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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: A Milq for a channel around 515G by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I do not know what else are you looking. in Audio Discussions  12 Replies 
[quote user="RonyWeissman"] I have the 515-Gs If I remember correctly, and I am trying to find suggestions on what is proper horn-loaded cabinet still.  And I agree my tannoy golds so far have worked best with early 70's mcintosh 22...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A right midbass solution for Altec 515G. by Romy the Cat on 2007-05-06 
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I had quite a number emails from different people who picked 515G or AK15X drivers and would like to build a midbass horn from 60-80Hz to ~500Hz. I played a lot with different 515 (B, E, D, A) and with different AK15X but I never went for the right h...

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 #4: A horn for Altec 515-8G by Romy the Cat on 2009-12-26 
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[quote user="RonyWeissman"]A mid-bass horn for my Altec 515-8G drivers operating from 100-600hz [/quote] Rony, I think your wish to have mid-bass horn with 515G is a bit faulty. A mid-bass horn for 515G shall be 50-600 Hz. Let me to explain. T...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: God does not exist in the SET world. by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-04 
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Rony, After reading my post about the undersized core (for the given current) of Lundahl transformers you might be an impression that Lundahl are some kind of second choice. The undersized amorphous Lundahls forum is second chose for an ultimate ful...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A right midbass solution for Altec 515G. by Romy the Cat on 2007-05-06 
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I had quite a number emails from different people who picked 515G or AK15X drivers and would like to build a midbass horn from 60-80Hz to ~500Hz. I played a lot with different 515 (B, E, D, A) and with different AK15X but I never went for the right h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The Henry’s Grande Castine by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The European Triode Festival’s horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
[quote user="Marc HENRY"] For this Musique-Concrete horn system called "Grande Castine" (it was developped in Saint Cast Le Guildo, Britanny, France, from were females inhabitants are called "Castines" ) i prefered a modified 60Hz Le Cleac'h cylindri...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: A Milq for a channel around 515G by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-04 
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[quote user="RonyWeissman"] I have the 515-Gs If I remember correctly, and I am trying to find suggestions on what is proper horn-loaded cabinet still.  And I agree my tannoy golds so far have worked best with early 70's mcintosh 22...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers: 15-inchers by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers in Audio Discussions  34 Replies 
The exceptional 15-inchers would be two fitted in two categories: the bass 15-inchers and wide-range 15-inchers. It is imposable to think about the exceptional and wide -range 15-inchers and do not mention the 1946 -1973 production of the Tannoy Dual...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: An objective indication of what is going on there by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Ridiculous Japa-Brazilian horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  54 Replies 
[quote user="Merlin"] Absolutely inadequate for desiphering the subjective sound quality yes - all we can deduce is that the system has a maximum sensitivity of 98db/w at best, and quite possibly less. As do many fine loudspeaker systems. All louds...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: That crossover is perfectly understandable and very predictable by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-21 
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[quote user="Paul S"] If Marko "needs" 3rd order, is somerthing else amiss? [/quote]It is not amiss but an area where the things should be explored. What I like about horns that they have very little ambiguity and if everything is done “properly” the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: 300hz-1000hz.. by chaos on 2008-07-02 
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hi romy!i opened the s2 some nights ago, to me it looked different, but i will check it again, maybe some reflections really fooled me. i searched your s2-guide very carefully, the one in your pic i would without doubt identify as a clear suspension....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #201: A driver of some sort? by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-28 
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[quote user="noviygera"]What is that round yellow thing in the right corner of the picture? A driver of some sort? [/quote]Yes, they are Fane 24” bass driver with 24Hz primary resonance. I am waiting for the final sound check; the final is long time ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #203: Listening different drives with midbass horn by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-29 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Yes, they are Fane 24” bass driver with 24Hz primary resonance. I am waiting for the final sound check; the final is long time away. I will be testing today different back chamber size and different drivers. I have a few Al...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Pictures - Third Time's a Charm by skushino on 2013-09-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Good midbass is complicated, if not unobtainable. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  74 Replies 
Another very quick post - I have guests arriving from Japan in a couple of hours.  Will respond more thoughtfully when I have some free time.University Dean plans:  Mouth - 1080 in^2Throat - 78 in ^2S(d) - 132.7 in^2Compression ratio - 1.70Path lengt...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: I would like to use my 15-incher, the question is HOW? by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
