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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Suggested target curves and setup techniques for Pro Audio Digital Equ... by Thorsten on 2005-03-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Suggested target curves and setup techniques for Pro Audio D... in Didital Things  9 Replies 
.... in home systems for Room correction and general system EQFolks,This is from my own Yahoo group, but may be of interest here....Since writing this I have in fact changed my speakers to dipoles and do not currently use a PADEQ (it will return thou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Speakers reissues by steverino on 2012-02-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2012 Decca records from Speakers Corner Records in Analog Playback  3 Replies 
I also was disappointed in most of the SC LPs although they are far from the worst reissues IMO. It's just that the original deccas were so good its not easy to improve on them. I think a couple of their reissues of DGG LPs are usefully better than t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: LF and speakers by Antonio J. on 2006-02-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A longer turntable belt. in Analog Playback  60 Replies 
Hi Romy,I believe you're right and it's due to the amount of LF the vinyl outputs, which may be more than the Bidat or the tuner do. It doesn't happen with all the discs, just some of them, which happen to be old recordings that probably have mo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: My new Anima speakers by manisandher on 2016-11-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Greek Anima Loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
I took receipt of my new Anima speakers yesterday.Aesthetically, they match my listening room very well. Early days, but sonically, driven by my 211 mono amps with Elrog output tubes, they easily better any other speaker I've had in this room. It's f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: The Elephant (sized speakers) in the Room by anthony on 2017-04-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
[quote user="kodomo"]Hey Anthony,Your project is going on track (and looks like a very good track)!  Just a reminder about the room acoustics. You are talking about bass frequencies which are as dependent to the room as the speaker! Before installing...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: Objective of new speakers by drdna on 2021-09-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
Romy, I was delighted to see your video monologue, and I look forward to following along your new journey.No speaker can reproduce the reality of a live musical event for various reasons, and all speakers are by their nature a conglomeration of engin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Custom horn speakers by steverino on 2024-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Commentary on Joe's system. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
About 20 years ago Stereophile had a short article about a custom horn speaker system in the San Francisco area funded by a richie rich audiophile. They showed a picture of his system in a warehouse with humongous bass horn speakers far larger than p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: The cinema speakers consciousness. by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The CES's 2011 horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  21 Replies 
[quote user="zako"]I dont get it,,,Why introduce a system thats been around in all the CINEMA theaters for the last hundred years,,  I guess what goes around comes around again,,,[/quote] Well, they did not “introduce” anything as I understand...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: The double-layering horn speakers. by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The absolutely “best” material for horns construction. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  41 Replies 
I have no comments about it besides assuring that the company that state all of it does crap in term of Sound. Still, I find that the way in which they think about construction of the walls of their back-loaded horn worth very much attention. Tak...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #196: Sometimes too wide speakers drain tonal density by zanon on 2010-02-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
I experimented with both very wide and more conventional speaker placements. I found that bringing the left and right closer together increased tonal density, and overall I preferred this to the better imaging I had in the wider placement.If you have...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: These speakers are capable of great things. by brad on 2010-05-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
symbiotic diaphragms were never used in the 19's.  this may be part of the "bad sound" that this guy was experiencing.they used the 802-8g driver with ultra light epoxy and aluminum diaphragm that allowed hf response up to 22,000 cycles when pairedwi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Morrison Speakers by zane9 on 2008-10-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Omni-directional 'horny' speaker from RAAL in Horn-Loaded Speakers  31 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] ... Anyhow, if you feel that Morison Audio is a right implemented “360 degree dispersion at all frequencies into a solid angle” (soothing that actually never happen live) then is any place what the Morison Audio’s re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The low-power SET and dead speakers by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The low-power SET and dead speakers in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
We all know how low-power SETs sound driving low-sensitively ported speakers. The Morons feel that it they have “enough volume” then their SET is good to go. Of course it is not the case and low-power SETs shell not driver dead speakers. However, I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Omnidirectional speakers redux by drdna on 2009-03-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Off-the-wall playback or the 'hamster solution'. in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
[quote user="el`Ol"]I don´t know whether you are familiar to Stig Carlsson´s speakers. The result achieved with Carlsson speakers is a stunning spacial realism when fed with true stereo recordings. With synthetic reverb recordings the sound just stic...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: (monitor vs hifi speakers) VS room response by unicon on 2009-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: (monitor vs hifi speakers) VS room response in Audio Discussions  0 Replies 
hey . i have been wandering around for an article about acoustic measurements untill i found something challenging monitors vs hifi. i dont care alot about monitor vs hifi comparsion.  but ...here is the link :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_moni...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Wiring for box speakers? by miab on 2010-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wiring for box speakers? in Audio Discussions  1 Replies 
