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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Done with Gustav? by cv on 2011-03-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why I do not love Mahler? in Musical Discussions  15 Replies 
Did you find that instead of resurrecting your interest it finished it off and its now Bruckner all the way? Or did recent changes in the Macondo bass config reveal something new?Ok, no idea......

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #199: To hide or not to hide. by Romy the Cat on 2010-02-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
I have so many great original ideas about the new listing room that it truly itching to make my heads duty with this project. I probably shall not run my mouth until I close the house but it is so tempting to think about it!This thered about the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: The deaf skeptics, take note. by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Driver Alignment, and Where to Draw the Line in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
I have been pitching about the superior importance of time alignment for years. It is not that I violently insist that people have their channels time-alignment. We kind of free people and everyone do whatever they want. Still, I exercise for years m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Yes, you have to type a subject! by rowuk on 2021-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 3 way Tractrix Horn Build Questions - and Introduction! in Horn-Loaded Speakers  20 Replies 
You really should read the entire thread on Romys Macondo before building anything. Horns are usually not very forgiving about using the bottom octave of response. Romy addresses this in his usual depth.I am using FAITAL HF146 drivers on 250Hz horns ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: I do not think so, by Romy the Cat on 2021-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: "It" Thread in Playback Listening  16 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"]I think about Romys "break" with Macondo - as well as his description of the non-scientific room position of the Dunnoy - in principle, almost random everything - except for the analysis of previous frustration.[/quote] It ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Re: looks like progress by guy sergeant on 2006-04-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 with Electromagnets in Horn-Loaded Speakers  91 Replies 
Hi Romy,That looks very promising. I can't wait to hear your impressions once it has been 'trained' to work in Macondo.rgds,Guy...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #61: Oops by anthony on 2022-06-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
Hi Jarek,Apologies for missing your post.To answer your questions:(1) Yes and no.  I've bundled the preamp into its new chassis (that I made from scratch) and it does not sound as good as before.  There is a grounding problem with the new installatio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #45: Red, green and blue... by Romy the Cat on 2012-08-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo Frame modification. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  46 Replies 
Going over the floor project and temporary removing the Macondo from the room I am considering to charge the color of Macondo’s frame. The Macondo’s frame is black not, so the horns. I consider to keep the horns back as they are not but to re-paint t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #90: Bass in bass-ment? by JJ Triode on 2016-07-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
I have an opinion, admittedly "based" on only a few personal experiences, that basement rooms are very good for developing low bass response.  It has something to do with the absolute rigidity of the majority of the room boundaries, again just in my ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #182: Is that Michael J's doctor? by Markus on 2009-07-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
If the reason for the passive radiator is that you want to stop interaction between Macondo and MiniMe, I fail to see the sense. The passive radiator is a replacement for the port. If the port causes you problems, so will the passive radiator, assumi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #148: The next day by Romy the Cat on 2017-04-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
The last night I “locked” Thomas to watch Masha and Bear in my office and spent some time with playback trying to answers a few questions in my head.     First, I needed to discover what was the source of the ridicules double-sound that I exp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #202: Surprises so far in the new room by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
With exception to the fact that I have no bass my new room did not give me a lot that I feel might be qualified as strange. I still do not know this room as good as I knew my old room but I will be there, it is a derivative of time. It is not tha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: In the dragon's lair by decoud on 2008-04-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Solid state revisited in Audio Discussions  12 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I have to admit thigh that I have had in my room the First Watt amp….[/quote]Do you mean the F3? How did it sound with the Macondo?Incidentally, I gather a higher power version of the F3 is in the works, and the existing d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Super Melquiades: The next step to try. by Romy the Cat on 2007-04-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Summary: my/your audio: year by year in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
This idea keeps to fascinate me. http://www.goodsoundclub.com/GetPost.aspx?PostID=4063 and I really would like to try  and to see what might happen.  I’ have decided of move this task on my levels of priorities as something that I wo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #64: Super Milq: trying to do it last time + caps for PS. by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  131 Replies 
I was slowing mingling the conversion of the power supplied of my second Super Milq from 3 channels into 6 channels and I ask myself: is anything in that amp is made in the way that would allow me to close it up and never review it. Sure if I move in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: A very interesting exercize in futility by rowuk 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 
