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Romy is being very kind to me and not shouting at me for wasting everyone's time.Paul, I really do not think that lipstick on a pig get's to the heart of the DX 4 transform. It's much more like a stick of dynamite hanging from the pigs lips and...
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Yoshi,What material do you have as damping material in the box and how close is it to the Lowther? These things are incredibly transparent to what is behind them. Some things to consider.If the damping material is within 3 inches of the cone, it will...
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For us, Japanese, there're practically no noise in the nature. I heard that, for Westerners, the sounds insects/animals make, cricket, cecada, frog, etc., are noises. For Japanese, they are beautiful sounds that characterlize a ...
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[quote user="Wojtek"]It should not be a problem for you to borrow one of those plastic 150-200 Hz horns for your REPS .[/quote]I heard it a couple of times in a different settings several years ago. Although I was interested in the application ...
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Is Yoshi's box ported or sealed? If it's ported.. of course he's going to be listening to more.. a lot more.. of the box... everything below.. 60hz? is box music.if it's not ported then this is a more interesting discussion. when I first read romy's ...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]
Still, although a certain level of expressionism and intentions might be found in the better players from the jazz’s past but unfortunately even that music is very one-dimensional and very lightly content-loaded.
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I don't know much about the US situation, but here's some realistic estimate to maintain such business in Tokyo. Of course it depends very much on the size and location of the space, but let's assume it's in downtown Tokyo (I don't go into the size ...
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I've been listening to my system tuned by Romy. So far, this is what I think is happening. I don't want look like a kid puffing up to look like an adult, so will try to be simple.The most noticeable difference is the increased dynamics an...
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Monochrome is a result of a manipuration of what you call "normal live colors". In this case, "normal live colors" is the original element to be manipurated and not a contrary concept. The contrary concept to monochrome would be enhanced colors...
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[quote user="Paul S"]I think it is fair to say that no big speakers are going to "work" up to their potential without some serious effort expended in setting them up. IMO, this is no small matter, and Wilson obviously agrees,&nbs...
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Too soon to begin in-depth descriptions, but after a good deal more work (and expense...) than I'd bargained for, it did not blow up, and there was not the all-too-usual painful silence in lieu of the first expected sounds. I admit I was as surprise...
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I did some reserch sometime ago on how the current high-end market started. In the 60's, stereo gears were sold at electrical stores along with other electrical items. Some people had seen a possibility of specialty streo market and start...
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Yoshi wrote: I did some reserch sometime ago on how the current high-end market started. In the 60's, stereo gears were sold at electrical stores along with other electrical items. Some people had seen a possibility of specialty streo mar...
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Interesting, if not for your personal contacts with Yoshi, how many Morons (TM) will "world shortest feedback" receive ?
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I picked up the DVD along with his Tokyo Live CDs when I was in Japan last month. I was most impressed by the scene of him listening to a playback at a recording studio. The agonized expression on his face is almost disturbing. ...
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Yoshi, I knew Frank Reps WAY back, in LA. I have talked with him in the last few years and know a little about his drivers, but I have never heard them.It was my understanding that Frank used the AER cones, or he OEMs them from AER?In...
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I have only 3 recordings at the moment.
Sanderling/Berliner SO (1976)
Colin Davis/LSO (2003 live)Saraste/Finnish Radio SO (1995)Sanderling sings well with a broad brush strokes. Davis with dramatic contrast and detailed articuration. Sa...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]
What is the difference in audio? You spend day of you live in your listening rooms trying to make that cable elevator between your phonostage and cartridge to “sound better” and someone after listening your setup inform y...
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I understand what you are saying in conceptual level and I agree 99% of us are molded in the frame work of the industry, but in practice, don't we need "knowledge and experience" albeit from a different perspective (the listening awareness)? Th...
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Rene Magritte is a famous surealism painter. His images are reproduced in many publications, books of his works, museum catalogs, even used in some advertisements. I suppose most of you are familiar with at least a couple of his works. http://www.mag...
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[quote user="yoshi"]I don't know much about the US situation, but here's some realistic estimate to maintain such business in Tokyo. Of course it depends very much on the size and location of the space, but let's assume it's in downtown Tokyo (I...
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OK, Romy gave me an oppotunity to hear the system with the injection channel, so here's what I heard.The injection channel affects the presentation in a minor and in a very major way. Minor in context of already well accomplished Melquiades/Mac...
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I have a second system in the kitchen. The speaker is a small Monitor Audio 2way which I picked up over 10 years ago for $500/pair (new). They are ported in the rear and hang from the ceiling in front of the brick wall, powered by chip amps.
Thi...
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Yoshi,
I am not sure what you mean and I am not quite getting what Jonathan was wiling to express. To affirm my observation on the subject I would like to add my view that was shaped by my observations of numerous and numerous subjects in Audio.
I...
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I do not mean to set up a discussion about apriori categories, etc. Rather, I mean to drag the notion of differences back to audio and some of my original observations. I am thinking of systems I have heard that seemed to heighten on...
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This is how I took Jonathan's post. He (Janathan) is mocking you (Romy) by presenting a hypothetical situation assuming your ego would be hurt in that situation and get pissed the same way some audio people react hysterically to your criticism ...
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I happened to came across this site.
http://homepage2.nifty.com/nonaka-sekizaiten/kurinuki%20horn.html
The guy's real business is making grave stones. Unfortunately, it's all in Japanese and the prices are not cheap ($1500~3000). He has all n...
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Wojtek, I am indeed hemmed in by the fricking electricity these days, to the extent that it is about impossible to hold on to a baseline for reference. And the Lowthers only make the problem more apparent.Yes, I still wonder about how I wo...
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Yep, the Toscanini performance was a big surprise to me as well. Interestingly he does not play it as I would like Buckner generally, it is too “artistically expressive”, good only for Rimsky-Korsakov or Ravel but… still the way how Toscanini’s orche...
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Yoshi dear sir, I loved your piece on Naru. I'm no business whiz. So anything I say about this - its ok to just laugh then ignore it.The basic fare; coffee, foods, liquors, yearly memberships perhaps - Alcohol in one form or another always makes mon...
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