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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The Edgarhorn RTA response. by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Edgarhorn RTA response. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
Someone at AA’ sewers posted his measurements of Edgarhorn system, supplemented with a subwoofer and Fostex Tweeter. I do not know the poster personally, most likely he is another AA’s advice seeker – means another idiot - and therefore it is ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #92: The JJ Electronic amp. by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
This is the idea that I like. It looks like it is a Slovakian company and this amps is two stage with a reasonable driver and it looks like they make their own 2A3. http://www.jj-electronic.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2&...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #154: The Hamster speaker becomes the MiniMe? by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
Since my Fostex saga went deep South I was scratching my head wondering what  else I would like to do considering the I would like to do as less as possible. Well, talking about to do as less as possible – I like the sound of my shitty Hamster S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  107 Replies 
Looking at the pictures of CES I came across a new Seoul-based company Silbatone Acoustics that show off a new speaker “APORIA” in Vegas. It is a back-loaded Manger. What I read the company philosophy I was not pleased. http://silbatoneacoustics.co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Tweeters: a new round. by Romy the Cat on 2005-07-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Electro-Voice T350, T35, + Fostex tweeters. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
The recent events in my playback made me to think about he new prospective duty of tweeters. Since the Super Melquiades was enlisted for duty the Vitavox S2 got it’s own dedicated amplifier channel and stopped to “see” the coil of upper bass driver. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Horn color control by Jorge on 2011-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
I think the usage of Romys Injection Channel has misguided you to think it was implemented because of a certian lack of tone or some sterile sound,  nothing of the sort,  I cannot blame you for not having listened to Romys system,  but theo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: HELP on a Custom 3 Way Horn with Beyma TPL150 by vakman on 2019-12-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: HELP on a Custom 3 Way Horn with Beyma TPL150 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
Hi All,This is my 1st ever post, but extremely disappointed I never came across this site beforeHere is my current setup, for which I'm desperately seeking some help from fellow membersCabinet - Layered Birch Ply with curved sidesWoofers [93.67dB]- 2...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Good direction, Ronnie by Romy the Cat on 2006-04-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Loudspeakers and headphones in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
[quote user="Ronnie"] The room modes I thought I had to battle suddenly disappeared the other day when I decided to try stuffing the boxes a bit. Suddenly everything fell into place :-)I guess I can do better than using little cushions though... Do y...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Denon 103: myths and the reality by Romy the Cat on 2004-06-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Denon 103: myths and the reality in Analog Playback  29 Replies 
Kids, do not let kids to subscribe the popular audio-freakish myths of the records spinning people about “the extraordinary beauty” of the Denon cartridges.  Yes, the myth has some reasons: many more expensive cartridges are bad, very bad for th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Unfortunately not by the Nelson Pass blessing…. by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Solid state revisited in Audio Discussions  12 Replies 
Well, this is huge mystery in the reproduction of the few first milliwatt and I very much applaud to what Nelson Pass is trying to do. Being muse a proponent of high sensitively and low power I very much experienced with the fact the high power amps ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Horn Speaker Leftovers for Sale by skushino on 2013-04-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horn Speaker Leftovers for Sale in Horn-Loaded Speakers  0 Replies 
I'm wrapping up my horn building activities and have some leftover items available.  1) Edgarhorn 80Hz Mid-bass horns - Pick-up in Seattle - $350Condition -  8/10 based solely on age.  No visible imperfections.  They are in the identical condition as...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Edgarhorns & DEQX by Kerry Brown on 2005-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
Greetings, I may be able to answer some questions regarding crossovers, multi-amping, etc. - without getting bogged down, hopefully, in metaphysical issues. First off, I live in San Francisco, if he's inclined 'drdna' and other locals are wel...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: All relative by martinshorn on 2017-04-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Push pull compound compression driver?? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
Hi rowuk, Suffering is relative to your expectation and perception. Still, take the best driver you can imagine, measure the distortion, and you see same pattern but better than any standard compression driver: all distortions are phenomal low, ex...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: My plans are/will depend from.... by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
[quote user="mats"]Too late now for points, but just the other day I tried to imagine your plan. and I was pretty close.Actually, it is a bit like what I have going now;  15" Eminence bass guitarr woofers in a sealed 3 cu ft cabinet,Oris 150 with...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #120: How many stages and why... and who makes that 45 or 2A3 by floobydust on 2009-01-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
 First, Adrian, Thanks for your feedback on the newer designed 2A3 tubes... very interesting. I've looked at all 3 of these brands before but have not as of yet purchased any (I have a large collection of 45 and 2A3 of various NOS US brands...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Resonating hi from oversea by martinshorn on 2017-04-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Resonating hi from oversea in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
