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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: I'd be content with much less by Antonio J. on 2008-04-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
I could live happily with a 2 or 3 way system which were above 95dB/w to be used with some SET amp in the 20-30wpc range, covering just from about 60Hz to 16KHz, provided it fits a domestic, shared-purpose room. I'd only ask for right tone, effortles...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: High phase? by rowuk on 2014-11-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Volti Audio's Vittora in Horn-Loaded Speakers  12 Replies 
what do you base "should be" on?My experience shows considerable improvement in the "sweet spot" window when we align properly. Things like sibilants become much more natural. The "improved" uhf makes my hf more effortless. The sense of space seems m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #96: Plastic vs. Metal Diaphgrams by jp on 2009-03-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
With the better electricity in play, have you revisited the metal diaphraphms?  I have not used the plastic ones and am using the metal version and find it to put out so much that any issues become glaringly obvious.  In my experience it se...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: JBL Array 1400 by Ronnie on 2007-03-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new beast from JBL: Everest DD66000 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
I heard the Array 1400 at a show: https://www.neomax.ro/produs.php?id=P:5737-S:336It has the aluminum diaphragm rather than beryllium.The demo music sounded very nice. Effortless and beautiful.The midrange tended to spit and shout a bit though, like ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: 140 vs 110 hz horns by Jorge on 2021-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mid-bass Hornresp (V51.30) simulations in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
We have two models with different upper bass horns, one is indeed a 140hz horn (77 cm diameter) and the original, bigger horn at 110 hz (92 cm diameter) Both tactrix both made from the same materials (MDF) and finished in the same automotive finish.T...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Re: Better among worst? by morricab on 2005-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
Hi Thorsten, I understand what you are saying and with regard to the particular preamp in question and you may well be right as there is no mention by the manufacturer what brand of autoformers are in use (or if they roll their own).  I am curi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Silbatone by Stitch on 2012-05-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End 2012 in Germany in Audio News  36 Replies 
Well, I didn't come so close to answer your question right.I saw a few from the German DIY scenery and for them it was like the return of Jesus, best sound on PlanetBut probably they are still deaf as usual, because the Frequency step ups are limited...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The best Third Movement from “Der Titan” by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best Third Movement from “Der Titan” in Musical Discussions  9 Replies 
Last year I am in obsessive and compulsive quest for most interesting Third Movement of the Mahler first symphony.  I happen with me from time to time. I love that French funeral march into which Mahler stick so much twist but I am under a neurotic f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Relevant infomation to exploring new options by noviygera on 2010-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass impedance bumps -- why and what to do? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
Romy,thank you for sharing thoughts on the 80Hz horn, giving honest opinion.  So if the 80Hz horns are flawed design, I do not want to waste time to improve them. By the way, they are loaded with EVM15B drivers. I am now a bit perplexed on which rout...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Deliberately missing bass - is this a joke?? :) by haralanov on 2010-06-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Small double bass horn for 3"-8" driver in Horn-Loaded Speakers  37 Replies 
Moreart, 6,5" and 8" drivers are not big enough even for reproducing midrange, not no mention midbass.You say (quote taken from your website):"By processing certain overtones selectively, a rich bass effect can be created using the small speakers whi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Lamm LL1 Signature by Stitch on 2014-07-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm introduced LL1 Signature Preamp… in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
I listened to those some time ago. It was a full Lamm combo with ML3 + LP2 paired with Wilson Alexandria. This Doc from the WBF Forum never missed a second to tell the world how super this combination is. Above the holy grail. I found an owner with s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Musical (U)LF in the Home by Paul S on 2020-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Perception of bass? in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
Robin, your explication already includes a great sense of where you are and what you are after, and this should save you a lot of time. I like Romy's ideas as time savers, as well. On the hardware front, given what you say you are looking for, I thin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #246: Answers by Edgar= on 2022-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
@N-set I was replying to pauls comment about giving up on blending passive radiators and trying to say I was surprised how effortless the 8565 integrates upwards into the tannoy but integrating down into another channel there is no hope. I think the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Another variation, as a blind by Paul S on 2006-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Satisfying result: the RMAF Show + Cogent in Horn-Loaded Speakers  22 Replies 
I'ts not that I feel "someone else's would be more informative than Cogent".   Rather, even though I know what I heard from the Cogent version, I cannot at this point say I understand how much and what part of what I heard is ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Professional sound systems by tokyo john on 2011-09-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Professional sound systems in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
