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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: LVFrame strength: Never mind Russell Crowe, Russ himself can swing off... by oxric on 2011-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rakeshorns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="oxric"]Hi Romy,First of all, as things stand in the sketch, the mast sits atop the legs, a horribly precarious position given the weight that will be applied away from the centre of mass of the structure. This sketch is an early ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: 6c33 swing voltage by Celsius on 2013-11-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 6E5P tube data. in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Why do you think I bout a 1000 of them and closed to the rest of my life my interest in driver tubes?Still, the 6E5P should not be measured as a driver but heard as a driver – the beauty in this tube is in its sound.I do no...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Compression drivers and BD swing by serenechaos on 2008-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression Drivers -in general in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
I wasn't trying to critique Bert, or even get into an in-depth critique on the Swing, more Compression Driver configurations -- vertical vs. angled, and coaxial, (and maybe other factors which affect Sound).  But I'm more and more real...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Swing hornspeaker of bd-design by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Swing hornspeaker of bd-design in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
hi alla owner of the Swing of bd-design describes his listening experience with his new speakers at home, i think that deserves attention :http://www.bd-design.nl/forum/forum_entry.php?id=11829he could not be more enthusiastic. i believe him, as i ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: intern of the swing by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-12-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Swing hornspeaker of bd-design in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
romyi never heard before regarding this technique of push pull, ore isobaric design. i searched the net, and i found it very interesting.That means when one driver cone is moving out of the enclosure, the other is also, but, due to the way they are m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: does different wood influence sound ? by angeloitacare-idiot on 2007-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tannoy Red 1960s: some sober reality in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
Romyi will start building my first hornspeaker, going from theory ( surfing the net ) to practice. i am not pretentious regarding the result, i am very aware of my knowledge limitations and lack of experience, as i am just in the beginning. but the w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Any technology in the hands of barbarian… by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression Drivers -in general in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
[quote user="CO"]I have tried a BMS driver a while ago and it was really bad. About a year ago i heard Berts setup at his house and it did not impress me... It was also with the coaxial BMS.Not much depth or resolution. Did have alot of power though...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: 300Blee by N-set on 2012-09-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Staxquiades project in Melquiades Amplifier  19 Replies 
Thank you Romy! Actually I've realized that when I wrote it I rather ment dynamical stability then frying the outputs. But in proper PP the even order harmonics are strongly surpressed, sothere should be no or very little change of the output OP due ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Compression drivers and BD swing by serenechaos on 2008-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression Drivers -in general in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
I wasn't trying to critique Bert, or even get into an in-depth critique on the Swing, more Compression Driver configurations -- vertical vs. angled, and coaxial, (and maybe other factors which affect Sound).  But I'm more and more real...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: American National Recording Registry by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: American National Recording Registry in Musical Discussions  1 Replies 
Recordings are listed by year of release: "The Lord's Prayer" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Emile Berliner. (ca. 1888) Emile Berliner, the inventor of the microphone and founder of the first disc record company, lived and worked in Washi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Correction by Amir on 2016-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="Amir"]micro harmonic means when the forground music volume is high then the low level background music volume swing be very coherent , transparent and smooth.[/quote]I correct:"micro dynamic means when the forground music volume is high ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: 6c33 swing voltage by Celsius on 2013-11-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 6E5P tube data. in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Why do you think I bout a 1000 of them and closed to the rest of my life my interest in driver tubes?Still, the 6E5P should not be measured as a driver but heard as a driver – the beauty in this tube is in its sound.I do no...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Cooking with 6C33C, literally. by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A different breed of 6C33C amplifier. in Melquiades Amplifier  84 Replies 
The 6C33C preamp? Hm, this is bold. As I see you use it as a single stage buffer with only one 6C33C and couple output with a transformer? I head the Germans built something like this but I never heard it or saw it. I do not feel a need for such ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: I call it all ‘the commodity audio’ 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"] I started thinking about all this due to Bert Doppenberg's Swing I heard @ RMAF.  He said some people prefer it to always be vertical, but he prefers it with the mid and high (co-axial horn to the outside, and the bass...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: Yes Romy, £225 per pair! And again read more carefully-Anubisgrau... by oxric on 2011-04-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Yes, I did not realize that the price of £225 is for a PAIR; usually price is given per driver. I guess the £225 per pair is not and of the world but I still insist to pay 65 cents per 1 Euro as it use to do… In past I n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Phase split by N-set on 2012-09-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Staxquiades project in Melquiades Amplifier  19 Replies 