Hi Romy, hi folksMy intro hello and first post, i just had to sign up. Just found the platform through googlin some hornstuff and came back too often.Especially the resonating oops was the latest topic that really cought my attention as im familar, a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Playing with the ideas... by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo Alternation. Extending the LF line-array in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
[quote user="Ronnie"] Listening to the horns, it seems that they indeed die somewhere below 120Hz. I was surprised, and a little disappointed that it seemed so steep. Good to hear that it's to be expected!!Yes, I'm using a 30-something-Hz 1st order h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: The reasons. by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Moscow setup with Horns/Lowther in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"] For some unknown reasons, he later decided to change it with the sharp and artificial sounding fostex supertweeter. What might be his motivation? Logically appears the following question – is that Goto supertweeter so hor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Some thoughts about EV-T350 and the tweeters generally by Romy the Cat on 2005-05-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Electro-Voice T350, T35, + Fostex tweeters. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
A lot of people ask me about those drivers and I’ll try to compile my vision about them. I did try most of the possible tweeters: dome tweeters with cloth cones, varies type of hard metal domes, compression drivers with aluminum, titanium, phenolic a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #68: Let to be rational about “home driver" vs. “pro drivers”. by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
I would discard the first part of your post. It is it truly irrelevant what Germans, French, Japanese or Brits were buying and what particular brand and in what time they consider as “fashionable”. It is know that Ebay or Akibahara popularity has...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Re: Endless more digital .... by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to record FM broadcasts. in Off Air Audio  125 Replies 
[quote user="jtavan"] I would be interested to hear your reaction to the same CD ripped properly on a CD-ROM drive rather than recorded from SPDIF stream. If your transport is VERY good, they should be equivalent... but on damaged discs, or with bad ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #292: Exactly! by N-set on 2024-03-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Elso, I failed to calculate the very precise size of enclosure necessary to make all the system work properly. Generally speaking, if you have a very very small listening room and very up-close position, and if you ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: "Pile O' Horns" by NBC on 2006-08-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
Hi Romy,   FYI: The previous photo of some unknown persons "pile o' horns" appears to be:   Upper midrange: 1" TAD TD-2002 mounted to 650Hz Edgarhorn   Supertweeter: Fostex T90A or T925A.   Lower midrange: ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Options...Options...Options... by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass impedance bumps -- why and what to do? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
[quote user="noviygera"]My mid/upper horns play down to 190Hz. That is -- 188Hz is the Fs of the mid. It's a horn loaded a 10" Precision Device driver. So I need a section (or two sections) to cover the bottom (below 190hz). [/quote] Herman, i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Kloss 5-way horns setup. by Romy the Cat on 2012-03-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kloss 5-way horns setup. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  0 Replies 
The AA guy with name Kloss runs on side a company “KCS loudspeakers” http://www.kcsloudspeakers.com/ I do not think he does anything with his company. He is known for years helping other DIYers like himself to make theirs loudspea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: The “Melquíades” Sound - further continuation of story by Romy the Cat on 2005-03-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The “Melquiades” Sound - beginning of the story. in Melquiades Amplifier  28 Replies 
People, keep asking me about the sound of Melquíades and I feel strange as I really can’t not explain how it sounds. It does not make any sense as I initiated this thread with the objective to explain or at least to inform about the Melquíades’ sound...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Different frames for different directions. by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo Frame modification. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  46 Replies 
[quote user="oxric"] My mistake. I should not use the term Lecleach on this site. [/quote] There is absolutely nothing prohibitive in Lecleach profile, it works very nice for HF but the La profile shall not be used in cases where vertical clea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: No title by Michaelz on 2007-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  Michaelz wrote: Where does this come from? It coming from a danger that we all under what we think about those things. With all our desire to equate loudspeaker with a musical instrument this co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #121: Everything about everything. by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="floobydust"]  The main component that limits low-frequency response in any SET is the OPT. For these initial designs, I used the smallest Hashimoto SE OPTs... their H-203S for the 2A3 and their H-507S for the 45 which are rated at 7...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The state of High-Efficiency: drivers. by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The state of High-Efficiency Loudspeakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
Well, whatever you do with your loudspeakers of with you whole playback system is kind of irrelevant if your drivers are not right. In my view the drivers are the very much heart of playback but in case of High-Efficiency and particularly horn-loaded...
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