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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: 50/40 Altec 604 Duplex Boxes by Gargoyle on 2015-12-19 
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I figured because I am going to be leaching information off here in my future horn endeavors, I thought I would share where I have been.If you are going to run bare duplexes, you may consider something like these. IMO the pinnacle of duplex enclosure...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Jean Hiraga’s cooking of Altec 604 by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-25 
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I have to admit that I hate the Altec 604 in the same way I hate a few similar drivers other companies made in the same topology. Jean Hiraga made a loudspeaker around Altec 604, I have no idea how it sounds. People who read my site know that I d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #149: My version of RE-604 and PX4 by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-05 
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Since I kind of targeted with my YoYo tube to the RE604-class then I am considering to pay once a lot of money and to buy one of those RE604 to see how much YO186 better or worse. (BTW, do not be under impression that YO186 is cheap – it is not still...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: RX 5000 by Stitch on 2009-01-15 
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Some more pics...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #364: Ho to use the YO186 by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-05 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I have to admit that I have written a few pieces of writing about my experiences with YO186 but I withhold to post it as I do not know if it might valuable for anybody. It looks like no one use YO186 on West. There are ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Jean Hiraga’s cooking of Altec 604 by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-25 
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I have to admit that I hate the Altec 604 in the same way I hate a few similar drivers other companies made in the same topology. Jean Hiraga made a loudspeaker around Altec 604, I have no idea how it sounds. People who read my site know that I d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: I think it deserve sa better illustration. by Romy the Cat on 2014-05-23 
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[quote user="Stitch"][/quote] I came today to an illustration that I feel is kind of relevant in depicture of what I feel about audio people at the shows: the sheep. It looks at the image there is no fence around the sheep but there is one narrow ope...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Hiraga's coax by vuki on 2008-05-05 
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Hi,Mr. Hiraga said (and it's also in the promo-flyer) that he uses modified GreatPlainsAudio coaxial, although the one in the speakers that were playing music looked more like original Altec 604 (because of the multicell horn). So, I guess it's not M...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #326: I kind of slowly learn what I need. by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-04 
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Funny for in my DSET case it is mostly about a primitive equalization in MF. Well, almost. I god a few other versions of 2A3, one more 604 and a few 45. I in fact like the 45s, even though with my attenuator wide open I have ~2dB less gain the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #367: The live without the YO186, again.... by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-07 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] After a few month of living with YO186 I think I know everything about this tube. I do not use the YO186 all time and I think the explanation why I do not use it all time would well describe what YO186 is and how I use...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Large midwoofers by el`Ol on 2008-05-05 
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[quote user="vuki"]Hi,Mr. Hiraga said (and it's also in the promo-flyer) that he uses modified GreatPlainsAudio coaxial, although the one in the speakers that were playing music looked more like original Altec 604 (because of the multicell horn). So,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Vintage Altec drivers / horns lingo. by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-24 
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LOW FREQUENCY DIRECT RADIATOR DRIVERS 411A –18Hz, 93dB, sealed box414A - 99dB, 30Hz, Alnico, cloth416B – Alnico, 97dB, 25Hz, cloth416C – 16” version of above with Ferrite416Z - 12" version417C – 100dB, 69Hz, Alnico, 1.3T, 12”418B – 100dB, 55Hz, Alni...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #361: The “strange” YO186 by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-06 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  Romy the Cat wrote:http://www.goodsoundclub.com/pdf/YO-186.pdf[/quote] I have to admit that I have written a few pieces of writing about my experiences with YO186 but I withhold to post it as I do not know if it might v...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #373: I had no idea how ‘different’ it is. by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-25 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  Romy the Cat wrote: Romy the Cat wrote:http://www.goodsoundclub.com/pdf/YO-186.pdfI have to admit that I have written a few pieces of writing about my experiences with YO186 but I withhold to post it as I do not know if...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Tao by vuki on 2009-07-28 
