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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Any further experiments shell be stopped by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo copying: Horns troubleshooting in Horn-Loaded Speakers  24 Replies 
[quote user="Ronnie"]The next big problem with sound here I think is a difference in sound level between upper bass and MF/HF.Upper bass seems louder (and ought to be). Would you help this electronics-handicapped guy to pad down the upper bass horn w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #162: Time alignment by noviygera on 2015-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
Murat, I was looking at your midbass horn design and I am wondering, how are you planning to time align that long midbass with the rest of the channels that seem to be time aligned. I mean, currently the midbass is physically 4.3m behind all o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: What kind Morons care today the PhD and M.S in Acoustics titles? by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico: Robert Harley’s upperbass mouth. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I do not know who Tom Martin. He said that he runs The Absolute Sound and he apparently has power to delete my posts from TAS forum. I have finished with TAS forum – they fully indicated the level of the subject handli...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The problem seen by different angle by haralanov on 2011-06-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Impulse response, short notes and midbass horns. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  14 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The midbass horns dodo fine attack of the short notes but they all delay with decay. If to make an amp that would shorten decay of the fast notes then it would be a phenomenal solution. [/quote]Your midbass horns have delay...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Processing delay and MiniDSP by A.Wahlsten on 2019-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: HELP on a Custom 3 Way Horn with Beyma TPL150 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
[quote user="vakman"]Thanks Romy.Good advise. I'll start by making the necessary changes to get all drivers aligned as suggested and will take it from there.Once again, really appreciate all your help.[/quote]Hi, there is processing delay in MiniDSP....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Time delay by deemon on 2006-09-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Evaluation of tractrix curves based on visual surface reflec... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
Yes , the idea of time delay machine is completely clear now . I made some experiments with analog and digital parts of the circuit , ewerything OK , and I need to assemble all the parts together , but now I am finishing the new hybrid class A amp - ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: I do not see it with Fostex by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
[quote user="el`Ol"]A Fostex wood horn instead of the ugly metal monstrum plus a Fostex supertweeter on top would give a nice look.And you could let a 2" Radian run against a 2" Eighteensound Aluminium driver. I would be very interested in the outcom...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: ....deeper....or too deep.... by Andy Simpson on 2007-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Simpson Microphones thread. in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] (1)Interesting that you omitted in your response the “insultingly-extended HF”. I feel it one of the biggest problems as luck of “transients from distance” people foolishly substrates with a presents of bogusly-supplement...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Lavardin discovery by noviygera on 2021-08-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lavardin discovery in Audio Discussions  5 Replies 
Hi guys and Romy,I was inspired by Romy's recent videos on Dunlavy speakers, sound, and it got me thinking, about simple correctness of sound, when I seldom experience it. It happens at surprising moments sometimes, when you least expect it. This rea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The arrival delay vs. feed delay. by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Open letter to WGBH. in Off Air Audio  1 Replies 
A site reader sent an email: “…but if they are using spaced microphones and one is five feet further away from the soloist who is not dead center on the stage, then signal will be delayed by about 5 millisecomnds. Or if they are using a spot micropho...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: I hope that good news will come later this week. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-15 
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="msaudio"]Putting The Mid Bass horns behind your head will not work. This thread was about Mid Bass Horns Project, do you thank you will be able to use any frequency above 80 cycles with rear fired horns that are behind your head? Tha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #147: The midbass horn: the first uppercut from real-estate. by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Ok, I do officially like this “Battle Road” hours. Upon many considerations (and there are 4 ways to implement the midbass horn in that room) I have inclined to my leading idea to do it elegant and with time alignment....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Time Alignment : Live Performances vs Audio by jessie.dazzle on 2007-03-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Time Alignment : Live Performances vs Audio in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
While I feel like the layout of an orchestra is a sort of sacred thing, I will never the less put forth the following question : Is the layout of an orchestra time aligned? Whenever I attend a performance where classical music is played by an orc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: It all depends.... by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Learn to listen your listening rooms in Audio For Dummies ™  15 Replies 
This is very complex question and since you ask too generic question I would not feel that any answer is warranted. Generally you would never have the right decay in playback system as you will get 1.5 sec of reverberation time at 50Hz in 3000-5000 s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Well well well the horns and drivers arrived... by Kcct82 on 2008-11-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
Hey Romy,The Goto drivers (505TT, 100-8khz) and horns (S150, 150hz round exponential) finally arrived. I've only had them for a week so I can't say much about them besides they're not a simple drop in replacement of the previous 10" TAD woofer (200hz...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Electromagnets and my interest. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 with Electromagnets in Horn-Loaded Speakers  91 Replies 
