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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: The ported kitty... by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
[quote user="Lbjefferies7"] I just have no idea whether or not it will work without making noise. [/quote] That is exactly my point. I am sure that it will make noise anyhow, as any port does, but how masked out and how annoying that noise will be is...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: The LPADs.... by Romy the Cat on 2015-07-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
What do you mean the example of inductive Lpad? All speaker level Lpads are inductive. The speaker level Lpads work with low voltage and high current and therefore they use wire wound restive elements. Any wire wound components are inductive by natur...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Bengtssons ribbons by Ronnie on 2006-10-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
I don't know if the company would sell raw drivers or if any or the speaker models are for sale yet.You can reach Bo Bengtsson through the info@... adress....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: ML3 and Wilson by Stitch on 2012-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm ML2.2 and Mark the BS teller. in Audio Discussions  7 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]... mostly idiots and Lamm cronies...The caT[/quote]I am guilty. I own ML2.1 :-)   But modified. And I use it with a 99dB Speaker....I listened to these ML3 amps for a longer time, owner System, no demo. The problem in gene...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #108: CEC TL0X vs Berkeley Alpha USB by Amir on 2016-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
on Friday I will test CEC TL0X with MAcbook Pro/Berkeley USB to SPDIF Converter.The Berkeley Alpha USB use the Wavelength Streamlength asynchronous code. Mr.Gordon Rankin programmed these codes and sold the patent to some company like Ayre, Berkeley,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Soundstage vs. Imaging by ArmAlex on 2009-09-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The nature of "soundstage" in audio. in Playback Listening  22 Replies 
I think soundstage is artificially "injected" during recording. But Imaging is natural by product of proper speaker placement....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Trickle Down? Wilson's Yvette speaker by Paul S on 2019-04-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wilson Audio and the Moore's law in Audio News  23 Replies 
The May 2018 Stereophile helps to roll out Wilson's new, "smaller" Yvette speaker. Though I did not get much from the review I was interested to read that Wilson (finally) intends this "smaller" speaker to be qualitatively like its big speakers, and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Acapella Plasma Tweeter by AOK_Farmer on 2005-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: tweeters. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
I was captivated by the extraordinary Acapella tweeter at CES this year in their Violon III speaker demo...I think I had heard a version of this tweeter before in a different acapella speaker, and never noticed it as being wonderful...but t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: the price cessaro is asking is obscene by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
romyregarding the quality of the cessaro speaker  u may be right. regarding the price : the whole thing would be better, if the owner would  not be so ambitious, to get rich quick, and ask a decent price. the price he is asking is...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: The single driver set by Paul S on 2007-02-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
Maybe no other hi-fi group has thought more about the cabinet's contribution to sound than the single-driver crowd.  Many of them like the "immediacy", "integrity"  and "purity" of the single driver sound so much that they endlessly hu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Corner 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="RonyWeissman"]I heard the Audio Note AN-Es, they were pushed back into the cornes in specially prepared room and they wer very interesting. Dynamics were world class, cellos were extremely hairy, piano left hand was tremendous, everythin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Macondo and not only Macondo positioning by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-28 
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"]I'm curious about how you set up your horns in the room.From photos it looks as if they are fairly close together, compared to the wide setting you suggested I try, while our room dimensions are fairly similar?When I started push...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: Ready to connect a speaker! by JJ Triode on 2022-01-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: R22 in Melquiades Amplifier  34 Replies 
Hi Domidaw, it looks like your amplifier is working pretty much correctly. The plate current in the output tube is a little below the recommended range (180 mA versus 200-280 mA in Romy's diagram) but too low is better than too high and you can adjus...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #75: DSET Bass OPT is wound by anthony on 2016-10-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
The Bass OPT's for my DSET have been wound.  We have come back to a 1000R plate loading and into 1R the 6C33C grid clips at 9.36W and 5.8% distortion.  The -0.5dB points at full power are 5.9Hz and 5kHz.A nice result really, and about where I thought...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: Lamm's Options by jessie.dazzle on 2007-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
I don't have a problem with what Lamm has done in offering the ML3 (ignoring the price)... If I have a problem it is more related to how the product is being represented. Representations aside, depending on how it sounds, the ML3 could well be a prod...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #79: The port solution in MiniMe by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
