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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 #27: Too early... by Romy the Cat on 2012-06-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Andrew's new 4-way horn using Stereolabs stone horns and DIY... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  43 Replies 
[quote user="atilsley169"] Sorry…I had trouble understanding the expression.  I trust your allergy gets better…perhaps too much pollen in the air. [/quote] I have no idea what you are talking about.[quote user="atilsley169"]Vertical alignment. No pro...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Time... by Romy the Cat on 2021-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  297 Replies 
Godel was brought as an illustration of principle  when the person used purely mathematical methods to prove philosophical incompetence of mathematics. No one fascinated with his conclusions mathematically, in fact mathematicians prefer not even talk...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #231: It's hard to come back from the dynamic capability of horns to dir... by Edgar= on 2022-10-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  297 Replies 
The mini skirt analogy is a great fit. That is my experience.Or maybe like that stunning girl has small breasts and one has know the joy of a good handful. There are ways for enhancement and while one could get more, the girl is no more beautiful and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A[nother] Cautionary Tale of analog maintenance by Paul S on 2008-03-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A[nother] Cautionary Tale of analog maintenance in Analog Playback  0 Replies 
You might think I'd learn by now, but over the last two days I have traced sonic problems to the following:  Dirty pins on one of the tubes in my phono stage; Loose counterweight set screw/too-heavy VTF; Loose cartridge mounting screw/...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: Who world believe! by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
I would never believe that I would face this problem. My carpenter measured up all my space and give me a verdict that he can put in there two mouths 4 by 6 feet with a foot and a have between them. That is it and that was exactly what I would like t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: Framed, Raised Floors by Paul S on 2009-08-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Of course the issue here is not so much time alignment as it is whether the physical structure will allow/facilitate decent LF.  And of course "framed" structures eat some LF and create a +/- unpredictable LF environment.Two of many questions are, wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Again, again and again …. by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio-tekne's "Tone Quality Improvement technique" in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
Stefano, I do not have any strong objection regarding to what ALE do. Bent bass horn are more evil then straight horn but considering the small throat of the ALE drivers  and their desire to make it to work low the length of the horn become to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #233: Large Tannoys with strange passive radiators by noviygera on 2022-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  297 Replies 
I think I wrote In the past here, if you like the 10” Tannoy, why not try the 12” or 15”? The ones with rubber surround are not so good in my view (from CPA or DMT series as they have very restricted midrange) but the cloth surround Tannoys  are wort...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #111: Point source and distortion artifacts by drdna on 2021-10-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"]Maybe with the Dunnoy, we have a “working” point source? Perhaps this type of “point source” puts audio playback artifacts in a better location than with the traditional spread of drivers?[/quote]I think this is certainly a distin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: More explanation by noviygera on 2018-08-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Thoughts on midbass horn approach in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
Romy, thank you for your thoughts. First off, my further thought on the system and specifically the implementation of the high freq section: Yes, the time alignment would be a challenge but possible. This is the main compromise, in my view but the le...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #147: 7 moths and one event... by Romy the Cat on 2017-04-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
The twins were born in mid of august last year. Since then I had time and strength to finicky with my playback here and there. It is not set ups up to my standard yet and the playback is not properly imbedded into my new listening room. The people...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: A creative solution by Romy the Cat on 2013-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Volti Audio's Vittora in Horn-Loaded Speakers  12 Replies 
scooter, that was a whole point – to see if the fundamental dilemma of the those designs was addressed. Frankly I was prepared to see some kind of interpretation of unity horn, not just blunt lock of any efforts in this direction.  As is, the Vittora...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Horns elementary school. by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico: Robert Harley’s upperbass mouth. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
[quote user="JLH"]Foolishness is too soft a word to describe the unspeakable garbage the Magico Ultimate is. They have mis-matched impedance drivers, improperly sized horns for the drivers, and made everything from metal. Then they go on an attempt t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Still "No" to bass horns delay by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Srajan, 6Moons, sex industry and sapphire horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
