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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: There are many key points…. by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]Romy wrote:"...I think the key factor would be the degree to which the driver is able to decimate the LF pitches..."Pitch: The property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration.... I decided to loo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: No metal tools in the gap, please. by Romy the Cat on 2007-09-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: S2 Hissing Sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  12 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] Buy or make a good non-magnetic flat-blade screwdriver (I made one from a solid stainless steel rod... use a "hollow grinding" technique and make sure the tip is a nice fit... not all "stainless steel" is non-magnetic)......

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Throat, s2, 515g-alnico by chaos on 2008-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 60hz, GPA-515-8ghp horn... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  32 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]Hi Klaus, Spec sheet on the bass driver you plan to use here: http://www.greatplainsaudio.com/downloads/515_G.pdf [/quote] got it, thx. used this data to simulate in hornresponse,looks very promising. but i know...its ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #204: Cold Comfort Form by Paul S on 2012-07-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
Jessie, sorry to hear about this trouble.  Another thing worth knowing is that Teflon notoriously "cold forms", meaning it shifts shape over time according to ???, even when "not hot".Best regards,Paul S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #133: French LF drivers by oxric on 2010-05-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Hi Romy:See below an  interesting approach. It probably violates some of your axioms but it does seem rather promising methink, without having heard it. Maybe Jessie Dazzle knows about these and could give us the lowdown as they seem rather close to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: ITunes by RonyWeissman on 2009-01-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What to do in office? in Off Air Audio  33 Replies 
Hi Jessie, Thanks for reply.  I am Mac based and am looking at the following idea for sending music from my computer to my audio system.  The guy that builds it says that the sound is much better than he gets out of CD-playback, who knows. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Interesting… by Romy the Cat on 2011-02-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Looking for different Sound of Schubert 9 in Musical Discussions  3 Replies 
Interesting, thanks, Jessie. I am not familiar with this one if I would not look under normal circumstances for London Symphony from 50-60s. As I understand 1958-59 it was after Krips lead LSO and moved to US, interesting… Another interning fact the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Copyright by samuel33 on 2007-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Attention Sound Engineers (compression and loudness) in Playback Listening  47 Replies 
Jessie.Dazzle i find your post very intresting....i had just post -before reading yours- in a sound engineer forum a post asking them why they rarely use High-end speakers...I will copy/past the response....I gonna post also yours if you don't mind....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #133: An OT Plug for Rupert Sheldrake by Paul S on 2009-11-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
Thanks, Jessie!I also miss Tesla, and I agree, there should be more guys like this.May you and the other hyper-inquisitives enjoy Mr. Sheldrake as much as I do! (yeah, the "dogs" are good, but keep searching until you find the "speed of communication...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Cleaning S2s by RonyWeissman on 2007-09-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: S2 Hissing Sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  12 Replies 
Hi jessie, thanks for tip.  I will clean them myself, though I was planning on having the magnet recharged at same time, and I can't do that myself...  The 3in1 oil idea is too scary for me, let me know how it works for you  8-)  ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Fane impedance and other drivers. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] Back when Fane were still in business, I ordered a pair in 16O (I don't know if there is a theoretical best choice between the two for horn loading... Any thoughts ? However, the 8O model will require a smaller coil in th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #197: The mental rotattion.... by Romy the Cat on 2011-01-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]No, I did not change the wires, just took the photo of the old socket from a different angle (off 90°); you need to mentally rotate the image.[/quote]I did mentally rotate it. The very first wire on right from the bridge b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: In the Air and On the Line by Paul S on 2010-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A datacenter at home and … "sound". in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
Jessie, are you saying that the RAID system is "quiet" with respect to regular old audible noise from the unit, itself?  How is it with respect to the filthy switching backwash on the AC line and EMI/RFI broadcasting?Best regards,Paul S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Thank you for giving me ideas on RTA by zanon on 2010-06-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Learning to interpret RTA in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
Thank you all for your ideas and suggestions on RTA.Romy -- you are correct, measurements always need to be made in context of sonic experience and more importantly musical intention. For me, though, to begin the process, I need to unlearn much of wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #50: Rubber bucket! by Paul S on 2007-09-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
