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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: … and the winner is: EV T-350 by Romy the Cat on 2005-08-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Electro-Voice T350, T35, + Fostex tweeters. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Now my midrange channel need no upper range diffusion and now I feel that the result I’m getting from T350 is too soft and too transiently slow for S2. So, I kind of very mildly begin to look out there and to try top fugue ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: About those playback strategies… by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Big mama 1.5" horns.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
Wojtek, I do not think that Martin has any time alignment strategy. You see, the necessity for time alignment is a basic fundamental principle, and particularly in horns that spin phase like helicopter. However, in many instances the horns are juts ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #127: The stupid 5uF cap on AC side by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
[quote user="N-set"](feel free to re/move this post to the electricity thread)As the power supply I'd regard everything from the power generator in the power plant down to the actual load.Why the power transformer should be the cutting line? I do hea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Sakuma is not DSET, but his work added value to the DIY community by Teflon on 2012-06-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: LF Amplifier in biamping. in Audio For Dummies ™  10 Replies 
Hi Romy,I see why you don't like the design. And in particular, the choice of where he chose to limit the frequency responses for the two channels. I see the benefit of the DSET approach in this context as you explained it. If I understand you, your ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: My DHT experiment: Observations by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] There were some educational for myself observations made, in some way saying something about this specific DHT, in some way saying something about Melquiades’ single stage version and the Melquiades’ full-range two-stages ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #955: Are you a masochis? by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Ok, Lx, that does makes more sense. Perhaps I misunderstood you as the impression I got from you was that you recognize some instant events through the PP in reaction to events outside of the PP. THAT is imposable in my view. You did well describe no...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #970: To be continued by Lx_ on 2011-12-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]PP has the ultimate tool that allows detecting a LOT about its operation. Do you observe the same behavior as you describe when you pull out the power cord and let the unit to run from internal battery?[/quote]I made experi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Clairvoyance and the psyche by slack key on 2011-12-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
Let's see "series crossovers"... hmmm, very interesting.  Something to look into?  Where can I get more information?  Should I contact an audio tech to design one?  Can I send the current crossovers somewhere for evaluation or do I also have send the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #106: That's the core point by Antonio J. on 2007-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]... So, my point is that I do not care if one or other company trade their regenerators and that I might get the same or near the same cheaper somewhere else. There is many Class AB power regenerators that are being use in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #784: How to deal with PP2000 crosstalk. by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Bill, when you were at my place I use two PP2000 running together as at that time I did not discover the effect. I was running my MF at -2dB and my tweeter at -1.5dB. As now I use one unit and I return back my MF and HF channels to the level as they ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Taboo by Vasyachkin on 2008-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horn loaded ribbons and other Vasyachkin’s tangents.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="horny"]Mentioning line and plane sources (and dipoles) at Romy`s site is sort of forbiden.[/quote] thanks for telling me. i don't care about dipoles though. i understand that they have advantages but to me that's not good enough. t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: Phase plug for midbass - if you need it. by ulf on 2006-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Phase plug for midbass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  23 Replies 
Dear Romy, well the horns are actually not designed for HF. The intended working range is up to 5-700. But since we use low Q, only second order filters we want to have a rather large overlap in the crossover region and a fairly even pattern over ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Edgarhorns and DEQX by Kerry Brown on 2011-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
Hi Jorge, Marc, Adrian, Romy et al,First off, Jorge what's your asking price on the modified DEQX ? Which model is it ? Who did the mods and what are they ? I am very interested.Adrian, as I recall you live in San Francisco. You are sti...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Sakuma’s syndrome? by Romy the Cat on 2012-06-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: LF Amplifier in biamping. in Audio For Dummies ™  10 Replies 
This Sakuma’s is kind of BS. What I mean is that it has the appeal to be “good thinking” but only in the realm of marketing hype, something that the editor of “Direct Heating” had created around Sakuma. The reality is that the Sakuma’s TWO channel Am...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Building the Melquiades: #4 by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Building Melquiades: Chronicle of full-range in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
