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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The state of High-Efficiency: horns. by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The state of High-Efficiency Loudspeakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
It is not surprising that the subject of horn is as screwed as the subject of drivers. It is understandable as driver must be made for specific horn loading, not one make drivers properly, so what the horns are made for? A horn is a very simple dev...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: A proper commercial midbass horn, sort of.... by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Since I started this thread I have received a number of emails from people bitching that I do not like this, criticize that and that they can’t figure out what I do like. I reply to them invariably – “Do not read my site as you are too much a Mor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Continuum turntable. by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
Mike at AudioFederation.com posted in his blog something that I feel should be expended upon. http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/52 I meant to reply there but I never was able to find out how his login is working, so I decided to dump my comm...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The 5-ways from Germany. by Romy the Cat on 2009-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 5-ways from Germany. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  38 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I have to admit that since the torch of sane sounding horn-loaded loudspeakers nowadays in my hands (among the outspoken people with web presences) I feel sort of an obligation to comment about new interesting species ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: The FM reception, Sansui TU-X1 and my little stupid tweak. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
OK. After a few days of self-education and harassment of various technical people I got what I need – the truth and the reasons why both of my Sansuis TU-X1 sounded so honorable from 75R FM input and so much better from FA-7 input.  Below I will...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #86: Continuing the debate…. by Romy the Cat on 2011-07-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 with Electromagnets in Horn-Loaded Speakers  91 Replies 
Somebody from AA was asking about electromagnet. The subject pup up here from time to time but this time Bruce Edgar uploaded an interesting comment. Bruce is not a typical AA Moron and if he says “inaccurate things” then it is not due to ignoran...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #92: Siemens SL45 vs NAD Dynaudio by Amir on 2019-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="rowuk"]Amir,In live music, we have intermodulation. Two trumpets or a trumpet and oboe playing together create sum and difference tones that change depending on pitch interval for instance. For music in major keys, this intermodulati...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: If grandma had testicles then she would be called grandpa by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  107 Replies 
[quote user="Joe Roberts"]I thought I was quite clear about my evaluation program: Put it on. Play some music. Does it present a compelling emotional experience of musical enjoyment for me? If yes...GOOD! If no, maybe somebody else will like it. This...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: If I was doing it… by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best Third Movement from “Der Titan” in Musical Discussions  9 Replies 
I do not care about the Bruno Walter’s or the Mahler’s himself comments. I care about myself and in the way how I want it to play not one plays, and I am disappointed. I am not a huge fun of Mahler First Symphony; in fact I am not a huge fun ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: What can I say? by Romy the Cat on 2015-10-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Copper Mat on a Micro Seiki Gun Metal Platter in Analog Playback  122 Replies 
[quote user="alex"]Sorry Romy,We are talking about pivoted tonearm with overhang. That is the geometry  that creates force to pull the cartridge toward the centre of the record. If you take a moment to observe how anti-scate weight is at...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #288: I am a moron by Edgar= on 2022-11-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
[quote user="N-set"] i suspect that some MF energy coming out of scanspeaks are actually box reflections [/quote] Hey N-set, as I am back listening to my Dannoys and I listened again about a week ago for the passive radiator and found -...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The Srajan Ebaen as a genius among Morons. by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Srajan Ebaen and Juicy-Cooking Audio. in Audio News  8 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]When Srajan Ebaen was a little boy he loved to help in his uncle’s in French restaurant. They lived in a small German village, filled with many pragmatic eateries that served large meals with sausages and potato.  The u...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #372: A new ‘strange’ power conditioner: Dmitri from Running Springs Audio by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
This weekend I was told that there is a new power conditioner out there: Dmitri from Running Springs Audio. I never heard the company and have no idea that they are, what they do and what the stand for. A quick search lead me to number of posi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: About Wilson Audio Loudspeakers by Romy the Cat on 2005-10-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Wilson Audio Loudspeakers in Audio Discussions  53 Replies 
This thread is a derivation of the thread: Wilsons, EMM, Ozawa, Saint-Saens and...[quote user="clarkjohnsen"]While in general I agree with Romy about Wilsons, I have once or twice heard them sound really, really good. On the other hand I have also he...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: The Alnic’s Preamp Mystery #2 by Romy the Cat on 2009-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The LCR RIAA correctors in Analog Playback  57 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] It is not a the thread about Allnic but LCR RIAA correctors, still there was something expressed in here about the Allnic LCR phonocorrector… and  I feel bad about it. It is not that I don’t think that Allnic LCR phono...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Re: Jonathan Valin's strip show? by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico Mini or Jonathan Valin maxi? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
