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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Nice setup and certainly have room for a bass horn by MINGSU on 2008-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
Hi Keith,That is an interesting way of setup the S150 horn.  Most of GOTO setup that I have seen set the S150 high and point down to listening position.  All of them crossover the S150 + SG505TT at 200Hz to 1kHz range.  I wish that I h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: Goto mid hi summary by serenechaos on 2009-08-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
SGSG-37FRP (designed for mid-high ranges in a smaller system). 56,000 yen Driver frequency band: 400Hz - 10kHz,  " optimal crossover is 500Hz or more" 110dB, 18,500 gauss    SG-370 (designed for...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Cerebral and psychological evolution of amp matching for the Avantgard... by Tax on 2011-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Cerebral and psychological evolution of amp matching for the... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  15 Replies 
Hi Fellow Forumers,This is my first newbie post :-) Do any of you have any experience with running a Lundahl 1627 in a Full Range Melquiades with Avantgarde Duo Omega speakers?The other options are to get some custom Amorphous OPT's <50R 350mA 8:1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #67: How is it implemented? by haralanov on 2011-03-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
Maybe it is because I have very low audio-IQ, but I don’t understand the implementation of your ULF channels - how is it possible to inject +30dB at 25Hz without changing the sound? What is the crossover frequency of that channel? Could you post a ph...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #66: Hi. i'm audiofilofine from italy and theese are my field coil by audiofilofine on 2010-02-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 with Electromagnets in Horn-Loaded Speakers  91 Replies 
are pair of jbl 2420work with 100-130 voltpower supply is with 5u4 tubei use with diy tactrix horn and jensen field coil woofers.crossover at 800 hz 6 db or when use 3 way multiamplification 800-8000 in this case tweeter is old jensen-magnavox.no sel...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Capacitors by noviygera on 2010-08-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Time alignment of drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  16 Replies 
Ok, understood. By the way, Dayton Metallized Polypropylene capacitors are fine for this experiment right? I don't have to buy expensive ones just to have a good idea of the passive crossover sound quality? I hope not.-Herman...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #391: The final Midbass by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
Got the ultra low DCR toroids coil and pit them in use. Yes, it was very right move and they a bit trimmed the midbass tail. Playing with inductance and listening how the midbass decays (measurements are worthless in this case) I ended up with 4.8mH ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Horn alignment by i_should_coco on 2011-05-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 5-ways from Speedysteve7 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  23 Replies 
I did mention to Steve about the angling of the horns and he told me that he started with them horizontal, but preferred them angled as in the photos. Who am I to argue! :-)The crossover phase change was because he's using second order crossovers whi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Audiotekne by Serge on 2011-05-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Munich High End 2011 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  45 Replies 
Well I have some literature from the Show and about the Audio Tekne speaker I can say that:- it has an outboard crossover, which I guess is passive and uses a lot of transformers- woofer diameter is 380 mm...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Equalization by Reno on 2009-10-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Engaging the David Haigner’s ideas in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
ok. maybe we have a different understanding of "electronic equalization". We do not use active (i.e. electronic) equalization in the amplification chain. There is of course some equalization in the passive crossover but I really don't see what's ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: Altec 515 hf 'noise' by skushino on 2010-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The European Triode Festival’s horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
Interesting experience - thanks for sharing.Just yesterday I posted about this topic:http://goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?postID=13892#13892I will first use a 6dB/octave crossover, but may need to go to a higher order slope instead.  I'm cro...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #383: I think you would be happier with low dcR air coils at the speaker by rickmcinnis on 2010-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
Having tried many types of coils nothing was as transparent as the NORTH CREEK 8 gauge air core coils.I do not think you will be happy with the JANTZEN or any other using a metal core.They are much cheaper than the NORTH CREEK and look better. I, too...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #387: Talking about the midbass…. by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
Despite the fact the I lost the quality of the lower knee of my midbass horn (I guess the primary resonance went all the way down) I keep trying to catch the right termination of midbass  low pass filter. I bought those expensive 20H coils and added ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Modifying TAD 2404 by bluewolf on 2016-09-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Modifying TAD 2404 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
Hi, I want to get inside a pair of Pioneer Exclusive TAD 2404. I have unscrewed the external crossover on the back panel and all the other screws including those of the two wooden crossbeams but the back panel does not budge. So I tried taking out th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: Open baffle is garbage by Scott L on 2018-01-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midrange driver suggestions in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
