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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #81: "Bass" by Paul S on 2021-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  87 Replies 
"Best bass" is of course a matter of opinion based on experience and expectations. The (original) Hartsfield LF driver is certainly "designed for horn loading", like the Vitavox AK-151, whereas the AK-150 and the JBL D-130 are designed to be direct r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Optimal bandwidth by noviygera on 2019-07-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Multicellular horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
Not at all looking for suggestions on what to do but to share findings about the optimal use of the multicell midrange horns. For example, I see that Romy has played around with this horn and I am sure listened to it by itself. So what were the findi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Compare 1950's Ribbon-Horns by Horn Savant on 2010-08-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Electrostatic Sub Horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
I note English Mfgrs tried low power ribbon Midrange horns in the 50's (Decca, Kelly & Quad also made one!).These were probably inspired by the hi pwr prewar? Klangfilm ribbon horn (would like to hear one of those!) But, after Peter Walker moved ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Why not 3 octaves by kodomo on 2017-08-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Big mama 1.5" horns.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
Why dont you use your midrange horn with the JBL from 600hz to 4800hz? I think it would have a fairly flat and good response and tt wont be beaming. It works with the tractrix 1000, I have done it before. I then tried my Radian 475be with JMLC1400 fr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #51: Well, it looks like I am again back to working on midbass channel. by noviygera on 2015-12-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Good midbass is complicated, if not unobtainable. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  74 Replies 
Besides hornresp modeling, is there things to think about when starting design and build of midbass channel from scratch? The range I need is 60 to 300 hz. It will be used with 6db/octave crossover. It will be located under my midrange horn -- the mo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Can the bass fool you? by steverino on 2015-04-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new kid in the block: Sadurni Acoustics in Horn-Loaded Speakers  21 Replies 
I don't want to pull the thread way off but the thought occurred to me while reading here that audio bass never fools me into thinking it is real. Even my middling system once in a while can fool me in the midrange and treble for a few seconds or so....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Framed midbass by noviygera on 2013-09-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Good midbass is complicated, if not unobtainable. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  74 Replies 
lately I've come to theorize that the horn midbass may be a contadictive dead end approach. The reason is that proper horn midbass (lets say 80 to 400Hz) will be a big one and present a few inherent "brick walls". It will physically shade the midrang...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Meow? by Romy the Cat on 2013-11-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The African compression electromagnet drivers? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  42 Replies 
[quote user="Kerry Brown"]My system is 4-way using 2x DEQX HDP-4 processors; 2xNuForce mono amps on the midrange horns and 6 x channels of a 7-channel NuForce HT amp that uses the same circuit. The DEQX processors function as crossovers, speaker 'cor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Diffuser panel by steverino on 2014-09-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Shopping vs. Piano Shopping. in Playback Listening  39 Replies 
I am hesitant to reply in this thread since I do not play piano but your struggles with mid/treble balance and lid position triggered a memory of an article I read years ago. I think it concerned Arthur Noxon but it wasn't a tube trap. I believe he a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: There is a difference between true reality and imaginary reality by haralanov on 2011-08-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
Normal 0 21 false false false BG X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Only the subjective reality is versatile - the true reality is not by haralanov on 2012-02-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: If you were to start from scratch, what horn system would yo... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  22 Replies 
Romy, [quote user="Romy the Cat"] Remind you that horn not only does that but it performs acoustic transformation gradually. [/quote] Yes, I do agree with you about that. From both theoretical and practical point of view it is 100% true. But...

