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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Through the roof by decoud on 2016-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
The narrow portion of the midbass horn is surely begging to be inside a chimney, or a structure made to look like one, protruding through the roof. I am sure birds nesting on the back chamber will not impair its functionality, though it may be a pain...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #202: Surprises so far in the new room by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
With exception to the fact that I have no bass my new room did not give me a lot that I feel might be qualified as strange. I still do not know this room as good as I knew my old room but I will be there, it is a derivative of time. It is not tha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Woofer cone materials and size -- some obseravations. by noviygera on 2010-12-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Woofer cone materials and size -- some obseravations. in Audio Discussions  0 Replies 
Let's say we all have a midbass horn that plays down to 80Hz. I know some of us are special, so their midbass horn plays down to 40Hz. But still.What to do for the lower frequencies? Sealed or Infinite baffle (that's two good options). Now we need a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Apples and Oranges by Jorge on 2011-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
We should define some borders here; LF, when you have an UBH, should be from  around 100 hz down to 30 hz,  where the last fundamental tone of an instrument is played.  ULF should be under 25-20hz.I would say that a driver playing 25-30 hz should...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: 1808 Enclosure Details by NBC on 2007-04-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers in Audio Discussions  34 Replies 
Hi Romy,1) What dimensions for 1808 baffle would you suggest? 2) Is floor-firing vs. front-facing cone useful or preferred?I believe you wrote LF channels should be placed in arc outside midbass channels. 3) Any *general tips...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: The midbass horn and real-estate. by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wharfedale Super 12/RS/DD 12" full range driver in Audio Discussions  9 Replies 
Oops sorry, I just re-read you post and you did said the “cub feet”. I read it as “sq feet”… so it came from it… If I have 12,000 square feet I would defiantly build a nice sleeping place for my Koshka inside a 50Hz midbass horn… That is one of the r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: There is no way to generalize it is you care about sound. by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Le C'leach horn rear chamber volume in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
[quote user="js"]Could anyone please advise me as to the recommended rear chamber volume for a Le C'leach horn with a throat of 240cm2, mouth of 7089cm2, length of 47cm, cutoff of 160Hz, T of 0.8?  I'm thinking of using a Beyma 122Nd which has a sd o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #216: Might not look like a living room anymore... by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
[quote user="msaudio"]Romy    I see were you are going With this horn worship for midbass. It is the correct thing to do "But you still will not be happy with the outcome because it does no go low enough. You will not be happy with 60hz. Then you wil...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: An idea of “Rain Wake-Up Horn”? by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An idea of “Rain Wake-Up Horn”? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
I was waked up this nigh with very load sound of thunder and lighting. The rain was gashing and I went close the left opened deck doors from last evening. Suddenly, totally out of blue, and idea come to me – why do not use the idea of Carlson Enclosu...

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 #4: It's a Klipschorn ,isn't it ? by Wojtek on 2010-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox corner horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  10 Replies 
I'd guess that the only difference compared to the modern version of  the K-Horn is a throat plate size of 6"x13" like in EV Georgian and use of ticker 3/4" plywood for enclosure. Myself, I settled on Klipschorn as a midbass solution 40hz  to 100-150...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Klipsch Jubilee by noviygera on 2018-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Klipsch Jubilee in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
I've been thinking about trying the Klipsch Jubilee. The idea I have is to replace my bass channel (Aura 1808 in reflex box) together with midbass channel (Funktion One F115) with a single Klipsch Jubilee channel. Of course I'm talking about stereo p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #78: Vitavox Corner Horn by jeff1225 on 2021-04-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  87 Replies 
Romy,When you say that the Vitavox 15" was the best midbass you heard, was it in a Vitavox corner horn? I'm think about acquiring or building a pair of Vitavox corner horns as I have a perfect room for them. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: A serious Tapped ULF horn in Massachusetts? by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The tapped horns: cons, pros and Sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
It kind of said the Massachusetts is very much not “horny” state and there is not a lot of enthusiasts of horn loading live in Massachusetts or in the entire New England. If we New Englanders have the saturation of horn interest as high as California...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Genesis of UB115 and a beginner's guide to horn building by oxric on 2011-09-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rakeshorns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] ...this interesting point has no practical answer. First of all in the case of Rakesh horn what N-Set proposed is not necessary. Those 115Hz Hasqiun-style horns that Rakesh emulates are well dumped with own mass and own ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #123: ULF idea, possibly stupid. by noviygera on 2011-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