[quote user="N-set"] Anotheraxiom was to make it DC coupled so that there is nothing but tubes in the chain.[/quote]Of course I was not very precise here: not pictured but a 1:1+1 phase splitting input transformeris inevitable...still I believe it is...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Melq 6e5p driver stage for ss? by shannon on 2014-12-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Melq 6e5p driver stage for ss? in Melquiades Amplifier  29 Replies 
Delet if not proper topic.  Was wanting to experiment with 6e5p driving lifeless speakers.  with possible 100v swing i'm guessing way to much for regular garbage amps. What are peoples ideas for lowering output v (to like >5v?) with out destroying...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: My Audio Philosophy by Amir on 2016-05-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
I know there is no reason to describe my view about high end audio but i do not know why i am interested to do that in this forum.I think we could categorize audio systems in 3 level.Level 1 is a system that make you sad in long listening session bec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: Melq building by RonyWeissman on 2012-07-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Full range Melquiades implementation in Melquiades Amplifier  81 Replies 
Thanks for response I will e-mail after the holidays. i have begun exchanging mails with the builder and I think I can swing this project, financially speaking.R Weissman...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: “The ultimate carbon stick resistors … improve strength.” by Romy the Cat on 2006-12-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Swing hornspeaker of bd-design in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
I do not know what it is all about as I’m under impression that it you socialize with people on dB-design forum then they will be more responsive about your excitement. I’m not quite sure what the SWING is all about as the guy mentioned and descried ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Give me more power by hagtech on 2007-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 6E5P tube data. in Melquiades Amplifier  44 Replies 
Romy, I tried out a 6e5p as a driver tube in a PP 2a3 amp (was using a 7788 for driver).  Well, knock my socks off!  The amp went from 6 watts to 8 watts!  Distortion dropped a tad, but mostly it was more signal swing.  I could dr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #74: What esle you would like to know? by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
Yes, I did not realize that the price of £225 is for a PAIR; usually price is given per driver. I guess the £225 per pair is not and of the world but I still insist to pay 65 cents per 1 Euro as it use to do… In past I never dealt with Fane direc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: “Mixed with dark brown?” I wonder what would it be… by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression Drivers -in general in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
[quote user="serenechaos"] I wasn't trying to critique Bert, or even get into an in-depth critique on the Swing….  Maybe that's why you went into more description of Bert, and his business?  You feel it is somehow reflected in the speakers ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: 6S45P zero bias by be on 2007-04-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The one-stage Melquiades. in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
Thanks ml8, do you know how much it could swing before problems, either due to clipping or grid current?Rgds. be...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Swing hornspeaker of bd-design by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Swing hornspeaker of bd-design in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
hi alla owner of the Swing of bd-design describes his listening experience with his new speakers at home, i think that deserves attention :http://www.bd-design.nl/forum/forum_entry.php?id=11829he could not be more enthusiastic. i believe him, as i ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: My ignorance by Antonio J. on 2005-08-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Gas voltage reference 0A2 tubes. in Melquiades Amplifier  42 Replies 
Thanks for the extensive reply. I wish I knew exactly the use the preamp is doing of them and if they could be safely replaced by those alternatives you mention. I believe they're regulators within the power supply. The problem with them is not burni...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #122: Some very good points... and... possibly more logical reasoning? by floobydust on 2009-01-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
 Romy, Some very good points here... if I downloaded the correct schematic from your site for the 6-channel Melq amp (also has the term DSET in the title) then you have created a 6-channel SET amp with built-in crossover points. Your first ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: DHT driving the 801 or 10Y by guy sergeant on 2009-01-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DHT driver & input in Melquiades Amplifier  25 Replies 
Driving an 801 or 10Y with another DHT would be tricky. The driver stage would need a Zout of <400 ohms. A 2A3 might do it via a step down interstage although making a good interstage that'll handle 60mA will be difficult. A 45 at near maximum rat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: 11V Direct Heater by Paul S on 2011-04-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
N-Set, this tube does look interesting, in that it mostly fits your stated theoretical desiderata, save the true triode part.  It will also be interesting to see how you swing the drive voltage in only one stage, and how you will from there arrange a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Line level vs. speaker level by Paul S on 2007-04-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Summary: my/your audio: year by year in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
I'm sorry, I thought I mentioned that I was responding to the earlier post about HF, up the thread.  I guess I misunderstood from other reading that you much preferred your crossovers at line level, while I was proposing it a...
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