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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #289: LEAD by zako on 2010-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Mass dampeners have to be very large to work properly,,,Laws of physics says so,,,I have never seen any thing that small work on glass that large,,Units that small and smaller work on Tone arms,,A good example LEAD works better than ceramic of a givi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Why Paper? by miab on 2008-04-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
I'm curious as to why the preference to paper cones as opposed to carbon/poly/kevlar/ceramic/.... With weight and stiffness advantages of other materials, would advancing technology not be well implemented towards drivers?  Does it have to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #125: Veravox 5 by el`Ol on 2009-02-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
Romy,I find the Veravox 5 drivers are strong contenders when searching for elevated sensitivity 5" drivers. I heard the Veravox 5X in combination with Shindo SET electronics and found it very natural-sounding. Both 5ers have ceramic magnets, how...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #104: Bearing issues. by jam on 2017-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
Hi Measet,The original platter for the RX-5000 was gun metal which I replaced with a platter with a similar platter to Wellington's weighing about 50 lbs. ,  the other table came from Japan with a original stainless platter made by Micro Seiki (rare)...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Too much Stolichnaya last night but.. by Wojtek on 2011-05-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new G.I.P speakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
I was responding to Serge's post and link to French ceramic and wood horns-wrong thread obviously but I never post in the right one anyway ;)Those post belong to  "why I don't like LA porfile"...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #120: Oil and Ball by jam on 2022-12-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
I would use a trurbine oil like Zoom Spout and get the bearings from Boca Bearingshttps://www.amazon.com/Original-All-Purpose-Turbine-Telescoping-Spout-GuruShop/dp/B09MDJPKV5 https://www.bocabearings.com/products/bearing-and-ball-types/balls/ceramic-...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #123: Size of ceramic ball by jam on 2022-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
Measure the ceramic ball that is in the bearing and order the closest size avaiulable. I believe it was  0.25" but it has been a while since I rebuilt my bearing.Jam...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #66: .....understandable. by Romy the Cat on 2013-12-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  80 Replies 
Well, that all is understandable. S5 has ceramic magnet and driving it with SS amp and listening indifferent trivial pop music you shall appreciate it more....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Another 2005 CES standout product... by AOK_Farmer on 2005-01-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another 2005 CES standout product... in Audio Discussions  0 Replies 
Has anyone tried the MSB 'Platinum series' Dac's? I heard the most grain free digital I can recall coming from a MSB Platinum III Dac at the CES show. It was directly feeding MSB amps and on some prototype MSB speakers with 5" ceramic mid and di...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Prices in High End Audio - whatever market bears? by Romy the Cat on 2005-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Prices in High-End Audio. in Audio Discussions  27 Replies 
Today’s prices in Hi-Fi do not base upon any other principle then “whatever market bears”. The luck of objective evaluation methods and the completely un-liberated market of Hi-Fi consumers make the “market bearing” principles being completely not ap...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: SS->Ceramic - the only marriage made in heaven? by rowuk on 2014-12-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SET amplifiers in Audio Discussions  30 Replies 
I have experimented with SS/SET and now DSEP for ceramic magnet horn drivers. I will agree that ceramic drivers with SETs that I have heard being suboptimal, but after a year of DSEP, at least for my use case, I am quite content. I cannot explain it ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: More about the Electromagnetas by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Satisfying result: the RMAF Show + Cogent in Horn-Loaded Speakers  22 Replies 
[quote user="Dominic"] i thought of it as soft and chalked it up to not being as strong a motor as was needed and begrudgingly accepted that perhaps 'field coil' did not mean 'powerful motor'. I'm starting to think otherwise…[/quote] Yes, it is exac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Alnico vs. Ferrite vs. throat vs. whatever. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 60hz, GPA-515-8ghp horn... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  32 Replies 
Klaus, The 515-8GPH were in same scale as the 515G with slightly above 35Hz resonance frequency and 103 sensitivity -  a very good candidate for 60Hz horn. The 10” throat? No bolls to go for 9”, how about 8”?  I’m just kidding. The throat ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: S2 dia. alnico.. by chaos on 2008-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 60hz, GPA-515-8ghp horn... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  32 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Hi Romy! The 515-8GPH were in same scale as the 515G with slightly above 35Hz resonance frequency and 103 sensitivity -  a very good candidate for 60Hz horn. The 10” throat? No bolls to go for 9”, how about 8”?  ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: System details by Saturntube on 2009-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Amplification for Compressions drivers? Sound? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  19 Replies 
