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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: In Slightly Fuzzy, Very General Terms by Paul S on 2022-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 2.0? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  24 Replies 
I do not understand from what you said the sorts of problems you are dealing with. What are you using as high and low-pass X/Os. Where and how you cross the drivers can make huge differences in the sound. Also, how did you throttle back Macando to ma...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Ahahhahahahahahaha by audiofilofine on 2011-07-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate MF compression driver? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  45 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Here's something from a guy perhaps better known for his direct radiators:http://cgi.ebay.com/Atelier-Rullit-RH-T903-field-coil-drivers-/330581513356?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4cf831948cBest regards,Paul[/quote] for ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Let see how it all work out. by Romy the Cat on 2011-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: "O Vitavox, Vitavox! Wherefore art thou Vitavox?" in Horn-Loaded Speakers  22 Replies 
jd, I cannot see any of PDF files, probably my current networks kills them. I do not know the AK150 drivers. I know AK157, AK151 and K15/40. If they have significantly lower free-air resonance, at 30-35Hz then I am not sure that they would be ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: To Wind Up Where? by Paul S on 2010-05-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
Romy, are these drivers going to wind up in the ceiling horns?  I currently use 15" Audax PR380M2 paper drivers in conservatively-tuned BR bins, X/O'd 3rd order at ~ 125 Hz. I do this because I need the gain with my current amp set-up. These drivers ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Configuration versus parts by Paul S on 2008-01-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midrange driver suggestions in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
That sure looks like an interesting configuration for a change , all right, but are those "ceramic" drivers, or what? Does anyone know?What's with all the "space age" materials these days?  I mean, are people actually listening or do they just "...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Tweaks for horns by Jorge on 2011-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
First and most important is time aligning the drivers, this will help a lot.When you are finally done, realign again... ijijiijii I would think you already have everything perfectly simmetrical to your listening position etc.Toe in and all of that. p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Again With the Q7s! by Paul S on 2013-03-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm ML2.1 "No longer available"? in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
Yep, he heard and talked about some of the right things, down to problems when he needed "more" but more was not available.  But can one really "hear these at their best" with any 94 dB speaker, let alone Magicos?  Odd that neither of these reviews s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Problems Likely Not the Amps by Paul S on 2013-04-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm ML2.0 & Lamhorn/AER in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
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 playing with the ML2 "plat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #89: Iceberg by Paul S on 2010-05-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Once you figure out where you want the LF drivers you could put them in a "cabinet" of lesser dimension and run that "cabinet" through the floor, using the basement, or part of it, for more volume/IB.  That could "solve" the IB footprint problem, and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Little sisters by i_should_coco on 2006-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Big mama 1.5" horns.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
Hi Chaps, I view of the fact I have two pairs of S2 drivers, I'm intrigued by the thought of running them a la Romy, i.e. high and low. So, in addition to procuring a pair of Big Mama horns, I'm discussing with Martin the prospect of getting some hig...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Re: A UK based barbarian speaks! by guy sergeant on 2005-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
Hi Romy,I feel very pleased for you. I was always somewhat puzzled by your descriptions of how you felt the S2 sounded, particularly between 600 and 1200 Hz. My experiences with a few different horns but always with a good quality SE amp were invaria...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: That's what's so great about this website! by Paul S on 2007-10-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
You see, even Romy, who openly detests the Lowther, is right there to steer Lowther lovers to cogent information he has turned up during his eternal foraging for useful hi-fi trivia.Thanks, Romy!The chart on the juice bottle looks VERY interesting!&n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: People say by Paul S on 2008-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
There are those who claim to drive some of the big vintage speakers with SETs at AA.  Like those ancient top models from University, Wharfdale, Tannoy, etc., etc.  Not that this is the same as an objective approach.I've heard it tried ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: LF: the fly in the ointment by Paul S on 2008-04-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
Maybe we should just start by trying to think of a viable way to get down to 20 Hz in a reasonably sized enclosure driven by an SET that must also drive the rest of the system.  This was always the sticker for me, and this was a major ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #97: I suggested once VT52 tube by Wojtek on 2009-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
I assembled SUN 2A3 amp for my friend and found it to be quality kit  and very easy assemble. Kit was old .I think late 90's so maybe quality deteriorated since then. I have variety of 300b Czech tubes and (Eml 300b , KR 300BLX 842VHD ) bought t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #315: The Dirt on DIY Backlash by Paul S on 2009-05-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Yes, some of the people who "know the most", and can contribute so much indispensable information - up to a point -  can be simultaneously so generally confused that it's literally wearying.  Imagine gazing into a magic mirror, where everything is so...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: EdgarHorns and phase by drdna on 2005-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
