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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Ring radiators by be on 2009-09-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The European Triode Festival’s horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
"This topology was invented by Steen Duelund"Ah-hm, ring radiators where not invented or even re-invented by the Steen Duelund dude, just copied. JBL used the priciple 40 years prior to that in: 2402-2403-2404-2405  and Fostex have been using them al...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #370: Battery operation by beachbum on 2009-07-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Hello i was told by the shop that sold me my pp2000 that the unit was not designed for battery back up in normal operation. That battery back up was added only for cases of power lost. Ive had that happen only once in the time ive used the unit. Now ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #361: Thank you Spock ;) by Beav on 2009-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote]Just to clear this up, simply because you have not had an issue, does not mean that an issue does not exist, and that this must be a defective unit.[/quote]I was responding to the comment about the person being bothered by anything in the uppe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #353: What's all this buzz by Beav on 2009-07-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I ran quite a few types of gear with the 2000 I tested.   It was quiet as a mouse with all of them.  I also have extremely good high frequency hearing and if there's anything "unnatural" going on in that range it would bother me greatly.  The buzzing...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: What is wrong with electromagnets III by be on 2009-05-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 with Electromagnets in Horn-Loaded Speakers  91 Replies 
Hi. 1)  He was very certain that it was not a result of a softening of the suspension or the speech coil for that matter.2)  Probably it it is more significant to look at the harmonic structure and decay of the vibrational spectrum of the magn...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: What is wrong with electromagnets II by be on 2009-05-30 
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I just spoke with a guy who have made both permanent magnets and electro magnets for loudspeakers.He said that the reason that electro magnetic speakers have a smoother and more grain free sound, is due to the temperature rise in the mechanical parts...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: What is wrong with electromagnets by be on 2009-05-30 
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Cat wrote:"It has the same ability to super precise to follow the very minute dynamic fluctuation of signal and superb transient but those phenomenal qualities are not connected with anything else, primary it has no correct harmonic bac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #336: Hum issues by Beav on 2009-05-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
drdha,Is your hum comming directly from the purepower unit itself?I've been doing some research on hum issues in general; a goood site for information is linked here [url]http://www.epanorama.net/documents/groundloop/home_solving.html[/url]Previously...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #264: AC-DC heater supply by be on 2009-05-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Hey. I have not seen it mentionned here, have you tried, or even considered regulated dc-current supplies for the heaters?Should have the sound quality of ac-voltage supplies combined with the lack of noise of the dc-voltage supplies.??http://www.ten...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #331: Response to Romy by Beav on 2009-04-28 
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[quote] Actually, Beav, there is something different in your case. I think what you do it wrong. If you are a reviewer and you are in possess of writing a review about the PP2000 then I would advise you do not search online what others say but subj...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #329: Humming by Beav on 2009-04-28 
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What I have is a subwoofer made by ACI; no information on the amplifier used other than it uses a two prong power cord, no ground.   When I hooked it up to the APS 2000 I got a very loud pitched hum.  Taking if off the 2000 and plugging it into a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #319: Slight fuzzy sound by beachbum on 2009-03-25 
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Hello all i must have missed the subject line with pp2000 noise i have not noticed any hiss at all from all inputs except my phono amp. Whats the problem and fix?ThanksMike...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #316: Installed my PP 2000 today by beachbum on 2009-02-26 
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Well got my very hefty piece APS PP 2000 today. This item is well packaged and weighs in at over 70 lps. You could pull something if your not careful positioning 2000 in your rack. Glad i have my Audiav Crystal rack for this behometh. My loaned 1050 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #302: Buzz, Hum by beachbum on 2009-02-21 
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On initial installation of my borrowed 1050 i used power cords i have as extras. Did so cause i was still using my BPT for everything but my amps. I had a hum and high pitch buzz from my speakers. Replacing the power cord feeding my amps was the cure...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #282: Good power equals good sound by beachbum on 2009-02-20 
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By far the addition of this device has made serious improvement to what my ears are hearing. I know there a lot of technical reasons for good or bad power values in the area of power line gear for our stereo systems. In my case i'm letting my ears de...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #272: 1050 pop when ceiling fan was turned off by beachbum on 2009-02-19 
