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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
I keep receiving those emails when people complain about the ballooned publicity and stuffed reputation of Vitavox S2 compression driver.  I completely agree: the Vitavox S2, in the way how the Vitavox originally used it in their speakers and in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Not TAD anymore… by Romy the Cat on 2012-05-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End 2012 in Germany in Audio News  36 Replies 
[quote user="el`Ol"]I think they could could make the sound more pleasant with an overkill of second harmonic distortion. But for people who prefer that kind of sound a relax-horn like Anima would be better anyway. No real solution. Maybe they should...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #88: Even if power is good: Ribbons and basketball by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Romy, when you mention "dynamic sinking" of ribbons are you speaking of sub-8k Hz use of powerful ribbons like the Water Drop compared to 109 dB efficient compression drivers, or do you notice this dynamic sinking no matter ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #81: Tad 1601b by kodomo on 2015-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
Hi Mats,I am not using 4 on each side. I will be using two on each side. Until now I always liked sealed enclosures. However Tad drivers are more suited to ported configurations. If you do not push them to go too low and have a reasonable fs point, t...

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 #1: The bogusness of the coaxial compression drivers? by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The bogusness of the coaxial compression drivers? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
I have written in past about my lack of love to the BMS drivers. The crazy, as far as I concerned “annoyingly wiling” angeloitacare brought this subject to this forum while he was galloping across Web, “picking from graves” about his new dB-Design’s ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #95: Will new Fane bring anything new? by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
[quote user="Jorge"]I guess it would be simple enough to add a couple of inches in order to bring the throat down to 4" in order to try the Studio 8M.  I have already reduced it temporarily to 3" in order to try the JBL 2490h compression driver. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #116: About Cessaro, about electricity and about Minimum Current by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
Oliver, It might be anything including electricity. Generally compression drivers are very much vulnerable to the electricity problems, muck more than convectional drivers. Let pretend that distortions in powers lines are responsible for worsening o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A horny newcomer: Pink Faun Euphrosyne by Romy the Cat on 2007-11-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A horny newcomer: Pink Faun Euphrosyne in Horn-Loaded Speakers  0 Replies 
A Netherlands company that makes loudspeaker of the color of lesbian solidarity announced their flagman model: Euphrosyne. http://www.pinkfaun.com/ It is 101dB d'Appolito configured ported Altec 414 supplemented with a 20” horn armed with Altec com...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #144: Flac is bit-perfect by Amir on 2017-04-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="xandcg"]I am not surprised this kind of bizarre affirmation coming from a guy whom aim to live of royalties from copyrighted material.WAV or WAVE (aka Audio for Windows) is owned by Microsoft and IBM, and AIFF is owned by Apple Inc.I do ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Larger diaphragm area vs. inductance increase by haralanov on 2012-03-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate MF compression driver? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  45 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]So, if the Ultimate MF Compression Driver is used from 1000-1500Hz then why shall it be able to play 500Hz? The answer is: he harmonic reserve – the driver that will be suited for 500Hz will have larger cone and softer sust...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #84: The Cessaro Gamma tweeter criticism + some solutions. by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
Coops, I less care about the attacks on me, I know that I am a pH-indicator of Moronity among audio freaks. So, if some specific idiots out there are not happy about me then… it is good for me. The higher we climb in mountains the stronger wind and l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: I do not see hypocrisy but rather consistency. by Romy the Cat on 2009-04-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The BSO and Digital Music. in Didital Things  44 Replies 
It is not US’s Fox News  and not Stereophile and there is no need to pull the fractions of "stupid" soundbytes to prove any agendas. Anyone whoever are frequent this site know in context of what the said was said. Most important that I know what ...