Well, after all I was pointed out to the place where the annoyed wonna-be-Magico-owners came from: http://forums.avguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=349&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=50 Nothing new, I well accustomed to the satiations when pro...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #560: Disappointment so far with motor-generator idea by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] OK, I agree – it might be not necessary as PP2000 does produce fine electricity in a convenient package. Furthermore it violates the rule that I try to follow in audio generally: define snick objective and ONLY then re...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: About beauty and ugliness of horn speakers. by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About beauty and ugliness of horn speakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
Some folks from Australian audio site nominated my Macondo as the ugliest loudspeaker.  I would disagree but my objective in this thread is not arguing about tastes but to talk a bit about reference points of judgments. It is irrelevant to me per...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Wilsons, EMM, Ozawa, Saint-Saens and... by Romy the Cat on 2005-10-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Wilsons, EMM, Ozawa, Saint-Saens and... in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
... other salad of dairies during the “Lost Saturday”…. Morning… Clark Johnson pitched a few days ago the Dino Ciani’s Beethoven sonatas… http://www.goodsoundclub.com/TreeItem.aspx?postID=1468 The Ciani’s Beethoven is unquestionably wonderful but...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Crossover Design: WHY? by Romy the Cat on 2005-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] I know all the compromises involved with the EdgarHorns, I have heard them when I visited Bruce Edgar in Gardena, and they were pretty good compared to most of what is out there.  I realized that I would likely never be able...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: Replace all audio coupling... by Romy the Cat on 2008-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
Doug, it is a lot of tuner went over your hand. I wonder what drove you to do so.  Was any specific quality of sound that you were looking and the tuner that you own did not serve you? [quote user="doug s."]romy, there is a tuna freak in los a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The Danger from writing opinions... by Stitch on 2010-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fuck you, the Shunyata's marketing. in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
Well, the Magazines are more or less an advertising tool for the Manufactures and their Importers. They don‘t write for the customers, they write for the other Party. It is the way it is. Most readers want to have a guide and they ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Wrong discussion by Amir on 2016-06-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My Audio Philosophy in Playback Listening  95 Replies 
[quote user="op.9"] Amir wrote: The only thing that limit me is my english language skill not my knowledge about my idea   you are limited to your limited understanding of ele...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: Church, Vegas & Invisible Sound by jessie.dazzle on 2007-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio critique – open your mind! in Playback Listening  44 Replies 
What happens when we say "Yeah man, that's what I said, the sound of your system sucks"? What makes people so sensitive to criticism of their decisions regarding audio? What makes audio different than other realms open to criticism? Here are...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A littlie D-War: Bidat vs. Lavry Gold by Romy the Cat on 2005-12-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A littlie D-War: Bidat vs. Lavry Gold in Didital Things  14 Replies 
The regular readers of my audio blog probably have read the thread: “How to record FM broadcasts” at: http://www.goodsoundclub.com/TreeItem.aspx?postID=1644 As you know I turned into to do it digitally and I do like it quite a lot. A couple months ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: Using MS Word and how planctons discourse shrewdly on matters of expos... by oxric on 2010-02-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Schroder Tonearms in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
  Romy wrote: Rakesh, before everything: you use MS Word to type messages and it has some...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #56: Lamm ML3 review. by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Ok, let dive a little bit further into my examination of the subject of Lamm ML3 What is important is to undusted that my view  less targets the Lamm ML3 but rather it targets the ML3 as a representative of entire cla...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #181: Murat 2017 (Martch) by Romy the Cat on 2017-03-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
It is not a secret that my short interaction with Murat and my observation the progress he has with his playback made me to feel that his is an idiot. There is nothing new in it, most of accidental audio people are idiots. Nevertheless, I think it...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Further comments about the Lamm ML3 (part II) by Romy the Cat on 2007-01-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
Ok, let dive a little bit further into my examination of the subject of Lamm ML3 What is important is to undusted that my view  less targets the Lamm ML3 but rather it targets the ML3 as a representative of entire class of amplifiers. When I to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: Roundup: RAAL, “Water Drop”, Ribbons, Vitavox, generalizations. by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RAAL “Water Drop” tweeter for Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  77 Replies 
I would like to pass some summarizing observations and some generalizations regarding the entire “Water Drop” project. THE IDEA The idea of trying to find a tweeter to compliment Macondo was a good idea. Many of you know that I was proudly declari...
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