Jessie, I am still following with great interest; that is so cool!The last time I had some machining like that done I did not ask the price ahead of time.  After all, how much could it be???As ever, your solutions are elegant and adaptive, and t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #60: Primitive... by Paul S on 2008-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
Geez, JessieThat's about as COOL as ANYTHING I EVER SAW!!!So, you used to be:tool and die guymold makerbrain surgeon...IMO you are bound to succeed, if only because you are not painting yourself into a corner.Not only do the designs and methods look ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Well, I feel that there are no other ways. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 60hz, GPA-515-8ghp horn... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  32 Replies 
[quote user="chaos"]macondo: searched it, but its far out;-) you and jezzie work on another base.[/quote] Klaus, it does not need to be searched - Macondo has own page: http://www.goodsoundclub.com/MacondoAcousticSystem.aspx I would like to note t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #88: Fiber horn... by chaos on 2008-07-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
hi jessie!why you dont make it from carbonfiber on a foambase? carbonfiber is much easier to work than glassfiber and of course gives stiffer boards. im also just working on a "surfboard" horn, but i make the bent sides with layers of depron boards a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #60: The S2 Diaphragms: is not the tone that drives me. by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] You did at one point (circa early 2005) prefer the metal suspension for MF : http://www.goodsoundclub.com/GetPost.aspx?PostID=871                Quot...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #71: Playing around. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] And Ok, maybe I don't have all the filters dialed in, and the DPOLS are like a dream to me now….[/quote] And with 1600 pound per channel you might forget about the DPOLS … -:) [quote user="jessie.dazzle"]Here is an RTA ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: From lignum vitae to "rotae vitae" by oxric on 2011-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rakeshorns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Well, the resonance frequency of frame is the subject sucked out of nowhere. I can’t not even begin to tell how irrelevant it is. [/quote]You are probably right. Obviously not having lived in earnest with any multi-way horn...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #55: Possible option for fabrication by Albert on 2010-06-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
The top 3 are to scale model of the throat, mouth and length you posted above without the horn profile.the bottom image is the equivalent flat pattern.If you were to cut the pattern out of material and sow the sides together, add a ci...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: A playback system as a statement of mind. by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] A technical understanding is necessary and I am always trying to learn more... [/quote]Jessie, you might at this point have worries/interests about technicalities of horns operation or a desire to find theoretical justifi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: The media is the bitch. by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High Quality Music Server / CD player in Didital Things  169 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] In my case, the CD transport (which is no slouch) is soundly beaten. Apart from using it to make the occasional comparison, I have not touched the CD transport since unpacking the DAC.[/quote] Jessie, I see an inconsiste...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Ergonomically and functionally done very stupidly. by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The commercial music servers. in Didital Things  36 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]Control everything from anywhere in the house : The newest version of the Mac OS (sorry!) gives you complete wireless remote control over a second Mac, allowing you to see the screen of the other computer, and execute ALL ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Thoughts form future: about Melquiades and Lamm ML2.0. by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SET and speakers: disregard Volume in Audio For Dummies ™  4 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] I bought the ML2s to use as a development/reference tool while constructing this horn system. The idea being that I would first use them to dial in the horns, and later as a reference, to which I would compare and evolve ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Midbass hors vs. flooding subwoofers - very different game. by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]I would think they might also compete with the mid-bass horns. The Auras can run up to 80, maybe 90Hz (you're probably going to say "60Hz max!!!"); would you really need to use the line arrays in the presence of a pair...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #87: Buddanization and again: about the S2's diaphragms. by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
This post is split form the thread:http://www.GoodSoundClub.com/TreeItem.aspx?PostID=4549http://www.GoodSoundClub.com/TreeItem.aspx?PostID=4556[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] "...I very much might try to use the metal suspension again when I will be dri...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: To know how I can “cheat”. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]To my understanding, taken individually, your attic horns would be more obviously working in a half-space environment. For any output that is common to both the L and R channels (some in the case of stereo recordings a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: My bad by oxric on 2010-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: French Horns/drivers shootout (oops! S2 came last) in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]I realize this is off topic, but I would like to address the issue:Rackish wrote:   "...Recently I asked someone who contributes regularly on your forum and has a system 'similar' to yours to come and listen to his system....
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