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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #141: Décor maybe fake for playback by unicon on 2010-05-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
oi Romy ,Since you added a new parameter  in audio play back called : Decor  I'm afraid, it may make it far too hard.anyhow can I see 360 degree view of your room (video) ?  I am afraid you are in wrong shape of set up in first placeFor instance from...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #425: Default properly balanced sound. by Romy the Cat on 2012-03-11 
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="mats"]I really think the upper bass implementation must be flexible, depending on recording and composer.  Plus 3-5 dB for Mahler, more for Bruckner?  Actually it is probably not loudness so much as volume of foundation.[/quote]It was wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Driving The Loudspeakers by Paul S on 2023-10-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
I guess it’s time to talk about these amps in terms of The Loudspeakers. In truth, I thought of these amps from the first time I thought about The Loudspeakers, to the point where I “built and tested” The Loudspeakers with these amps in my hea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: DC by Paul S on 2015-03-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Melq 6e5p driver stage for ss? in Melquiades Amplifier  29 Replies 
Well, I remember being "astounded" years ago by Crown's "DC" amps' LF capabilities with an ever-widening range of LF "tasks". More recently, I was "impressed" by plate-amp-driven subs at THE show. I haven't gotten to ULF with my system yet, but I p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #429: What could I say? by Romy the Cat on 2012-12-27 
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 was wondering what would I say or do with my house-build in horns if I move from this home? No, no not, the horror of married life that audio people love to tell to each other are very much not applied to me. There is no problem with computability ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: The cost? by Romy the Cat on 2013-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Canadian Speaker Proposal in Horn-Loaded Speakers  56 Replies 
Charlus, it is not about an expression of gratitude, trust me, I am very indifferent neither to criticism or appreciation. Ironically what you are trying to do is in a way an organic holding a touch of a few audio ideas that I happened to advocate as...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #85: LF extension is important by rowuk on 2019-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
Hi Amir,we must be careful when talking about limits. We need much more than we think. This is because instruments interact. One instrument playing 440Hz (A) and another playing 465Hz (Bb) create a difference tone of 25Hz. Depending on the intensity ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: What makes goosebumps? by rowuk on 2020-02-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Perception of bass? in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
We refer to playback singularly as an audio event as we have recorded sound waves with acoustic devices (microphones) and play them back through other acoustic devices (speakers/headphones). The basic rules of stereo are generally adhered to (phase a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: At 30Hz of high order there are not truly tone” of “sound” by Romy the Cat on 2010-11-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="scooter"] One thing is sure: either the user's measurements or the SMS has a serious issue.[/quote] Yes, I read it and this is why I would like to open the SMS up and to see myself what it does. I still have no idea who to open it. I do ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Level by noviygera on 2021-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ULF: where is the borderline....? in Playback Listening  4 Replies 
I would try reducing the level of lowest channel or only play left or right side (if stereo ULF). Then run your experiment again. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: L Cao by Paul S on 2015-01-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The concrete midbass horns: The story continues in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
Hello, Ulf, and Happy New Year. Slightly OT, I realize, but have you tried at all to optimize the L Cao driver as a direct radiator, and disregarding LF? Do you have any impressions of this driver above 300 - 400 Hz and below 4.5 - 6k Hz, with respec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Attic space by anthony on 2023-07-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 3.0 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  51 Replies 
That attic is a lot of space to perhaps return to a midbass horn, should you be so inclined.Is the IB ULF run from DSET or a separate amplifier?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #363: A time for ULF... by jessie.dazzle on 2010-10-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
Sounds like the title to a poem!I'd go with the RCRC crossover... Why? Its cheaper, and as Paul mentions, until you introduce the final character (uncle ULF), the real end of the story is impossible to write. jd*...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Interesting: 10” vs. 15” by Romy the Cat on 2010-11-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] Below a certain frequency the advantages become a handicap. At that point (if you were using its EQ capabilities), the SMS -1 would start to step in... Whether you reach that point with your 10" arrays depends on how low ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #92: Phoenix Gold Cyclone by miab on 2011-03-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
