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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #156: My new MiniMe, I think it's it. by Romy the Cat on 2009-04-08 
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Ok, I think it is it. I close the experimental phase of the MiniMe projects as I have selected and feel comfortable with MiniMe results. The MiniMe Bass section is the very original MiniMe enclosure with the very same drivers as I plane from star...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #199: The “nicer” MiniMe, eventually. by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-21 
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Playing with B-2 power amp I made an experiment and instead of loading to it the MiniMe Bass section I loaded the B-2 with Macondo’s bass arrays. I made add-hog attenuator and coil to EQ MiniMe MF with Macondo’s bass and gave some listening. It w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #102: MiniMe: the preliminary conclusion by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-31 
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I would like to pass some observations about my MiniMe progress. At this point it is obvious that the MiniMe project will be a success, even despite the pain of the ass with multi-amping and some other setbacks. The MiniMe will turn out to be a good ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #84: A mistake with MiniMe by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-17 
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Thinking about the MiniMe this point I already know that I made a mistake with the MiniMe design. The MiniMe might turn out to be an OK speaker but when I was thing about its dimension and the way how it will be used with Macondo I was thinking abo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #200: The MiniMe revived, Sound and the Lessons by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-23 
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Ok, I have 200 posts in this thread. I was stated over a year back. Thanks for anyone consulted me and observed where my Pilot Acoustic Systems took me.  At this point, when the MiniMe result has settled to my satisfaction and when I am not going...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Macondo and MiniMe by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-16 
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I intentionally do not play MiniMe for visitors but not because I not willing to divulge the Doliath’s David status.  I know what attracted you in MiniMe and I do agree that for whatever it is the MiniMe an interesting speaker. Well I like it and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Macondo and MiniMe by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-16 
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I intentionally do not play MiniMe for visitors but not because I not willing to divulge the Doliath’s David status.  I know what attracted you in MiniMe and I do agree that for whatever it is the MiniMe an interesting speaker. Well I like it and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #114: The feline hypocrisy of the MiniMe caliber? by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-08 
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Actually it turned out that LE5-2/2105 are much more complicated driver and to sound right it need way more complex crossover then juts a band-pass the I initially unused. I spend some time with it today but did not find a configuration the I feel co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: Some updates with MiniMe by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-11 
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I am quite fascinated with the result that I might get from MiniME and at the same time I am defensive with the direction it takes. Anyhow, here is how it stands… The decision to go for MF driver was I think right one. Even the 70-20RX tweeter has s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #55: MiniMe 3-Way by Lbjefferies7 on 2008-10-12 
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MiniMe is growing up...It is a shame that you will not be able to utilize the ringy dustcap that the origional drivers have, but the JBL LE5-2 driver is quite nice and should not bring many surprises. I found something today that you might find usef...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #60: Interesting MiniMe-type Drivers by Lbjefferies7 on 2008-10-25 
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It may be good, though i've worried about SS since Tymphany took over.  I have seen many good companies with good products completely screwed by new management.  Their re-packageing of Peerless into V-Line (or whatever the hell that was) sp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #109: The Magic of Casketing or the MiniMe, Corky Edition by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-05 
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[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]I feel a driver needs to be somewhat hard-mounted to the enclosure. Cork gives the right sort of balance between hard-mounting and floating, while still sealing, however it would be a pain to cut that many gaskets from cor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #199: The “nicer” MiniMe, eventually. by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-21 
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Playing with B-2 power amp I made an experiment and instead of loading to it the MiniMe Bass section I loaded the B-2 with Macondo’s bass arrays. I made add-hog attenuator and coil to EQ MiniMe MF with Macondo’s bass and gave some listening. It w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: MiniMe with Raal Ribbons by Lbjefferies7 on 2008-09-21 
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Very good.  Raal 70-20XR...interesting.  Where are you planning to cross these over?I remember the discussion about the internal balloon.  That is a very good idea and this may be the perfect opportunity to try it.  It will also b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: MiniMe Material by Lbjefferies7 on 2008-09-22 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] It will not be 1” of wood but a few mm of something very strong- steel, aluminum or architecture plastic [/quote] If you have an industrial plastics company close, you might look into a material called G10. Its avai...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: A catastrophe of the MiniMe Idea? by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-07 