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I completely agree with what you said. To tell you the truth I was already very satisfied with sound, but I just wanted to make that powerful triode amplifier - I really don't need it. But it's nice to have it. As you know in this hobby it's not so m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #152: The YO186’s sockets and prices by Romy the Cat on 2009-02-06 
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KM, Yes, it turned out that the B4/B5 sockets are not a problem at all. I do not like the original sockets with springy contacts and I like the contemporary sockets that hold the pins with full micro-tubes. Regarding the YO186’s price - this is dif...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #375: "Absolution and Eternal Refuge." by Romy the Cat on 2009-11-29 
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The name of the post I took from the 32th  chapter of M. Bulgakov’s Master and Margarita, so from there will be the epigraph for this post: “Gods, my gods! How sad the earth is at evening! How mysterious are the fogs over the swamps! …So...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: You Should Be The Presidents Cheif Of Staff. by msaudio on 2010-05-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
Romy    I have not herd so much doulble talk in a long time. Some of the best sounding drivers on the market in the last 60 years, were for sound reinforcement. I do believe, in a 2 way speaker system crossed over at 800hz with a good wood horn i wil...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #225: Bass for Dannoys cont. by N-set on 2022-08-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  302 Replies 
After fantasizing about an infinite baffle, I calculated what kind of structure I'd have to build (in lieu of an attic/crawlspace) and this is an obvious no-go. A more practical idea is a sealed box with two parallel ScanSpeaks per channel. This ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Emmlabs weekend by de charlus on 2013-07-15 
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Romy,Well, in the course of a weekend I typically listen to a lot of music, but there are a few favorite CDs that I like to use when trying to evaluate things:Piano Music of Chopin, Brahms & Prokofiev, Lincoln Mayorga, Sheffield Lab SL505The Lein...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The Proliferation of Tube Types by Romy the Cat on 2009-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Technology Timeline in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
Here is a very good article about the development tube types in the 1920 and the birth of my Telefunken RE-604  http://www.goodsoundclub.com/PDF/ProliferationTubeTypes.pdf  Then, here is very cool later but still old advertising from Telefu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Why I do not like La-horns. The tomatoes… by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-02 
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The Jean-Michel Le Cléac'h’s horns or as I call them La-Horns get a lot of popularity among people who are trying to build horns loaded systems. But as anything else in audio the Morons hear any noise and they has no idea how to associate the noi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #57: What a bliss TUX1 in Covid times! by N-set on 2020-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
I want to kiss this damn thing! I agree with Romy that hearing a good FM redefines what a (true) high-end is. For the past 5 days I've been listening for live FM streams of baroque concerts from Gdansk   http://www.actushumanus.com/ Covid dest...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: FR7f ride by N-set on 2018-07-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fidelity Research FR-7 in Analog Playback  42 Replies 
Paul, not sure if you are familiar with the combo. There is nothing one can adjust apart from VTF, VTA and P2S. Even with the latter I'm bound by the EMT930 arm hole. Smart collar design by my business partner gave me some +/-1.8mm ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: A sober view on Cogent True-to-Life Sound. by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-04 
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Well, when we are talking about Cogent we need clearly differentiate two things: the Cogent’s drivers and the Cogent’s installation. The problem is that since Cogent’s drivers are something so called “compression drivers” then their performance might...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1764: Update by N-set on 2021-01-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1916 Replies 
A bit of the background. Before acquiring the PP, the whole system had been moved from it's previous location in Gdansk to a new one in Warsaw. New, busy city, new apartment, new electricity. Straight after the move and connected to the new house...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: We can't escape from inherent sound of our drivers by haralanov on 2011-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Moscow setup with Horns/Lowther in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="Wojtek"]I'd like to point out that Fostex 500 MKII is very much not sharp and artificial sounding. If anything it's an opposite -little too syrupy , soft and round so it blends with cone mid better than beryllium tweeter.[/quote] N...
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