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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Avantgarde method of cap biasing. by Romy the Cat on 2014-01-14 
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The DC biasing of filtering caps was something that I was advocating for years but recently I was pointed out that German Avantgarde took it a bit further. I did not use this method but it goes sound interesting. Read the Avantgarde’s document, the p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Avantgarde method of cap biasing. by Romy the Cat on 2014-01-14 
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The DC biasing of filtering caps was something that I was advocating for years but recently I was pointed out that German Avantgarde took it a bit further. I did not use this method but it goes sound interesting. Read the Avantgarde’s document, the p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Cerebral and psychological evolution of amp matching for the Avantgard... by Tax on 2011-04-11 
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Hi Fellow Forumers,This is my first newbie post :-) Do any of you have any experience with running a Lundahl 1627 in a Full Range Melquiades with Avantgarde Duo Omega speakers?The other options are to get some custom Amorphous OPT's <50R 350mA 8:1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Avantgarde Dio and the Nostradamus Effect. by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-15 
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The initial post of this thread  was posted in Melquiades forum, then I moved it to Playback Listening forum and I think now I need to move it to Horn Forum. Tax, I would like to rename the thread into something more characterizable, not the “OPT...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: Why this system is better than Avantgarde Trio by atilsley169 on 2012-07-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Andrew's new 4-way horn using Stereolabs stone horns and DIY... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  43 Replies 
Running in drivers...and the sound is getting better and better...just lovely.This weekend, I'll relocate my mid bass horns to fire directly out to the room. The angled baffles work very well for integration of sound with the mid horns...but I'll get...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Avantgarde Horns by coops on 2007-02-15 
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Romy are there any good commercially available horns that sre any good? What about AvantGarde I heard their Trio's recently, how far away are there from being good/ thanks Keith....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: what driver is avantgarde using ? by hornspeakers on 2007-03-08 
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romywhat driver is avantgarde using in their trio mid-bass horn ?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: You might contact Avantgarde and consult with them. by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-08 
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On another note: Angeloitacare, why do you do it? This is a third time you create a alien account at this site and impersonate your as a different poster. It is not that I or anybody else particularly cares but in context of everything else I find it...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Avantgarde Trio and Fane Studio by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-14 
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[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]Do I understand correctly: AG used Fane 8Ms in the Trios upper bass horn?[/quote] Oh, no! AG in Trio’s upperbass horn used similar 8” driver with 103 sensitivity. That driver was bad and it made me to look for a replacemen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #134: "Avantgarde Trios yet the modified conventional drivers." by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-29 
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[quote user="coops"]…. Avantgarde charge how much for their large Trios yet the modified conventional drivers they use cost only a few bucks each… [/quote] Avantgarde Trios were $38K retail, overprized but still conventional in the world where the M...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #138: Avantgarde by Merlin on 2008-04-29 
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[quote user="coops"]Romy Hi, I didn't particularly set out to 'demean' Avantgarde, they have a good business model, I don't believe it is a secret that they modify conventional drivers, I simply mean that the constituent parts of a Cessaro horn ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Montreal show-avantgarde by mark on 2008-03-21 
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just thought i would wet the appetite for the show; the new N.A. distributor for Avantgarde will be determined to make their first show a good one,i believe the principals from germany might also be on hand.i know they have been steadily(trying) impr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Montreal, the Avantgarde and those French Canadian petite.. by Romy the Cat on 2008-03-21 
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[quote user="Alex Yakovlev"]I am going. Driving from NJ, can pick you up on my way. That is if you can tolerate audio nut with a stick shift.[/quote] Thank, Alex.  I have no problems with stick shift, I drive myself stick shift. As I understand...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Avantgarde Duo and Lamm 2.0 by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-02 
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Hato, I do not what to caps on your little celebration, and to play with old Lamm 2.0 is a pure celebration, but I would like to pass two observations.  The ML2.0 with Avantgarde Duo will work fine BUT will be a weak element. I do not want to critici...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: AudioPax/Avantgarde "Follow Up" by Paul S on 2015-06-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: T.H.E. Show, Newport, 2015 in Audio News  14 Replies 
I got curious and dug until I found out that Alma Audio (a dealer located in La Jolla, near San Diego) was hosting the AudioPax/Avantgarde room at THE Show, Newport, 2015. This dealer's "website" is lousy, and I'm not interested enough to call them,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Munich 2017, Avantgarde and unfortunate marketing. by Romy the Cat on 2017-05-31 
