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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #282: Sound beats engeneering by N-set on 2017-01-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]fiogf49gjkf0d1)    3)      The common mode filter you have at the PS’s input- why do you use them? They do eat some dynamics. As many time I removed them from all imaginary components as many time I witnessed better sound. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: Yes, Jorge, what you say is true by haralanov on 2011-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
Jorge, please do not get me wrong. I'm pretty sure Romy has one of the best sounding systems on this planet, and in the world of horns - maybe the best one! I have read the entire content of this site and I find it very valuable  - Romy perfectly des...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #134: Not possible by Bill on 2021-11-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
It’s impossible to reconstruct the row 15 sound wit a stereo setup for two reasons.1. The vast majority of recordings have the mikes placed either above the conductor or the first row of seats, or worse, in the middle of the orchestra.2. A recording ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #177: With or Without Sound Shaping? by Paul S on 2022-02-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
Hmmm... I guess you have to start somewhere, and it did originally seem to me that the "headwaters" of the divergent projects were the "original accidental" Dannoys, with the disconnected Scanspeak 10" riding shotgun in a weirdly-connected chamber of...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: DPoLS by ArmAlex on 2010-11-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The “Dead Points of Live Sound” in Playback Listening  28 Replies 
Dear Romy, you've said many times that speaker placement in big rooms are different animal.Is this method apply to big rooms also?Regards, Armen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Tools to make a neutral system by drdna on 2007-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About the Audio Neutrality. in Playback Listening  12 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Neutrality is fidelity to musically recognized by awareness.  Neutrality it is not what is auditable but rather what is delivered. Neutrality does not operate by the language of the communication channel; in fact it is...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Agree to disagree by morricab on 2007-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The elusive “absolute tone”. in Playback Listening  24 Replies 
I like debating with you Romy but I simply don't agree with your position on this.  I am sure in practice we are not very far apart but in terms of thinking about the issue of reproduction and tone our way of thinking about it differs.You keep u...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: AKA, Channel 7? by Paul S on 2008-11-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Patrick Flanagan’s Neurophone in Playback Listening  4 Replies 
Very freaking interesting, Romy.More than an idle query, I suppose?Best regards,Paul S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Optimal bandwidth by noviygera on 2019-07-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Multicellular horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
Not at all looking for suggestions on what to do but to share findings about the optimal use of the multicell midrange horns. For example, I see that Romy has played around with this horn and I am sure listened to it by itself. So what were the findi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Re: How to live with ½ of 6C33C? by Thorsten on 2006-03-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To drive the 6C33C... in Melquiades Amplifier  65 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="Romy the Cat"]could I instead of trashing the tube to flip it to the left filament and continue to use the unused part of the cathode, plate and filament? [/quote]Sure you could.[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Theoretically it might be the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Why didn't I build one? by drdna on 2006-10-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Melquiades” amplifier: a year later. in Melquiades Amplifier  33 Replies 
I will say that I agree with what you have said, Roman; that DIY'ers most likely to build the amp are probably a bit anti-Romy.  Too bad, I always say liten first and then comment.  Too many people in audio get wrapped up in the theory and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #80: Topology vs parts by drdna on 2008-12-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The wire, the coupling caps, the cathode resistors and many other things are superbly important but it is after the strategic topology is settled. In my view caps, resistor, wire and other things are responsible for the sou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Still only a thought bubble by anthony on 2019-04-27 
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"]Still, I feel that methodologically it is not right way to build a playback.   [/quote]No disagreement from me on this point.  This is all just a thought bubble for now.  Even if I wanted to press go on this project based ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Mike is at Internet Witness Protection Program :-) by Romy the Cat on 2004-10-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
Try Mike at info@octave-aw.co.uk in Bristol, UK. Good luck, Romy...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: Clarification by anthony on 2020-08-11 
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"]Anthony, I do not know what you new buffer is. A few notes. The difference between sub 10R and 300R of output impedance is significant for the load you have (Milq) between your new buffer and your 10Y preamp. The type of th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Michael Fremer shines, agane. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
