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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Leads to further air core heads by Bud on 2005-07-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate HF output transformer? in Melquiades Amplifier  7 Replies 
Thanks James. Do you read Italian? I would be interested in knowing what exactly those air coils are for, I assume interstage but the picture is not worth a thousand words. It appears that the formers are plastic, but, could they be wax? That would b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #368: Yup yup yup yup by Bud on 2010-10-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
Just so long as the Berringer has a Jan Didden designed output board and has all crossovers done by 300 Hz and the 300 to 20 kHz is handled by a VERY GOOD, VERY MUSICAL and moderately slow tube amp, just to get the important part back into the middle...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: RE: Wilson 'sound effect' by Axel on 2009-08-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Wilson Audio Loudspeakers in Audio Discussions  53 Replies 
el`Ol,it is quite fascinating how well you depicted (listening to WP 8!) what I heard, listening to some 5.xI.E. "some characteristic shining or radiance probably induced by the breakup of carbon-doped paper cones in combination with the anorganic-pa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Even moreTweeter frustrations... by Bud on 2006-09-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An amplifier for Tweeters in Audio Discussions  17 Replies 
Romy,Now that you have removed the slope try out the treated tweeter I provided you with so long ago, the one that sounded exactly like the untreated EV's. We would all like to know how that matches with the S2, in an unlimited application..... might...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #992: Corona discharge? Lord I hope not! by Bud on 2011-12-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
That corona PP discharge can be a mess...... make sure you XYZ to ensure a proper discharge path and then scout the local territory for a proper receptacle.The RDH says nothing. But, if you read it you can learn how to design power supplies that don'...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Is it possible that we read those white papers? by Antonio J. on 2005-07-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It is possible to eliminate some forms of gross side band di... in Audio For Dummies ™  22 Replies 
If Bud agreed maybe they could be posted or placed for downloading somewhere in this site or elsewhere. I am very interested in knowing more about it.Regards,aj...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #62: It looks very good to me .. by Wojtek on 2007-12-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  131 Replies 
Bare ,tick 400V B+ wire does look a little  scary .Those noval sockets are  very nice -are those teflon ones ??Bud Purvine is also using "electron pool" concept but I think the application is a little different ;0)RGRDS, W...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #620: But it sounds good from the battery... by AOK_Farmer on 2010-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Hey Bud,Are you saying that the battery materials are less limited in fast dynamic potential energy release than the capacitor materials? I thought batteries had far greater materials limitations compared to capacitors in regards to fast potential re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: Another way to whack a Lowther by Bud on 2008-03-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
If you are brave and have a steady hand go here for a way to SOLVE Lowther problems. Without reconning. Ask Jon Ver Halen of Lowther America for his opinion too.http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=1248682#post1248682 post 345http://...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Crossover crossover rover by Bud on 2011-12-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
You need to find an individual who can design series crossovers. Both JBL and Altec used these, because they sounded best. You will need to look for an individual near where you live because they will have to test the drivers as the design progresses...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1072: OMG by Bud on 2013-01-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
What happens at year 100 & day 1? Can we get our money back if the magnets explode from the machined aluminum, RFI wrapped, tar filled box before year 100? Bud...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #72: frightening prospects by Bud on 2005-11-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
Romy,What is the possibility of just dumping the wav files to cd as a data disc?Not as a red book audio file, just a copy from your HD. Or, we could just start sending you our spare hard drives for data dumps, I have two 30 gigs laying about uselessl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Ok ,contact me by Wojtek on 2007-05-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The K&K SE hybrid phono stage: a report in Analog Playback  54 Replies 
at klamfil@earthlink.net and  I'll check with Bud the shipping details.Since you have untreated pair it would be interesting to hear the difference ,also on a few  occasions I behaved like a prick so I'd like to make it up somehow ;) Regard...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: More the RX correctors.... by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another interesting corrector: Likhnitsky's RX corrector. in Analog Playback  6 Replies 
Bud, when you retie, you might start to experiment with them.... http://www.goodsoundclub.com/pdf/RxTransformer1.pdfhttp://www.goodsoundclub.com/pdf/RxTransformer2.pdfThe caT...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #364: Stumbling around in inductorville by Bud on 2010-10-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
If you are going to use an LC filter, be sure that the choke has a big enough gap that the L does not change across the line level voltage range. Specifically ask Sowter about this. For instance, the choke I spoke to you about changes from 2.8 Henry ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: To loop or not to loop? by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Try something unusual and inexpensive in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
