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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The “Dead Points of Live Sound” by Romy the Cat on 2005-05-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The “Dead Points of Live Sound” in Playback Listening  35 Replies 
This, from my prospective a superbly truthful article, was written by a Russian guy A. Polakov. I do not know who he is but the accuracy of Mr. Polakov’s experience regarding the subject and very similar Mr. Polakov’s and my observations of the issue...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: George Orwell and loudspeakers. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: George Orwell and loudspeakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  0 Replies 
“All speakers are equal but some of the speakers are more equal then others” The more I exposed to the different loudspeakers, the more I’m learning that the horn-loaded loudspeakers are the most interesting creatures. Nope, not because they might o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: George Orwell and loudspeakers. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-10 
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“All speakers are equal but some of the speakers are more equal then others” The more I exposed to the different loudspeakers, the more I’m learning that the horn-loaded loudspeakers are the most interesting creatures. Nope, not because they might o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Magico Model 6 loudspeakers. by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico Model 6 loudspeakers. in Audio Discussions  2 Replies 
I heard today the Magico Model 6 loudspeakers about which the audio industry pimps of all calibers created so much stink lately. I did not have a chance to listen Magico extensively: a little guy who felt the he owed the room begun to jump in my ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Steinway and Lyngdorf loudspeakers by Romy the Cat on 2007-09-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Steinway and Lyngdorf loudspeakers in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
What a brilliant idea! Here is where the marketing audio people should learn and perhabs jealous. Lyngdorf company the makes those glorified Beng & Olufsen type of products, targeted for yappy-proletariat http://www.lyngdorf.com/ made a deal w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Borges' loudspeakers by Paul S on 2007-02-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  203 Replies 
Romy, does it not seem that the things you hear with ported bass would only be magnified/multiplied if you added significant enclosure resonance up the frequency range?  I am the same way with horns, in the sense that I hear the damn h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Russian mythology and Horn loudspeakers by dazzdax on 2005-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Russian mythology and Horn loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
Yes, the similarity between the horn system and the Baba-Jaga hut on fowl's legs is uncanny. The system might be only loosely based on text book principles, but did you notice the use of cotton isolated wire connecting the speaker syst...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Great Vintage Loudspeakers drivers by Nagrapex on 2009-05-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another electromagnet driver: Great Vintage Loudspeakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
These are clearly JBL pots and back covers (which have been milled flat). The refinishing job is quite nice, but the origins are clear. Also, the phenolic diaphragm is clearly for the 2482/2485 (and looks like a JBL part), which has a slightly wider ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Any no more Martha Stewart loudspeakers. by Romy the Cat on 2010-04-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Anyone experimented with pro folded bass horns for home use? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
[quote user="moreart"]Hello,i made a few bass horns for home use:look on my HP [/quote]Moreart, Behave. What your “bass horns for home use” have to do with pro folded bass horns?  Also, no offence, your horns for home use are a bit ridicules and VERY...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Orchestra of 32 Loudspeakers - how do you feel about it? by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-23 
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State-of-the-art Orchestra: 32 Loudspeakers by David Dominique “Ahem. Is this on? [two taps on the microphone]” Thus began Mark Applebaum’s Pre-Composition, the concert openeron Friday, December 10th for H...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Study Cats - you will learn everything about loudspeakers. by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression Drivers -in general in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
[quote user="serenechaos"] How were the Macondo's Axioms arrived at? By listening?  [/quote]I would encourage you to read carefully the following page:http://www.romythecat.com/MacondoAcousticSystem.aspx[quote user="serenechaos"] I am wondering ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Another electromagnet driver: Great Vintage Loudspeakers. by Romy the Cat on 2009-05-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another electromagnet driver: Great Vintage Loudspeakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
This time from Germany and this time the pattern is very much the similar to the patterns of any other company that sell electromagnet fro Hi-Fi: the semi-idiotic statements-claims meant to impress uninformed peoples and no credible claims about ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Interesting Horn loudspeakers by coops on 2007-05-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  231 Replies 
Just a quick note ,I went over to Germany and listened to a pair of Cessaro Alpha's at the home of TW Acoustic's Thomas Woschnick, I thought them absolutely superb, far more 'real' than any other speaker I have heard, ( impossible to hear everything ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Loudspeakers and headphones by Ronnie on 2005-06-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Loudspeakers and headphones in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
