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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: A rare example of prudent audio among Klangfilm users. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-08 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I do use some vintage elements in my playback but I use them purposefully.  I recognize their strengths and weaknesses and I capitalize on the strengths only. I think this is the only sane approach I see; when some vint...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: …no real Klangfilm-components whatsoever, so what? by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-08 
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[quote user="ayebee"]An observation that might only be of superficial interest to the thread: I don't think the speakers use Klangfilm woofers. The pictures are a bit grainy, but the dustcaps look far too big for the original Bionor woofers. I would ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: About the Klangfilm and armadillos. by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-15 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] Having said that I've never heard a properly working WE555 or 594 either and given the problems of getting the S2 to work well I can't imagine there are many installations using those drivers with the right sort of horns t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Klangfilm: actual knowledge is better then fetish imagination by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-15 
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The Japanese Christopher Witmer posted at the Sewers some finny pictures of another Klangfilm “invention”.  It is hardly could be imagined more bogus design for a two way horn systems – no wonder that people hate horns… I wonder if one of the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Klangfilm by guy sergeant on 2007-03-15 
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As a piece of 73 year old cinema sound technology, I think they look great. As something to reproduce music on, maybe not. They belong in a museum really. Which would you rather try to get good sound from Romy? These or Magico Mini's?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: The Klangfilm my tail… by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-16 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"]Which would you rather try to get good sound from Romy? These or Magico Mini's?[/quote] I realy do not understated the essence of this comment. If it is a good sound then what the hell different if it came form 73-year old...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Klangfilm Euronor 2 by RacerXtreme on 2008-10-04 
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http://s229.photobucket.com/albums/ee214/RacerXXXtreme/?action=view&current=speaker3.jpghttp://s229.photobucket.com/albums/ee214/RacerXXXtreme/?action=view&current=IMG_2715.jpgGuess I've always been fascinated with horns.   Esp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: A beter attempt to deal with Klangfilm. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-07 
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In the linked thread “Munich High End 2010..” while taking with Joe the Archeologist I was mentioning the fundamental flows of open baffles. Still, the presence of disadvantages circumstance is not a red flag for somebody actively or my interest....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Better attempt Klangfilm not. by msaudio on 2010-06-07 
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This is not a klangfilm MF Driver, it is a RCA MF Alnico driver with phenolic diaghragm and bakelite rear cover. I have seen a few of these and they sound pretty good for a driver that is good from 300hz to 8000Hz. Sounds alot like a altec 290 driver...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: A rare example of prudent audio among Klangfilm users. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-08 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I do use some vintage elements in my playback but I use them purposefully.  I recognize their strengths and weaknesses and I capitalize on the strengths only. I think this is the only sane approach I see; when some vint...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: …no real Klangfilm-components whatsoever, so what? by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-08 
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[quote user="ayebee"]An observation that might only be of superficial interest to the thread: I don't think the speakers use Klangfilm woofers. The pictures are a bit grainy, but the dustcaps look far too big for the original Bionor woofers. I would ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: The Real Subject, Klangfilm Not' by msaudio on 2010-06-09 
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If you look at the picture second from the the top, you will see 2 woofers mounted in front on the baffle, notice a 2 piece horn from the baffle. Klangfilm never had such a horn, they would start at the baffle and curve out. The horn in your picture'...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Second take Klangfilm Wonabee" by msaudio on 2010-06-09 
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Looking at the pictures again, I believe the builder's had the woofer's mounted on both stages of this horn at one time for testing, and thought it was better with 2 piece horns. This has got me so i want to do some tests to see what the advanages ar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Klangfilm Kl51 by jzagaja on 2011-06-09 
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Klangfilm KL-51 rebuilt at www.horns.pl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Klangfilm Kl51 by jzagaja on 2011-06-09 
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Klangfilm KL-51 rebuilt at www.horns.pl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Bionor drawings by ayebee on 2010-06-09 
