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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 #7: Spherical speakers spherical setup [Re: Playing with the ideas...] by Ronnie on 2006-06-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo Alternation. Extending the LF line-array in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
Yes. That kind of placement was a giant improvement in all aspects!I'm pushing the speakers around in a big circle today./Ronnie...

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  87 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 #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 #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 #1: Commercial finished horn speakers by harold on 2013-01-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Commercial finished horn speakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
I heard a friend's horn system recently and was very impressed. I don't have the resources to put together a diy system as discussed here, amazing as they seem, but am looking for recommendations for commercially available finished horn speakers that...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: One-Off Drivers, Speakers and Systems by Paul S on 2015-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new G.I.P speakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
Does anyone really have the resources, and the patience, and the evolved audio/musical discrimination to develop a 4 or 5-way FR speaker system from scratch, including each and every driver? I can actually see a "theoretical" benefit in using field ...

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 #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 #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: Enjoying speakers by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Brilliant audio Quotes. in Audio Discussions  1 Replies 
 “I enjoy some speakers, some times. Only salesmen enjoy the Best speaker, Every time.” Al Marcy (tubegarden@aol.com)...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Cogent speakers: too early to say anything. by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Satisfying result: the RMAF Show + Cogent in Horn-Loaded Speakers  24 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]I recieved and accepted an invitation to hear an earlier version of the Cogent speakers, and I was subsequently asked for a considered opinion of the sound.  I guess the designers had read from my posts various criticis...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Orange Cello Speakers by op.9 on 2007-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
Here's a thought experiment...pick up a couple of chinese orange crate cellos - for example .. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Good-student-cello-nylon-bag-bow-ready-to-play_W0QQitemZ190084840261QQihZ009QQcategoryZ10178QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemlossily mount the PHY...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: The Fane flat speakers by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
BTW, in the end of it’s live Fane tied to do flat loudspeakers. The try to convince that it was not the computer-grade but the real deal. Conceptually, if it properly implemented (a big opened question) then the flat design might be very interesting ...

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  184 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 #6: 5 or 10 speakers -10 000/30 000$- that intresting to listen at. by malinowski on 2007-09-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Good commercial speakers in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
Jazz modulesoff the shelf for for  under 10k id look at these.$4k.. and very interesting. inconsistent with the "rules" Romy has set forth for us...but then if you really want to go the route of the cat you'll need to abandon commercial speakers...

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...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: The RAAL's new speakers... by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Omni-directional 'horny' speaker from RAAL in Horn-Loaded Speakers  31 Replies 
Well, behind all those conversations about the Alex peruse to his happiness and about the Srajan-like freak to bite whatever does not lie firmly I think the most critical and important aspect of the RAAL project get lost – the sound of those things.&...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Omni-Directional speakers properly implemented 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"] ...I would not hide that I am skeptical about omnidirectivity idea but I might be wrong, I have my reasons to doubt however in the need of omnidirectional playback.  However, the omnidirectivity might be an expressi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Danley PA speakers by ferenc on 2009-04-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The tapped horns: cons, pros and Sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
Hi Romy,You should have to check Tom Danley's speakers at http://www.danleysoundlabs.com/. He has quite a few tapped horn subs and Synergy horns for PA, but there are people using his speakers at home, like myself. I have changed from Avantgarde Acos...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Not the worst looking hi end speakers by steverino on 2014-06-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Estonian idiocy: Estelon in Audio News  15 Replies 
As high end speakers go these aren't that atrocious looking. Let's face it: speaker design is frozen from WW2. We have horns, panels and box speakers as we have had for a couple of generations. Even the driver elements are variations on a theme. I th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Classic Audio Speakers by jeff1225 on 2014-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Buzz/Kill, and The Most "Amazing" Sound at T.H.E. ... in Audio News  5 Replies 
My favorite were the Classic Audio speakers. I know they have many faults, but the Fostex 500II tweeter was singing nicely. ...
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