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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: "Beautiful” but themselves. by Romy the Cat on 2010-12-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more non-spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  23 Replies 
Paull, the horns might be “beautiful” but only themselves. When they are jointed with the rest Macondo spherical chennals then I do not like how it all looks together.  Regarding the drivers, I do have a few options, I might slowly exercise them and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #50: BlackStealth Horn Drama continued for M4 by mjloudspeaker on 2009-08-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
"I may be wrong to continue here with M4 ideas, Romy, feel free to move this where you want, thanks". In my very audio eccentric strange mind, there is two concepts for M4 that pop to the surface, and that merit some explorations. Se...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Rridicule of what? by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The EdgarHorns: the new old business plan in Audio News  17 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] Of all the manufacturers you could be poking fun at you've chosen two who actually care about what they make and sell. [/quote] I do not think any manufacturers “do not care about what they make and sell”. They all do, or...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: It is very simple and it is very complicated. by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Many Mani's options: My first horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
[quote user="manisandher"] For the past few months, I’ve been looking for a solution to a problem – how to recreate through speakers the same sound that I get through headphones. [/quote]I very much applaud to the desire to have speakers that do ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Looking at the pictures of playback installations. by Romy the Cat on 2007-07-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Looking at the pictures of playback installations. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
It is very habitual for the internet audio hoodlums (or for males generally) to report the accomplishments of their “hobbies” without any references to the actual accomplishments. In context of audio it might be applied to habits of posting images of...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Some sensibility about bass reproduction by Romy the Cat on 2005-08-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Chinese upperbass horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
[quote user="slowmotion"]I don't understand what you mean here, Romy? To me "live" bass ( like when listening to an orchestra ) is much more dynamic than any reproduced bass I've ever heard. Also if listening to a real contrabass in a normal listenin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Cogent, electromagnetic, Edgar, Cyanide and me. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 with Electromagnets in Horn-Loaded Speakers  91 Replies 
[quote user="jweiss"] It was good to finally meet you at CES at the Cogent Room. I guess that you really found Steve and Rich's drivers pretty interesting (you initially wanted to buy a pair of the midrange drivers, remember?) [/quote] Hi, Jonathan....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: It is not eyes but design principles by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Electronluv systems questions and perhaps answers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
[quote user="electronluv"]"Eyes do the hearing" is a comment geared toward you as you make alot of assumptions based on just what you see in photo.[/quote] It is not just about what I see on photo but about which design principles a given depicting ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #55: The RAAL “Water Drop” – follow up a year later by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RAAL “Water Drop” tweeter for Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  77 Replies 
I have been asked by a number people who monitored my progress with RAAL’s “Water Drop” tweeter: “Romy was it worth it?” Well, I think after a year of leaving with tweeter, learning and satisfying it’s little habits I might pass some generalizing obs...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #75: On Purpose And Approach by Dresden on 2008-11-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  109 Replies 
I'm not sure I understand what point you consider a priority, but I can explain the reason for my initial inquiry and what I intend to do.My initial inquiry was intended to acquire information on whether a horn with a target range of 40Hz to 400Hz co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #105: Oval profile by Dominik on 2009-08-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  109 Replies 
I go for tractrix because:"I know that if I done everything properly then any profile in my room I will be able to make to have right Sound because I know what and how to listen and I know how to react upon the heard."I dont. Yet..."with 100Hz Tra...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Well, being more than a little facetious about the configuration... by cv on 2009-08-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  80 Replies 
Let's just pretend for the moment that you haven't heard the particular TAD driver Kevin is using , and consider the possibility that for at least for some portion of its frequency range, it has a tone similar to the S2 - perhaps it uses an alnico ma...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: I do not think in terms of “should” but rather as “could”. by Romy the Cat on 2007-01-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
Well, Jessie, I think you're  exercising a wishful thinking but you have, I think, a wrong subject for your thinking. Neither Lamm nor any other high-end manufacture care about result as a concept but rather a result as product. A product b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Why the Framer is “too sexy”…. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
[quote user="Gregm"]I would agree. I'd feel that the objective of "audio journalism" (for wont of a better description) is entertainment -- not an "evaluation" that can be used for reference purposes.So, the components discussed/presented are simply ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: The Great Wall of ….Wilson. by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A primer on high-end marketing: Wilson XLF in Audio News  8 Replies 