Hello Roman and friends,Here's a first post from me, to say hi and let you know why I've joined and perhaps ask a few questions...I'm building a pair of loudspeakers, with close to zero experience with loudspeaker building, hoping that the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: About Wilson Audio Loudspeakers by clarkjohnsen on 2005-10-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Wilson Audio Loudspeakers in Audio Discussions  53 Replies 
I concur with these sentiments.clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Re: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers: 18-inchers by Knightcrawler on 2006-07-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers in Audio Discussions  34 Replies 
The Aura 1808 had free air resonance at 24Hz and required enormous sealed enclosure of 14-16 cu feet.  Wilson Audio used the Aura 1808 in their unfortunately-ported XS subwoofers and soaked from their relatively small enclosure an extra 19dB...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Amp and loudspeakers. by Romy the Cat on 2007-04-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hi-Fi Mini Systems in Audio Discussions  12 Replies 
[quote user="Ronnie"] Did you buy the Denon?I'm curious because amp (speakers not included) is on a recommended components list by the Swedish LTS (Sound Technical Society). Things with zero or low detected coloration, after meticulous listen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Rebel +++, No more 2 drivers loudspeakers for any sensible audio by Romy the Cat on 2025-01-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A full-range driver = Crap in Playback Listening  1 Replies 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: "Advice" on The Loudspeakers by Paul S on 2024-11-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Loudspeaker (Troels Gravesen project); Finally! in Audio Discussions  58 Replies 
So far, the The Loudspeakers have handled everything I have tasked them with, and I have actually gotten a lot more in the way of Music than I imagined I would when I started with The Loudspeakers. I haven’t tried to alter these speakers in any wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: LF vs. ULF via The Loudspeakers by Paul S on 2025-10-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Loudspeaker (Troels Gravesen project); Finally! in Audio Discussions  58 Replies 
Up the thread I told that I settled on a pair of 4-way hybrids (The Loudspeakers) as minimum speakers for my purposes. Germane to this post, I will repeat something that might be a surprise to some readers just tuning in, namely that I regard ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Educate yourself WHY you buy your loudspeakers? by Romy the Cat on 2007-05-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Educate yourself WHY you buy your loudspeakers? in Audio For Dummies ™  0 Replies 
People who frequent at my site know my constant intend to assess performance of audio before even thinking to make any changes: http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=432 Approaching from this mindset I always ask people who buy n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Dannoy 2021 Loudspeakers by Romy the Cat on 2021-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dannoy 2021 Loudspeakers in Audio For Dummies ™  24 Replies 
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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Why horn-loaded loudspeakers are bad. by Romy the Cat on 2005-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why horn-loaded loudspeakers are bad. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
I have a lot of places within my site where I, in one or other way, spread propaganda about horn-loaded loudspeakers. Frankly speaking, if I were an “ordinary audiophile” then I would look at the Romy the Cat’s exuberance about horns and perceive it ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Russian mythology and Horn loudspeakers by Romy the Cat on 2005-10-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Russian mythology and Horn loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
A few months John Hasquin sent me a picture of someone’s horns suggesting … actually he did not suggested anything but after I saw the picture I was laughing hard and quite long.  I found that those horns were very symptomatic to the most horns ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: ESD Acoustic, Huge Carbon Fiber Horn Loudspeakers, RMAF 2018 by xandcg on 2018-12-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New superlative horn build - ESD acoustic in Horn-Loaded Speakers  98 Replies 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v-x1X0_Uyk ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Kirkegaard's loudspeakers (a nobler Tannoy) by Paul S on 2007-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  203 Replies 
I am just reminded of the long-since-superceded (naturally...) 10" Tannoy "mid-field"  "pro" monitor.  I think it was the TM10, which also used it's cabinet to very good effect, at least in terms of voicing.  You want "bubbles", I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Kharma Loudspeakers reach further!!! by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kharma Loudspeakers reach further!!! in Audio News  3 Replies 
The Audiogon leader: “Oosterum Loudspeaker Systems”, the Netherlands manufacturer responsible for the Kharma loudspeakers, recently announced that they terminate the long-term relationships with corporation “Toys R Us”. The founded Charles van Ooster...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Driving The Loudspeakers by Paul S on 2023-10-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  38 Replies 
I guess it’s time to talk about these amps in terms of The Loudspeakers. In truth, I thought of these amps from the first time I thought about The Loudspeakers, to the point where I “built and tested” The Loudspeakers with these amps in my hea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
The Lamm ML3 made me to think about this subject. Since my negative expectations about the ML3’s Class A2 operation turned out to be wrong  and since we go into expense and efforts (totally unnecessary in my view as DSET make it worthless) and m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Bravo, Stereophile: Advent loudspeakers by Romy the Cat on 2006-04-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bravo, Stereophile: Advent loudspeakers in Audio Discussions  0 Replies 
No mater how ridicules the title of this article sounds on my site but I was quite glad to see the in the May’s issues of Stereophile the Robert J. Reina review of Advent loudspeakers. I do not think that Advent’s review is a sign of some kind of sin...
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