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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #164: Port vs. Not Sealed by Paul S on 2017-07-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
I agree that the right 15" is a nice size for mid-upper bass.  I suppose yours are the 15" Vitavoxes that were made to go in boxes?  Of course, the usual reason for ports is to "extend" LF, and most modern LF drivers are used in something like this, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Unravelling the Mix by Paul S on 2012-04-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Are Any Powerful Amps Worth Using? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
OK, I have one foot back in the water again, a hand-me-down monoblock from a "well-respected movie sound producer", to whom I am connected through dear friends.  Like most "sound professionals", he is fairly dismissive of the way "we" hi-fi nerds go ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Art by Paul S on 2014-03-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Small spaces in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
Decoud, you will only know if you try it, but my long experience with the Lowther makes me doubt its suitability for your situation. Perhaps there are other, more suitable single drivers, I don't know. While I have no idea at all what you want to w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Hi, Jeffrey, and welcome. by Romy the Cat on 2005-08-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chinese upperbass horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
[quote user="Jeffrey Jackson"] so, my straight horns... I like them very much.. I built mine similar in style to what Greg B linked, but obviously much smaller.. mine are just under eight feet long (length of a sheet of plywood) and have a mouth roug...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Re: An ultimate horn profile? by JLH on 2005-04-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An ultimate horn profile? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
Hey Boys, Remember even if you use a modern "pancake" compression driver, you still have no control over the flare rate the manufacturer used within the phasing plug. And most of the time they are not willing to tell you, or they don't even know...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Re: "as is". by skushino on 2005-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Making it sing... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Ok, can you in subjective trims describe what do you feel is wrong with your sound. disregard the speakers and channels, tell juts your pure reaction to what it is. The cat[/quote]Romy, I now see you were asking a totally d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: big ribbons, small ribbons, silk and air by Paul S on 2006-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
I'm wondering if part of this "glycerin" sound of ribbons is just "ribbon sound", or purely frequency dependent, or if it has to do with the size of a given ribbon at a given frequency.  But why should ribbons not be subjected to the same demand...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Orphean horns of bd design by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Orphean horns of bd design in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
hi Romymy name is Angelo. I am swiss/italian, live in brazil the last 10 years . I grew up assisting my father buiding speakers and comercialize them in small numbers. I where listening for many years on Klipschorn replica with altec 416-8b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: The blind leading the deaf by Paul S on 2007-01-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
There are at least two threads going here.  I am onto the idea that Lamm has finally released his latest-and-greatest uber-amp, and I am trying to glean some idea of how it performs, other than the political mirror test.  Obviously the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Progress by guy sergeant on 2012-05-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End 2012 in Germany in Audio News  36 Replies 
I don't think Silbatone has any obligation to 'progress' a concept in the same way that an art gallery or museum has no obligation to modify or improve on its exhibits. They are just showing what is or rather what was.For what it's worth, I do think ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #58: What is wrong with being accurate sound? by MINGSU on 2009-08-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
Romy,GOTO do not release techinical information about their driver.  If you have specific question, email me and I will be glad to forward your question to GOTO.   It will take a while but most of time they will try their best to answer.  That is gre...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Sources and Fast, Powerful Amps that Won't Quit by Paul S on 2012-08-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
Petar, you know my set-up well, and your remarks are correct within the context of that knowledge. However, despite the obvious technical problems, Etta's voice - per se - is actually - remarkably -  accurate, with plenty of body and soul.  While I s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Me, Too by Paul S on 2014-01-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Prices in High-End Audio. in Audio Discussions  27 Replies 
Getting OT, but: Another important sub-set is that many or even most who put together a system do not have any sort of well-developed personal references. Many simply hope to get "better sound" from their next purchase, and in these cases purchasing...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Scale, SPL and Room Loading by Paul S on 2014-03-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Small spaces in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
Consigned to the root cellar? In such a small space, "cranking it up" is a relative term, but I think this could be more interesting than headphones. Anyway, there's no substitute for trial and error. I would say, basically, use a good front end a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Plate Loading by HookEm on 2013-04-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm ML2.0 & Lamhorn/AER in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]HE, you've gotten a long run so far without anyone asking if you've read the site.  Have you?  There are long threads on the Lamms and the Lowthers that might offer you some food for thought.  One thing I would recommend is playi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Great news by Jorge on 2016-02-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