[quote user="tuga"]I agree with both of you: in my opinion this kind of presentation is really very effective on it's target public, but I have a hard time keeping my lunch in even before DW begins his visionary "insights". [/quote] Wilson Aud...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: More about the upperbass importance. by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  109 Replies 
At the beginning of this thread I said: “Show to me your middbas solution and I will tell you how your playback sounds”. Continuing to stress the domination importance of middbas-upperbass I would like to bring some illustrations and let you to make ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Re: It WAS the correct link. by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico Mini or Jonathan Valin maxi? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
[quote user="Telus"]I followed this link since I wanted to learn more about the different viewpoints and counterpoints but I couldn't find any of the posts to which you refer.  Is this the correct link?[/quote]It was a correct link but the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Re: ribbons/electrostats.... by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Passive transformer based preamp in Audio Discussions  41 Replies 
[quote user="morricab"]Well Romy, IMO they are not just tonally different they are more tonally correct, ie. they simply have less coloration than other technologies.  Just listen to a recording sometime made with a ribbon microphone and you wil...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #74: Bruckner by Volkmar Andreae by Romy the Cat on 2011-10-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Performance of a week. in Musical Discussions  87 Replies 
A local audio guy brought yesterday a box set with all Bruckner symphonies by Volkmar Andreae, all the 1953 broadcasts with Wiener sympony http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/SESSIONID/70bce9d83bda5c76444fda02d6ad605a/classic/detail/-/art/Anton%20B...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Thanks for the kind words. by Romy the Cat on 2014-11-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Who inherit Mocondo or another Mini-Me. in Site Support Forum  42 Replies 
JJ and the rest of guys. I am a bit surprised with your reaction to the audio portion of this thread. I hope people read my site for long enough to recognize strategically placed satire which the whole Mocondo inheritance section was. The events d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: CES: the most interesting room by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The CES 2005 in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
My prize to the most interesting and educational room at the show goes to a room with WAVAC 833 power SETs. Visiting this room made me to think a lot and made me to draw a lot of very valuable to me conclusions. I heard a lot about those amps. Recen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Lost Wadia virginity: congratulations! by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Reel Machines :-O in Audio Discussions  1 Replies 
Hey, Paul, long time no see. It is nice that you got rid form that Wadia. Wadia for sound, any Wadia, is like a eating Peking dumplings made with no salt, no paper, no meat and cooked in non-boiled water. I always was astonished with the popularity...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: An addition to 2008 “to do” list. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Summary: my/your audio: year by year in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] In the 2008 I have a few immediate goals: 1)    Finalize the 6-chennals version of Super Melquiades and integrate it with Macondo 2)    Finalize the “End of Life" Phonostage: 3)  ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #149: The dead end of electricity. by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="clarkjohnsen"]Since all audio folks know that the wall gives us highly variable power (voltage being just about the least important aspect), it occurs to me that a way to measure it that includes all the various parameters would be highl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: The Euvro and PS Audio by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
BTW, the Jessie, since you will be apparently mingling with you PP converting it into Euvro (Romynism form European Voltage) then you might find the comments of the PS Audio owner worth attention. Sure, not when his older PP is archaic product he is ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: A somewhat guarded apology... by Manitou on 2007-11-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 'nature' of said realities. in Audio Discussions  14 Replies 
Okay,First, thank you for responding so fully or roundly(?) to my reply.  Second, I apologise for any annoyance caused by my missive(s).  I had my doubts at the time, and was a little fluey to boot.  Not an excuse.Third, the guard...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #74: The APS PurePower devise – the lights are out... by Romy the Cat on 2007-11-26 
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"] The AC factor? This is more complex. My last APS PurePower reregenerator (the fifth unit!!!) does quite amassing things but the reregenerator’s use is not as a straight forward as it might be expected. The PurePower is VER...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #418: The ASP 2000 regenerator, what is next? by Romy the Cat on 2009-12-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
The example of the APS’ regeneration and the quality of sound attainable has clearly proved that class D is the way to do the things in audio electricity. I have been asking myself what is next? Well, this is not a question that I ask myself in a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #422: More about Lamm show phenomena by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-14 
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"] Still, there is an interesting phenomenon that I never was able to understand. I observe Lamm’s show rooms from I think 1998-1999 to 2006 when I did my last audio show. Surprisingly all Lamm rooms at audio shows sound ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #526: Nonsense! by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="PurePower"] In the world or audio you learn new and interesting facts every day.   AC caps (ceramic, electrolytic, polyester and polypropylene metallized foil types) can buzz at various frequencies. This is not nonsense, and is quite...
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