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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Application by Paul S on 2013-11-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The African compression electromagnet drivers? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  42 Replies 
Kerry, from what you have said so far, I am not surprised that you have gone whole-hog digital. I see that yours is an HT system. The first thing anyone here would say is, physically time-align your HF, although I suppose you "could" do that with DEQ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Prerequisites. by Romy the Cat on 2013-06-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Canadian Speaker Proposal in Horn-Loaded Speakers  56 Replies 
The whole notion of the de Charlus’ quest I find to be very interesting. Charlus feels that only use horn topology and compression drivers is able to deliver “superior” audio result, at least it was his experience. I do not feel that horn topolog...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Defenders of The Faith, Safety First! by Paul S on 2011-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
Of course we do not defend or support a given topology itself but we only wrestle with the results we are able to get from it.  Right?  But perhaps there are some basics we can agree on?  Basically, if it's Tone you are after, you are swimming upstre...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #55: Color Range and One Trick Ponies by Paul S on 2011-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
"Given" correct pitch, timbre, weight and scale, the crux seems to be balancing available color saturation, color range, articulation and "force".  Getting this "right" is what I have referred to as the "matrix", and when the "critical mass" is a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Unfortunately there is no "linearity" in music by rowuk on 2013-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio vs. Musical pitch in Playback Listening  17 Replies 
Hi Amir,your english is just fine.I think that there is an additional factor that your formula needs. Sense of pitch is not determined acoustically by "Q" unless we are talking about pure sine waves. When we add the overtones found on real musical in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: AK151 and K15/40 Differences by jessie.dazzle on 2009-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  80 Replies 
Romy's comments in blue :"...Interesting, as all my drivers, the AK151 and K15/40 are high impedance (15R-16R, DCR around 12R). I do not see a lot of difference between AK151 and K15/40..."Apart from the color the baskets were painted (silver Hammeri...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #169: Well TH... by Saturntube on 2010-01-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Paul, I am no expert on tapped horns but I think the main (40 year old) principle is that you join the back wave of the driver with the front wave, now in order to have the 2 wave fronts meet, the back wave should travel a certain distance depending ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Please educate us by brad on 2010-05-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
nope. i truly believe it to be one of the best and definitely without argument most innovative speaker designs ever made. sorry if you don't see that.you need to learn more about them tho, because you didn't even realize what drivers they used from t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Cone to Horn to Piano by Paul S on 2022-11-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 2.0? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  24 Replies 
The closest to date I overlapped cones and horns myself was waaaay back in my time with Altec A7s. But I have since then and up to now heard many fine "hand-offs" from cone to horn, and my current project speakers hand-off cone to (very fast/short) h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: A Little Dedication by Paul S on 2010-03-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
In our experiments, the more power we threw at the A7s, the better they worked.  I heard some of the original "theater" version Altecs playing with their original "dedicated" Altec amps, and these sounded considerably better; but I never got ahol...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Tannoy monitors and MF drivers by Chirag on 2006-06-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
Hi Cat,The more and more I listen to reproduced music, the more I realize dynamics and tonal respect are key to start any reasonable installation.  This kind of crosses over into some driver discussions so bear with me...My Tannoy 10" ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #82: Other drivers: TAD or Vitavox by Murataltuev on 2015-09-14 
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="Jorge"]I tend to like drivers with plastic suspension. Radian makes retrofit diaphragms for JBL with plastic suspension, maybe they will help you achieve the tone you are looking for. Extensions are easy to machine out of aluminum, eve...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: how worthwhile is the project. by Dominic on 2007-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 driver made in china in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
There are a couple ways to look at it.The project could be taken from the same sort of perspective as Great Plains, id est, simply new manufacture as a replacement for a 'historic' piece of a equipment. If it can sound close enough to the original th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: other speakers using ceramic drivers by morricab on 2006-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kharma Speakers as pH-indicator of the worst in Audio. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
I have had similar impressions to other speakers using these drivers.  For example I found the top of the line Avalon Eidolon diamond to be similarly colorless and lifeless.  Also a pair of Vaic speakers (designed by the guy from Lumenwhite...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: The limits of compromise by Paul S on 2007-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Truth stretched out via Feastrex prism. in Audio Discussions  26 Replies 
