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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Birds of a feather... by Gargoyle on 2015-12-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Scratched Horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
I tried to do a google image search, but nothing appeared, maybe Romy will share.I got to pondering what benefit having the surface textured may have. It seems the texture of sharkskin for example can reduce the surface suction.From the interweb:"A s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #175: Told you so, or, maybe not? by Dominic on 2017-01-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
I suspect you were both right.We each have our own priorities, but I did find a couple of his youtube videos to be interesting, as far as one can tell anything useful from compressed video.Not the point though really.I'm more interested in this idea ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Sorry, no cigars… by Romy the Cat on 2018-05-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New superlative horn build - ESD acoustic in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
[quote user="martinshorn"] And far ahead of the Vox Olympian. Thats the big surprise. [/quote] Josh, I just want to make an attempt to methodologically debug your thought proses. You found that ESD is far ahead of the Vox Olympian. It means there ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: Some tutorials by Romy the Cat on 2023-07-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 3.0 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  51 Replies 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: The potential Magico owner only need the YouTube video by rowuk on 2014-05-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End Munich 2014 impressions .... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
[quote user="steverino"]But the prospective Magico owner needs to know whether the Magicos reproduce the real Taiko drum closely enough to scare and demoralize all the JDs in the neighborhood. It's like those recorded barking dogs that homeowners use...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #151: Ok by Murataltuev on 2015-11-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
Yes, I'm new to horns...I have only my ears...with other needed skills I have people around who help me and thank you for your help also.If you read SoundEx, then I don't need to post here.I'll be happy for any comments on my pages.Thank you,Mura...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A very slow monolog about my audio in 2022... by Romy the Cat on 2022-10-23 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #168: Evaluation by Murataltuev on 2015-11-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
I had my friend visited (he is on video in red) and he asked to play his music to evaluate coloration. His verdict was - he doesn't hear horns!He never used horns because of coloration and was very skeptical about my project, but he said that it is f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #193: Last night by Bill on 2022-02-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  298 Replies 
While the pure power units are the best I’ve heard at removing ac grunge, they are still not 100% effective. Last night my listening and video session was unbelievable. We had about a foot of very light soft snow during the day. As soon as ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Dpols? by Bruno Rivademar on 2020-07-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dpols? in Playback Listening  11 Replies 
Hello Romy, been lurking around for some time now, I believe one of the first things I read from you was the DPOLS. Blew me away! Anyway, sometime ago I found an interesting video on youtube regarding a special speaker setup technique. This person sp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #79: OK, I am done by Romy the Cat on 2021-08-28 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: The consequential idea.... by Romy the Cat on 2021-10-17 
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Well, the people who regularly read this site, or even better who know me personally, know that there are very few non consequential ideas from me. So, after posting a few days ago a post about “it” in audio         my next thinki...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Bermuda Triangles of Audio by Romy the Cat on 2021-11-09 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Surviving Nor'easter… by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Opera Room in Audio Discussions  77 Replies 
We in Boston are hit this weekend with a mean Nor'easter storm with wind, rain and show. They promises a feet or so and it is juts October…. I am having great time, secluding myself in my video room, lighting up fireplace, smoking my Cohiba, playing ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Sceleton plinth TT by N-set on 2013-04-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An educational Eugenie’s installation. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  15 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"] I would like to hear something more rigorous and complex than "the usual" music the DIYers use to "prove" a design/system.[/quote]Was my thought too--"a girl with a banjo" audiopedophile(tm) crap.[quote user="Paul S"]Unusual TT!...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: A HT? I do not know. by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Opera Room in Audio Discussions  77 Replies 
A few local audio guys temporarily donated to me some gear that completely out of blue made me to have my Opera Room operational. I have a big screen, some kind of a good projector, in few days I will have a good player. The sound is the Altec 19 and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Audio trash by unicon on 2011-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Munich High End 2011 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  45 Replies 
[quote user="Serge"]Silbatone used a WE horn to play in mono and a pair of their own horn cabinets for 2-channel.The very cinema sound reinforcement looking horn was, I was told, a 16B. I will post some comments about the sound a bit later. [/quote]T...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: I cry over spilled standards by Steradian on 2011-02-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Impossibility of commercial seriousness? in Audio Discussions  5 Replies 
My understanding of Romy's point is that in addition to the designer's perception of what sound shall be, and marketing whore's mischief, we consumers share some of the burden of responsibility for the buying choices presented to us.   ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Music and WW3 by Romy the Cat on 2022-03-07 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: VONK by zako on 2010-12-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hans Vonk Legacy in Musical Discussions  3 Replies 
Hans Vonk is also my favorite... It was Slatkin that built up the St Louis Symphony orchestra,,and passed the batton on to Vonk when he left,,  VONK and the STL.,,,did a special concert for PBS TV of Carmina Burana,,,The chorus and soloists really ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: The last paragrapher worth to read a few times... by Romy the Cat on 2020-08-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
[quote user="anthony"]Have put all my DHT's on the curve tracer to see if pairs can be matched for preamp duties.  [/quote] It was very interesting to read about all of it. If you have a socket for YO186 then you can accommodate all 4V tubes and I si...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Invasion is so last century by anthony on 2022-04-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Music and WW3 in Musical Discussions  24 Replies 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: ...another day.... by Romy the Cat on 2021-08-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dunlavy SC++ loudspeakers as a vaccination from high-end aud... in Audio For Dummies ™  3 Replies 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: About audio.... content by Romy the Cat on 2021-09-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dannoy 2021 Loudspeakers in Audio For Dummies ™  24 Replies 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A complex Audio Question by Romy the Cat on 2024-05-25 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: Guy responds by clarkjohnsen on 2012-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Opera Room in Audio Discussions  77 Replies 
Speaking as a local audio guy... yeah the sound was poor but who knows?... whether it was the dvd?... the electronics?... the day? Plus it was Room #2, so...My policy, perhaps mistaken, in such a situation, is to enjoy the music.As to the OPPO, I'd l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The video thoughts have brought questions to mind by rowuk on 2021-08-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Some thoughts about bass in high-end audio. in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
The idea of high quality delay makes me wonder if the delay effectively increases the virtual length of the room - allowing longer wavelengths before the room Schroeder frequency is reached. This would be a "softer" bass without the room compression....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Want to Drive Away Consumers, Target the Top of the Pyramid by jeff1225 on 2014-01-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Prices in High-End Audio. in Audio Discussions  27 Replies 
Another hobby that I'm involved with is saltwater aquariums. People used to enter the hobby as children when they would get their first 10 gallon aquarium as gift or hand me down. Now kids would rather play video games then actually mess with a hobby...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #150: More then you need.... by Romy the Cat on 2021-12-21 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #187: Here we go.... by Romy the Cat on 2022-02-20 
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