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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #81: Playing with new power supply. by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  131 Replies 
  I was playing with new power supply over this weekend, trying to optimize everything. First I got rid of bleeders at all B+ - it has enough critical current with them according to my measurements after the bride. All supplies after the first ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Superbly interesting effect: Suspended decoupled floor delay by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Superbly interesting effect: Suspended decoupled floor delay in Playback Listening  0 Replies 
Last night I was experimenting with integration of ULF and midbass and was playing relatively loud. The ULF woofers is at second order at 35Hz and the were located outside of my listening room, in the next room with a large wale between then, but...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: My subject of envy to audio manufacturers. by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My subject of envy to audio manufacturers. in Audio Discussions  2 Replies 
Among all my mocking and humiliating the people who do audio professionally (well very few of them do it professionally, mostly they do it “for leaving”) I have to admit that there is one subject that made me to envy to some of the guys who do audio ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Monitor speaker project: my hope. by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
I would like to share some ides what I would like to do in my monitor project.  This are just intention and I did not try to put it all together. Probably I will do it with the next few weeks. I’m planning to use the Celestion SL-600 enclosure ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Out-impedance and "bass" by Romy the Cat on 2005-02-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Harmonic Speed”- friend of foe? in Playback Listening  6 Replies 
Duke, you see, the lowering of output impedance is great but once again “how it was used”. When we hear the result do we hear the effect of a more infinite dumping or we hear the problem that coming with application of feedbacks, or we hear the probl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Haha my topic :) by martinshorn on 2018-01-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How difficult is it to achieve Vox Olympian sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
hi. That’s a nice topic. I studied the VO like a maniac. For me there are 3 topics. First was obvious, easy, the horns. The bass horn for the ak151 is housing a rear chamber slightly open, giving the injector channel - that creates a lot charme, flav...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Sometimes it is not meant to be. by rowuk on 2017-04-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Push pull compound compression driver?? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
Do proper horns "suffer" from K2? Do you not think that the back chamber loading is part of the engineered concept? Are you sure that reflections from the room that travel through the horn to the diaphragm would not cause more trouble? How can yo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #86: Where to cross MF & theory on depiction of depth by jessie.dazzle on 2010-09-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
Romy wrote:"...I will most certainly do not need it to go over 1000Hz, why would I? It is very much not my objective. All the I would like to do it to give to Fundamentals Channel some room from the bottom to breathe..."Three reasons:1) To try hi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Hm, it works but I am not thrilled. by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more non-spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  23 Replies 
Ok, I loaded the S3 driver into the new multicells, use my extra of bas sections as a pedestal for multicell, connected 2 extra bass channels to ULF amp and the multicells to full range amps with no crossovers. Yes, I got a VERY good width and th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #87: All Kings are Naked. by Romy the Cat on 2011-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
[quote user="twogoodears"]I'm following with interest the thread and must say that I'm baffled: Goto's "instructions" are - SIMPLY said - a mix between non-existent and wrong... I love what Goto's did in my system... BUT I think I did more with "...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: A few things to consider. by Romy the Cat on 2014-01-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: This new midbass horn dilemma in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
[quote user="noviygera"]I got this new midbass horn to replace the Edgar 80Hz straight horn. It is made by Funktion-One and they claim it plays down to 90hz. I could not get it to play below 120Hz and I am trying to figure out why. 15" driver....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #155: A truly peaceful feeling. by Romy the Cat on 2017-04-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
I pulled from a basement Dunleavy SCIII and plugged them as a Pilot speaker’s driver by Yamaha B2. They are so nice! I would not use them foe complex classical music as they are a bit shallow and confused but for TV repertoire they are just perfec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Let look at audio shows slightly more serious. by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RMAF06 Show Report in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
[quote user="Gregm"]I used an inexpensive dsp ....I had excellent response from the auditorium.[/quote]Yes, I hear what you say but still - “the excellent response from the auditorium” is quite meaningless judgment. Well, it is all depends what the o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Shows as defensive marketing by Jim Smith on 2006-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RMAF06 Show Report in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
[quote]...mostly vendors, show after show, reassure their customer in their existence. Most of the high-end manufactures work for a small hitch of own customers and the trade shows are a good tool for manufactures to cheer up their customers: “He...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Disadvantages of DSET by drdna on 2007-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A DSET is better then an expensive SET in Audio For Dummies ™  41 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The result [in the 6-channel Milq] is definably better but the reason-consequences patterns are not so easily interpretable, and are absolutely not interpretable when the filters are applied.[/quote] And the explorations th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #228: Experience with Dannoy by Edgar= on 2022-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  297 Replies 