Awhile back I had a conversation via email with Tom Danley concerning the Phoenix Gold Cyclone that he developed for Phoenix Gold and the car audio market. They were not well built by Phoenix Gold with some crucial parts made of plastic (although...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #108: Phase butterfly effect. by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
Ok, I did try the 4th order filter and it did not sound as I wanted. The 3rd order is right slope foe my room but I need to go for custom filters separately dedicated for right and left channels. The problem is my right channel with the att...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #847: The third PP2000 is in house. by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I got my last PP2000, after the repair was done. My second new unit works since I got it repaired; it runs the whole playback, sounding very well and my attempts to add a second PP2000 led, as I described to worsening of sound. In the very deep core ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #75: Multistage considerations by N-set on 2011-05-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
Paul, if by error correction you mean frequency correction then I was thinking about +/- the same.i) Active filters; I have zero experience with crossing-over but people who seem to know what theyare talking about all agree that at ULF active is the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #803: Mani, are teasing me? by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I do not know folks, I never was happy with isolation transformers. Perhaps I did not have the right isolation transformers but what I had was not good enough. Perhaps we have different electricity problem in my and your countries…. Whatever I had ma...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: No go! by N-set on 2011-04-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
This whole 833 A2 concept, given the constraints,is a no go. When driven positive, the grid equivalent resistance drops down to 1/transconductance level. For 833, being a high-gm tube,this can be as low as 100R. In order not to distort significantly ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #168: Cost of moving vs. cost of cashing. by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
In he French Horns/drivers shootout thread: http://www.romythecat.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?postID=15130#15130 Jessie wrote: [quote user="jessie.dazzle"]…I'll definitely let you know if I get the system up and running again befo...

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 #21: Sonic Level 2 and Car Audio Success by Paul S on 2021-07-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  82 Replies 
Sure, we can "overcome" the "sonic obstacles" and wind up in Audio Heaven, and there seems to be any number of ways this can happen. I really wish I knew how to make this continuous! Of course, many experienced people have sung the praises of Dr. Gaw...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Sealed Vs... by Paul S on 2016-12-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Infinite Baffle Implementation and "Compression Sub-bas... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
Yes, for practical reasons, one side of an IB driver is usually "wrapped and sealed" to deliver lower frequencies from the other side, since it is generally impractical to actually make a baffle large enough to prevent sonic shorts.  However, at high...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Sand context by N-set on 2013-12-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mastodont DIY Rack: Wall Mount? in Audio Discussions  68 Replies 
Paul, I can olny speak within my context and with no audio tests, only knuckling.I use pure silca sand in 3 granulations (2 of them fine unfortunately), mixed with steel shots.Of course the sand is there to quench the steel ringing. But while achievi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Room, Drivers, Amps, X/Os, and Positioning by Paul S on 2023-08-21 
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 
Bill, I am happy that you've improved your bass. As Romy mentioned in an earlier post about Bruckner, RTA is just one tool, and we have to listen and hear results with Music we know and love. When you told of the disappearing S2s, I was going to ment...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The Rachmaninoff's large hands. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Rachmaninoff's large hands. in Musical Discussions  0 Replies 
Courtesy to Ulf......

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Coddling One's Inner Nerd by Paul S on 2010-07-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
The new parts I needed to build the new crosovers arrived about a week ago, but I have been otherwise busy (for a change...), and now I've managed to get sick, so I am still only mentally toying with the project. I will try to work in some bread boar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Radiation pattern, midbass? by ulf on 2006-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Phase plug for midbass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  23 Replies 
Here is an image depicting the radiation pattern of the HF for a midbass with and without phase plug. The dotted line represents the HF output. This is not a measured response!Here are a couple of pictures that may be amuzing. My girlfriend and the s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #119: 2nd experiment with GOTO by Murataltuev on 2015-10-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]That is my constant dilemma while I socializing with audio people. Om a surface the question about T/S parameters for Goto is reasonable. It means now I need to correlate whoever I know Goto user and the people who know ...
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