There are so many things that pop into mind when reading this thread - the "expectations" of a visitor, Roman knowing before the guest is even there what the outcome will be and then for both sides "proof".Yes, anyone who even has heard of Macondo an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Pudding by decoud on 2014-06-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A DSET is better then an expensive SET in Audio For Dummies ™  41 Replies 
I know you do not want to do it, but it is a shame not to do it: actually manufacture a version of the Macondo with an integrated dset, cut down enough (say three channels) to make it feasible while still demonstrating the advantages of the dset idea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Constructive? by Merlin on 2007-03-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Ridiculous Japa-Brazilian horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  54 Replies 
Regarding constructive criticism, is there any chance of you explaining why you feel the installation is mortally compromised Romy? In order to be constructive, an explanation is required otherwise it simply qualifies as childish insults in my book. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: OK, I am getting somewhere. by Romy the Cat on 2007-05-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
I made the move toward to what I think might be done with Injection Channel for my Macondo. In the picture below is a new home for the 10-incher Red. The box is done interestingly. The front baffle is 1” MDF all the rest is 3/4n if a regular cheap pl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #186: Why did you choose such nearfield position? by zanon on 2010-02-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Romy:I did not know you sat less than 6 feet from Maconda.Can I ask why you chose this position? Was it required by your room (it is small room, Macondo is big system) or was there some auditory effect you were searching for and found 5.8 ft away?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #108: It is not so elementary, Mr Watson.... by Romy the Cat on 2021-10-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
+++ Tannoy-style ("Laid Back"): dampen the distortion relative to the music; these listeners can tolerate less distortion, but also need less of the musical signal to be satisfied.I wish I would agree was that what I'm hearing from Dunnoy I might ful...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: About new powering of Macondo's MF by DHT by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Entereing the "Design Mode" in Playback Listening  6 Replies 
“Forever! That must be fully comprehended,” whispered the Master, and he licked his dried, cracked lips. He begun to listen carefully and pay close attention to everything that was happening in his soul. His excitement, it seemed to him, had turned i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #73: No wonder by Wojtek on 2013-07-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
I bet it's one of the infrequent posters on this site system . I also find 2khz crossover for td2001 not problematic. Very nice and I imagine it's hard to loose that DIY look in setups like that. Especially when the speaker is undergoing constant cha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Knowledge Tree by de charlus on 2013-06-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Canadian Speaker Proposal in Horn-Loaded Speakers  56 Replies 
Dear All,Thank you all for your assistance, especially Romy, whose information has been particularly interesting. I have been in contact with Jeffrey Jackson, with whom I have discussed my driver preferences, and arrived at what is essentially only a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: I think you misuse my terminology by Romy the Cat on 2013-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Frankenstein Macondo - Injection channel - trying it as op... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  14 Replies 
[quote user="Rewind"]Hi, I am slowly building my own Macondo. I understand why the injection channel is there. It brings some kind of softness that the compression drivers lack. [/quote] OK, but it is not how I feel about the service of injection...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: The Roland V-Piano Grand by Romy the Cat on 2014-07-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Shopping vs. Piano Shopping. in Playback Listening  39 Replies 
Hm, this is $25K. I wonder what produces sound in there - a loudspeaker?  If so, than would LOVE to connect it to Macondo and see what happen. I need to admit that in all of those videos the D-pianos do sound like shit but the concept is very interes...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Details = more elabarate, spreadout, explanaition by Axel on 2009-07-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 'Beethoven Test' of playback. in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
you be the judge of what people understand or not understand about the Macondo post, I wont insist either. In fact you often seem to not understand replys, such is the issue of communication at times.It's simply that -sometimes- a short on the point ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: I am a pain in ass. by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
It is over 2 weeks as the crossover parts for my Altec 21S modification are sitting in my house. It would be 30 min fix but I still did not do it – juts lazy. I want for how to keep the Altec low path crossover but I the crossover for MF I would like...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: OK, it is official – I’m a genius!!! by Romy the Cat on 2007-05-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
Believe of not but after much of experiments I was able to find today a phenomenal “Oops” seething for my speakers. The configuration works very well and functionally it is very friendly and flexible. On the negative side it requires one more dedicat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: The very cool "different " time! by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
Believe me or not but since last spring when I undertook the single-amp conversion and went for the six-channel Super Melquiades my playback never sounded as I would like it to. It was better or worst but it was never how I meant. The last week the t...
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