Howdy all,I have been playing with the Dunnoy concept since Romy discovered it and I agree that it is a very good improvement for Tannoy bass.Dunnoy with reverb injection is a phenomenal experience. I have gold drivers not red but I tried both 10s an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #437: Some further thinking about integrated listening room. by Romy the Cat on 2015-04-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
I think in the realm of integrated listening and living rooms with full stack 7-ch installation and 40Hz bass horn I did accomplish a very commendable thing. You will hardly fine a listening room out there that would be as living-friendly as mine ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #206: The all is not so simple. by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] Assuming you go ahead with the mid-bass horn project: If you decide to run the woofer towers along with the mid-bass horns, it is logical to assume they'll produce much of the range produced by these new horns. [/quot...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Altec is stepping out of closet. by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
[quote user="msaudio"] Romy I have not herd so much doulble talk in a long time. Some of the best sounding drivers on the market in the last 60 years, were for sound reinforcement. [/quote] It is not my view. I wrote about it many times before...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: It is very simple and it is very complicated. by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Many Mani's options: My first horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
[quote user="manisandher"] For the past few months, I’ve been looking for a solution to a problem – how to recreate through speakers the same sound that I get through headphones. [/quote]I very much applaud to the desire to have speakers that do ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: a topology to make more neutral music transmission by drdna on 2007-04-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About the Audio Neutrality. in Playback Listening  12 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Try slowly removing from your perception of concept of Audio Neutrality, substituting it with Event Recreation Neutrality. You might discover eventually that a Recreative Really has a very strong cross-expressive bound an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #74: "Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink" by oxric on 2011-02-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RAAL “Water Drop” tweeter for Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  77 Replies 
Romy:Again thanks for the response. With regard to the most important question, my choice would be to use the standard AM Amorphous C-Core transformers in the short term but the Direct Tube Drive in the long term. As I mentioned elsewhere, I was in t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A Moscow setup with Horns/Lowther by Romy the Cat on 2011-02-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Moscow setup with Horns/Lowther in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
Here is an interesting setup. It is nowhere in Moscow Russia. I did not hear it but it does not mean that we can’t analyze what the authored was trying to accomplish. It is 3-way installation. Bass looks like dual G...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #45: I think there are more prosaic reasons are in play. by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  80 Replies 
[quote user="scooter"]This is an interesting project that I may make an effort to hear. However, the concept of spending so much time and effort on finish is troublesome. A previous 6moons article also mentioned the great efforts and time relatin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #91: The Nuclear Back Chamber ™ and beyond. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
[quote user="wvdave"] I see this project as enhancing the value of the property…[/quote] I also see this project to enhance a value of property. If I place in the mouth of my midbass horn some kind of MF/FM driver then I will be able to presen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #119: How many stages I need for 110dB sensitivity, small room and above 320... by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Thanks, floobydust. There are a lot of interesting points in you post to consider. What speaker you drive with your 2A3? If they are relatively high sensitively (like compression drivers) then did you consider going with a single stage? I think I ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Building the Melquiades: #7, The End!!! by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Building Melquiades: Chronicle of full-range in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
OK, I was looking today at the par of the new Melquiadeses posted above and realized they are too ugly to sit them in my room over the 4th July holydays. So, spending another fey hours I designed to end the project and put it behind me. I still do no...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Planning my DSET by anthony on 2015-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Hi Romy, I am planning my own DSET build.  I have based my speakers on your Macondo and am busy turning MDF horns in my spare time.  Once that is over I will move onto amplifiers.  I plan to build a fullrange Melquiades for a friend and the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Lowther: the the only God knows… by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
So, you are thinking about 3-way installation with GOTO bass, Lowther mid range and some ribbon atop? It is certainly no one knows how I might end up: try it, post the pictures and let know us how it went. I can see a few points where you might need...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #51: Ultrasonic Cleaning by rl1856 on 2018-02-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sensible record cleaning: vinyl piranhas and record Vaseline in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
 Interesting thread.  I went down this rabbit hole a long time ago, and I think I have emerged, or at least can see light at the end.  I started with a Nitty Gritty, generic alcohol water mix and fine nap brush.  I noticed a positive difference, but ...
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