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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #58: Raal water drop with direct drive plate xfmr. by mark on 2008-02-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RAAL “Water Drop” tweeter for Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  77 Replies 
just would like to clarify the cost of this ribbon,xfmr. etc.the figure of 2600us$ is that for tweeter pr. only or complete with the xfmr.?i got a quote of 4000 euros +300 ship in jan./08.has the material cost risen dramaticly since you got yours wha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Munich 2009 by coops on 2009-06-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Impressions from High End 2009 GERMANY in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
Sounds as though you had a wonderful time. The Brinkmann room alternated between three tables, their 'La grange ' direct drive 'Oasis' and a balace with a 'Thales' tonearm, the Verity's use a ribbon tweeter Raal? Which in that undamped room was just ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: Going Through Phases by Paul S on 2010-06-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
Crossovers are so annoying, about impossible to nail down, and it's almost as though the more you study the problem, the fuzzier the "answer" gets.For now, I would like to more or less forget about "phase" considerations, partly in order to get this ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: Dealing With What's On Hand... by Paul S on 2010-09-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
OK, the Reps is so up-tilted that I cannot deal with it stock without a BH.  So, back to the DX4, because I can't tie the ribbon on the Reps' tail.  I have re-entered Crossover Hell.  Programs and math up the wazoo.  More, anon.Paul S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: aircores - Re: The usual, overlong post/reverse paristalasis response. by cv on 2005-07-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate HF output transformer? in Melquiades Amplifier  7 Replies 
Hello chaps, Another option thrown in there by Bud; always enjoy your posts even if I don't follow them 100%...Let me attempt to barbarically distil what you said into 2 aspects which are 1) The dielectric properties of the insulating materials2) M...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Absolute polarity? by Andy Simpson on 2008-09-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Simpson Microphones thread. in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
Hi Collin,[quote user="CO"]Hello Andy,I like your recordings although i am listening on headphones which i normally do not use. My Main setup is not operational right now.They do sound clean, clear and dynamic.[/quote]If you get your main setup opera...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Aries Cerat Symphonia, version 2020 by Romy the Cat on 2020-01-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aries Cerat Contendo - the newest "fat" kid in the... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
Nine years ago, when I posted the initial post in this thread the Aries Cerat was a different company with different products.  As I understand in 2014 they changed a lot and today they have a speaker that I would like to talk a little: Aries Cera...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: Should we emulate what we admire? by oxric on 2011-02-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RAAL “Water Drop” tweeter for Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  77 Replies 
[quote user="Jorge"]I tend to think that we are not copying Romy, but more that he has generated a school of thought on audio and yes horns speakers also.I too have a system following some of the Macondo Axioms, but have used all diferent drivers.As ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Lowther: the the only God knows… by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
So, you are thinking about 3-way installation with GOTO bass, Lowther mid range and some ribbon atop? It is certainly no one knows how I might end up: try it, post the pictures and let know us how it went. I can see a few points where you might need...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Eben X-3 loudspeakers - you know, for kids. by Romy the Cat on 2006-12-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eben X-3 loudspeakers - you know, for kids. in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
Once again, it is not about the loudspeakers but about the idiots who put themselves in position of shaping public opinion by expressing the “expert” view.  Yes, I am taking about the Morons who write those audio reviews. A new Danish 90db sensi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: SS + SS! by Chirag on 2005-05-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “A” sound from “B” system? in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
Hi Kitty,This combo is quite interesting and amazingly coincidental....I had scan speak 18W's sitting around from my old speakers and just recently had them put in sealed boxes.  I was using a Seas silk dome on top (in free a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Presence and the "Inaudible" Fringe by Paul S on 2009-02-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo: new horizons. A few thoughts in context Zander’s B5 in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
Yes.  I used "qualities" in the Greek sense (Qualia), which I think is pretty close to your Romyism, "perceptional events".  And there is the "pre-attack" corollary, where one somehow senses the presence/gathering force of th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: In context of which frequency zone? by haralanov on 2010-03-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horn speaker with dipole bass? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
[quote user="Vasyachkin"]the only real questionable aspect here is adding a second set of back firing, inverted phase horns.  mathematically speaking it is what the design "needs" but of course the real question is - what does it sound like ?  that's...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: You do not have to worry about it by anthony on 2017-10-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  87 Replies 
Romy, my weekend is excellent, truly excellent.  I was sitting at the cricket watching my son play this morning and I had one of those "eureka" moments.  I realised that when paralleled, the DC resistance of the voice coils (as measured) reduced and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: I might be using something similar.... by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
