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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: The ULF and PurePower 2000 by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
If I somehow was able to recalibrate Macondo to run with the specifics of my new PP2000 sound but in the lower bass my currant playback is completely dead. It is not that it is non-listenable –it is enjoyable but the whole lower end of the midbass ch...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #55: Wrong. by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-02 
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Rakesh, I think you take it all wrong and I think you need to perform some degaussing from my site. You created for yourself a cardboard cutout of ideas that I describe at my site but it is not what it is. Macondo Axioms are not set of rules but a di...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Digital Filters by Paul S on 2017-07-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hypex for ULF? in Didital Things  15 Replies 
Thanks for responding.  You mention a rotary phase knob.  Is this ULF system connected through a digital processor?  If yes, will you expand on DSP effects on sound and system integration with the DSP?  Many "pros" use these filters to "handle" speak...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #75: Brilliant analyses! by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-10 
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Great analyses, David, thanks. I can’t concur as now with anything. Macondo in the room with midbass horn was a complex installation and with ULF it became even more complex. Some of the things I setup by ear and do not use measurements, I just know ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #68: I would look at the problem wider. by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
The 185+W into 1 Ohm is not a lot indeed but I do not understand all of those simulations and I do not know how the distortions of simulations affect the actual results. N-set, when you are mentioned the “Romy's constraints on a powerful bass SE amp”...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #192: It is all depend of your roo by Romy the Cat on 2017-07-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
[quote user="anthony"]I seem to remember you had this sort of issue when setting up your previous room and eventually you moved them time aligned. The one stack of 15" and 10" sounds like a nice solution.  Do you think more 10" scanspeak instead ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: The Organic Bass vs. ULF Drivers by Paul S on 2019-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The ULF cannel for my new listening room. in Audio Discussions  43 Replies 
I seem to remember that we've covered somewhere the sonic benefits of SET at lower frequencies, but I guess I never really thought of ULF as "bass", per se.  If someone ever comes up with an SET that can be an effective part of an AuraSound circuit, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #567: What to do next NOW with electricity. by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I am finishing us to setup my listening room and I have my PP2000 blowing up sometimes (go to protection bypass mode) when I use powerful SS amp for ULF along with Melquiades and the rest of the systems driver from one single PP2000. So, I guess I wo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #182: Just thinking out loud... by Romy the Cat on 2017-07-13 
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Hm, your advice to discard the Midbass time alignment and to go to ULF time delay to catch up with Midbass timing is very interesting. Theoretically I have no auditable sound from ULF. They are at 20Hz. As you understand there is no way to align t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #146: Ok, let me know how it goes. by Romy the Cat on 2012-02-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="noviygera"]I thought I'd let you know that I ordered four of those Aura subs. Thanks for the advice, if I receive them (I hope so), I will install them into my new listening room. This will take a while because I still have a few mon...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Getting more power from SET vs. properly distorting SS. by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Getting more power from SET vs. properly distorting SS. in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
I did not make my mind about it but I have some “concerns”. Using SS amps and hearing different SS amps I do not like their bass and the notion of a powerful enough DSET to be able to drive ULF in A1 was born. Sounds logical. However, recently I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: The thoughts... by Romy the Cat on 2018-09-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The ULF cannel for my new listening room. in Audio Discussions  43 Replies 
I has been thinking the whole evening about the subject of the ULF hardness I was experiencing today and here is my leading hypothesis. I always was pitching that a sharp order filter is a barbaric thing to do, particularly at LF. Still, here I am...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: The “misery” of FM bass. by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best audio source EVER! in Off Air Audio  34 Replies 
I truly enjoy reading the different internet audio idiots expressing their “wisdom” about what I do.  There is a site out there filed with typical audio white trash and they suddenly developed a desire to criticize my admiration of FM based upon ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #101: Ok, I got the bass amp… by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
Since my B2 ULF power amp will be long time to fix then being a compulsive person fully suffering from Dostoevsky Complex I bought another B2 amp to keep the blood flooding in my playback. Surprisingly it was no my decision but I got advise from ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #126: A ULF solution for my new listening room by Romy the Cat on 2016-10-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