It could be my mistake or poor taste, but sometimes PA systems sound very good to me. There was one in a toilette of a restaurant playing some classical music that made me almost angry, like, how is it possible to have such a decent sound so simp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: 6C33C preamp - Kotriode by Matossan on 2011-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A different breed of 6C33C amplifier. in Melquiades Amplifier  84 Replies 
Few weeks ago, I had the chance to visit KOtriode and listen to his system but more specifically his Preamp. The preamp use half of the 6C33C per channel (one 6C33C has two triodes). It has two outputs, one is transformer coupled output, the other is...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: On Objective Of Mid/Upper Bass Horn by Dresden on 2008-11-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  109 Replies 
I concur the objective to acquire performance in the desired frequency range must predominate most other considerations of design.My objective for the design of the mid/upper bass horn is to attain effortless, smooth, real-world horn-loaded response ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: A configuration... by Romy the Cat on 2014-07-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm introduced LL1 Signature Preamp… in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
[quote user="Stitch"]I listened to those some time ago. It was a full Lamm combo with ML3 + LP2 paired with Wilson Alexandria. This Doc from the WBF Forum never missed a second to tell the world how super this combination is. Above the holy grail. I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: On 40Hz vs. 90Hz by Dresden on 2008-11-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  109 Replies 
I know many would view the two frequencies as similar and perhaps of little consequence, but I have my reasons.My primary, driving objective for wanting the horn to produce sound faithfully to at least 90Hz is that 90Hz represents an ideal crossover ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #114: Aura 1808 most overrated 18in driver on the planet by msaudio on 2010-05-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Back in the 90's i bought a pair of Aura 1808 woofers and made a set of 24 cubic foot corner enclosures 1 1/2 thick, crossover at 100hz, close to 300 pounds, way over built enclosure with a baffle on the face of the enclosure that i could remove. I T...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: On Horn Design Methodology by Dresden on 2008-11-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  109 Replies 
It appears that the approach you present may subject a designer to a more 'trial and error' approach.  On the other hand, I agree that the actual performance of a horn cannot be fully determined until it has been built and tested (the process of...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Michael Framer's amplifier? by Romy the Cat on 2006-05-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Two-stages, hybrid, small, powerful class “A”? in Audio Discussions  23 Replies 
[quote user="jamesrm618"]The Vincent SP-T100 looks close "The SP-T100 is a hybrid mono block with tubes in the input stage where voltage is amplified. The power output Amplifier circuitry works without feedback." Nominal output power Class-A 8 Ohm: 1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Square one by jessie.dazzle on 2009-03-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Learn to listen your listening rooms in Audio For Dummies ™  15 Replies 
Here's what I would do.In general :Start by excluding the DPoLs, excluding the electronics and associated gear, and considering just the room. With no electronics functioning, is the room an acoustically pleasant space ? Invite friends over and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Very disappointing but NOT surprising by rickmcinnis on 2019-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Josh: My visit to Romy the Cat's Macondo in Audio For Dummies ™  28 Replies 
All of us know that we do not share the same perceptions as others.  Some of us would readily agree we are on the road to perfecting our ability to perceive and there are others who have convinced themselves they have reached their destination.  They...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #256: Pp2000 the next day by drdna on 2009-02-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Using the PP2000 has been a very interesting experience. Immediately listening I am NOT struck that it is the most wonderful improvement ever, which I have said before is a GOOD sign. Usually the seductive sound changes are colorations that are enj...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Silbatone and polish horn. by Romy the Cat on 2012-05-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End 2012 in Germany in Audio News  36 Replies 
[quote user="Stitch"] Well, I didn't come so close to answer your question right.I saw a few from the German DIY scenery and for them it was like the return of Jesus, best sound on Planet But probably they are still deaf as usual, because the Fre...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #57: Additional thoughts for Eugene by jessie.dazzle on 2007-06-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
Once you establish that you are for sure on the right track with the whole idea of the Injection Channel, it would not be such a big deal to cut and extend the vertical mast of your Macodo frames, moving your Fundamentals Channel up... You could have...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Some Horns propaganda by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Some Horns propaganda in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
This is an article from Thomas Dunker's site (available in my Links Section) and presumably written by him. Although I slightly disagree with some of the statements he made about the horns “imaging”  and some others but generally it is very good...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #96: Must be a glass window. I can't see it. by oxric on 2011-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Anyhow, it is interesting how the new 25 users that get those Studio 8M will use them. I wish something “new” would derive from all of it…[/quote]Speaking only for myself, I am planning to use the Fane 8M in a pair of 11...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Options...Options...Options... by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass impedance bumps -- why and what to do? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
[quote user="noviygera"]My mid/upper horns play down to 190Hz. That is -- 188Hz is the Fs of the mid. It's a horn loaded a 10" Precision Device driver. So I need a section (or two sections) to cover the bottom (below 190hz). [/quote] Herman, i...
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