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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: S&B, Jensen by Chirag on 2004-12-30 
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Hi guys, these do seem quite interesting, but much of the written hoopla i've seen is coming from some of the less interesting characters on another BBS. from a fairly capable system i heard last week, the S&B's set for maximum gain&nbs...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: V-caps, AN, Jensen, Siemens, Mundorf by Muse on 2008-02-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What is the buzz: the V-Caps? in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
Hi to everybody,I have used those caps: teflon V-caps, AN copper, Jensen copper, Siemens at the signal path of a tube power amplifier (300b SE) application. V-caps are technically very good, very clear, less microphonics, but missing s...

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 #4: S&B, Jensen by Chirag on 2004-12-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Expressive Technologies SU-1 in Analog Playback  33 Replies 
Hi guys, these do seem quite interesting, but much of the written hoopla i've seen is coming from some of the less interesting characters on another BBS. from a fairly capable system i heard last week, the S&B's set for maximum gain&nbs...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: If the V-Caps are too ordinary for you, try Deulund: by Paul S on 2008-02-09 
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One supposes good sound, but... come on, they can't be THAT good (can they?)...http://www.partsconnexion.com/catalog/CapacitorsFilm.html    Deulund tabs on the bottom of the pageThey also say Jensen on them, meaning, I ass-u-me, that J...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: V-caps, AN, Jensen, Siemens, Mundorf by Muse on 2008-02-10 
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Hi to everybody,I have used those caps: teflon V-caps, AN copper, Jensen copper, Siemens at the signal path of a tube power amplifier (300b SE) application. V-caps are technically very good, very clear, less microphonics, but missing s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Jupiter versus Dueland versus VCAPS by JOHNR on 2016-07-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What is the buzz: the V-Caps? in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
I have run each of these for long periods and can validly comment.My power amp circuitry is a 6N1 based Mu Follower driving a 2A3 in turn driving a 3K Tamura amorphous core OPT.The 6N1 tube is a special military type that is not freely available.Ther...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: The Ongoing Price (and Size) of Greatness by Paul S on 2015-09-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm’s new phonostage. in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
I have to say, this might be the "best" review by MM that I've read. Certainly it is more thoughtful and less hysterically fawning than usual. I agree that with a stock Jensen SUT (if, in fact, this is what he's done) Lamm might have gone too far w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #72: 2420 jbl by audiofilofine on 2010-02-27 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]So, I guess you do not measure flux if are getting. You might measure sensitivity and we might presume what when perm magnets has the same sensitivity as electromagnets then the drivers have the same magnetic flux density. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Swedish Audio Book by Thirty Hertz on 2011-01-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hungarian folded horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
I found the book through the Swedish Library System via an inter-library exchange with the Seattle library. It's what I expected of a book written back then, except it is not peppered with photographs of ALTEC and Jensen stuff....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: Tapped horn ? by Wojtek 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 
RobertAren't those meant to be driven by 250W SS amps ? Did you chose driver for your midbass already ? I thought that for this range 8" Lowther DX series with its 50Hz Fs and its "lean" sound could compliment your GOTO drivers (16 Ohm version has 3m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Some notes on the S&B TX-103 "sound" by Thorsten on 2005-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Expressive Technologies SU-1 in Analog Playback  33 Replies 
Hi Roman,[quote user="Romy the Cat"] the S&B unfortunately does just gain, nothing else) but for the money S&B do OK. [/quote]Then it does exactly what is asked of it, I asked JB to design it for me PERSONALLY as a "wire with gain". I have be...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: V Caps in this application by drdna on 2007-08-08 
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As always I tend to play around, experimenting with components in my equipment a little bit.  I strongly believe not enough emphasis is placed on topology and the physical layout of the circuit, as sometimes people forget that a circuit is a phy...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1469: 1Box,1Ground by N-set on 2015-11-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I think I have mentally resolved my question: since all of the equipment powered from my lines will work in a chain,there must be one ground and outlets should be quite compactlyplaced. This minimizes potential differences between the "grounds"and th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: The need for a balanced buffer stage by gurevise on 2018-12-01 
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Ideally, you'd want to drive 35 feet of balanced interconnect with the low impedance source ( say below 150 ohms or so). How low depends upon interconnect capacitance. You can try Jensen output transformer to convert SE to Balanced at the phono-stage...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #69: 2420 field coil by audiofilofine on 2010-02-27 
