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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1589: New generation GOLD Edition by Amir on 2018-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
our pp3000 is also absolute silent with no issue. I should say I should replace "hardness" by "less relax in higher perception levels" as I guess it is due to break-in.  this is new generation of Purepower 3000. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Living voice 6moons by hifiapart on 2010-09-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Audio News  80 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  hifiapart wrote:Being critical is easy, making things move not so easy.....and yes that entails exposure and conflicting views. Unfortunately 6monns does not “exposure conflicting views” – they expose cheap views, I am ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Macondos Frame Mod Variant by jessie.dazzle on 2006-12-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo Frame modification. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  46 Replies 
Romy, Here are some images of a slight variant of your Macondo Frame proposal. This version has the Fundamentals horn more rigidly coupled (this may or may not be desirable) and does not require a counter weight. It may also be a little more co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Pham's wild years by jessie.dazzle on 2010-12-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Pham Thanh Cuong's playback from Vietnam. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
Though he seems to like running several TTs in parallel, I do not interpret Pham's page to show that he is running more than just one horn system; what I see is an evolution of a system. It looks like, in its latest iteration (under the heading "Syst...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Really? :-) by haralanov on 2012-03-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate MF compression driver? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  45 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]since I know that you do not deal with horns and discuss it only as theoretical exercise I am not sure what we are talking about. [/quote]Hahaha :-) This experiment was made a few days ago by a friend of mine who is speaker...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: DACs and computers by Telstar on 2008-02-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The commercial music servers. in Didital Things  36 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Dima for instance (and he has quite high expertise in the subject) claims that there no true 24bit converters available anyhow. BTW, with all advances of HDCD, that I fully appreciate, it makes send only on 16 bit. At 20...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #117: Yes, it is all correct. by Romy the Cat on 2015-02-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
[quote user="anthony"] Romy the Cat wrote:Here is the list of the thing to do with Vitavox S2 in order to use it in 4-ways installations. The S2 must not be used in 2, 3 ways systems. It possible to do with S2 whatever you wish but pretty much any ot...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: An Interview With Dr. Bruce Edgar by Romy the Cat on 2007-07-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An Interview With Dr. Bruce Edgar in Horn-Loaded Speakers  0 Replies 
The Other End of the Single End: Modern Horns Done With Flare An Interview With Dr. Bruce Edgarby Dave Glackin, printed in POSITIVE FEEDBACK. 1996 Dave Glackin interviewed Dr. Bruce Edgar in his home, prior to the 1996 WCES. A follow-up on the speak...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #956: Some practical observations. by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I sat down today to listen what is going on with sound of my dedicated lines. Last night I shot down heating in my house and let the dedicated lines to care 3K heater (1.5K on each phase split) for enter day. So it is not brand new copper anymore...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: The fuse in theMF Channel by anthony on 2015-06-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] anthony wrote:  The fuse.  You show a fuse on this schematic (that traces back to the B+ supply) but omit it on the 6-Channel schematic that I linked to earlier in the thread.  Do you use this fuse or have you removed i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: More than $9 too by steverino on 2014-01-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Prices in High-End Audio. in Audio Discussions  27 Replies 
The Makita FS6200 Drywall Screwdriver ($89.99) (0-6,000 rpm) delivers speed, power, and ergonomics. It is ideal for hanging sheet rock on wood frame.FS6200 FeaturesPOWER - Powerful 6 amp motor with 0-6,000 rpm designed to handle all ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: Using MS Word and how planctons discourse shrewdly on matters of expos... by oxric on 2010-02-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Schroder Tonearms in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
  Romy wrote: Rakesh, before everything: you use MS Word to type messages and it has some...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: About DSET-driven multi-way acoustic system maintenance assessment. by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About DSET-driven multi-way acoustic system maintenance asse... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  0 Replies 
In this thread I would like to talk a bit about the practice in DSET driven multi-way horns configuration. I have expressed my view that the architectural configuration that Macondo and Super Melquiades end up to be I find is the most interest...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: "One" more thing... by jessie.dazzle on 2007-10-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Phase plug for midbass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  23 Replies 
Reading how you plan to go about making this horn, I offer the following (this first one you probably aready know):Make the outside of the mold in quarters or thirds and hold it together using fabric straps (not bolted flanges)... If you make it...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The Ridiculous Japa-Brazilian horn. by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Ridiculous Japa-Brazilian horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  54 Replies 