I'm looking to internally wire to binding posts on exterior of box from woofers in a sealed cabinet. I was wondering what are some options for wiring that will not be a hinder. Would a heavy gauge copper 6nine's copper be sufficient? I'm using so...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Hunt for Speakers or for Result? by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Speaker hunting in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
Chirag, First off all you have to define what do you want from them. If at this moment you’re looking for something within $700 then very next year, when you finish you medical school you will be searching in very different price range… :-) Now a lit...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Hunt for Speakers or for Result? by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Speaker hunting in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
Chirag, First off all you have to define what do you want from them. If at this moment you’re looking for something within $700 then very next year, when you finish you medical school you will be searching in very different price range… :-) Now a lit...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: More speakers attitude... by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Speakers: a hi-fi disaster. in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
[quote user="Antonio J."] I have listened to some expensive speakers from B&W, Wilson Audio, Dynaudio, and also owned the SF Amati, you know already. Musically these ones were more musically interesting to me than any of the others, but still wer...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Re: Speakers: a hi-fi disaster. by Thorsten on 2005-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Speakers: a hi-fi disaster. in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="Romy the Cat"] People frequently ask me what would be a good speaker to buy for $5.000, for $10.000 for $20.000 for $50.000 and so on. The more I think about it looking at the park of available loudspeakers the more I come to the obse...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: other speakers using ceramic drivers by morricab on 2006-12-05 
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 
I have had similar impressions to other speakers using these drivers.  For example I found the top of the line Avalon Eidolon diamond to be similarly colorless and lifeless.  Also a pair of Vaic speakers (designed by the guy from Lumenwhite...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: About beauty and ugliness of horn speakers. by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About beauty and ugliness of horn speakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
Some folks from Australian audio site nominated my Macondo as the ugliest loudspeaker.  I would disagree but my objective in this thread is not arguing about tastes but to talk a bit about reference points of judgments. It is irrelevant to me per...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: An effect of a large screen TV between the speakers. by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Munich High End 2010 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  39 Replies 
[quote user="Joe Roberts"] The L-9 enclosures were wood on all sides. Sealed box. No ambiguity here.Wings were common on theater speakers for mid-bass reinforcement. Plainly audible improvement on these and, for example, A-7/A-5 VOTs. It is equivalen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Danley speakers and Melquiades by Romy the Cat on 2011-02-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Full range Melquiades implementation in Melquiades Amplifier  81 Replies 
[quote user="decoud"]Romy, apologies for being unclear: the amp is not yet built: this is just a spare chassis I am offering for others who may wish to build it too. Inputs and outputs have not yet been added to the chassis. I therefore cannot co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Electronics vs. speakers by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About the pre-warming of playback in Melquiades Amplifier  13 Replies 
[quote user="noviygera"]I notice the same warming up effect on my system, takes a few hours. And I thought... could it be the speakers warming up? [/quote] I tend to think that it is not speakers but electronics. At the upper MF my speakers has metal...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Question on speakers by seavan on 2014-08-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Question on speakers in Melquiades Amplifier  2 Replies 
Hello everyone, I am thinking about building the full range Melquiades amp. I have inexpensive speakers meadowlark kestrel hot rod (88dB). I am planning on replacing the speakers, however, I am not sure when. My question is - should I even try the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #74: Tubes vs. Speakers vs. FR by Paul S on 2016-04-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The one-stage Melquiades. in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
I am still waiting for a (single stage) tube that can make full range Music via speakers. I mean, this is the real issue, isn't it? Sure a good tube will pass a "full range signal" through the right transformer; but where is the tube that will do t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #107: The NXTization of speakers. by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  203 Replies 
Steve, I hardly know what the NXT panels are and I hardly undusted them even after reading the 6moon article. I kind of understand what you are trying to accomplish, though I perhaps not exactly agree with the methods and means. Still, when we talk ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Macondo vs. the “industry sponsored speakers” by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo vs. the “industry sponsored speakers” in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
 Last few years my interest in audio “out there” got subsided and nowadays I seldom exposed to new amps, speakers and other product that the industry offers. It only partially might be explained by the fact that I got worn out on the primitive s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: My horn speakers system. (from Thailand) by touch on 2008-05-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My horn speakers system. (from Thailand) in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
Hello all (from Thailand)!I found this very intersting horn society here by accident and would like to show and share my first experience with horn speakers system.It's consist of 4 way system .[IMG]http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg69/krairerk/hi...
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