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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: "romantic" illusion... by Corallus on 2016-02-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Romy, it seems like you are basically talking values and value here. No way to know for sure ahead of time how your children will take to Music, let alone hi-fi, and also no way to be sure now how long any interest will last, or...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #191: Viva Audio by Corallus on 2016-02-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
I think this is something new... Or not?http://vivaaudio.com/en/products/master-horn/http://www.monoandstereo.com/2015/10/viva-audio-master-horn-system-review.html...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: MartinLogan Montis Speakers by Cody@TARA on 2014-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: MartinLogan Montis Speakers in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
Hello all! My name's Cody; just a disclaimer: I am an employee of TARA Labs. I'm not here to promote TARA Labs products, I was just hoping to have some worthwhile discussions with other audiophiles. Our listening room has recen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: A Sound System That's Loud Enough To Kill by Corallus on 2014-08-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: NASA Reverberant Acoustic Test Facility. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
This looks a bit like a giant ear canal, but in a way, it's the opposite. It's the largest horn in the most powerful sound system in Europe. The system's maximum output, according to the European Space Agency, would kill any human exp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: R.I.P. Jean-Michel Le Cléac'h by Corallus on 2013-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why I do not like La-horns. The tomatoes… in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
http://forums.melaudia.net/showthread.php?tid=3516C...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: For your DAW box by coxhaus on 2012-02-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Better organization/design forDAW. in Didital Things  12 Replies 
I have been lurking for a while as I am a Bidat owner without being able to help. I have been building computers for more than 20 years and I may be able to help. When you start building machines with lots of drives I think it would be bett...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Transformers by Cosmos on 2010-11-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: More 6E5P-6C33C amps. in Melquiades Amplifier  22 Replies 
Dear Romy, Obviously it is impossible to convince you upon the frequency response of our transformers and in any case that is fine with me since everybody is entitled to its own assumptions and opinions and this is not bad at all, on the cont...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Regulator? by Cosmos on 2010-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: More 6E5P-6C33C amps. in Melquiades Amplifier  22 Replies 
My Dear friend Romy,Indeed it took me a very long time to decide upon regulate or not. I ended up with regulation option to save some chassis space and weight, otherwise I would need at least 10 kilos more and 30% bigger space that would make the who...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Praxis SET by Cosmos on 2010-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: More 6E5P-6C33C amps. in Melquiades Amplifier  22 Replies 
Dear Romy, thank you so very much for mentioning our amplifier to your excellent forum. Indeed, during the last 5-6 years there are a lot of manufacturers “from non traditional hi-fi manufacturing countries”. In particular, in poor old Greece we ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #65: ! by coops on 2010-07-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
Maquette...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Attenuation by coops on 2010-06-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Weiss Engineering DAC202 in Didital Things  5 Replies 
Romy you become more and more cantankerous as time passes, you mentioned digital attenuation in the first place, as to a 'higher reason to own a playback' what poppycock, I own a system to play music on what do you own yours for?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Attenuation by coops on 2010-06-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Weiss Engineering DAC202 in Didital Things  5 Replies 
I thought we were just discussing attenuation, regarding connectivity the Weiss sounds best via it's firewire input,just a bit sharper, I find everything is a little more clearly defined than AES /s/pdif.Keith....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: DAC202 by coops on 2010-06-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Weiss Engineering DAC202 in Didital Things  5 Replies 
Listening to one at the moment, you can adjust the analogue gain, to use the least digital attenuation.Keith....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Try both by coops on 2010-04-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Amplification for Compressions drivers? Sound? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  19 Replies 
Eric Hi, this isn't the place, try both in your system if you can, Keith....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Time alligned by coops on 2010-01-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Many Mani's options: My first horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
Are the Trios not time alligned already?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Thanks M by coops on 2009-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Amplification for Compressions drivers? Sound? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  19 Replies 
Thanks Markus, have you heard it, TW recommended it ,and it is a superb little amp, after the CA10 valves seem a little blurry. regards Keith....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Coincidentally by coops on 2009-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Amplification for Compressions drivers? Sound? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  19 Replies 
Mainly because of my young daughter I have been listening to mostly solid state amps, I have enjoyed 'Digital DoMain's' B1-a VFET, and am now listening to a German 'Audioprojeckte' CA10, 10 watt class A design, ( I will post a link later as their sit...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: New I believe. by coops on 2009-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yamaha B-2 V-FET amplifier. in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
This is their website, http://www.digital-do-main.com/ and this is the designation of the vfet they use, 2sk 77B ( I will try and find a photo )is it new?Keith....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Vfet by coops on 2009-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yamaha B-2 V-FET amplifier. in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
I have been listening for the last few weeks to a modern Vfet design by digital do main, the B1-a , 'inspired' I suppose by the earlier Yamaha amp, it too unlike any ss amp I have heard, it isn't at all harsh or strident it has tremendous resolution,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #65: Becase by coops on 2009-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
You have an opinion on most things ( whether you have heard them on not ) I thought you would jump at the chance to pronounce on the Druids, seemingly not. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: Zu by coops on 2009-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
Romy can you tell us what you thought of the Zu loudspeakers, I spent an afternoon in their company recently, they were being used with a 25 watt PP Luxman, I believe. Keith. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Faintly ironic by coops on 2009-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Digital Volume Control self-assessment in Audio For Dummies ™  12 Replies 
Perhaps you would be kind to teach us all how attenuation should take place in the digital domain. The world holds it breath.   ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Honestly by coops on 2009-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Digital Volume Control self-assessment in Audio For Dummies ™  12 Replies 
L[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  Lbjefferies7 wrote:http://www.weiss-highend.ch/computerplayback/Digital_Level_Control.pdfHere's Weiss's paper on the subject.  It features a cat, so it must be right   All of the explanations are beside the point, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Welcome to the forum by coops on 2009-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The LCR RIAA correctors in Analog Playback  57 Replies 
Thomas Hi, welcome, wonderful work , how can one contact you directly? Keith. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Sound Blade by coops on 2009-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The cPlay software. in Didital Things  1 Replies 
Sonic Studios 'soundblade ' is the most transparent software I have 'heard' Wavelab is also very good and much cheaper. If you use Macs you might try Sonic's 'Amarra'it is the first of a plethora of similarly based players, improves on standard itune...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Allnic LCR by coops on 2009-10-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The LCR RIAA correctors in Analog Playback  57 Replies 
David beetles is the US distributor, I am sure he would send you one for evaluation, 'hammertone audio' get him to send you the head amp too, that is also worth a listen.Keith....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Drivers by coops on 2009-08-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  80 Replies 
Guy Hi do you know the driver compliment, 703 I can see, Mike mentioned a 2002, the 'new' S2?What else  Keith....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Protuberance by coops on 2009-08-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  80 Replies 
To be unveiled at the Monaco International Boat Show, apparently....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #74: Jessie by coops on 2009-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Jessie Hi, re question 1, drop Jon a line at Sonic, he is far better placed to advise you on the addition of new codecs and hardware , the 'early adopter' software is I believe $1000, there is a demo version but it cuts out after 30 seconds which is ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #72: Markus Hi by coops on 2009-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
Short answer yes, the auto sample rate sensing, dithered volume and eq are useful features , the Metric halo/ Sonic Studio Model 4 is also a cracking adc/dac.But yes primarily the sound, did you get a chance to listen to Amarra at Flemings? Keith....
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