There is nothing as funny in internet high-end audio as learning about silliness of horn people. I have a huge collection images with different horn installations, one more silly the other, but any day brings the new pearls… Here is a guy form ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: An educational Eugenie’s installation. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An educational Eugenie’s installation. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  15 Replies 
A few weeks back somebody pointed out me to a picture of this playback and I concluded that it is an idiocy. Today I had a few word with the owner of this playback and I read his articles where he describes what he is trying to do. I do not consider ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #86: Canned meat by Wojtek on 2019-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"] Wojtek wrote:people who are not exposed to a  possibilities of certain (SOTA) sound reproduction level  have NO IDEA what's actually achievable. To have a luxury of choosing five SOTA Trumpets from the masters is very nice indeed...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Your following main reasons… by Romy the Cat on 2014-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: JBL 2226 2445 2405 3-way and a path forward in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"] The horns, even the fast opening ones are physically too deep for their mouth’s size, and this leads to a psychoacoustic illusion that the sound images are arrested at the bottom of the horn and from there they scream they wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Audiotekne Bass Module impressions? by mats on 2011-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Munich High End 2011 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  45 Replies 
Thanks for sharing these images Serge.I would like to learn more about the Audiotekne bass solution.What size driver is that, is it a sealed cabinet, what is the baffle,and what frequency range is demanded from this box?Ho...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Texture and Consistency by jessie.dazzle on 2007-01-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Make Your Own Horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
Romy, Thanks for your comments. My plan is to seal the horns once I get them all (all 8 of them) to the "ready-for-finish" state (still a lot of work to do). At that point I will try contacting John. In the mean time, I've acquired very solid r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Waveguides by Vasyachkin on 2008-11-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horn loaded ribbons and other Vasyachkin’s tangents.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
waveguides as far as i can tell are designed to equalize the power response. for example if we are talking about a typical 2-way speaker with a 7" midbass and 1" tweeter then there will be a discontinuity in the power response around the crossover...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1688: Not an answer but clarification by ArmAlex on 2019-08-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] ArmAlex wrote:Quality of electricity in recording studio is irrelevant, we hear what it is, as it is. Unfortunately you are very wrong about that. Put in this way:  I would not use the word “irrelevant”. It is very much...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Cold, Hard Facts (or are they...?) by Paul S on 2011-07-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Natural Remedies for Sick Speakers? in Audio Discussions  28 Replies 
Lots of good, relevant information lately in the new "Basic Guide to Advanced Audio" thread!  But I don't want to orphan this thread because it is specific to speakers, which at this point means, drivers.So, germane to drivers, where should one start...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: CES: Meitner’s unexplained disaster. by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The CES 2005 in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
There was a big room in there with big Schweikert speakers (with thier grainy and insultingly confident Sound), some king of not particularly good electronics and the entire EMM Labs’ front-end. Many rooms at the show used EMM Labs so-call preamplifi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #146: Facts by dkarmeli on 2014-05-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] dkarmeli wrote:It depends on the product and the company, not all are thieves! As of now they are selling 50 - 60 units/year and cheaper AF2 will also be available shortly.You seem to be obsessed with the $100k price, as I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #212: The inscrutable Orient by steverino on 2019-09-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] xandcg wrote: I read THIS short interview with Hideaki Niskikawa, the person behind TechDAS, and I learned he was the Micro Seiki chief designer, and was the responsible at least by the design of the SX-8000 II (cited i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #100: Carbon superiority by tuga on 2008-07-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
Jesse wrote : "Which one do they claim to be better; wood or carbon?" Carbon Jesse, Looking back I realize my writing wasn't as clear as it should have been, sorry about that. I have found and added image of the carbon baffle. Another int...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Between S2 and OPT... by anthony on 2015-05-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]   anthony wrote: Is the resistor in the Fundamentals Channel between the OPT and the S2?  Apart from this resistor you run the S2 without any components between it and the OPT. . Actually it is not a resistor connected...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #101: Trial and Error by Kcct82 on 2011-08-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
Hi Romy,Well, this is my (and my dad's) first horn system so we're learning/building one step at a time. Our motivation is simple, to use horns as low as possible.The very first DIY configuration was:TAD ET-703TAD 4002GOTO 505TTTAD 1603 Woo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: You misunderstand me. As always. And it would be a shame if you did no... by oxric on 2011-12-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rakeshorns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  oxric wrote:What is you say is not only irrelevant but quite wrong. The frame, legs and supporting rig are in the main invisible from the listening position and this was a design requirement from the very beginning. I d...
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