John, I see where you go with it. I afraid that I will not be making my drivers – I have no idea how to make them in order them to sound the way I need. I have no problem to design and to make 4" exit compression driver or to undertake a project to r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: It is all depends…. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mitigating Undesired High Freqs in Midbass Horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
There are a few other ways to roll off HF: shaping and extending front chamber, playing with damping of the driver cone and so in. The Altec 515G at 220H, what the channel above? When you say that you have too much HF then how do you methodologically...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #90: It is true, but…. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-18 
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[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]For your rear chambers, as they will be adjustable, it would be smart to go with a max volume that is larger than the max you estimate to be necessary. [/quote] The size of rear chamber is something that dials in the compo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: Yes sadly inadequate by Merlin on 2007-03-06 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Were the quotes above no enough for anyone who is familiar with the subject?Rgs,Romy[/quote] Absolutely inadequate for desiphering the subjective sound quality yes - all we can deduce is that the system has a maximum s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: About the Rogero’s or Johan Dreyer’s approach. by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-31 
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A visitor of my site sent me email with following: “I take it you don't like the Rogero style (or Johan Dreyer) bass horns with wings, but you could add compression to a similar setup and make it work properly. I have made several design...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Alnico vs. Ferrite vs. throat vs. whatever. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-01 
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Klaus, The 515-8GPH were in same scale as the 515G with slightly above 35Hz resonance frequency and 103 sensitivity -  a very good candidate for 60Hz horn. The 10” throat? No bolls to go for 9”, how about 8”?  I’m just kidding. The throat ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: S2 dia. alnico.. by chaos on 2008-07-01 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Hi Romy! The 515-8GPH were in same scale as the 515G with slightly above 35Hz resonance frequency and 103 sensitivity -  a very good candidate for 60Hz horn. The 10” throat? No bolls to go for 9”, how about 8”?  ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: The eyes wide shut? by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-06 
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[quote user=""]...The most obvious problem is with the Bass drivers, which are left to radiate both to the front (via the horns) as well as to the rear... which in this case really means to the front!... The rear of the drivers are aimed upward at a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #113: The boxes for Aura 1808? by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] You might be able to get away with a bit less; if I remember correctly, my calculations at the time (based on the above driver) yielded a theoretical ideal volume of something like 23 cubic feet (sealed), so still not...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #77: Can a bad floor be cured by gain/power? by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Well, in context of a full-range speaker, like largest Wilsons or the similar, the answer would be unquestionably no.  Even if we biamp those speakers then the LF still is too wide bandwidth and too geographically bind to the MF section.  The wor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Basshorn vs. non-Basshorn, further talk. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About bass horns by Johan Dreyer in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
In the linked there above “Barn Conversion - James' Project” I have expressed my attitude toward low frequency bass. I certainly not “against” bass horn it but have “concerns”. The “open bottom” concept that I invented for myself is always make me to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Selling Audio... by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-09 
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It is strange topic that I always had difficulties.  I have a storage filed with all possible audio goodies, starting from some exotic goodies that people would chaise on junk-years for years and ending with Jimmy Hoffa’s skeleton. It is not that...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: OK here are my responses by Romy the Cat on 2005-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SS Power Amps - the FoxNews of Audio. in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
[quote user="MusicLover"] Romy, SS amps have a FLAT freq curve and essentially inaudible distortion. THey don't cause ANY sound. No one has been able to scientifically demonstrate that SS amps add any HUMAN AUDIBLE signature to the signal. While I un...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Maxonic drivers from Japan by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-14 
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We had this exchange with Christopher Witmer, who lives in Japan, via the AA about the new driver form some small Japanese manufacturer. The dirt who runs that form has deleted the whole development. Hm, people wonder why for years I have a vocal and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #121: Remagnetwhat? by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-03 
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[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]The thraot size will be 7 inches. [/quote] Wow, THAT IS BOLD!!!! The 45Hz how from 7” throat – that is very-very cool and very positively-obnoxious. [quote user="jessie.dazzle"] Yes I have thought about paying someone e...
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