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I have some strange feeling about this MiniMe idea and I really hate those feelings. The entire concept of MiniMe was to have painlessly integrated with large-speakers mini-monitor with somehow “not to revolting sound”. However, as I go slowly along ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #64: I do not care about monitors anymore, I sick with the MiniMe. by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-10 
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Thanks, unicon, I know nothing about the Wharfedale and I do not really looking for monitors anymore. In fact my monitor quest ended up to be catastrophe and if I know then what I know now I would not do it and would just buy off a pair of vintage ac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #84: A mistake with MiniMe by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-17 
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Thinking about the MiniMe this point I already know that I made a mistake with the MiniMe design. The MiniMe might turn out to be an OK speaker but when I was thing about its dimension and the way how it will be used with Macondo I was thinking abo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: The MiniMe X-over by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-31 
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[quote user="serenechaos"]Did you use LEAP or anything like that, or just cross everything over 1st order as a guess, and tune by ear?  [/quote] Oh, no. I do not use any LEAPs or others tools, no time domain analyses or anything like this – the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #73: It is time to think about the MiniMe Crossover. by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-30 
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The last nigh I stopped by in the shop of my machinist. He did not finish the MiniMe as he is keep experimenting with better glue to assemble the MiniMe enclosure. All sides are prefabricated and are ready to glue, BTW, the G10 material turned out to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #103: The Class D, MiniMe and the amps by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-01 
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Running MiniMe in bi-amping, even though I get better result by simplistic means, I realized that it is hardly how I would like to end this project. Ideally the whole MiniMe shell be driven by one good SS amp running in A/B. If someone know any small...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #79: The port solution in MiniMe by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-01 
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In MiniMe, after study all recommendations and talking with a number of port speaker manufactures I decided to go a simplest route. It will be one single port at the bottom. What pervaded me was the Precision Port Company. Then make 2” port with 4” a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #111: The MiniMe semi complete: Second draft by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-06 
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Ok, I have both channels up and running and it looks like it is almost it. It left only re-measure everything , properly calibrate and tune up the port. So, how is it? The project is success, it sound very pleasant and not anion for non-critical lig...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #118: The Behringer DEQ-2496 and MiniMe by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-10 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Actually it turned out that LE5-2/2105 are much more complicated driver and to sound right it need way more complex crossover then juts a band-pass the I initially unused. I spend some time with it today but did not find a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #159: The MiniMe doing surprisingly good. by Romy the Cat on 2009-05-12 
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While the left channel of Macondo is out full-time service (while I am redoing my left Milq’s MF channel) I have been listening MiniMe for weeks. The MiniMe is in the stage how I let if a couple month back: I did not fine-tune the port and used in cr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #169: An amp drive the MiniMe… by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-09 
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The MiniMe, as much as the rest of my playback have lost the “novelty”. I do not do or planning to do anything with audio. I have found the way to calm down my Focal tweeters and it… will die this way. For what MiniMe meant to be it does very goo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #175: Picked today a Yamaha B-2 to drive MiniMe. by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-10 
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Thanks, scooter. I do not know Vince from Watertown. As long he does not work for Goodwins’ from Watertown I might be able to talk with him…. After some consideration I picked today Yamaha B-2 amp. It is V-FET from 1978, it might be interestin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #200: The MiniMe revived, Sound and the Lessons by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-23 
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Ok, I have 200 posts in this thread. I was stated over a year back. Thanks for anyone consulted me and observed where my Pilot Acoustic Systems took me.  At this point, when the MiniMe result has settled to my satisfaction and when I am not going...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #154: The Hamster speaker becomes the MiniMe? by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-30 
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Since my Fostex saga went deep South I was scratching my head wondering what  else I would like to do considering the I would like to do as less as possible. Well, talking about to do as less as possible – I like the sound of my shitty Hamster S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #204: A death of MiniMe as I planned? by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-22 
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I was strategizing how will be putting my audio crap in my new listening room. The room is being remodeled now and here is an interesting subject. The room has 4 wall-installed loudspeakers mounted on the cathedral ceiling. They...
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