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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: DSET or do not DSET? by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  106 Replies 
[quote user="Gregm"]Actually, that could be a viable commercial product: a "stereo am"p allowing for four channels. One hi side, one low side, per channel.Any moron purchasing this could be stratosphrically happy flabbergasting his pals by "passively...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: The DSET disadvantages and DSET perspectives. by Romy the Cat on 2007-09-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A DSET is better then an expensive SET in Audio For Dummies ™  41 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] The altered topology of DSET has the potential to have disadvantages.  There is increased overall system complexity and this often seems to be a negative.  Beyond this, it is difficult to expound, for me, on the specifi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #179: How much to DSET a DSET by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] You are correct, though I believe the subwoofer covers only below 40 hz. [/quote] So??? [quote user="drdna"] This is coming from the same person who has built a 6-channel DSET? Anyway, it was more a thought about optimizing the o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: The DSET disadvantages and DSET perspectives. by Romy the Cat on 2007-09-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A DSET is better then an expensive SET in Audio For Dummies ™  41 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] The altered topology of DSET has the potential to have disadvantages.  There is increased overall system complexity and this often seems to be a negative.  Beyond this, it is difficult to expound, for me, on the specifi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: About playback waterfall sequence. by Romy the Cat on 2014-06-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A DSET is better then an expensive SET in Audio For Dummies ™  41 Replies 
[quote user="decoud"]I know you do not want to do it, but it is a shame not to do it: actually manufacture a version of the Macondo with an integrated dset, cut down enough (say three channels) to make it feasible while still demonstrating the advant...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Disadvantages of DSET by drdna on 2007-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A DSET is better then an expensive SET in Audio For Dummies ™  41 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The result [in the 6-channel Milq] is definably better but the reason-consequences patterns are not so easily interpretable, and are absolutely not interpretable when the filters are applied.[/quote] And the explorations th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Disadvantages of DSET by drdna on 2007-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A DSET is better then an expensive SET in Audio For Dummies ™  41 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]The result [in the 6-channel Milq] is definably better but the reason-consequences patterns are not so easily interpretable, and are absolutely not interpretable when the filters are applied.[/quote] And the explorations th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #180: DSET for Titan by drdna on 2009-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"][quote user="drdna"] You are correct, though I believe the subwoofer covers only below 35 hz. [/quote] So???[/quote]So, my thought was that below 35 hz, there are many ways of thinking about amplification. Some might say S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: DSET is tricky. by Romy the Cat on 2012-06-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: LF Amplifier in biamping. in Audio For Dummies ™  10 Replies 
Yes, to “voice” the DSET is tricky and requires a lot of listening experience, or more accurately saying – it requires to make a lot of mistakes and understand own mistakes. It is not difficult –juts require patience. Still, if one “get” how DSET sou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: Defending some DSET ideas.... by Romy the Cat on 2014-05-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A DSET is better then an expensive SET in Audio For Dummies ™  41 Replies 
http://www.audio-talk.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5023&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: DSET is NOT a SET in context of this conversation. by Romy the Cat on 2014-12-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SET amplifiers in Audio Discussions  30 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"]I have experimented with SS/SET and now DSEP for ceramic magnet horn drivers. I will agree that ceramic drivers with SETs that I have heard being suboptimal, but after a year of DSEP, at least for my use case, I am quite conten...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: About the LF in multi-channel DSET by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 5 Channel Version of Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  21 Replies 
Yes, Jessie, but in case you decide to go for DSET, would it be multi-channel Melquiades or anything else, then your consideration for type and topology of the lower bass would greatly dictate requirements for your DSET. If your lower bass channels r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: My view on the DSET built process. by Romy the Cat on 2007-09-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  131 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]While reading of your progress on the 6 channel amp, I was thinking ahead, and how I might approach the building of such amps as separate projects for each frequency band (separated physically as well). In my particular ca...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #115: My Melquiades DSET full circuit. by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  131 Replies 
Here are the basics of the 6-Chennal Melquiades DSET Amplifier complete, without secondary features. http://www.RomyTheCat.com/PDF/6-Chennal_Melquiades_DSET_Amplifier.pdfRgs, Romy the caT...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Entry level dset milq? by mark on 2008-01-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Entry level DSET Melq? in Melquiades Amplifier  10 Replies 