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yes romy but my english is badThe JBL 2420 alnico sweet sound with my trumpet tactrix not felt the need for a tweeter, but the high was a bit behind. with the field coil at 100 volts sounds almost equal all'alnico but increasing to 130 volts, so that...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #68: The high voltage electromagnets… by Romy the Cat on 2010-02-27 
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[quote user="haralanov"] I will not call this excitement, let say it dynamic stability. [/quote] Hm, the “dynamic stability”. This is a new objective… [quote user="cv"] I suspect [David]he feels more comfortable with coils running at low vo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: "Different" way to use Vitavox S2 by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
I just posted yeastoday the post above and have got already a few emails asking about the “new” ways that I am planning to use S2. OK, let me to explain what is going on. The default Vitavox S2 driver comes with thier default aluminum diaphragm with...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Re: Some notes on the S&B TX-103 "sound" by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Expressive Technologies SU-1 in Analog Playback  33 Replies 
[quote user="Thorsten"]Then it does exactly what is asked of it, I asked JB to design it for me PERSONALLY as a "wire with gain". I have been on previous occasions been unconvinced of many stepup transformers, be they sowter, amplimo, EAR or jensen. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: No i haven't by Dominic on 2007-02-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Starting from scratch - new amps new system in Audio Discussions  18 Replies 
The speakers i've got are JBL studio monitors using a 2420 (118dbwm 16O) on top and a 2231 (93dbwm, 8O) on the bottom, which already accomodate bi amping, though like i mentioned a midrange driver would probably be a good idea and so a six way amp wo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Horn by audiofilofine on 2010-08-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best 20 hz bass horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  20 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]audiofilofine, you need to examine your room and your entire domestic environment in order to see where and how you might make your pair of bass horns. Also, if they will be 20Hz horn then are you planning to use next chela...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Low Pass by IslandPink on 2010-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A proper implementation of low-pass filters in Melquiades Amplifier  4 Replies 
RomyThis topic is relevant to me currently as I am attempting to get a 750Hz low-pass into a valve (tube) amp that is driving a bass section ( Supravox 285GMF in an Onken cab ).I have run through a few options in my head but can see various problems....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Problematic at best by rowuk on 2018-12-02 
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[quote user="gurevise"]Ideally, you'd want to drive 35 feet of balanced interconnect with the low impedance source ( say below 150 ohms or so). How low depends upon interconnect capacitance. You can try Jensen output transformer to convert SE to Bala...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: For one day only by guy sergeant on 2013-03-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: For one day only in Horn-Loaded Speakers  12 Replies 
At last weekend's HiFi Wigwam Scalford show several members brought together various elements to make this 5 way speaker system.[IMG]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh107/pure_sound/communalsystem.jpg[/IMG]Picture courtesy of Alfie29021. Raal Amor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: Melequiades PSU by Wojtek on 2006-02-14 
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Thank You I'll experiment with the PSU a little. The transformes have only 1 Ohm DCR and total supply impedance for a channel would be ~ 45 Ohm (with two chokes in series) Imput choke looks like can take 1 A current!All Iron is mil quality and p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Lamm LP2 phonostage: review of review. by Romy the Cat on 2005-03-05 
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I like to stress a point that the mammals that write thier doodles for audio publication are not juts ignorant fools but also the cheap, low class, falseificators. No wonder that the audio manufacturing companies do employ the so-called reviewers as ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #78: Vitavox S2 vs. the World by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-29 
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[quote user="jweiss"] When we spoke at CES, you mentioned that your experience with field coil drivers only extended to cone types. So I assume that you have never heard any field coil compression drivers. That would include the WE 555, 594, RCA 1428...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Re: Midbass ..............( longish ) by slowmotion on 2005-04-15 
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Hi all The WE 555 is IMHO an interesting driver, made for a very spesific use, which is driving a "full-range" horn in the theatre. As we all know, the wide range system with Jensen 18"woofers and Bostwick tweeter came later, at first the 555 an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Listening to specific case is precisely my point, typology be damned by Joe Roberts on 2009-01-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  107 Replies 
Cat:First off, the Silbatone Aporia is $30k/pr not 100k. You could do 6 speaker surround with Aporia for well under $100k. Hope you feel better now."So what," I say. $30k is already too much for my pocket. I am on a fellowship this year and cheapskat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The state of High-Efficiency: drivers. by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-03 
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Well, whatever you do with your loudspeakers of with you whole playback system is kind of irrelevant if your drivers are not right. In my view the drivers are the very much heart of playback but in case of High-Efficiency and particularly horn-loaded...
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