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If you look at the original Bionor drawings (you can find them at klangfilm.free.fr) you see that the "bass" horn is actually made out of two sections, the outer is curved, the inner is conical and expand both horizontally and laterally (more in the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Why *** chose this approach is beyond me... by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-09 
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[quote user="ayebee"]If you look at the original Bionor drawings (you can find them at klangfilm.free.fr) you see that the "bass" horn is actually made out of two sections, the outer is curved, the inner is conical and expand both horizontally and la...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Bionor woofers by ayebee on 2010-06-08 
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An observation that might only be of superficial interest to the thread: I don't think the speakers use Klangfilm woofers. The pictures are a bit grainy, but the dustcaps look far too big for the original Bionor woofers. I would guess this is a "clon...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: A beter attempt to deal with Klangfilm. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Klangfilm: actual knowledge is better then fetish imaginatio... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
In the linked thread “Munich High End 2010..” while taking with Joe the Archeologist I was mentioning the fundamental flows of open baffles. Still, the presence of disadvantages circumstance is not a red flag for somebody actively or my interest....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: The Klangfilm my tail… by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-16 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"]Which would you rather try to get good sound from Romy? These or Magico Mini's?[/quote] I realy do not understated the essence of this comment. If it is a good sound then what the hell different if it came form 73-year old...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Green cones by KLegind on 2013-03-21 
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To me the big green drivers in the midbass horn look like old Siemens Klangfilm or Telefunken (or other German manufacturer) 10 inch units. Maybe 12 inch... I had a pair of 8 inch Klangfilm once and they do have interesting tone across a couple of oc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #396: Kids and audio by KLegind on 2012-09-06 
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I can guarantee that a pair of ATC 15" woofers with the fragile foam surround and some unobtanium Siemens Klangfilm 8" units are even more alluring.Kris...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: 5 way system in the UK by guy sergeant on 2016-03-22 
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A friend of mine showed this 5 way system at the annual enthusiasts event at Scalford Hall here in the UK.[IMG]http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh107/pure_sound/25917877386_6d44490768_o.jpg[/IMG]This comprises Lab Subs for LF, Some straight 80 Hz h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: Cinema/PA type drivers by Paul S on 2013-03-12 
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Not to dismiss the matter of the (non) existence of the FC L405, since I have not seen one, and I do not know (or care) about this...Regarding the "applications" for the cinema/PA-type drivers, broadly speaking, these drivers were/are "purpose built"...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Too simple mistake to make. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-09 
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[quote user="msaudio"]If you look at the picture second from the the top, you will see 2 woofers mounted in front on the baffle, notice a 2 piece horn from the baffle. Klangfilm never had such a horn, they would start at the baffle and curve out. The...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Better attempt Klangfilm not. by msaudio on 2010-06-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Klangfilm: actual knowledge is better then fetish imaginatio... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
This is not a klangfilm MF Driver, it is a RCA MF Alnico driver with phenolic diaghragm and bakelite rear cover. I have seen a few of these and they sound pretty good for a driver that is good from 300hz to 8000Hz. Sounds alot like a altec 290 driver...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #275: The unexpected insanity! by Romy the Cat on 2009-05-10 
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I closed up the amps and moved it to the default operation position, right along with it all Dominus cables and so on.  I played just mono music and was very interesting where I will find myself with this amp Sound.  The right channel still was s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Klangfilm: actual knowledge is better then fetish imagination by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-15 
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The Japanese Christopher Witmer posted at the Sewers some finny pictures of another Klangfilm “invention”.  It is hardly could be imagined more bogus design for a two way horn systems – no wonder that people hate horns… I wonder if one of the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers: 14-inchers by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-16 
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Oops, I almost forgot the size of 14”. This is kind of off the wall size but still there was two exceptional drivers in this size that I met. The first is JBL 1400ND. The 1400ND was initially used in JBL K2 system. It had underhung voice coil, neody...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Vitavox S2 with Electromagnets by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-12 
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A few years ago playing with my favorite Vitavox S2 driver I was asking myself how it might sound if instead of the Alnico magnet the electromagnets would be used. As many other driver of the period the Vitavox did not utilized the only one magnet ty...
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