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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: A phase plug as a tool or as a remedy? by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Phase plug for midbass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  23 Replies 
[quote user="ulf"] Well, it was not really a surprise to us that the horn without the phase plug was dissapointing. Without the plug we had a horn that was a bit too short, had too large front cavity and less compression than we desired. [/quote] It...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: I presume you talk about horns, don't you? by Romy the Cat on 2005-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What drives good sound? in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
[quote user="MusicLover"] 1. In room flat response at the listening positions [/quote] Sure, this is very essential it it done proporly.  [quote user="MusicLover"] equal decay at al lfrequencies off axis [/quote] This is mostly a properly of ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #79: The ALE Acoustic midbass solution vs. right 15-incher by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Of cause it shall be mentioned in the context of thin there that there is always the ALE Acoustic solution. The Japanese ALE Acoustic make two midbass drivers: P1260 and P160. http://ns.tachyon.co.jp/~sichoya2/ale/drivers.html In ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Ok, let take a short ride across the Anima Loudspeakers. by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Greek Anima Loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
The first and the bigger thing that I like about them is that Anima is trying to use the vertical-horizontal configuration where the bell of the vertical horn serves as frame for horizontal channels. I love this idea and had a number of my own th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
During the 2002 CES, late at night, a friend of mine demonstrate me something that was tying to address for a few years. It was a very different “tone” form a loudspeaker or I would rather say a different relationship between reproduced and auditable...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #143: Incorrect by Romy the Cat on 2015-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
[quote user="Murataltuev"]Romy, thank you very much for very detailed explanation of your horn theory. Let me present some doubts about it. From physics basics when we have more than one springs (suspension, throat resistance, back chamber) we can...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: Spelled out for the cats and other mammals in the audience by Joe Roberts on 2009-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  107 Replies 
[Quote] would you accept a photograph from a camera if it didn't do "blacks" and "extreme darks"? [/Quote]CRITICAL POINT 1VISUAL PERCEPTION AND AESTHETICS ARE NOT VALID MODELING SYSTEMS FOR MUSICThis is why imaging is a screwed up way to talk about ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Some comments about GOTO-Jackson upperbass horn. by Romy the Cat on 2007-11-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
Yes, it turned out to be the emails from GOTO importer. I am not completely understood if the horn at the picture above is an official GOTO product. The Ming Su said that the horn was build locally by Jeffrey Jackson with the support of GOTO but then...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Some conical horns anti-propaganda by Romy the Cat on 2006-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Some conical horns anti-propaganda in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
Steve Schell pointed to Bill Woods’ site aka RCAfan. http://www.acoustichorn.com/ I do not know the guy but the site looks attractive. Some of his old large horns are interesting as so on… however, what make me to wonder is the horns that Bill Woo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: About bass horns by Johan Dreyer by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About bass horns by Johan Dreyer in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
This article was written by Johan Dreyer in 2006 posted at AA and the reposted recently at a Johan's local South African forum: http://vinylsa.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1016 I desided to give to the Johan’ thoughts some exposure at the horn-citri...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: System details by Saturntube on 2009-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Amplification for Compressions drivers? Sound? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  19 Replies 
Romy, The upper bass horn has a Ceramic driver 18sound 8M400,  the MF horn has an 18sound 2060A Neodymium magnet, tweeter is Beyma Ceramic driver and supertweeter is Fostex Alnico.  The Leak amps are PP deep class A, we do have a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #135: I would not go there. by Romy the Cat on 2015-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
[quote user="Murataltuev"]Can you suggest the thread to read about it ? So, how many octaves from fs will be loaded properly ? [/quote] How many octaves from fs? We are taking about how many fractions of dB not octaves! Look for a threated:   ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Actually, I was talking about sound reproduction in general by MusicLover on 2005-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What drives good sound? in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
MusicLover wrote:   Lack of distortion, or suitable 2-level distortion Perhaps, however how to estimate and to interpret them? If we are talking about the compression driver then they all made very crappy and each driver mig...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: My metaphysical BS vs a precise to do list. by Romy the Cat on 2018-01-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How difficult is it to achieve Vox Olympian sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
[quote user="martinshorn"]The bass horn for the ak151 is housing a rear chamber slightly open, giving the injector channel - that creates a lot charme, flavor and „heart“ but also 3 dimensional projection. [/quote]I need to say that that very muc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Some more background on that system by martinshorn on 2018-02-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 5-ways from Germany. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  38 Replies 
