and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: Amp still open by anthony on 2023-06-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Melquiades For Dummies™ - step by step. in Melquiades Amplifier  28 Replies 
Romy,My DSET amps are still open (no top plate) so are fully ventilated, but I have left vents in the top plate around all of the valves and installed two computer fans (running very low speed) that push air from the bottom and out the vents on the t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: Re: Better among worst? by morricab on 2005-11-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
Hi Thorsten, "I agree. I have to note that even in active preamp I/We (the we are friends from the London Live DIY Circle) tend to prefer TVC's over resistors." Hmmm....I guess I can't really see that unless you are enjoying a particular col...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: A Temporary Plug-in balance control by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The ultimate buffer – light in the end of a tunnel in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
[quote user="RonyWeissman"] I didn't realize that there is no balance control on the unit.  I know in theory this should not be a problem, but I miss this feature for several reasons.  Can't have everything when you buy on the used market t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Amateur things and grounding of secondary. by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Building Melquiades: Chronicle of full-range in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
[quote user="hagtech"] Maybe you can do the same for the bleeder resistors and wiring bundles?  That is, once you are sure it is operational.  Wires can be like guitar strings. [/quote] Actually I do some sort of things. What I am done (I’...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Bypass that sound card? The Cosecant DAC? by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Jessie, I have two comments/questions. Are you sure that using the USB you do not use the sound card? I am a software guy not a hardware guy and with my limited understanding I presume that an application that reads a file must talk to so kind of dr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: DIY by anthony on 2015-07-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]The usual "trick" to "stop inductance" of wire wound resistors is the "old double-wound trick", like those offered by Mills: http://www.soniccraft.com/index.php/resistors-mills-c-29_53 (and I think it is much the same for capac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #181: More to do by anthony on 2019-09-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Anthony,   First, your measurements again the “appropriate load resistor” has very little practical meaning. The drivers is a dynamic system that has impedance not resistance and the impedance varies with frequency. So...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #73: Thank you! by N-set on 2023-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
It's quite a marvel from what I can tell now. The overall sound is somewhat on the darker side but the preamp is still breaking in (although I gave it 30h benchtop burn in with the frybaby track). I also suppose it reveals the Dannoy and the room int...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: Selling OCD Lowther DX-4s on OBs, +++ by Paul S on 2024-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
OK, I am keeping my new The Loudspeaker(s), and I will be selling my large "Diamond Edition BassZilla" OB speakers that feature OB high-passed Lowther DX-4s running wide range (NOT full range!) over 15" Audax PR380-M2 woofers in integrated BR boxes u...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #299: It was 13 years back... by Romy the Cat on 2020-03-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
Yes, of cause I have experimented with the resistors quality. The way how the resistor is used in the feedback loop in my view make is less relevant. The feedback resistor is applied to high impedance source that make less signal to flow other the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1884: I was speaking of amplifier output stages, generally by rickmcinnis on 2022-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Unless they are quite unusual I doubt your amplifier's output stage uses regulated supplies.My point was that PUREPOWER/Inverters, etc. deliver a far more constant AC voltage than the line and that this could be a  reason people find them to be usefu...
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