MochaMike, yes you are correct it would not be the “softness” but rather”liquidity”. Still what you are taking is applicable for the paper cone 4 to 15" drivers not compression drivers. Who knows how the compression drivers will react. To the rest ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #45: The Macondo’s Axioms and the Tilting Excursion by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
Since the “no tilting rule” is one of the Macondo’s Axioms: (#2 - “All channels shell have strictly parallel axis”) then I would like to defend it. [quote user="be"] The time alignment will depend on the geometrics of horn set up and listening posit...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Tube pre-amp for ss power amp by muddasir on 2010-07-10 
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 
I agree i have been making mistakes even costly ones. I had taken the biamping route with cary and krell on B&W , and that was the purpose of getting both the amps, to get the best out of both ,,,,,,it turned out mixing oil and water,,,,,the most...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #82: Anthony DSET Power Supply Schematic by anthony on 2017-01-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
To keep with Romy's spirit of sharing his work, I have attached a file of VER 1.0 of the DSET Power Supply.  There are quite a few differences to Romy's published schematics but it is basically the same beast.  You will notice a lot of power transfor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Digital Signal Processing -- Why?!? by drdna on 2007-10-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: K-Stereo Ambience Recovery Processor in Didital Things  29 Replies 
Well, this kind of reminds me of an experiment I did with multiple speakers each with a varied delay built into the signal path to emulate room reflections.  This allowed me to manipulate and move the image around.  The end result is to min...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Noise reduction and editing by yoshi on 2007-09-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Attention Sound Engineers (compression and loudness) in Playback Listening  47 Replies 
One Japanese classical music reviewer, Naoya Hirabayashi, who seems to be very keen on recording issues, blames heavy use of noise reduction and editing (combining rehersal takes, adding reverb, digitally correcting mis-notes, etc.) as two ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: WE by Jorge on 2012-03-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bid Midbass Asian Horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
The room is beautiful, and I love the tree stump "rack" with the amps,  it is clearly a work in progress,  but they already put in the "Western Electric" badges on!  It talks a lot about their priorities I guess!They have what seems to be a midrange ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: ultramaximizer pro by op.9 on 2007-03-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Time Alignment : Live Performances vs Audio in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
Yes, I agree they are different issues. However, quite a big however too...It all depends on where we believe 'reproduction' starts. We are very rarely simply reproducing the feed form one single microphone. Choices are made very early on in the reco...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Raal @ RMAF 2008 by serenechaos on 2008-10-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Omni-directional 'horny' speaker from RAAL in Horn-Loaded Speakers  31 Replies 
Hard to comment on this one...  Seems like most everyone I talked to there hears with their eyes, and thought they were beautiful sculpture, therefore sounded wonderful...  Maybe I should just be honest and say I flat didn't like the s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: Avantgarde, BMS and Orphean. by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Orphean horns of bd design in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
Hi Romy a good sound in a room does not depend only on the speaker chain, but essencially also of the room acoustics. Probably many of the Trio systems didn’t sound right just because of that…. I was at Holgers Home in Lautersbach back in 94. He ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #66: Another working hypothesis by be on 2008-04-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
Hi! I just thought of something that could have some relation to this topic: Take a horn with a driver, the driver produces a signal, the pressure wave will travel outwards more or less like a spherical wave front along the axis of the horn, think ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: First Order on Bass channels: Designed for Sound by Romy the Cat on 2007-07-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: First Order on Bass channels: Designed for Sound in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
[quote user="Merlin"] I have … yet to hear a bass unit that can provide the low end quality whilst still allowing a first order slope. Unless we are happy to accept copious quantities of 2nd Harmonic of course. I would love to know of one.[/quote] F...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Several issues (long and probably boring to many of you, my advanced e... by Antonio J. on 2006-10-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Melquiades” amplifier: a year later. in Melquiades Amplifier  33 Replies 
1.- Finding specific solutions to specific problems[quote user="drdna"] .... I have high-sensitivity horn loudspeakers and use some 2A3 SET amplifiers, which make very good sounds but I am looking to get closer to the Sound, which to me is feeli...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: About bass horns by Johan Dreyer by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About bass horns by Johan Dreyer in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
This article was written by Johan Dreyer in 2006 posted at AA and the reposted recently at a Johan's local South African forum: http://vinylsa.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1016 I desided to give to the Johan’ thoughts some exposure at the horn-citri...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #111: The art of ULF volume adjustment. by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] For a casual observer it might appear that I am constantly fought with my ULF, finding and loosing better and worse configurations.  It might be so but I have a very strong sense of objective of what I would like to ac...
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