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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Self inspiration by Saturntube on 2009-12-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Curiosity about others. Getting older I guess… in Playback Listening  5 Replies 
I am a self retired Painter also in my 40s,  It is hard to try to live from art in a developing country and to do it with some dignity,  but I did had some limited success.The road in the art world IMO is really not about contacts and galleries and s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Wrong discussion by Amir on 2016-06-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="op.9"] Amir wrote: The only thing that limit me is my english language skill not my knowledge about my idea   you are limited to your limited understanding of ele...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: And if you want it to look like the Boulder and others by miab on 2008-02-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The commercial music servers. in Didital Things  36 Replies 
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/enclosure.php?area=usa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Delivering the promise of quality by jessie.dazzle on 2009-09-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About the ownership of audio product manufacturing. in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
I could not agree more.  Above a certain price point, another thing that should be standard procedure is what Lamm has been doing since day one; and that is to establish a file for each component made, recording whenever possible, its history of owne...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The RMAF 2008 pictures + a few comments. by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RMAF 2008 observations, opinions 1) ceramic drivers in Audio Discussions  32 Replies 
The Federated Mike posted a set of the phonographs took at RMAF 2008 in Denver http://www.audiofederation.com/hifiing/2008/RMAF2008/report/index.htm I kid of do not like the pictures he did this year in past the images were much better. This year t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Greek Anima in Germany. by Romy the Cat on 2013-05-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Greek Anima Loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
At this site http://audio-andromeda.blogspot.ru there is a large collection of images from the recent Munich audio show. I paid attention that Anima Loudspeakers now supplemented with unfortunately-mono midbass horns. Frankly it is very nice looking ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #87: Turning off diodes by hagtech on 2008-01-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  131 Replies 
I stumbled upon this.  And noticed the extra 6.8mH balun ahead of the diodes.  Hmmm, I wonder if this can help snap that diode off?  Seems very counterintuitive.  Or maybe it is wired up not as a common mode choke?  Need to t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Ok goodbye by martinshorn on 2019-02-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Josh: My visit to Romy the Cat's Macondo in Audio For Dummies ™  28 Replies 
Footnote for the record: evaluation music of the guest was the famous Manger Test CDhttp://tempuri.org/tempuri.html...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Re: Midbass with plug: History by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-11-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Phase plug for midbass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  23 Replies 
hi mikefound this pic with tad 1201  in the net. seems a very interesting mid bass driver . regards angelo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Capacitors by noviygera on 2010-08-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Time alignment of drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  16 Replies 
Ok, understood. By the way, Dayton Metallized Polypropylene capacitors are fine for this experiment right? I don't have to buy expensive ones just to have a good idea of the passive crossover sound quality? I hope not.-Herman...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #72: Phoenix Gold arises from the ashes by scooter on 2016-03-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
I remember reading about a turbine subwoofer 15 years ago called the Phoenix Gold Cyclone or Typhoon. That was for kids in cars.Tom Danley the inventor had some comments:http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/subwoofers/55122-pg-cyclone-non-cone-subdriver.ht...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Schröder SetUp by bernie_f on 2009-12-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Schroder Tonearms in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
Hi Romy.I completely agree with you regarding the VTA <-> VTF relation on every arm out there (the lever rule also seems to work with tonearms ;-)). Also i agree that if you want the correct absolute measurement of VTF you have to do it on the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: ....mushrooms.... by Andy Simpson on 2007-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Simpson Microphones thread. in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Bud wrote:These are sensationaly deep recordings, just as you said they would be. DYNAMICS from a distance, and no artificially sick or flat notes, or hidden masses of groaning monsters.Romy you need to help this man,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Baltimore Symphony Appoints First Female Music Director by skushino on 2005-07-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Baltimore Symphony Appoints First Female Music Director in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
Posted on Tue, Jul. 19, 2005 Baltimore Symphony appoints AlsopFOSTER KLUGAssociated Press BALTIMORE - Marin Alsop was appointed music director of the Baltimore Symphony on Tuesday, overcoming vigorous dissent by ...