In MiniMe, after study all recommendations and talking with a number of port speaker manufactures I decided to go a simplest route. It will be one single port at the bottom. What pervaded me was the Precision Port Company. Then make 2” port with 4” a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #91: The compass shows the multiamping? The rational need for a product. by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
Well, it is very obvious what MiniMe needs. The speaker is begging for multiamping. The speaker has 2 distinctly different sections. The HF section has 4-5db higher sensitivity and SET friendly. The LF section needs 100W of output impedance that deal...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: The matching is important by Stitch on 2009-08-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Power Amps - the FoxNews of Audio. in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I do not care about all of Nilsson Pass amps; I feel that all the same and all are very sub-qualified.  A few years back Mr. Pass went for his low-powered SS single-ended amps and they might be more interesting. The Cat[/qu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Very interesting topic by Amir on 2019-02-01 
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 
I think this topic is very very interesting to me and it is a opportunity those 90% audiophiles (like josh) think more about their objectives .I have pointed it many times in my weblog that romy recommendations (both methods and components) can not h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Auro 3D by Bill on 2023-09-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy the Cat's Audio recommendation: the biggest bang fo... in Audio For Dummies ™  46 Replies 
To follow up on Romy's latest broadcast on his visit to my house.My left and right speakers consist of Jl Audio 113 revision 2 subs to 70 Hz., Edgar 50 Hz. 6 foot Straight horns with two 12 inch electravoice drivers each to 500 Hz, Edgar round mid ho...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Agree about expensive speakers by Antonio J. on 2005-01-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Speakers: a hi-fi disaster. in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
I have listened to some expensive speakers from B&W, Wilson Audio, Dynaudio, and also owned the SF Amati, you know already. Musically these ones were more musically interesting to me than any of the others, but still weren't something that comple...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Amplifier Speaker Matching by Amir on 2023-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
Paul I do not know what happen between amplifier and speaker but I think matching of amplifier and speaker is one of the most important things is audio. matching is not just about dynamics/driving or having enough power , it is about perfec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: Yes, I remember there was something like this. by Romy the Cat on 2007-11-14 
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="guy sergeant"]A few months ago, iirc, you linked to a Canadian? amplifier which seemed to be made as or perhaps could be applicable for DSET use but I can't find the link.  Can you remember where its is (or what it was called)?[/quo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Edgarhorn, EQ, Soundstage by drdna on 2011-12-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
[quote user="slack key"]I am interested to find out more information about how DEQX will help solve my issues with getting better soundstage, imaging and depth with the Edgarhorn Titans.[/quote]Marc, finally I have something to say. I also have the E...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: These speakers are capable of great things. by brad on 2010-05-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
symbiotic diaphragms were never used in the 19's.  this may be part of the "bad sound" that this guy was experiencing.they used the 802-8g driver with ultra light epoxy and aluminum diaphragm that allowed hf response up to 22,000 cycles when pairedwi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Glue's And the door stop by msaudio on 2010-05-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Woofers cone repair – a truly high-end method needed. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
Over the last 30 years i have used GC electronics speaker repair adhesive and never had a problem with it. There are 2 styles, rubber base and see threw, pt# 10-4302 for the rubber base it is the only one for cloth surrounds because it will bend with...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The name is the nameless speaker -Silbatone Acoustics. by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The CES's 2011 horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  21 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I wonder if any new interning horns ideas are present at CES. There is a post at the hi-fi-heroin site: http://hifiheroin.blogspot.com/2011/01/ces-preview-you-actually-want-to-see.html … that depicts a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Agreed on definition not importaqnt by atilsley169 on 2012-06-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: JBL Project Array in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]atilsley169, I would ditch your request to define term high-end. I think you might do it for yourself if the defining of the term is important to you. Your second question however is very interesting. You ask if the purchas...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: I do not like it then... by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The European Triode Festival’s horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
[quote user="tuga"] As for the "Grande Castine", I think that the MF section is in fact the MF/LF section and the frame is indeed curved.[/quote] If this speaker does not use any complimentary LF section then they drive the woofers at let say 40Hz. A...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Tubes are from Venus, SS is from Uranus by KLegind on 2010-07-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Does tube preamplifier VTL would add tube sound to system in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
[quote user="muddasir"]Thanks paul for well thought reply. Two things need clarifiication, i am not new to the subject and am a constant and avid reader.Secondly my preference for music is hobby for electronics and pleasure of listening through appli...
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