[quote user="Mr. "Framer""] I really enjoyed reading an ignorant rant by someone who has probably neither heard the Continuum turntable, nor who is willing to say anything substantive about its design, yet he's more than happy to mock me and the peop...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Wich melquiade? by azrael the cat on 2013-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wich melquiade? in Melquiades Amplifier  1 Replies 
Hi!English's not my mother language so I'd have advices to choose wich Melquiade could be the best for me...I read that there's a lot of different versions...and I wasn't able to email Romy because of the robot barrier.I've very good 95db Fullrange B...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Sorry by Merlin on 2007-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Devid Berning amplifiers: the anti-trnsformers frenzy? in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
Sorry Romy - I've no idea what you are on about. Did you link to the wrong post by chance?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Quartopuss S2 by cv on 2006-11-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Satisfying result: the RMAF Show + Cogent in Horn-Loaded Speakers  22 Replies 
Romy,Care to elaborate on the design you had in mind for this?Sounds very interesting indeed - might be possible to get it made cheaper...Thanks,cv...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: the state of mucisality by Timothy L. Davis on 2005-01-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Loudspeaker: Sound reproduction has not changed. in Audio Discussions  18 Replies 
 Hi ROMY Most manufacturers are DIYERS in the begining It really does'nt take much become a manufacturer.Is classical music the only true form of musial expression I think not.Loudspeakers are expressive tool of music all kinds not jus...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #596: What to do with the DAW? by manisandher 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="Romy the Cat"]The question that I would ask what do not pile everything to PP2000? Why do you want to leave anything out of it. Do you have any problems with sound with some specific components?[/quote]My initial idea was to run just sen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #308: "Touching the Void" (in the attic) by oxric on 2011-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]In the end my idea to have a good leaving room completely integrated with my playback installation but without having the room feels as it is some kind of dental office turned out to be implement perfectly. It is very relax...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: How accurate is the ADC/DAC? by manisandher on 2009-07-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2 in Didital Things  85 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I find it very covenant to run analog source and then be able to switch the source signal passing across Pacific A/D-D/A where both D/A and DAW run from the same Pacific’s A/D clock. In fact it is so convenient that I asked...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Dead hard drives by scooter on 2011-12-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Better organization/design forDAW. in Didital Things  12 Replies 
Romy - Why don't you have that guy resurrect your dead hard drives with all those years of recorded WGBH concerts? ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Nice rule. by manisandher on 2009-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Analog vs. Digital... without BS. in Didital Things  23 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The rule of the game is the analog can’t delay but only filter but digital can’t filter but only delay.[/quote]A few years ago, I looked into replacing my analogue crossovers with digital ones - I wanted to try steeper than...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #164: Don't buy it! by dkarmeli on 2014-05-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] dkarmeli wrote:If the rest of the setup is up scratch then all you get is the recording and you'll forget about they system. Your body and mind will relax and allow you to have the same emotional connection with the music ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: A young but mature horowitz by shannon on 2015-03-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Denon 103: myths and the reality in Analog Playback  29 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] A few months ago I bought the first pressing of the same album… only sealed (paid $60 - love Horowitz in the end of 40s begin of 50s)... and you know what? Suddenly the entire album could be perfectly tracked with the cont...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: No PDFs allowed by Wellington on 2017-08-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
Ok, so Romy doesn't allow posting a PDF file. Let me try to make a JPG out of it......

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: 100W SET by ArmAlex on 2018-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The ULF cannel for my new listening room. in Audio Discussions  43 Replies 
Romy maybe you could borrow the 100W SET needed for IB channel from your old times friend Tim :)))...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Re: Crossovers, phraseology and the holes by Gregm on 2006-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Be careful: Imaging vs. Compression in Playback Listening  23 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Even if it is possible with a given (multichannel, faulty design) loudspeaker then the DPLOS become very fragile and appears/appears too sudden, without a gradual improvement while approaching the DPLOS. The keys are phase...
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