Hi Romy, Again, good words (don't want to kiss your ass ;) ). Though, I get your point and agree, one should not think that this winter picture means Goto sound cold (u never know what one could read out of it) . What Klaus also highlighted, is...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #128: Hm.... OK.... by Romy the Cat on 2015-10-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
[quote user="Murataltuev"] What will be your suggestion for upper bass channel using compression driver ? [/quote] I do not use compression driver for bass channel. I would like to have my system esthetically balanced, to get let say 120H...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The Linn recordings: listening by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The High Resolution PCM files business, where? in Didital Things  31 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I bought a few Linn Records own recordings of Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Dunedin Consort. They pushed them as “Studio Master” but they are WMA files – means the re-rendered compress...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Wet/Dry ™ configuration for midbass. by Romy the Cat on 2017-10-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wet/Dry ™ configuration for midbass. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
Say whatever you want but some of the vintage drivers has it. Not all of them but some of them do and the question how to get it. I always has been an enthusiast of midbass horn and I am very much the enthusiast now but there are some topological ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #78: Ok, I will bite. by Romy the Cat on 2019-04-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New superlative horn build - ESD acoustic in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
[quote user="jackydai"]My basic point is: the flare rate has to be coherent right from the entrance of phase plugs. In this sense, not even Bruce and Sam did it right, I’m afraid to say. In many cases the driver and the horn are designed by diffe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: A few comments in context of the Reinhard's notes by Romy the Cat on 2009-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 5-ways from Germany. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  38 Replies 
I find that one of the most interning and stimulating ideas that you expressed was your experience with your bass horn [quote user="Reinhard"] Midbass horns: are there are two 20 cycle bass horns which normally have 6,50 m in length and 3,20 i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Bid Midbass Asian Horns by Romy the Cat on 2012-03-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bid Midbass Asian Horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
The folks from lencoheaven.com have a thread where they as most of the people online stupidly damp pictures of different horns, supplementing them with howls “gorgeous” and “beautiful.” One of the installations picked my attention: http:...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #283: The back chambers are done. by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
OK, now I am happier as I did my duty and the back chambers are ready to be attached to the horns and to be lifted up. Yesterday I spent 5 hours trying to build the back chamber displacement that Jessie and my carpenter recommended me. I bought t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Ah ah, pressure not sound ! by martinshorn on 2018-05-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New superlative horn build - ESD acoustic in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
Sorry Romy, dont say i said how it sounds. I did not. In fact i was just about to take back the statement of not doing better than a K-horn.   Let me put it straight. Above shows what is possible (more or less) i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #111: Do not panic... by Romy the Cat on 2015-10-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
[quote user="Murataltuev"]I did some experiments today again with GOTO in my existing horn and it is obvious for me that I need different horn for GOTO. [/quote] Here we go. Now you got it. [quote user="Murataltuev"]Existing horn was mode...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: The wet dream of audio and ESD by Romy the Cat on 2018-05-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New superlative horn build - ESD acoustic in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
I would like to share more of my troughs about the ESD acoustic. That are not truly the troughs about the company but rather the troughs that come to mind inspired by the company come to existence.   I do feel that it is an ultimate we dream of et...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Understanding Line Array Systems by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Understanding Line Array Systems in Audio Discussions  0 Replies 
Understanding Line Array SystemsBy John Murray Behind the buzz, there are a lot of factors at work in line arrays. An explanation and comparison of current models. This discussion can’t be contained in just a few paragraphs, so we must start with th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: The tone at LFs by haralanov on 2011-09-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
[quote user="noviygera"]I am very curious what "properly made" means when perusing the tonal attributes of LF. What properties or specifications other than driver diameter do you evaluate when perusing a better tone?[/quote] Normal 0 21 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: I just shared a tested and working method, nothing more by haralanov on 2014-01-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: JBL 2226 2445 2405 3-way and a path forward in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The back plate is located a few mm from diaphragm and any back reflections are not compatible with wavelength. [/quote] Normal 0 21 false false false BG X-NONE X-NONE ...
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