It looks to me that I will be able to live with my 6 driver line array. Again no measurements were made but it is what it “looks”.  Sound-wise it is very reputable and I just might leave it as is. My current room is 6 larger to what I had in downto...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: The year 2010-2011. My Audio by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Summary: my/your audio: year by year in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
It was as a year with a 2 major of audio events: New listening room, New Midbass horns, New ULF channel. It took almost 6 months to get any more or less reasonable sound in my new listening room, not that I was working so long on the room but rather ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: Passive vs. Active flooring. by Romy the Cat on 2010-04-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Albert, the Adjustable Hydraulic Dampening might be effective if the vibration of floor is the factor.  This is exactly what I question as I do not feel that the floor vibration is a problem. Considering the length of the waves and the amplitude of t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: Exactly zero I suspect. . . by scooter on 2010-11-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Scooter, I wonder how many people among those who propose those modifications do understand what they deal with when we are taking about a more or less properly reproduced sub 30Hz signal. It sounds like arrogant comment, n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #70: ULF by Bill on 2011-03-10 
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What I heard in your room on Saturday was superb reproduction of what was recorded from 40 Hz. up. This is ideal probably for a recording of a chamber group in a small hall without anybody present. One could hear the hall surroundings which replaced ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Still applicable today! by rowuk on 2019-06-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The IDEAL horn system in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
The ideal horn system would have to be well integrated into the room, acoustically as well as optically/cosmetically. As far as a commercial venture goes, I believe that Marc Henrys "La Grand Castine" was already (except for the ULF dipole panel) ver...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #150: Marchand by RLRB on 2021-04-11 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]fiogf49gjkf0dI am observing an interesting and surprising fact – I am begging to like my active Marchand crossover. I did a number of modifications to it and it looks like the parts are broken-in now – it does sound very pl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: SMS 1, Act II by jessie.dazzle on 2010-11-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
In this case, below 50Hz, I think el`Ol is right to suggest that you consider using DSP as a permanent solution. The SMS 1 is in theory the silver bullet... You just need to find out if you can live with it long-term.   Best way to find out...   Plac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The MF horn supporting frame by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Some nice horns from Greece! in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
Very, nice thanks, ulf. I never heard this company and it is good the more horny newcomers pop up her and there. The epoxy carbon-kevlar and glass fibers staffed with damping? I wonder how more fun would be if they staff these hollow horns with sand...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #105: I begin to like my active crossover. by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
I am observing an interesting and surprising fact – I am begging to like my active Marchand crossover. I did a number of modifications to it and it looks like the parts are broken-in now – it does sound very pleasant for my ULF. I feel it is a bit to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #120: A new concept of ULF channel. by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-24 
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A guy visited me today and while I was playing to him some music an ides stroke me: how to make ULF channels invisible? I have given birth to a ridicules ides to make huge, 40hz, no-cheating horns in time-aligned position absolutely invisible in list...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Invigorating and positive... by twogoodears on 2011-04-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The BEST bass cable? in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
... as I also found something VERY similar, Roman... the truth is in the sentence "... bass-shy in full range..." as a full-range cable is equalized for 20-20khz and - you'll agree on this - the ULF frequencies of your system aren't so common, around...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #102: How much power do I need for my ULF. by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
This is kind of funny. I got another B2 amp a few days back. It was near new condition, at least inside. As I plug it to drive my ULF I felt that it produces some kind of strange bass. I did not like it at all and it was very different then what ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #172: Mighty McCauleys by oxric on 2010-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]Romy,  I followed his advice and currently rent four storage facilities; two on either side of the Atlantic. I think its time to consolidate, but I'll definitely let you know if I need to add a fifth.   jd*[/quote]Jessie:T...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Vincent Brient’s playback ideas by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vincent Brient’s playback ideas in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
Vincent Brient is French guy who has built an interesting installation that I think worth to analyze. Years back Vincent was an enthusiast, like normal people, but it looks recently he turned “pro” and came to audio market with his own version of...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #91: More about Rotary ULF idea. by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
There is site out dedicated it infinite baffles subwoofers. I am not sure how serious they are as they use mostly metal in rubber drivers as got thrilled when “Apollo 13 takeoff, my doors move back and forth 1/2", and the  frequency is below 5 hz...
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