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It looks like it was a new trade show a few weeks back in Munich. I missed the excitement in Munich but the more I read about the trade shows the more I am glad that I do not attend them from 2005. From what I hear about the Munich 20017 was the e...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Avantgarde, BMS and Orphean. by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-15 
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Hello, Angelo [quote user="angeloitacare"]The best sound i remember, and never forgot, was at Holger Frommes Home, from Avantgarde Acoustic, the trios. I never heard something better. [/quote] Yes, Avantgarde can do it if the situation is right. I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: Avantgarde, BMS and Orphean. by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-09-16 
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Hi Romy a good sound in a room does not depend only on the speaker chain, but essencially also of the room acoustics. Probably many of the Trio systems didn’t sound right just because of that…. I was at Holgers Home in Lautersbach back in 94. He ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Avantgarde Trio, Roy Gregory and waxing poetry. by Romy the Cat on 2014-06-17 
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There was a review of Avantgarde Trio by Roy Gregory at http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/avantgarde_trio.htm  It has some interesting and bright aspects, some unadulterated stupidity and some pure dishonesty, no different from the actual Avantga...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Avantgarde Duo and Lamm 2.0 by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm ml2 voltage 110v to 220-240v in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
Hato, I do not what to caps on your little celebration, and to play with old Lamm 2.0 is a pure celebration, but I would like to pass two observations.  The ML2.0 with Avantgarde Duo will work fine BUT will be a weak element. I do not want to critici...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #140: A few words about Avantgard’s Trio drivers by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-29 
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[quote user="Merlin"]  If they are modifying conventional drive units by hand, the labour costs alone can be prohibitively expensive. The fact that they are using heavy Alnico magnets and coating the diaphrams suggests that these units do not co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Avantgarde, BMS and Orphean. by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-15 
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Hello, Angelo [quote user="angeloitacare"]The best sound i remember, and never forgot, was at Holger Frommes Home, from Avantgarde Acoustic, the trios. I never heard something better. [/quote] Yes, Avantgarde can do it if the situation is right. I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: what driver is avantgarde using ? by hornspeakers on 2007-03-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
romywhat driver is avantgarde using in their trio mid-bass horn ?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #134: "Avantgarde Trios yet the modified conventional drivers." by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-29 
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[quote user="coops"]…. Avantgarde charge how much for their large Trios yet the modified conventional drivers they use cost only a few bucks each… [/quote] Avantgarde Trios were $38K retail, overprized but still conventional in the world where the M...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The change #43489589282. Why? by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-11 
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[quote user="Tax"]The other options are to get some custom Amorphous OPT's <50R 350mA 8:1 as per previous posts, or to possibly pair Romy's LF tributes (for sale section) with a pair of Lundahl's in a two channel DSET configuration. The Avantgarde...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Commercially available BS, Avantgardes and ....whatever by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-26 
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Angelo, I care less about the “commercially available” objectives, honestly it is too boring. However, whatever you do not be distracted that what you are making will be reminding Avantgardes. The Avantgarde Trio Classic (in vertical configuration)...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: 43489589283 - 3 + 1 by Tax on 2011-04-11 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Tax what are you willing to accomplish by DSETing Avantgarde Duo? As far as I can see in any playback action and decisions it shall be a straight line of sight to some kind of objectives. What objective you have in your min...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Cerebral and psychological evolution of amp matching for the Avantgard... by Tax on 2011-04-11 
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Hi Fellow Forumers,This is my first newbie post :-) Do any of you have any experience with running a Lundahl 1627 in a Full Range Melquiades with Avantgarde Duo Omega speakers?The other options are to get some custom Amorphous OPT's <50R 350mA 8:1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #88: Helping to sale Fane by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-17 
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OK, I think I need to help to poor Rakesh to sell his Fanes.  If he do not find his 50 buyers then he will be suffer from need to buy all of them as the ugly Fane people will not give him a break, selling o him as many drivers as he has managed t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Avantgarde Trio, Roy Gregory and waxing poetry. by Romy the Cat on 2014-06-17 
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There was a review of Avantgarde Trio by Roy Gregory at http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/avantgarde_trio.htm  It has some interesting and bright aspects, some unadulterated stupidity and some pure dishonesty, no different from the actual Avantga...
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