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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: A wonderful write up about ribbons. by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
Continuing to harass the readers of my site and myself with the good news about the performance of my SA8535 driver I would like to post a very educational article about the subject. As I told before, being familiar with sound of ribbons then never i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Predicting Speaker Sound by Paul S on 2009-01-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The sound compromises of high efficiency direct radiators. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
At this point I think that the main advantage of efficient speakers is that they represent the best chance for a sort linearity that to my knowledge can't be gotten any other way.  It seems like inefficient drivers simply do not sound the s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #151: At this point I have very low expectations. by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
[quote user="floobydust"] In any case, you bought an expensive pair of Fostex (F120A) drivers, never listened to them, had them modified with, what could be considered a controversial technique. You then put them in a simple box without a back, drove...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Dream Hi-Eff Speakers for an “inmate”. by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dream Hi-Eff Speakers for an “inmate”. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
The Morons™ at AA’s between selling to each other what they did not like and topping each other on their shoulders came up with a subject what horn installation would be if price would be no object. The question is semi-foolish as price is never ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: ....puzzled with your response.... by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
John, I am bit puzzled with your response. I do not know what would be a proper material for cone/dome of diaphragm. The source where “tone” is born in compression drivers is absolute mystery to me and I in my holly naiveté believe that no one else k...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Practice is a criterion of truthfulness. by Romy the Cat on 2012-03-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate MF compression driver? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  45 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"]…. acoustic filter does not rotate electrical phase of the signal. [/quote] I do not think it is correct. The rotation of electrical phase is not the subject of filtration method but subject of slop and Q. Of you write the sam...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: How to select mid/upper bass horn drivers. by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to select mid/upper bass horn drivers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  0 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] A few years back I wrote somewhere that I “developed” a semi-mathematical formula according to which an acoustic system’s result might be absolutely objectively weighed up. I did not go very far with advisement of this eq...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Limited experience with ss amps 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 
I have just taken out of my system a First Watt F5 clone Tim Rawson amp, It was substituted by a Telefunken PP amp with 6AQ5 tubes. Let me to explain. My system consists of 6 way horn loaded speakers.  I have a round Tactrix...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: This is exactly what I do not need right now in my life.. by Romy the Cat on 2021-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
I set up Remy with temporary plates and all the rest was absolutely identical to Dannoys. I do not have the sounds that I had from Dannoys. It is generally good but I really taken back by compression. Dannoys had no compressions that I felt and this ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Bad Programming Sounds Bad to Me by Paul S on 2014-04-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another (outdoorsy) sweat spot? in Audio Discussions  17 Replies 
As with the "audiophile" recordings, it is often difficult for me to separate the sound, per se, from "the way it sounds to me", in terms of content. Also, IMO, even the best "sound" cannot rescue a poor score/performance/recording/mix/processing/co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: More interesting FM/digital findings…. by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
This weekend I decide to take my FM where it should be. I ran ~125” and installed a dipole on the roof of my building and serviced my tuner. The result was as expected but there was something unexpected. Along with all normal benefits of better anten...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Blending integrity? by Paul S on 2006-11-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
As I process what you have said about "blending integrity" I hear a trumpet blowing right at my face, just like I did last night.  But obviously this is my imagination at work.  Do you mean in general the way tones exist and integrate ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: More notes by serenechaos on 2008-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression Drivers -in general in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
At first I plan to power the thing SET, with a known, existing amp (a  triode wired EL84) which I've already built and know the Sound.  It is not bad, but a little "warm" sounding (second harmonics, and is low powered for low frequenci...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: The RAAL's tweeter and Sound (#1) by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RAAL “Water Drop” tweeter for Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  77 Replies 
I had many interesting listening experiences while I used the Water Drop’s Macondo. I would try to surmise briefly the sonic consequences of the Water Drooping. “Me” and “briefly”, would it be possible? Well, where did you see a Jewish boy who refuse...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: The Vitavox alive, again! 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 
[quote user="oxric"] Well Jessie, it looks like your wish has come true. The Vitavox site went live at 9 a.m. this morning. It has very interesting implications for the compression drivers landscape in that it suddenly makes buying a hi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: "If the waveform is wrong, the sound is wrong..." by Gregm on 2007-05-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Haniwa Cybernetic Audio System in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