[quote user="noviygera"]There seems to be a lack of useful feedback on the actual sound quality of these oddball, relatively rare TAD mids. So I think it would be helpful to share some basic observations I gather after listening to them for a couple ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: I feel better now by rowuk on 2021-10-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
It is comforting to know that the Vitavox is in the running with the Tannoy. I am very interested in the results - also with the crossover intentions....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #83: Crying..... by Romy the Cat on 2021-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
That last known configuration. Actually I was running in my head multiple times and last known configuration. It was my friend and out of preamp into two separate B2 via a radio shack level cable, send to default Tannoy crossover and to Red d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Kharma Speakers as pH-indicator of the worst in Audio. by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kharma Speakers as pH-indicator of the worst in Audio. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
Recently there was probably nothing as low in audio as the BS surrounded Kharma loudspeakers. Each single step Kharma takes is further and further in-depth Kharma into the realm of bogusness. It is not that I find that “Kharma the Manufacturer” or “K...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #54: You've promissed... by N-set on 2011-04-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
...to assist spiritually!Interesting view on IT. Indeed the multichannel SET with line-level crossover changes the perspectiveon the coupling techniques. This rules A2 out (unless cathode follower...blah blah blah)And paralled drivers? May I ask why ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #137: How to properly high-pass a full-range driver. by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-19 
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="Paul S"]Probably not news, but: http://www.supravox.fr/anglais/haut_parleurs/135_LB.htm Another one that at least looks the part.[/quote] Thanks, Paul. This Supravox 135 LB indeed looks like an interring driver for a project of mine. I h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: The Xchyler’s Calculation. by Romy the Cat on 2010-04-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
[quote user="diz1"] Are the First reflection points for horns speakers are different from other type of speakers? [/quote]Yes, the sound from horns does not propagate straight along with the line of sight but it curves according to the Xchyler eq...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #94: They are just not related things at all. by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
[quote user="zanon"]Do you mean that if you begin with digital source, it does not matter whether you use a digital crossover or not since the "damage" has already been done?[/quote]Absolutely not, it is not what I meant. I meant that the only advant...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #110: 60 Hz Resonance by Bill on 2010-05-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
2 options. 1. Put a door in front of the alcove that is casusing the resdonance and line it with 6 " of sonex. May turn the space into a bass trap at 60 Hz.2. Put an adjustable  notch filter into your crossover at 60 Hz....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Vintage ML2 and tweeters, any tweeters. by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]   With the Wright amps the G2Si did not seem to live up to their efficiency specs using my little cap and coil crossover.  I can't offer good descriptions of their sound with the ML2s until I get my TT going, but ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Voltage/drive/frequency by Paul S on 2007-03-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 5 Channel Version of Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  21 Replies 
So this amp would not have to deal with a crossover?  One R and one L in the signal path, it looks like a headphone amp, maybe a dream circuit for a light piston, HF only, given no cap/coil load at the [ribbon] driver.What is gain...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Incorporating active crossovers into DSET by mumford on 2008-07-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Incorporating active crossovers into DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  2 Replies 
I am very interested in your DSET adventure, and is trying to learn more about the application of adding crossover elements into SET amps.  Looking at the schematic, I noted that you add first-order passive filters before the first stage of your...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: One other thing by nl on 2008-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Lastly, put in a line-level filter at the input instead of using a speaker-level crossover. The same circuit as is used with your 6E5Ps would be fine....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #202: Digital crossover…. Wanted. by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
I had a Behringer DCX2496 that used for nothing and I think it got broken. I do not want to by another one. What I looking for is some kind cheap, no more than $100 solution that would allow be to have 4 order filters  and crossover point up to 250hz...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Can we use DACs with more than 2channel? by Amir on 2018-11-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Paul McGowan. tubes in preamp in Audio News  12 Replies 
In loudspeaker and amplifier design we could use more channels to have better result (like 12 channel DSet concept) but i never seen any DAC/Pre to have more channels.It seems i am speaking about moronic idea but it is interesting to me think about t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Oops! by TerryG on 2007-07-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression drivers and the “clean signal”. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  14 Replies 
Sorry I misread, I thought you endorsed the use of PP tube amps with compression horn drivers.  Well it looks like were still in the same situation of not making them work.  I could go on about why I feel they don't work, but it won't chang...
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