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Romy the Cat


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If I start High-End Audio from scratch...



"I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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Paul S
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Grand Cycles and Eddy Currents in Audio
Romy, I think you were not here yet when several "serious" companies were trying something along the lines that you suggest. There were always "sound vs. measurement" discussions and approaches, but people really were trying to make Music available to the masses, back in The Day. Eico, Heathkit, HH Scott, Dynakit, even Radio Shack, then AR and KLH; many more companes. They actually had some not-terrible speakers for limited-demand applications. I mentioned my first SS amp in the It Thread, a Sony TA-1130, integrated, with built-in phono and tone controls, pretty much your laundry list. Now that it's long gone I can say it was not terrible - at all. One thing that kept engineers and manufacturers jumping through hoops was constantly changing musical formats, from AM radio and 78s, to FM, LPs, and 1/4" tape, then stereo and several tape formats, on and on. All these changes made it hard for anyone to get too comfortable. Most people accepted high distortion at "high volume levels", and those who did not turned to Klipsch, JBL/Altec, etc., who had their own patent solutions, based mostly on PA work, including "klangfilm"/theater sound, and the recording industry, and these saw constant changes through the years, as well.

I like the ideas you propose. I would like to hear first ideas about a simple speaker system that will be sufficient for deep listening to Big Music. I think if we can solve that we can reverse engineer from there.

Paul S
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Paul S
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Correction (not that it matters...)
I saw a reference in old notes that indicates I actually bought/used a little earlier Sony TA-1120A. Same features, as far as I know. Finally replaced it with Music Reference RM-9, about 1988. Happy with the Sony "all-in-one" for many years.

Paul S
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Romy the Cat


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If I start High-End Audio from scratch... part 2



"I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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