But efficient (in terms of space usage) and radical.put woofers in the sides of flare of your attic horns, sort of like Danley Synergy horn, not near the throat but towards the mouth area, using the attic as the infinite baffle.But will the pressuriz...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #132: 25 hz at 6db? by Jorge on 2011-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
 I need to care just one octave at my 25Hz bump,I have tried the same solution in a big room, the thing is that we not only got output at 25 hz, but a lot also at 50 hz! There was no way surgically cut it to what we needed and the result was it messe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #172: Cessaro Gamma modification. by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
There was some kind of hi-fi show in Gernany and it looks like Cessaro showed off a new version of Gamma. They look like change the frame. I really do not like what they look now. They look heavier with new frame and much less elegant. They looks lik...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Re: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. by Wojtek on 2006-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
Why can't you just stack them inserting new horn in between midbas and midhorn and keeping your original arrangement? Since your midbass sits on the floor, the tweeter still should be on resonable hight.I would transform your full range Melquiades fo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: RE: here's what I built.. by Romy the Cat on 2005-08-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chinese upperbass horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
[quote user="Jeffrey Jackson"] It seems that I do agree with you about the sound of compression driver midbass.. at least from what I have heard in my own room.. I have heard the big ALE drivers you mention on a bent steel horn similar to what ALE bu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Twin S2s per channel... by cv 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 
Do you even need a horn to run it at 5kHz? The acoustic transformation's probably done by the time the wave reaches the throat. Or is this more just to shape the rolloff below 5kHz? I once tried a hornless S2 as a tweeter; it was quite lovely but did...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Www.wheel-fi.com by noviygera on 2015-08-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wheel-Fi in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
Nice video. I was disappointed J.Jackson never got back to me after we discussed a custom midbass horn. Maybe he got carried away polishing that walnut ;)...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #178: Not so impressive. by Romy the Cat on 2015-09-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
I did not see, thanks for pointing it out. As I said before Cessaro is probably the most sensible company who makes horn loaded loudspeakers today and I have comment on this Gamma model. This is a smaller version of Cessaro with new bass horn. It i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The Hoi Polloi horn. by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass impedance bumps -- why and what to do? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
Herman, What you describe is fine. Over the course of last years I had a number of people who report identical things to what you do. Even if you change volume of back chamber and move resonance frequency then sound will change but it most lik...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #413: Environmental inspection. by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
Yesterday I performed the environmental inspection of the section of my attic that host the midbass horn. The section of the attic is well isolated from the rest of the attic. I have some temperature and humidity sensors in there, In addition I bough...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #215: A possible Midbass horn project? by msaudio on 2010-05-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Romy    I see were you are going With this horn worship for midbass. It is the correct thing to do "But you still will not be happy with the outcome because it does no go low enough. You will not be happy with 60hz. Then you will need something that ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Grande castine website by RonyWeissman on 2009-10-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The European Triode Festival’s horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
Hi romy,Have you had a look at the website recently (site address above in marco's mail), they have very detailed discussion of midbass horn with photos of phase-plug etc. unfortunately it may be only in french ...R Weissman...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: What would be possible advantage by Wojtek on 2008-01-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midrange driver suggestions in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
of MTM arrangement of two TAD 1201 in <100 Hz Horn ? I assume they would both work in the same frequency range . Also JBL LE8 is only 89 db driver and it doesn't look like it can take any power . Difference in efficiency within the channels would ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #245: The Second major milestone. by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
The horn are in the listening room, ready for final assembly, finishing and hopefully lifting up. My carpenter re-measured with laser rangefinder all key aspects of attic and gave me 80% that the horns will fit into the 3D space we designate for them...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #229: Resonance frequency and mass by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-01 
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="unicon"]Roman,  first of all I feel good about your bass horn that's what i have always bin dreaming and if i get the space for it wont even waste a minute I think you already know it or using it ...You mentioned using a foam in  back ch...
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