Spent quite a few hours last day to connect the transformers, rectifiers, chokes, filters, decided do not got for the bleeders but for more henries in the chokes. It works fine so far. Ironically and very much contrary to my expectations I do enjoy t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Who? (shades of the old "musical" vs. "accurate" d... by Paul S on 2007-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SPUnisation of Macondo: how to catch own testicals. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
I must have missed out on how you regulate gain to or from each or any of several "channels"/pass bands, Romy.  I can remember years ago trying lots of EQ things to get "Flat Frequency Response" and finally giving up on all of it, including...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Universe explained by jzagaja on 2010-11-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Polish Autotech steps up to Universe in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
To make the story short :) Autotech is a family business located in Lublin, Poland. Younger brothers graduated in mechanical engineering are cars and racing lovers - with scores in Europe as professional drivers and mechanics. One year ago Lukas wrot...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #208: Midrange problem? by drdna on 2008-12-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I asked many times of my desire to have the final sparkle in the mid of this PP2000 softness is some kind of audiophile itch. I do not think so and I feel that the performance of my MF channel in context of the “different” ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1656: Worthwhile? by rowuk on 2018-11-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Maybe you should get spectral data what your power supply secondaries look like in an case, my suspicion is that we have the exact same issues as with high order crossover networks when our power supplies have "high order" filtration. Maybe we ne...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Horning further questions. by Thorsten on 2005-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hørning prøblems. in Audio Discussions  5 Replies 
Roman,[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Regarding the absents of the band-pass filters… Perhaps you are correct.[/quote] I am correct, I have been inside Hoerning speakers, to find "what makes them tick"....[quote user="Romy the Cat"]However, they...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Death by Ribbon? by Paul S on 2010-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
Haralanov, as far as I know, Madisound does not offer my ribbon. Mine is not a stock Fountek, but it is a re-worked version of the old, discontinued Fountek JP2, a very narrow "naked" ribbon (ie,. no coating), and 97+ dB efficient. I got my Audaphon ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #752: Fernadez & Fica some more info . by joaco on 2011-01-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Joaco, thanks for sharing. You said that you use 2A3/45 amplifier, do you use choke or capacitance right after your rectifiers? It would be interesting if you plug a scope into your loaded regenerator and post a picture (ma...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #133: The power saga, another round by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I did not say how my saga with APS Pure Power regenerator finish but it never finished. Since the end of the last year the regenerators is sitting in my closet and I have sent the unit’s main board to APS people for the “re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: Drivers, Dope and Radio Flyers by Paul S on 2008-10-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
Wojtek, I am indeed hemmed in by the fricking electricity these days, to the extent that it is about impossible to hold on to a baseline for reference.  And the Lowthers only make the problem more apparent.Yes, I still wonder about how I wo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: The chances of improvement with different barbarians? by Andy Simpson on 2008-10-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How idiots destroy sound. in Audio Discussions  9 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Andy, Yes, it is what I was thinking: they had many microphones and before the blast they turn some of them on to highlight some sections or instrument but the microphones were too hot and when the blast went off it was ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: Another consideration for single-stage Milq: minimal capacitance by Romy the Cat on 2007-05-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The one-stage Melquiades. in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
Another consideration where I am planning to make the single-stage Milq different will be the power supply for the thing.  The amp will have my typical SS fast-soft rectification with mandatory “gentle enter” LCRC filter, however I consider it t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: My very different objectives by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Driver tubes, grid leak biasing, and fidelity in Melquiades Amplifier  7 Replies 
[quote user="AnonymousUser"]I appreciate your patience with my electrical questions.As a good friend mentioned to me when discussing the unsolved mysteries of tubes amplifiers "I look out at the stars, the God Of Triodes winks at me, I know ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #131: Some thoughts. by Romy the Cat on 2018-02-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
You decided to go with mA or are they mV against 1R resistors? I prefer the second approach personally and I feel that I can moderate the quality of resistor and I can’t moderate the quality of the milliampere meter coil.   The whole thing looks l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #135: Never say never by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="Jorge"] I need to care just one octave at my 25Hz bump,I have tried the same solution in a big room, the thing is that we not only got output at 25 hz, but a lot also at 50 hz! There was no way surgically cut it to what we needed and the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #402: Taking turns out of coils in search of prodigious balance by Romy the Cat on 2010-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"]Are there any signs for worsened transient response of your midbass channel due to the sharp electrical filtering?[/quote]Nothing that I note. The transient response of your midbass channel is a bit tricky thing as the way how...
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