i have vitavox S2 and also altec 288c.i am trying to source the fane studio 8m,just missed a pair by 1 day on uk diy.until i get the fane and make a horn for it,i will use altec 515c in vot.i also have jbl 2405.yes i will definitely build the full ra...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #173: Specialized DSET approach by drdna on 2009-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]I have begun to see a pattern of diminishing net returns with respect to the smaller SETs, to the point where I wonder if their "potential" can ever be practically realized as Music in Full Glory. Lastly, the choice of an ou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #177: DSET solution for EdgarHorn? by drdna on 2009-02-14 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]You use Edgar’s refrigerator subs that use own LF SS amps (that use EQ of I am not mistaken), so you do not use the full advantage of SET LF sound.[/quote]You are correct, though I believe the subwoofer covers only below 40...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #186: Conceptualizing Melquiades DSET is done by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] [/quote]OK, now, after mach thinking, consulting and very little actual listening I have finally conceptualized my next move with powering Macondo MF channel.  Considering that I have some extra space Melquiades’ ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #192: The DHT Milq DSET, the prebuilt draft. by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-22 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: A single-stage 120W DSET? by Romy the Cat on 2009-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: More power from Melquiades? More powerful tube? in Melquiades Amplifier  19 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] The subwoofer still needs a substantial power source. Right now it is being driven by a solid state amplifier.  It would be interesting to see what impact the SET could have here if any.[/quote] I see, I did not know that ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The DSET perspective examines the Herb Reichert article. by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The DSET perspective examines the Herb Reichert article. in Melquiades Amplifier  5 Replies 
The “Enjoy His Music” published the old celebrated by many DIYers Herb Reichert’s article about his 300B amp ideas. http://www.enjoythemusic.com/diy/0709/flesh_blood.htm I read it before but reading it now, after a few years again...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: I would like to advice the DSET concept. by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The DSET perspective examines the Herb Reichert article. in Melquiades Amplifier  5 Replies 
My objectives when I wrote my initial post were not to knock the Herb Reichert’s design ideas but to demonstrate that DSET topology make most of Reichert’s views not applicable or even irrelevant. So, my post was not against Herb but rather to advanc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: 3 channels DSET aka "Triamp" by twogoodears on 2010-03-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Thomas Mayer’s Triamp in Melquiades Amplifier  2 Replies 
Hi Roman... you know "... but Twogoodears normally prefer a do not go to depth..." it's not an hide & seek kind-of-thing, but a necessity;-), as I'm not technical inclined or taught enough to discuss in depth of circuits designing... I'm only a u...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Planning my DSET by anthony on 2015-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Hi Romy, I am planning my own DSET build.  I have based my speakers on your Macondo and am busy turning MDF horns in my spare time.  Once that is over I will move onto amplifiers.  I plan to build a fullrange Melquiades for a friend and the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: DSET with horns made easy in Germany by Romy the Cat on 2007-07-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  241 Replies 
Here it is, where the Cessaro folks should look and learn. Their cousins: The Berlin-based Martion Company produces Orgon system. The Orgon design and implementation are erroneous in many ways, however the Orgon system is 4-way playback with active c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: Approaching the LF DSET by Romy the Cat on 2015-12-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="anthony"]Hi Romy, So it is time to think about the bass output transformer in my DSET.  My bass channel will be 8 x 25W/8565-00 each side set in a sealed box and will cover the frequency range below say 100Hz.  These drivers can be ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #96: DSET amplifier is designed by anthony on 2017-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
It took a LOT of time in CAD using what I had learnt from building the power supplies and then adapting it to match the requirements of the rest of the system.  I have decided to mount the DSET on the horn stack and direct connect the speaker cables....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #148: DSET Power draw by anthony on 2019-01-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
This morning I logged the mains power draw so that I can properly size the fuses. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: And it wouldn not be a DSET by Romy the Cat on 2007-09-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A DSET is better then an expensive SET in Audio For Dummies ™  41 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]I will eventually get another pair of ML2s to slave the bass/save the upper registers, because, as we all know by now, dedication rules.  [/quote] It wouldn’t be a DSET but rather just a simple bi-amplification. Bi-amplific...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Commercial DSET by guy sergeant on 2007-11-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A DSET is better then an expensive SET in Audio For Dummies ™  41 Replies 
Romy,A few months ago, iirc, you linked to a Canadian? amplifier which seemed to be made as or perhaps could be applicable for DSET use but I can't find the link.  Can you remember where its is (or what it was called)?...
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