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 #14: Happy birthday but …. by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rakeshorns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
....but can you post a sketch of your future frame with horns? I assure you that the images of specific micro-details of constructing without understanding the content of enter project, how horn are related to each other, and how frame will hold them...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #194: Nuts & bolts of assembly by jessie.dazzle on 2010-08-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
When doing the final assembly, you might want to use Nylock type self-locking nuts:http://www.nylocknut.com/Looking at the images, this might require that you use slightly longer bolts (the few threads exposed beyond the existing nuts are those that ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: New show in US, some new horns... by Romy the Cat on 2011-02-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New show in US, some new horns... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
It looks like DC people found for themselves a new audio show, it call Capital Audiofest http://www.capitalaudiofest.com/ I am sure the West Wing Preamplifier, Capitol Hill LP cleaning fluid and Supreme Court cable elevator are co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Follow up image by jessie.dazzle on 2007-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
Ok, I see how it works... Here is the other image... These images pertain to the subject of the distribution of mass in horns : ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Resonance Damping by jessie.dazzle on 2007-03-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Ridiculous Japa-Brazilian horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  54 Replies 
Paul,After looking at some photos of Stock Altec horns, though they appear reasonably stout, I can believe they would still resonate when excited by sound pressure alone, as they are still on the thin side if left as bare metal.See them here : http:/...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Doh! Wrong Pinout by hagtech on 2007-01-12 
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 
The "gold wire" version tetrode runs fine, now that I have it connected properly.  I switched to my better scope, so photos have visible grids.  Everything is now calibrated, too.  Vertical is 12.5mA per div.  Wow, that tube sure ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #96: Lavry Digital wiki by Amir on 2016-07-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
now i am trying to setup my mac music server.useful information :http://www.amr-audio.co.uk/html/dp777_tech-papers_cmpDataBit4dummies.htmlhttp://designwsound.com/dwsblog/hifi-computer-faq/http://www.amr-audio.co.uk/html/dp777_tech-papers_OSX-Integerm...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: My responses by MusicLover on 2005-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Power Amps - the FoxNews of Audio. in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
   MusicLover wrote: IF you can "hear" SS amps, Romy, then your system must not be well set up, and be sensitive to the frequency shifts caused by tube amps. SS amps have NO sound that humans can hear.  MusicL...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #139: The second American Revolution? by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Yep, you were close. The listening room is looking right to the conservation land, in the middle of which there was the original Battle Road. So, that proverbial “shot that was heard around the world” was fired some in the backyard of that house....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Switch off one of the stereo channels… by Romy the Cat on 2011-07-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"] So the tweeter is always needed. The bad thing is it deforms (in 99,9999999999999999999% of the cases) the perfectly round audio window, formed by the midrange channel and "pull" some notes sometimes at its axis. These are of...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #75: Audio by Amir on 2019-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"] Amir wrote: rowuk wrote:Amir, I certainly will not argue that many professional musicians have „easy playback“ with no demand for audiophile artifacts in their sound. This is often because they are drawn into the music at a „diff...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #144: Some more points by dkarmeli on 2014-05-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]David, please do not hallucinate about the existing of marketplace or rule of market in high end audio. Among all people you should know better. There is no market pricing in audio. There is only mental abuse and financial ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Throat transitioning spacer illustrations.... by Romy the Cat on 2006-05-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Transition : Driver to throat, when throat is smaller than d... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
Posted on behave  jessie.dazzle as his Mac has problems to upload the images, The images and text are his:'************************************ end ****************************** Here are some illustrations of a proposal using a removable trans...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Some Silbatone images and about the deal with front filtration by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  107 Replies 
Audio Federation have publish some images from the Silbatone room at CES, even it is in their new idiotic format of the “magazine” but they still visible. http://spintricity.com/445/public/Vol1-3/page182 What attracted me in the images is to see wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: YL Driver Images by Kcct82 on 2008-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
I pulled these images from a Japanese 2nd hand store. I understand that Goto used to work at YL so I thought these images might go with Johan's description about the insides.   ...
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