"Vitriolic" is certainly the wrong word to apply to my "attitude"/post(s), Dominic.  "Amused" is more like it.  I am amused by claims that ANY 4" driver makes a stand-alone "Full-Range" speaker able to  "presen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: ATH-40fs and the most interesting headphone amps to me by SearcherOfBetterSound on 2007-05-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Interested in reading more of your headphone experiences in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
Ok, I ordered this a day before making the thread, and got them yesterday. These are overall the best headphones I've used, having neutrality, details, and natural sound. What's important to note is that when you touch the back or inside, you don't r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Tightening to loosening Screws ? no fake... by unicon on 2009-10-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tightening to loosening Screws ? no fake... in Playback Listening  13 Replies 
ok here is my first post about anything sound but i rather go straight on it  :because i didnt find anything online about it but find something more precious( romy cat web )ok romy here its:after many years of listening to various simple 3way or 4way...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Music, Bass and Reproduction by Paul S on 2010-07-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Some Observations about Science and Bass in Playback Listening  12 Replies 
Your point about relative levels is well taken. Still, the typical concert grand piano, for instance, does about a 27 Hz fundamental, as I recall (and certain pianos go rather lower), and some other instruments are not far behind.  If to simply low p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Quote: "This article offers concepts and techniques for getting g... by noviygera on 2010-07-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Some Observations about Science and Bass in Playback Listening  12 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Your point about relative levels is well taken. Still, the typical concert grand piano, for instance, does about a 27 Hz fundamental, as I recall (and certain pianos go rather lower), and some other instruments are not far behind...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Easier on the drivers by zztop7 on 2013-03-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The open project: a lateral cross-injection. in Playback Listening  25 Replies 
Paul S wrote:"typical "stereo" L and R separation is mostly an engineering hodge-podge".    I do not disagree with that statement.  I do feel the major advantage of stereo is not "stereo", but the separation of parts of the information in the signal ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Precisely Wrong by Paul S on 2013-05-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio vs. Musical pitch in Playback Listening  17 Replies 
Herman, I agree with the root idea about "dissimilar" materials for drivers being a problem with respect to "pitch" as this applies over the audio bandwidth, and here are some more thoughts about this subject.With Robin's explications, it is easy to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: Monday night :-) by haralanov on 2011-08-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: The *---* Levels of Audio Awareness by Paul S on 2011-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
If to compose oneself, the Reality is a restless, moving awareness that does not stay satisfied.  How much is "improvement" and how much is change-for-itself is not so easy to judge at any given time.  Horns or direct drivers, we want to create and r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: What is different. by Bill on 2021-11-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bermuda Triangles of Audio in Playback Listening  5 Replies 
Have been playing with the Dannoy’s for four weeks now and they have significantly improved. Using my Trinnov pre-pro to see and adjust the parameters, i can answer Rom'y points.1. Frequency response: combined with a JL f113 subwoofer crossed over at...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #239: New Age Physicist? by Paul S on 2022-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  298 Replies 
Jarek, don't worry about me spending too much time trying to figure out the Dannoys. For one thing, I've already spent several decades charting vintage and newer "special" drivers and sound. For another, I am already years into my own speaker project...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: LF Boost and Contour by Paul S on 2017-07-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hypex for ULF? in Didital Things  15 Replies 
Sounds like you have your system in your room the way you want it.  I am looking for a ULF solution that has some flexibility, something I can use in a different room later without starting over.  I've been thinking for some time about DSP for ULF.  ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: HMMMMM by rowuk on 2020-07-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dpols? in Playback Listening  11 Replies 
I must be missing something - or not be ready for this yet. Here are my understanding problems:1) he starts with the "left" speaker and searches for the best bass. I would think that one should search individually with the left and right and pick the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #99: You are wrong. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-20 
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"]49Hz To 52Hz will be your peak, so the best you could hope for would be 3 hz below that flat with a perfect tuning of your length of your horn and back chamber of your box housing your woofers. If you shoot for the free air low ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Sorry, I do not get you. by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Time alignment of drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  16 Replies 
[quote user="noviygera"] I think clearing this up this may be of benefit to other users who are building multi-way horns.Let's say I've got two horns mounted on a frame. There's a high horn above and a mid horn below and they are physically time alig...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Content vs. Context vs. Majority Rule by Paul S on 2018-03-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A great article from Peter Qvortrup in Audio News  4 Replies 
I appreciated a couple of things, probably for different reasons than Q put them forward, I think.  For one thing, I more or less discount his timelines, and also the idea that certain audio components reached a high-water mark as "complete" achievem...
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