Chris, yes and no. The phase shift 90 degree of there perhaps but it is not really relevant. If we have a very low frequency horn, crossed low with high order crossover and the entire horn is delayed at 30ms then we do not have the same negative impa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #100: Impressive project by oxric on 2017-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Hi Anthony,I am amazed by the work you have accomplished so far and love your stands and horns stacks.Two comments though in term of overall esthetics although I realise that having spent so much time on this it may be too late to make changes.I woul...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #108: Not too late by anthony on 2017-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="oxric"]Hi Anthony,I am amazed by the work you have accomplished so far and love your stands and horns stacks.Two comments though in term of overall esthetics although I realise that having spent so much time on this it may be too late to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: Big Window by Jorge on 2016-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
Having a big window in front at night it becomes like a big mirror, some might get self conscious about it! JA The thing about glass is that it eats up bass and reflects highs like crazy, having said that, some of the best rooms I listened to, had...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Cogent+Electronluv+Acapella=Wretched What? by Romy the Cat on 2007-09-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Cogent+Electronluv+Acapella=Wretched What? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
It looks like the Cogent boys came up with a new design. It is good that they are keep looking, even thogh they unfortunately are restricted with their desire to stretch the use of their drivers over too wide bandwidth…. The new Cogent setup lo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Romy i was wrong about you by I.M.Distortion on 2008-04-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
I am very happy that you did not suspend my account. Because i will prove to you in the future that my idea for time alignment is correct. I have only had one account with your web site, and your web forum is the only one i am a member of. Because i ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Horns are like fishing art…. by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
[quote user="twogoodears"]Hi Keith and congratulations for your new babies... I'm truly jealous of your room size. Me too, as I previously wrote, assembled a VERY similar rig, vastly inferior to you welded supports, any, using the same approach: S-1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Experience Music Horn Installation @ VSAC by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Experience Music Horn Installation @ VSAC in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
At recent Nord-West trade show Jeffrey Jackson, the guy who runs Experience Music site, demonstrated his new horn Installation. I know little about it and would like to make some comments about what is feel is obvious from the image. It is 5-ways ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: I would not fight for tight space too much. by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
[quote user="oxric"] I like the idea of angling the enclosure, although I am not sure about the idea of the lowest drivers firing at the floor...I would use a series of modules each containing two tightly fit drivers which would fire parallel to the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: New Alexandria XLF; Inching Toward the Tonal Matrix by Paul S on 2013-01-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Wilson Audio Loudspeakers in Audio Discussions  53 Replies 
Looking at the drivers, and the range of adjustments, it appears that Wilson have done some things that make more sense than usual, at least to me.  The MTM drivers can easily be set for "time alignment", which should help to cope with Wilson's "noto...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The usual, overlong post/reverse paristalasis response. by Bud on 2005-07-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate HF output transformer? in Melquiades Amplifier  7 Replies 
Romy, Air core is ok, but. 1. Self inductance in an unmitigated field clumps. You can easily see this by unwinding a hockey puck style air core inductor and measuring the inductance with each turn removed. Never will you have the smooth loss of indu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: The operators are standing by... by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Be careful: Imaging vs. Compression in Playback Listening  23 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"]Maybe I don't know what DPOLS is, as suggested by others in this forum.  All I know is that I can spend a lot of time fiddling with the exact location of the speakers, the sepcific 3 dimensional alignment of the two sets of d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Bruckner as the final test by jp on 2010-06-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Listening rooms and composers. in Playback Listening  15 Replies 
"When I moved my system and was just learning the new room and making changes, I was also listening to more Bach than usual.  I mostly wanted to play Partitas, Inventions, Preludes, and Goldberg Variations.  I was tu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: A perfect listening chair, two years later. by Romy the Cat on 2012-06-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I have a dream, the dream about a Chair. in Playback Listening  31 Replies 
My feeling about perfect listening chair has altered lately – I need another sit at my listening chair, so it kind of becoming a listening couch instead of listening chair. As much efforts I spent to explain to my girlfriend about time alignment and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #95: There is “something”… by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="RF at Ona"] Romy,I might have overlooked something on your site but I understand that your ULF amp is driven directly by the preamp line stage. If that is the case, you may want to consider an old technique for integrating subwoofers...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: OK, it is something. by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
I guess I have found a more or less usable new configuration for ULF channel. It is 28Hz, second order, with slightly raised ULF on the transition slope. It sounds quite good. Well, I am not supposed to say this. It doesn’t sound good but it sound pr...
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