Looking again at the EdgarHorns, the placement in the room seems nearly optimal and they are now properly time aligned.  Looking at the phase of the individual drivers and listening to each of them individually revealed that the tweeter was wire...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Horns and digital crossovers. by Romy the Cat on 2005-03-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horns and digital crossovers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  16 Replies 
This subject of digital crossovers became quite popular during last few years and many audio-people give up and go for a simplicity and painlessness of digital crossovering. There is an army of people out there who would swear by a complete transpare...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #92: Well, time will show... by Romy the Cat on 2019-04-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New superlative horn build - ESD acoustic in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"]For all practical purposes, ESD has“proper“ horns and apparently decent drivers. Thus, we have a chance with this collection of bits to have some decent sonic results. Now we just need a process, perhaps the most difficult par...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: 'A great truth is a truth whose opposite is also a truth' - Thomas Man... by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  107 Replies 
Joe, I think I would battle it. I would not be so certain. Mostly the SUV sized bass horns are notoriously bad sounding despite of the assurances of the system owners overwhelmed with so common in audio endowment effect. Not to mention that the Stag...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Single Ended Triode distortions.... by Romy the Cat on 2006-04-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single Ended Triode distortions.... in Audio Discussions  0 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]The load lines are horrible. I can't imagine it gives a very accurate representation of what is fed into it. Maybe that's not what you are after.[/quote]It is not that I completely agree (or completely understand) the Eduar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Why do Lowther (and why stop)? by Paul S on 2007-08-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
I realize that some people have been raised from infancy with the Lowthers, take them to bed, etc., so I do not mean to do anything here other than air some recent thoughts on the subject and perhaps get a discussion going about these drivers and pos...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Sorry for your allergy by atilsley169 on 2012-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Andrew's new 4-way horn using Stereolabs stone horns and DIY... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  43 Replies 
Ok, Andrew, this is allergy something. I would highly advise you in future before you post any discrete updates, questions, and ideas about what you to inform about the holistic objective of your project, sort of a view from 50.000 feet...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Radial vs. annular vs. combination phase plugs. by Romy the Cat on 2012-07-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression driver phase plug types in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
[quote user="AJ"]Hello,This is my first post to this site, which I have been absorbing for over a year.A horn project that I have been considering would include either a 1 inch or 1.5 inch throat compression driver into a Tractrix profile horn of...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Nothing budget about budget… by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lower cost horn loaded alternative setup? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
[quote user="CO"] Ive been building and improving my own speakers the last few years and at this point i'm thinking a fully horn loaded setup ( 3 way + sub ) is the best route to take to get a speaker capable of  faithfully reproducing the elect...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Problems with horns: tweeters. by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: tweeters. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
All that I will be saying are the subject of my own experience with horns and my personal observations. You shouldn’t agree and most likely you will not. That is fine with me. I have lot of reasons behind what I will be saying and opened for some cla...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: It is much more then juts "properly calculated and sized cap”. by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Thomas Mayer’s Triamp in Melquiades Amplifier  2 Replies 
[quote user="twogoodears"]I'm pretty interested in yr. opinion about the possible choice of best, safest, smoothest way to use solid-state amp/low-end with "Triamp"... ok... 3-channells DSETs... and my system upper ways... what slope do you think...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: A sober view on Cogent True-to-Life Sound. by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Satisfying result: the RMAF Show + Cogent in Horn-Loaded Speakers  22 Replies 
Well, when we are talking about Cogent we need clearly differentiate two things: the Cogent’s drivers and the Cogent’s installation. The problem is that since Cogent’s drivers are something so called “compression drivers” then their performance might...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Midbass Horn by Jorge on 2013-09-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Good midbass is complicated, if not unobtainable. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  74 Replies 
Hi Gera"Has anyone done this and what were the observations of comparing different topologies."I have done just what you propose,  I tried the JBL2490 compresion driver with a 3" mouth in a 110 hz horn well made, MDF round tactrix horn,  it goes ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The truly amassing result with the New Lavry. by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Lavry Gold DA924 ++ in Didital Things  25 Replies 
I never hit such a huge jackpot as I just did with the Lavry DA-924. The most funny in that even that I did it absolutely blindly. I had some minor beef with DA-924 sound: upperbass/lower midrange and the slightly too much extended HF (very very clea...
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