Congratulations! I wish the best for you and your family in this new move. The little apartment you had downtown sounded phenomenal with the arrays doing bass. Maybe just double up on those? Taking the infra bass from them will let them breat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: Another single stage amp... 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 
[quote user="op.9"]I now run my 'tweeter' amp 1st order high pass at 2200hz (driving BMS 4540nd in 1500hz leCleach horn) so my impressions might have some bearing on Romy's new amps. I was playing around with operating points and components in my sin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Well, why not? by Paul S on 2008-11-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
The problems I've had with small DHTs have had nothing to do with tone, which has been SOTA in some cases, IMO.  The cheap-o Wright's 6SN7/2A3 pairing is excellent with respect to tone and even with respect to "authority", within its limits...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Musicality and details: a quest for a friendly audio experience by twogoodears on 2008-08-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
Hi Romy:as I don't consider the thread as emptied, yet, I'd wish to add some thoughts after more days of listening to my system.I re-read an half-page chapter in French from Jean Hiraga's "Les Hautparleur" essay, concerning time-alignement and p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: Ming, now “new” these GOTO views? by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
[quote user="MINGSU"]GOTO always recommend to use 1st order active crossover and 2nd order passive crossover. The reason to use 2nd order for passive crossover is to protect the driver. Of course, the user can use whatever they like the best but the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #113: You asked about my system by Winnie 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 
In this exalted company its probably not up to much but I've not heard anything else demo-ed that makes me want to change. :)Front end: Vista laptop with XXHighend software (best sounding bargain in Hi Fi). Fireface 400 external soundcardDAC/Pre amp:...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Boxy Harmonics by Chirag 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 
Hello again kitty...Analogous to the lack of perfect "audiomoron" transparency of something like an L1 or tannoys or koetsus, I can see the general direction of your thinking regarding the "oops" nature of developing a musical transducer in room.The ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Fostex T 500A MK 2 Horn Super Tweeter by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Electro-Voice T350, T35, + Fostex tweeters. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
Fostex T 500A MK 2 Horn Super TweeterArticle By Bill Gaw at www.enjoythemusic.com As most of you know by now, I'm a horny type of guy. While my wife may dispute this, my audio system (actually my second partner) would have to agree as all seven spea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #61: Cross Patch by Paul S on 2008-04-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
Be, there might be any number of reasons for listening to speakers more or less on or off axis, but I think in the case of drivers firing early across the axes of other drivers there are identifiable issues that can be heard as "problems" by some lis...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: It might be an experience…. by Romy the Cat on 2007-05-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
[quote user="coops"]Just a quick note ,I went over to Germany and listened to a pair of Cessaro Alpha's at the home of TW Acoustic's Thomas Woschnick, I thought them absolutely superb, far more 'real' than any other speaker I have heard, ( impossible...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #51: There has to be a Market by Paul S on 2007-07-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
It seems ironic that the path to bringing the single-channel DSET/narrow band horn idea to market would invlove traditional marketing per se as much as the melding of evolved listening with cutting edge technology.  While there is rote work...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: In Order by Paul S on 2016-03-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Replacing 802 G and 811 horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
to get worthy advice, perhaps you could share some info about your present system and musical tastes, also what it is you like and don't like about your present set-up, and how you'd like to change it, beyond "flat + extended highs". If you have rea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Response Curve by Paul S on 2010-09-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
Three problems with the Scan-Speak are the low X-max, the built-in response curve, and limited power handling.  It will be interesting to see how you juggle these issues if you do use these guys for LF.  Obviously, if you bias against the natural ris...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The Bridge by Paul S on 2010-05-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Woofers cone repair – a truly high-end method needed. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
Romy, it sounds like you are well into this, already.  We used to use extremely sheer silk with our "secret" doping formulae.  The key is to keep it as thin and flexible as possible.  Today, I would look for resin/glue with "fibers" in it to bridge t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: HT vs. 2 channel by Kerry Brown on 2013-11-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The African compression electromagnet drivers? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  42 Replies 
Paul,The two channel system is separate from the HT system - the gigantic plywood folded horn subwoofers support the screen but that's the only connection to the HT audio system.The HT system is three Orb Audio 8" powered subwoofers, 3 x Gallo Ref. S...
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