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Hi Dima,Do you know if this is similar to the approach Tim de Paravicini took in his direct-coupled amp placed inside a Quad? I'm currently using Quad speakers (I gave up on the horn approach through sheer frustration) and it seems to me that this is...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]In fact you can model the great sound for very, very small rooms (headphones) with existing direct radiators, have great result and no need for horns.[/quote]Yes, this is exactly what I've attempted to do. The rooms in the ...
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One idea would be to use a number of inner tubes from tyres (tires). Townshend uses a 'wheelbarrow' tyre for his 'seismic' sinks and stands...Mani....
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I'm no expert, but my understanding is this. 99.9% of DACs are going to oversample the digital input anyway. Does it therefore matter if the input is upsampled or not? Unless there is a super-duper interpolation algorithm that can create more informa...
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Following on from my last two posts, I finally managed to try the Model Two in AD mode. With the Model Two set to 24/4fs and wordclock master, I cannot discern a difference between the source and the source passing through the Model Twos AD/DA. Furth...
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EDIT: I was obviously so distressed about what I was just about to write that I got the title of this thread totally wrong. Of course, it should read, "Really putting the cart before the horse".It's dawned on me that it's a bit silly to buy a rec...
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jd,Excellent post - full of home truths (for me, at least). I've often promised myself that I will not think about hardware, go on forums or go anywhere near eBay for x period of time. Why do I find this so hard to do? Well, one reason is that I'm ju...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Anyhow, start to record and you will love this processor even more.[/quote]I'd love to give this a go... I just need something worth recording!I have a good FM antenna on my roof and a half-decent tuner in the guise of a Ro...
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I asked Dave Peck of Avid (formerly Euphonix) a few questions regarding the Model Two (otherwise known as the PMI). The responses he received from Keith Johnson (one of the original designers of the PMI, head of Reference Recordings and chief design ...
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[quote user="el`Ol"]The Hifi Deluxe was in the Le Meridien... Would have been interesting what you think about the Duevel (and whether you like the MBL top end for being omnidirectional only).[/quote]I didn't know this, which is a shame as I definite...
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I visited the room on six different occasions throughout Saturday and never once heard the Aporias playing. The reason that was being cited was that people wanted to listen to the WEs. Strange then that the Aporias should be there at all.FWIW, I sat/...
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Thanks for all the suggestions. As it happens, there were no exhibitors at the Flemings Hotel this year. But I did pop into the Stax stall before listening to anything else.In general, I was pretty disappointed with what I heard. Most of the ‘convent...
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Romy, glad to hear it was reparable.What was wrong with it, and more importantly, what caused it? (Did you have enough ventilation around the PS and the main unit?)Also, I'm trying to understand why the Model Two draws so much power (200W, right?). D...
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I'm planning on visiting the High End Show in Munich in May (www.highendsociety.de/english/highend/highend.php). It looks like this might be a great place to actually hear a lot of commercially available horns in one place... and perhaps even one tha...
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Romy, what actually happened? Do you know what is wrong?I know that my unit was with Dave 2-3 years - it transpired that its power supply was faulty (a capacitor, I think). In any event, I hope the issue with yours isn't too serious. You probably...
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Thanks Romy. I've just ordered Philips 5838 433, 838 433 - hopefully it'll have this track on it!But I could have sworn it was JSB's Toccata & Fugue in D minor...Mani....
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[quote user="manisandher"]Forgive me for my ignorance, but what is it?[/quote]I know it's JSB, but just wanted to know which version and/or who's playing.Mani....
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Hi Romy,You beat me to it. I was going to post that I've never seen so many red LEDS light up on the Model Two!Have you tried adjusting the sensitivity of the peak level meters on the Model Two before you record? Could it be that you have the sensiti...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The model one has the same 44x and 48x clocks...[/quote]Ah, OK. I was of the belief that the Model One could only operate at 44.1 or 88.2.
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]At least I would not worry about it and would search f...
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The Weiss AFI1 interface is measuring the following clock rates (in KHz) from the Model Two:- 44.122- 88.244- 176.488AND- 48.000- 96.000- 192.000Does this imply that the 48x clock is more accurate than the 44.1x clock in the Model Two? I'm assumi...
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Romy, you may recall that I observed a similar phenomenon: "What I've noticed in the past is an HF 'halo' around instruments and voices which is absent in Master mode. It's not unpleasant, but I find it distracting. As a result, Master mode certainly...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The well-implemented horns or well-implemented anything … they are just tools; they are like colors that still need to be used by an artist to become a beautiful painting…..[/quote]I see where you're coming from, but I can'...
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[quote user="Paul S"]Mani, my first thoughts were questions, whether you want to fill the room "like headphones fill your head" or you want to aim the speakers right at your ears and "do the mixing inside your head, like headphones".[/quote]Hi Paul,M...
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For the past few months, I’ve been looking for a solution to a problem – how to recreate through speakers the same sound that I get through headphones. Why did I embark on this quest? Well although I’m quite happy with my headphones, I miss being...
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[quote user="Paul S"]Don't worry about selling stuff you "don't like". To another Moron® it might be the Legendary Stuff of Dreams. Be honest about what it is; simply hold your current opinion.[/quote]I've just sold my Druids (took a £500 hit on wh...
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zanon, our posts 'crossed'...Mani.
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Romy,Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts - I really appreciate this.I'm trying to understand your idea of Severe Mass Deficiency Syndrome. How tightly correlated is this to a speaker's impedance curve? The Druids don't seem to dip below...
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Firstly, thank you to Montepilot, Paul S, KLegind, zanon and Romy for all your thoughts on the Zu Druids. I recently tried high-passing the Druids at various frequencies and using a pair of Wilson-Benesch Chimeras and various amps for LF and uppe...
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It seems like I should just abandon the idea of using the Druids... and trying to get some sort of coherent integration with my WB-Chimeras (acting as the lower- and upper-bass units)... and running the whole hodgepodge with totally different amplifi...
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Sounds very convenient Romy.I'm very interested in hearing your thoughts on the quality of the tape loop - did you go for a buffered I/O? I'm even more interested in hearing your thoughts on 88.2KHz vs. 176.4KHz...Mani....
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