Bob, Yes, the variants are multiple but the key I feel might be the following: smaller size, less reliance to baffled, smaller size. Or yes, did I mention the smaller size? The thing that led me to think about the MiniMe incorporation was my recent...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The Subject for the "Other" Thread by Paul S on 2009-01-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A sort of DPOLs in Melquiades Amplifier  8 Replies 
Adrian, I have alternately revelled in and anguished over this for some time now, the lynch pin for me being the electricity.  Yes, I can generally hear any change I make to the system, but it is consistently the quality of the electricity that ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: Ribbons by horny on 2008-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horn loaded ribbons and other Vasyachkin’s tangents.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]By far the most promising planar speakers I've heard have been the giant Sound Lab models.  These use an assortment of variously-sized "tuned" planes comprising one larger, "curved" plane.  However, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: One way to find out... by cv on 2009-06-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fake Vitavox S2 diaphragms on ebay in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
Hi Romy,I knew that would be your response! It's definitely a case of (1) or (2) though. If he had been upfront about them being new, and not that he found them in a cinema, that would have been another matter. Also, I believe Mike Harvey owns the ri...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Of the several things I do not understand by Paul S on 2007-09-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  131 Replies 
Pretty clean, Romy (and one hellova tranny at Fundamentals)!Of course, I have questions:I thought you said Vishay metal foils in your earlier response about bias adjustment?If so does that mean steps, or...  how, exactly?When you specify "Full" ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: I LOVE #3! by Paul S on 2007-09-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  131 Replies 
#3 reminds me of the HF-only naked ribbon, which seems to be the only exception, able to do this through a series cap.If you have the Mercury SR2-9013 35mm master Dorati/LSO Nutcracker, that might be a treat (if you can still do the Nutcrac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #61: The dead cold HF single-stage Milq by Romy the Cat on 2007-09-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The one-stage Melquiades. in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
Since I went single-stage Milq with output transformer on the Water Drop’s side I am witnessing an interesting phenomenon. When the amp is cold and juts tuned on then during the first 3-5 minutes (in addtion to the 2.5 minutes of start up procedures)...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Re: Hornopolitick… by cv on 2006-10-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Big mama 1.5" horns.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
AlohaWell, Martin does this as a labour of love, it's not his day job. They are fibreglass, and once he has constructed the mould, the manufacture is fairly straightforward, unlike say JLH's devices.So you are not paying for audiophile...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: EnABL, PT-R9, Arum Cantus and Albert Einstein. by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]OK, Romy, that EnABL stuff got my attention!I can't recall all of the bad ideas borne of good research, but this EnABL thing sounds a little fishy, and certainly it sounds too good to be true, as existing in a simple and really u...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Ribbons - Chris the winner? by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
[quote user="cv"]Ok, I managed to get my measurement setup running. Behringer ECM8000/PC soundcard kind of thing.I measured the following tweeters:Focal TLRTAD PT-R9Aurum Cantus G1Fane 5022I don't have an absolute level calibrator and I need to take ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: Re: small electrostatic panels.. with sensitivety 66dB? by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"] I am glad to hear that I am not the only one who is overwhelmed by compression drivers.  I tried the A7s way back when they were current and everyone's favorite, and I tried various modifications with like-minded friends; b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Yes, certainly you did some homework. by Romy the Cat on 2012-04-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A right midbass solution for Altec 515G. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  21 Replies 
Hi, Marcus As I understand it is 15” loaded into 110-150Hz horn, MF compression driver in 350-400Hz horn, Ribbon tweeter and a pair of tapped horns? Looks good. If it were up to me than I would paint the entire baffle with tweeter and MF i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #64: From Each According to His Abilities by Paul S on 2009-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RAAL “Water Drop” tweeter for Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  77 Replies 
The ribbons surely do lack "qualities", but we are talking about serious "HF" in this case, and who says real HF actually wants "qualities"?  I really doubt that any "tweeter" that can do "stuff" can also do what the ribbon does best - in a class...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: To haralanov regarding ribbons by Vasyachkin on 2010-03-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horn speaker with dipole bass? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"]Vasyachkin,in the context of your question, there is a very big difference between bass driver loaded with slow and fast expanding horn contours.[/quote]perhaps.  but since i don't know much about horns i can't follow what you...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Yamamoto amplifiers by enjoy_the_music on 2007-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A contemporary AD1 Triode by Emission Labs in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
    Hi,I have just received a Yamamoto A-02 amplifier from Shigeki. It is a 2A3 / 45 switchable amp, not available in the EU. It is supposed to be Yammies top amplifier. I bought it in JP and sent it to Shigeki for new 230V transformer...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #169: Thank you again for suggestion! by Murataltuev on 2015-11-11 
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="anthony"]There should be an 111dB tap on the Lazy Ribbon, but perhaps you have tried that already.  Other than that, perhaps talk to RAAL to see if they can improve the sensitivity a little more with a transformer change (or something el...
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