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Adrian i have been dropping in on occasion to Romys site due to its down to earth style. Being a common blue collar workerbe i can appreciate a good down to earth explanation. I came back today after doing a google of APS 2000. I may have been misund...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #269: The APS Purepower 2000: Introduction by beachbum on 2009-02-19 
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Hello Romy a long time visitor now a member. I have always been interested in what improvements can be made to my incoming power. I use a BPT 2, PS noise harvesters and quite lines through out the house. My system has always had  very good sound...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #87: Milq bias vs. batery bias by be on 2008-12-28 
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Hi!Could you tell a bit about how does this:"I end up with 360V on B+, 15K plate load, grounded cathode, 160V on plate and -3.5V on grid via a series battery."sound as compared to the normal Milq bias?Thanksbe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Permendur sound by be on 2008-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RMAF 2008 observations, opinions 1) ceramic drivers in Audio Discussions  32 Replies 
To understand why permendur, as reported elsewhere and  to my own little  experience, sounds different to soft iron as conductor of magnetism in loudspeaker motors one must look at permendurs  properties. Two differences might contrib...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Absolutely autonomous ego projected by various means. by be on 2008-08-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Absolute Sound of Audio Idiocy. in Playback Listening  13 Replies 
Normal 0 21 false false false DA X-NONE X-NONE ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #82: Seal by be on 2008-07-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
"Did you understand that this was the case?"Yes."Though I have not detected any "flaccidity""I am not shure if will be any difference, but I would find it worth a try..be...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #79: The coupling from chamber to horn by be on 2008-07-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
Very nice project you have, an inspiring effort!Loking at the pictures it seems to me that you are using felt in front of the chamber front plate to seal the coupling between the horn and the chamber?This could cause some problems if the felt sheat i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Tantalium caps by be on 2008-07-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Rohde & Schwarz EU-6201 Tuner in Off Air Audio  34 Replies 
Very interesting "review" thanks.The 150D is possibly not the most relevant comparison, it does not seem to be a high quality product since its ESR values are not even mentionned in the data sheets.Tha T97 series: ( http://www.vishay.com/docs/40092/t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Cu vs. Ag vs. diameter by be on 2008-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: We who are about to die... (a cable thread) in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
Gregm, you wrote: "Yet, the best result -- i.e. most homogeneous sonically -- came from the thinner wires in interconnects."Did you use silver wire for your comparison?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Silver vs. copper vs. diameter by be on 2008-06-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: We who are about to die... (a cable thread) in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
I recognise your observations about the Ag vs. Cu sound, but instead of mixing the two materials I think it is better to change the diameter.I experienced 0.5 mm silver wire to be too thin soundvice, have you tried 1.0 mm or even more? The thiner the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #139: TAD 2002 by be on 2008-04-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
"TAD TD-2002 seems to have that "interesting" tone"The TAD TD-2002 has an interesting frequency responce, it goes as a technically perfect driver should up to app, 15Khz  then there is an unusually softly rounded peak around 20kHz with an amplit...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Terminations by be on 2008-04-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: EnABL: Just a note to awaken all of you peaceful sleepers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  14 Replies 
The Enable patterns are efficient on a loudspeaker membrane because there is a strong structural coupling of the transversal sound waves in the membrane it self and the additional mass and damping of the spots.In this case the situation is different,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Termination by be on 2008-04-17 
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"I think the edge termination is less of an issue if the horn is operated above cutoff, but in the case of your midbass horns, with the floor coupling, things should be more interesting."There would be no effect at all, of the arangement in the pi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #66: Another working hypothesis by be on 2008-04-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
Hi! I just thought of something that could have some relation to this topic: Take a horn with a driver, the driver produces a signal, the pressure wave will travel outwards more or less like a spherical wave front along the axis of the horn, think ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #64: Interesting by be on 2008-04-05 
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Thanks Paul and Romy, quite exciting to get into this isue.I will make my experiments and get my own impressions and try to figure it out.Regards Be...
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