Bud, I have a question to ask. I have two back terminals, to which I need to attach the loop? Would it be the one that has the secondary of OPT connected to ground? Also, if I milliamp, then do have to do on each of the “back terminal” or one shall b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Something must be done about this and soon by Bud on 2007-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Simpson Microphones thread. in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
Andy,These are sensationaly deep recordings, just as you said they would be. DYNAMICS from a distance, and no artificially sick or flat notes, or hidden masses of groaning monsters.Romy you need to help this man, put his recordings on your broadband ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: Something for the Melq's by Bud on 2007-06-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
How about a motor generator? Both on the same shaft, and, you could even put a CVS constant voltage sine wave transformer in, to supply the electric motor part, to keep the speed constant. About 6 kVa should do it, for both channels. Fill u...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: A long life to both of you by Bud on 2011-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Opera Room in Audio Discussions  77 Replies 
This is a story I love. I have been equally fortunate to have a cat girl friend, once in my life. She is no longer anywhere but in my memory and I miss her touch and her concern....Bud...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #561: The fine chords by Bud on 2010-08-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
The sine wave actually looks quite good no hint of saturation, clipping or wave deformity. Only a single trace, rather than a twisted rope. I suspect that when placed under a load much of the "broken" curve will smooth out. I would also suspect that ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: How to look what electron has under her skirt? by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An amplifier for Tweeters in Audio Discussions  17 Replies 
Well, I do not care about it anymore. Last night I spoke with Bud and, thanks God, he took this project form my hand under his wings. As the result I will be having whatever I need, implemented by the best method possible. I am very enthusiastic and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Ridley Audio's Ridley Effect™ by Romy the Cat on 2006-05-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Two-stages, hybrid, small, powerful class “A”? in Audio Discussions  23 Replies 
[quote user="Bud"]Perhaps this link and the information trumpeted within will help on this project. Certainly the leader of this pack has solid credentials in HF switching power supplies, though this particular link is actually about roasting transis...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #68: Yellowish vs.blueishness and Vivaldi. by Romy the Cat on 2005-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
[quote user="Bud"]I actually prefer the essence from the other end of summer, that wet, clear water running sound, so exuberant and hopeful ... though autumnal music has its own joys.. you only need encounter Vivaldi's  Four seasons portrayed by...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Funny you should mention smoother by Bud on 2007-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Macondo’s Upper Bass Channel: what is next? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  30 Replies 
Romy,All measured tests for unsmoothed frequency response actually show that the violent peaks and valleys in frequency response, that driver mfg's usually will not show you, are just accentuated by EnABL. A friend of mine, one Gary Pimm, pointed out...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: The corkscrew boundary effects? by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: EnABL: Just a note to awaken all of you peaceful sleepers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  14 Replies 
Well, what I am trying to do it to smear or to defuse the virtual edge of the horn. It is not exactly the same what Bud does with him application of patterns on the cone driver but it very much similar. Toward to this end any random pattern that woul...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Re: further air core heads by cv on 2005-07-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate HF output transformer? in Melquiades Amplifier  7 Replies 
Hi Bud,Thanks for the pointers; I already have a pair of vertically sectioned cores wound from a while back, on white nylon (ugh?!) . Not remotely optimal, but if the concept works I will definitely have to try something along your lines. The tip reg...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Increasing intelligibility by Brian Clark on 2005-07-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It is possible to eliminate some forms of gross side band di... in Audio For Dummies ™  22 Replies 
Bud, has the military been involved? Seems highly relevant for Sigint and hydrophone applications. Brian....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #343: High frequency explosions by Bud on 2009-06-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Sounds to me like your switch mode transformer is doing the buzzing. I recently purchased an APC product that charged the battery constantly, so long as it was plugged in. This caused quite a bit of heat and stench, from the hot switch mode power sup...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Wet ground or dry ground? by Bud on 2007-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Romy and Paul,Many years ago, when I worked for Mille Nestorovik he used seperate mains and a sperate ground connection for the entire system. Before turning it on for a listening session, he would send me outside to "water" the ground, for a good ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Zero-crossing ? by IslandPink on 2011-03-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
There's no zero-crossing with A2 .833 or equivalent are a good choice for this extreme project and bass performance is excellent, I have heard 833 SE briefly and it has great authority.The driver would best be some sort of small/medium output valve d...
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