Mind boggling iteration! I.e. & eliminating common denominators, "If the sound is wrong... it is wrong."Agreed. IMO they are right -- ain't no two ways about it.[quote]The Cybernetic Audio System, on the other hand, uses a closed-loop feedba...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: You need to stop deceive yourself. by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass impedance bumps -- why and what to do? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
Herman, how I did it is not the subject for imitation or following. If you insist that you need to “start somewhere” then the best you can do is stop bothering your with all those BS concepts like mouths size, compression ratio, drivers brands, quart...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #45: Riding the whatever…. by Romy the Cat on 2012-03-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate MF compression driver? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  45 Replies 
Haralanov, I am not sure what it has to do with ego and why I need to see the things “beyond”.  If the things you are trying to address are irrelevant to you then do not insist that you opinion is relevant. Any deep MF horn act as low-pass filter, if...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Driver Alignment, and Where to Draw the Line by jessie.dazzle on 2007-05-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Driver Alignment, and Where to Draw the Line in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
Some thinking about Romy's Injection Channel (see the following thread) : GoodSoundClub - Romy the Cat's Audio Site - The "Macondo Ultimate" MK-XXVII, Revision 432 ... brings me to a question that I've had a for quite some time: When aligning a "norm...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: No “search” anymore from me. by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Open cell foam in horns and MF drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  40 Replies 
[quote user="gordan"]Roman,I don't think I've ever read your explanation why not 2482? We are all on a holy grail path to find a (somehow) available good compression driver that can go down to almost 200hz in domestic conditions and there are not man...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) (4 years) BMus (Hons)... by Axel on 2009-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A CD off tune? The Big CD Conspiracy theory? in Didital Things  9 Replies 
sounds like just what Romy could have excelled in for a carrier ---- because beyond the maths you need to have EARS and DISCERMENT for what is being recorded and exactly how it's done. (I met some sound engineers that did NOT strike me very musically...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Getting more from DX4 by Paul S on 2006-11-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
Perhaps there are ways to horn load Lowthers that do not screw up the sound, but I don't know of any, and there are other reasons, as well, for not asking LF from Lowthers.For me the best thing about the high-pass-limited Lowther DX4 in OB is th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: A contra-compression tool – the Injection Channel. by Romy the Cat on 2007-09-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Attention Sound Engineers (compression and loudness) in Playback Listening  47 Replies 
I know there are some people who would read the following and will consider that I am out of my mind but it is OK by me. I have no convincing explanations of the phenomena but I might testify that the phenomena does exist   - my Injection C...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Technology vs. Sound – do they actually meet in reality by haralanov on 2012-07-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: JBL Project Array in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
Dominik, in terms of technology advancement, it seems their new driver is better than their other models. But despite this, I’m not sure their transducer engineer knows how to make the drivers to be valuable in terms of sound/tone.  I’m saying that n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Re: Midbass ..............( longish ) by cv on 2005-04-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
Don't worry Romy, I know exactly what you mean. I tend to discount the opinion of anyone who raves about a system's ability to play back patricia barber. Speaking of which, if I were in her shoes, bunions and corns aside, I'd be mildly...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Re: Rich’s driver: alleged concerns. by rdrysdale on 2005-08-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chinese upperbass horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
Romy,     You make all very good points. I probably shouldn't call the front of the driver a phasing plug, because actually the long wavelengths really don't care much about the shape of the exit, they will just pass right through...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: If less is more by Paul S on 2007-07-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression drivers and the “clean signal”. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  14 Replies 
then the idea of amp bypassing is relevant to the "clean signal" discussion.  But regardless of the measured voltage out vs. driver sensitivity I suspect that there is too little of something in the way of drive and control between a&n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Make your own by JLH on 2009-08-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
The way I would handle this is make my own 4" exit compression driver. What I mean is select a woofer with known good sonic qualities that match your requirments. Then make a phasing plug for it. My past attemps have been decent. However, I have noti...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Port Predicaments by Lbjefferies7 on 2008-09-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]...but I was wondering how the length of the port and the most important the proximity of it to boundary affects sound. [/quote]A general rule is to keep the end of the port at least twice its diameter away from walls....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Goto - continue education... by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
[quote user="MINGSU"]    SG505TT + S150 horn crossover at 180 Hz is not recommended by GOTO.  The SG505TT driver is not recommended to use with single throat S150 horn.  Double SG505TT driver is recommended to use with single...
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