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 #178: Optimizing the 2A3 by drdna on 2009-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="floobydust"]As Romy pointed out, having high gain is not the same as power. If you're only barely cracking the volume control on your amplifier or preamplifier then it should be obvious that you have more gain than you need. If you're p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Correct AC Polarity by Jim Aud by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Always check power-line polarity. in Audio For Dummies ™  11 Replies 
CORRECT AC POLARITY June 17, 2009 — puristaudio System set-up "I wanted to talk about a tweak that costs little or nothing to do, while having the potential of paying big dividends in terms of sonic improvement. It involves a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Problems with horns: tweeters. by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: tweeters. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
All that I will be saying are the subject of my own experience with horns and my personal observations. You shouldn’t agree and most likely you will not. That is fine with me. I have lot of reasons behind what I will be saying and opened for some cla...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: MF trick by Romy the Cat on 2021-07-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mid-bass Hornresp (V51.30) simulations in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"] I would not even think about a HF solution until you are happy with the mid/upperbass and midrange. [/quote] That was very loaded statement but how a person with not a lot of listening experience to become happy with mid/up...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Concrete horns and the Cogent Boys by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
[quote user="cv"] Well, the Cogent (Steve Schell and Rich Drysdale) boys are building just such a beast: field coil magnet, (possible) permendur polepieces for >2T, Fs 70Hz, throat - dunno, but at least 3" dia, reduced compression ratio relative t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: My View by Amir on 2016-06-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="op.9"] Amir wrote:I listened one time (just one time) to master tape (revox reel).micro harmonic was so better than dCS Elgar (digital source) and it was better in micro dynamic. i did not tested good DSD in a good DAC vs good analog but...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: JUst deal with it? by rowuk on 2014-09-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Shopping vs. Piano Shopping. in Playback Listening  39 Replies 
The really serious piano players I know either ignore it or buy a different piano. I have NEVER worked with a pianist that tried to make a piano something it currently wasn't. I think that when you are obcessed with your playing there are no syna...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: The Sakuma’s Sound is the level of his afforts. by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Sakuma's Show in Audio Discussions  35 Replies 
[quote user="dazzdax"]Sakuma San is some sort of cult figure among the tube-o-philes. I wonder why he is implementing so many transformers in his amplifiers. Using transformers can be a good thing but in my experience too many transformers give a som...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: 176/24 track by DOT*SYSTEM on 2010-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Analog Transfer: the first draft. in Didital Things  19 Replies 
Romy I downloaded your file and burned a DVD-A which includes 176/24 Reference Recordings HrX demo files they once made available.   I listened to these on my OPPO SE which has an info display that verifies the recording sample rate, and also...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: The new channel: first disappointment. by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
Well, I loved, loved it loved it… but today I decided to experiment with integration the new horn into the system and learned that it would be far much complicated and take more efforts. Below are 3 sweeps form listening position, Firs is the new hor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Let me extrapolate and speculate by Gregm on 2007-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best speaker in the world, is yet again available in Audio News  9 Replies 
[quote user="morricab"]It is a good question that I also asked when I saw this speaker.  Afterall, everything being equal using the same materials for the drivers is more optimal from a coloration standpoint.  My guess is cost. Personally, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #131: Nearfield friendly? by floobydust on 2009-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
 Paul, Points well taken. The F120A is listed as a FR driver. In my humble view, it does quite well for it's size, albeit the last two octaves will not be in full force (okay, the last octave is mostly MIA). It's lower sensitivity does not ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #214: 1 in 50? by Paul S on 2009-04-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Didn't you first become aware of MF "problems" when you got everything else working better via the PP2000, and the MF wound up dropping back to weak sister status with respect to system-wide PP2000 benefits?But how often is a "serious" (and ever-evol...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: yargh.. solens... by stuck.wilson on 2007-06-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Additive capacitance: mixing oils and films? in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
hmm..well.. duelunds.. they ARE mortgage lifters!  i think i'd be more likely to hunt down old vitamin q's for a few months while settling though... i did try solens-- and while they were a revelation by comparison to absurdly overrated voltage...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: While We Were Sleeping (Wilson was hard at work) by Paul S on 2017-02-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wilson Audio and the Moore's law in Audio News  23 Replies 
Looks like Wilson hit the ground running about 20 Dec. 2016, with a flurry of quickie "reviews".  Here's a link to the Absolute Sound roll-out/"review":http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/first-listen-to-the-new-wilson-audio-modular-monitor-wamm...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Horn loaded ribbons and other Vasyachkin’s tangents.... by Vasyachkin on 2008-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horn loaded ribbons and other Vasyachkin’s tangents.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
actually this is not so much about horn loading ribbons as it is about curving them, but also horn loading. look at this horn: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pio/pe/images/portal/cit_3442/35960TH-4003_s.jpgnow imagine a ribbon of approximately sam...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Ouch! That hurts. by drdna on 2007-08-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Edgarhorn RTA response. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]...though considering the scope of his customers he might not stick the MF drivers into the horn and those Morons would hardly notice anything.  Most likely this specific Moron got the speakers second hand... [/quote]H...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: “…particularly in midrange.” by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midrange driver suggestions in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
[quote user="Wojtek"] Roman, could you (or enybody ) elaborate a little bit on JBL L8 and its application ? Not so much sensible info on the net besides that its a fullrange usefull in 40Hz-8kHz. [/quote]I do not know, how can I elaborate if I never ...
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