Romy, The upper bass horn has a Ceramic driver 18sound 8M400,  the MF horn has an 18sound 2060A Neodymium magnet, tweeter is Beyma Ceramic driver and supertweeter is Fostex Alnico.  The Leak amps are PP deep class A, we do have a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Chasing the drivers… by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]You have no idea how loaded this question. The crossover point with the MiniMe is not a tactical question but actually the very strategic question of the entire speaker, let me to explain why. The woofers that I use are fai...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #85: Rebuild by jam on 2017-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
Measet,The bearing oil on the RX-5000 should be replaced with a good low viscosity turbine oil, Zoomspark works well. When opening the bearing you will notice there is a steel thrust plate that will have a dimple on it, you can flip around and use th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: 300hz-1000hz.. by chaos on 2008-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 60hz, GPA-515-8ghp horn... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  32 Replies 
hi romy!i opened the s2 some nights ago, to me it looked different, but i will check it again, maybe some reflections really fooled me. i searched your s2-guide very carefully, the one in your pic i would without doubt identify as a clear suspension....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Same socket by Paul Costa on 2012-03-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The RCA’s 6C33C sockets? in Melquiades Amplifier  9 Replies 
RomyI called the seller today and they said it is the same socket, just the size and shape of the ceramic piece is different.  The mounting holes are in the same place though.  The metal pin contacts are the same.  He spoke highly of them as customer...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #55: Socket cosmesis by decoud on 2013-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Full range Melquiades implementation in Melquiades Amplifier  81 Replies 
I know it is a trivial point, but I dislike the whiteness of valve sockets. Since neither teflon nor ceramic is easily painted I have mine covered in black nomex fabric. This is no good for the 6c33c, of course, as it needs all the breathing spac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: No Coincident not there. by miab on 2008-04-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Festival “Son & Image” in Montreal in Audio Discussions  17 Replies 
I too was interested to hear these new Coincident speakers but alas they were not there. There were a couple other ceramic driver speakers there to get an idea of the breed. A couple very uninteresting and a couple quite interesting. In Arthur's defe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #90: S3 as a low MF driver by gordan on 2011-03-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
somehow i missed that moment in macondo development when you introduced S3 as a low mid driver so this came as a surprise to me - what i remember is that you didn't write so favourably of S3 back in 2004 due to its ceramic magnet. but it's good t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Configuration versus parts by Paul S on 2008-01-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midrange driver suggestions in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
That sure looks like an interesting configuration for a change , all right, but are those "ceramic" drivers, or what? Does anyone know?What's with all the "space age" materials these days?  I mean, are people actually listening or do they just "...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #70: What the hell is Btitish decor anyway? by Bud on 2013-10-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Opera Room in Audio Discussions  77 Replies 
I am certain you need at least two ceramic dalmatians on the nook / odd item stand on the right. In addition you will need to find at least one huge paining of an English noble woman, with a large nose, ridiculous hairdo and over the top gown is a mu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #292: Read carefully by unicon on 2010-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
[quote user="zako"]Mass dampeners have to be very large to work properly,,,Laws of physics says so,,,I have never seen any thing that small work on glass that large,,Units that small and smaller work on Tone arms,,A good example LEAD works better tha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: It is not S2's hiss... by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: S2 Hissing Sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  12 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] For now, the amplifiers I use are a pair of Lamm M1.1s (was going to look for a pair of used ML2s, but more and more considering building a pair of Meliquaides). Using the M1.1s with a pair of V.A. Parsifal/Encore (direct...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Nothing budget about budget… by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lower cost horn loaded alternative setup? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
[quote user="CO"] Ive been building and improving my own speakers the last few years and at this point i'm thinking a fully horn loaded setup ( 3 way + sub ) is the best route to take to get a speaker capable of  faithfully reproducing the elect...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #140: A few words about Avantgard’s Trio drivers by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
[quote user="Merlin"]  If they are modifying conventional drive units by hand, the labour costs alone can be prohibitively expensive. The fact that they are using heavy Alnico magnets and coating the diaphrams suggests that these units do not co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: Karma by twogoodears on 2009-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The LCR RIAA correctors in Analog Playback  57 Replies 
"... and I do not know if 3A/167M is better than anything else and I do not see why the metal socket is necessarily better then plastic – the socket is not the part of the tube."As you know, the 437A is like an on-steroids ECC83, ALL glass built, no ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: That’s all that matters by Romy the Cat on 2012-03-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The RCA’s 6C33C sockets? in Melquiades Amplifier  9 Replies 
Paul, I can’t say anything about it and I invest zero trust to what the seller say. The fact that he insists that “customers have never returned any or complained of their quality” does makes me horny however. The socket at your picture does have nam...
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