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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Perhaps despite himself by Paul S on 2007-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
Of course this is basically propaganda.  Who argues otherwise?  However, I have found that it is possible at times to glean a modicum of useful information from "reviews" like this via a careful reading of what is said and somtimes via...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: 2A3 versus GM70 by Paul S on 2007-01-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
Why use the GM70 apart from its power potential?  For one thing, it seems to require literally lethal voltages to become remotely listenable.  Is it really "that" linear, to insist on it?But my experience with GM70 is quite imited.  I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: The matching is important by Stitch on 2009-08-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Power Amps - the FoxNews of Audio. in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I do not care about all of Nilsson Pass amps; I feel that all the same and all are very sub-qualified.  A few years back Mr. Pass went for his low-powered SS single-ended amps and they might be more interesting. The Cat[/qu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: Modern speaker design by drdna on 2009-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  107 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]Thanks tuga. It is a nice article, but my French is a little rusty. It seems that he does very little more than explain the limitations of stereo versus binaural reproduction. From this came the schools of thought of quadropho...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: The Morons are unhappy. by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
I always thought that I have to have a dedicated thread where I would upload all those unhappy emails that audio-morons from around the world send me. This is so entertaining and surprisingly demonstrable! Here is I got just now. It comes from Kerry ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: I would disagree. by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers in Audio Discussions  34 Replies 
[quote user="Knightcrawler"] The 1808 was designed for a large vented enclosure. Just looking at the TS numbers would indicate a large vented box to be best. It also worked well in horn loaded designs as well. [/quote]I did not says what it was desig...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: 'Stats by Paul S on 2015-01-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: MartinLogan Montis Speakers in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
Cody, this is a kinder, gentler GSC than in earlier times, but FYI your ingenuous intro is just the sort that used to draw heavy fire here. The only reason I have responded at all is because you got me thinking about what I do and don't like about el...

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 #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 #1: Playing bad recordings using the "B" system. by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Playing bad recordings using the "B" system. in Playback Listening  1 Replies 
I always advocate that a civilized audio-practicing person must have one playback. I very much did not like the Morons who have multiple duplicating amplifier, speakers and multiple listening rooms. For sure they all produce slightly different fl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Failed experiment a success (What ho, peasants?): another gusher by Paul S on 2007-01-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
Too bad I had to continue today with the original 6N6Ps!  LIke I care right now!I imagine there are people who read these posts and wonder if the ML2s are "worth it", as I did for a couple of years.  If by "worth it", you mean do they truly...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Something for Nothing by Paul S on 2008-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Sound and How We Hear It in Playback Listening  19 Replies 
Tuga, clarity is certainly an important prerequisite for true dynamics, where "dynamics" is the musically meaningful idea of differences as applied not only to SPL but also to "rate", such as the space/contrast/interval between a 1/8 note and a 1/16 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: A New Paradigm by Paul S on 2006-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Melquiades” amplifier: a year later. in Melquiades Amplifier  33 Replies 
Regardless of whether or not I understand you and your Milquiades, I do understand for the first time in 40 years the value of a real change in my audio perspective, which the ML2 immediately provided for me.  This is not to say that I have alre...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Jim Smith's book by BWO on 2009-09-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Get Better Sound” by Jim Smith in Audio News  12 Replies 
I'v read the book (missing a few of the last pages). The boook definetly have som useful information. Especially about setup, placing speakers at different positions and some decent and brief info on acoustic treatment. Unfortunately, there is in my ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Re: I juts do not follow you 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 
In your earlier piece about how to use the S2 'properly' you wrote"Whatever happens between the 400 and 2,5 is pretty much unnecessary for you garbage. So, get any known to you soft capacitor of 3uF and place it in series with the S2 driver. This wil...

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 #6: They are easy and accessible ... still give to them and to yourself a ... by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Orphean horns of bd design in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
I care less about Bret and his business, in fact I have no idea who is he. Since he use audio as business then what distinct him from any other audio whore. A purpose of any business is supply demands and capitalize on the frustrations, investin...

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 #4: Anyone know any musicians with "good" hi-fis? by Paul S on 2007-08-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Musicians' ear in Playback Listening  10 Replies 
I thought it was a garden variety truism, if not the truth, that musiicians typically "make do" with - whatever - in the way of hi-fi.Although we "should" demand "the same thing" from hi-fi that we seek from live music, I would not be surprised if it...

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 #12: Reaping rewards by anthony on 2023-05-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End Munich 2023 in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
[quote user="Amir"]I am not expert and my experience is limited but What I think is Macondo could outperform other horn systems in right setup.[/quote]Soundwise, my Macondo is a very interesting thing although Romy's may well be somewhat different, I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Do I Even Understand the Post? by Paul S on 2014-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Melq 6e5p driver stage for ss? in Melquiades Amplifier  29 Replies 
Shannon, from your questions I "understand" that you want to drive lifeless speakers with a hybrid amp that features a 6E5P first stage. Is that what you want to do? What do and don't you like about your present set-up? What do you hope to change an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: One-dimensional almighty? by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The EdgarHorns: the new old business plan in Audio News  17 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]Ok, so imagine I'm someone living in the US with a keen interest in playing my collection of CD's and LPs. I need some speakers priced between 5000 and 10000 dollars to go with my 25 watt tube amp. I won't buy Edgars becaus...

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 #50: A female Singer with a Guitar ... by Stitch on 2013-05-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Audio News  80 Replies 
[quote user="Purite Audio"]The veneering is top quality, did you hear them Stitch?Keith.[/quote]Yes, the quality of making is top but to be fair to other manufacturers, they do a good job also. I think, the finish is more important than the sound qua...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Resources by Paul S on 2014-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SET amplifiers in Audio Discussions  30 Replies 
Gera, there is already a LOT of discussion on this topic salted around this site. I suppose you do know, but a couple of things you said made me wonder; anyway, at the risk of offending you (and not meaning to): "SET" means "single-ended triode" (as ...

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 #16: Midbass Heft by Chirag on 2006-01-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Headphone amplifiers. Baby Melquiades? in Melquiades Amplifier  27 Replies 
Hi Cat[quote user="Romy the Cat"] However, here is where the trick begins. Putting the headphones on, playing them along with the big loudspeakers system and adjusting the volume of the “big system” (primary the LF channel) it is possible to take the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Re: An ultimate transformer within a narrow bandwidth? by Thorsten on 2005-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An ultimate transformer for narrow bandwidth? in Melquiades Amplifier  14 Replies 
Hi,[quote user="cv"]Fairly sure it was a typo, but the bigger the airgap, the *lower* the inductance, all else being equal.We need a large airgrap for a 6C33 due to the high current. The advantage is that the airgap linearises the BH characteristic o...
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