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 #94: Options, options, options… by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Yes, Ric, thanks for posting it. I have seen it a few years back, in fact I was searching for the images but was not able to find it.  I think that fellow was ether Japanese or from Sound West Asia, I do remember already. It looks like it is 20-3...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: The throat considerations. 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 
I was thinking about the throat of my hypothetic midbass horn. This is complex, controversial and it has pretty much no answer, at least in the formeat I ask it. I will share my thoughts with you. Let pretend that I went for exponential midbass profi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #66: Tubed sand by decoud on 2009-08-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
I thought of filling with sand braided multifilament nylon cable sleeving (http://cableorganizer.com/nylon-multifilament/) which comes in 2 inch diameter and does not expand enough to allow coarse sand to come out. It can be wrapped around as densely...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: Music with no tweeters by Paul S on 2006-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
The thing I notice with live music is the way the sound at all audible frequencies has articulated drive like I never hear with "true HF tweeters", or at least not the "tweeters" that go way up there.  I got some sense of this drive and nat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: The blind contribution of driver suspension. by Romy the Cat 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 
Petar, wonderful observation as usual. I would like to add one factor that is always there but practically impossible to consider predictably. Any driver has suspension (with exception of suspension-less drivers that are not suitable for bass) and th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Tweeters frustrations... by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An amplifier for Tweeters in Audio Discussions  17 Replies 
The EV 350 cones are still available form many sources, they are $25 per cone. There are some other phenolic domes for 1” driver, or smaller. I do not know anyone who does 3”-4” phenolic domes that would make them suitable for MF drivers. As far as ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: Dorati and LSO doing The Firebird by unicon on 2010-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Performance of a week. in Musical Discussions  87 Replies 
That was surprising to hear the Firebird complete Ballads in CD conducted by Dorati I can be sure to say it was mastered perfectly and no compression ever used  ... If anyone is interested in Stravinsky Complete Firebird work should get this on LP or...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: 6c33 internet bandwidth by hagtech on 2007-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Get, or made up a tube tester, it’s necessary in Audio For Dummies ™  44 Replies 
Sorry for making that video so large.  Here it is again but 1/10th the number of bits.  Compression can be a useful thing.http://www.hagtech.com/blog/media/6c33.wmvjh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: As idiotic as taming horses by el`Ol on 2010-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Single Driver Speakers and their idiots owners. in Audio For Dummies ™  9 Replies 
Taming strange fullrange drivers is fun, doesn't cost an arm and a leg and there is always room for a second, third, etc. system. E.g. what to do with such a ridiculous unit? http://www.ciare.com/pdf/catalogo/HX135.PDFBack-loading? No problem when th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: “Zarathustra” amplifier: loosing of virginity. by Romy the Cat on 2005-05-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Zarathustra” amplifier: loosing of virginity. in Audio Discussions  7 Replies 
The thread is derivation form the previous thread about the Dima's amplifier.I was trying to gradually approach better and better loudspeakers with the Zarathustra amplifier but today I decided to hit with the Zarathustra the pinnacle of low sen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Ok well by ShuffleSk8Ter on 2013-07-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why Horn loaded systems?! in Playback Listening  30 Replies 
there is one system that resembles what live music sounds like and its not a horn! :)To be honest I really have no idea of what topology these horns were setup like... all i have evaluated is there soundI like to go into something without any prejust...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #337: About the foam by el`Ol on 2010-10-02 
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, I think you have neither a system with back chamber now (because the foam is closed pore), nor a "true compression driver" (because the foam is not rigid). Probably you mainly have a second vibrating system coupled to the cone that enhances mec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Wood Horns by Art of fugue on 2011-08-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ale horns on ebay possibly worthy of discussion. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
Oddly the seller has removed the images of the wood horns as well as the mid bass compression drivers. They are still illustrated in the plans. Great looking horns. Perhaps he sold them. They where 150 to 5k drivers. I think Jeffery Jackson probably ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #51: Final snippet by anthony on 2021-11-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
... so the new drivers, particularly the S2, may not be such a bad deal given the price of older drivers.   The woofers would probably be less of a risk than the compression drivers,  and at least new cones and bits and pieces are available. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: How to play Bruckner Sound in Audio. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to play Bruckner Sound in Audio. in Playback Listening  16 Replies 
If you one of those who feel that playback make difference then  I do not think that better playing  of Bruckner music  would require any different playback efforts than an y other better playback. Still, practicing “better playback” and loving t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: The Pacific Microsonics A/D is back by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Recording options: Pacific Microsonics vs. Lavry Gold. in Didital Things  24 Replies 
Two month back I stopped to use Pacific A/D but yesterday, experimenting with some exciting things ( I will tell later) I discover a very interesting configuration in which Pacific is free from small compression problems that I reported before. I was...
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