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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: BD-Design Orelo speaker by manisandher on 2014-06-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: BD-Design’s Orelino in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
Well, I have just taken receipt of my Orelo speakers (pic attached) - the bigger version of the Orelino speakers, with 3x 15" bass drivers per channel as opposed to 3x 12" drivers.I realize that Romy doesn't regard the coaxial BMS mid/high compressio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Swing hornspeaker of bd-design by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Swing hornspeaker of bd-design in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
hi alla owner of the Swing of bd-design describes his listening experience with his new speakers at home, i think that deserves attention :http://www.bd-design.nl/forum/forum_entry.php?id=11829he could not be more enthusiastic. i believe him, as i ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Orphean horns of bd design by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-09-15 
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hi Romymy name is Angelo. I am swiss/italian, live in brazil the last 10 years . I grew up assisting my father buiding speakers and comercialize them in small numbers. I where listening for many years on Klipschorn replica with altec 416-8b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: BD-Design’s Orelino by Romy the Cat on 2013-08-03 
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I need to say that I do not like the Netherland-based company BD-Design. They do in my view non interesting products and their owner Bert, despite of being a more or less knowledgeable audio fellow have a tendency to patronize incredibly filthy audio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #94: The beter monitors? by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
I am not so impressed bout BD Design speakers. I truly hated the BMS drivers that they use and I truly hate the network of the blabbering cretins that BD Design built around itself. Any single critical mentioning of BD Design lead to a sudden sho...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Swing hornspeaker of bd-design by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-12-10 
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hi alla owner of the Swing of bd-design describes his listening experience with his new speakers at home, i think that deserves attention :http://www.bd-design.nl/forum/forum_entry.php?id=11829he could not be more enthusiastic. i believe him, as i ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Any technology in the hands of barbarian… by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression Drivers -in general in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
[quote user="CO"]I have tried a BMS driver a while ago and it was really bad. About a year ago i heard Berts setup at his house and it did not impress me... It was also with the coaxial BMS.Not much depth or resolution. Did have alot of power though...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: A few more by Gregm on 2006-11-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Who builds horns? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  84 Replies 
There's B D at http://www.bd-design.nl/Also a chap who claimed to have molds for 150 & 200 tractrix and [url=http://db.audioasylum.com/cgi/t.mpl?f=hug&m=105942]posted[/url] to that effect at the Asylum.There's also a Belgian called Phil ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The RMAF 2008 pictures + a few comments. by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RMAF 2008 observations, opinions 1) ceramic drivers in Audio Discussions  32 Replies 
The Federated Mike posted a set of the phonographs took at RMAF 2008 in Denver http://www.audiofederation.com/hifiing/2008/RMAF2008/report/index.htm I kid of do not like the pictures he did this year in past the images were much better. This year t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: bad Idea of a 3way horn system by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Idea of a 3way horn system in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
hi romymy goal is to design a hornspeaker with drivers, that are today commercially available, s2's are not.tomorrow i get my bms horns from bd-design, then i can say something abought them. as  they are coax, with tweeters, i did not design a t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: BMS, DB-design and the reference points of “absolute tone”. by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hmmm... the sad truth about BMS.. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
Well, since this thread is about the BMS drivers then what can I say? When I tried the BMS driver I felt that their “absolute tone” ability was at the level of demands of school auditoriums.  Read more about “absolute tone” at: http://www.goods...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Orphean horns of bd design by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-09-15 
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hi Romymy name is Angelo. I am swiss/italian, live in brazil the last 10 years . I grew up assisting my father buiding speakers and comercialize them in small numbers. I where listening for many years on Klipschorn replica with altec 416-8b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #93: Different Strokes... by manisandher on 2010-01-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Don't worry about selling stuff you "don't like".  To another Moron® it might be the Legendary Stuff of Dreams.  Be honest about what it is; simply hold your current opinion.[/quote]I've just sold my Druids (took a £500 hit on wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: “The ultimate carbon stick resistors … improve strength.” by Romy the Cat on 2006-12-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Swing hornspeaker of bd-design in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
I do not know what it is all about as I’m under impression that it you socialize with people on dB-design forum then they will be more responsive about your excitement. I’m not quite sure what the SWING is all about as the guy mentioned and descried ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: does different wood influence sound ? by angeloitacare-idiot on 2007-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tannoy Red 1960s: some sober reality in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
Romyi will start building my first hornspeaker, going from theory ( surfing the net ) to practice. i am not pretentious regarding the result, i am very aware of my knowledge limitations and lack of experience, as i am just in the beginning. but the w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: Yes Romy, £225 per pair! And again read more carefully-Anubisgrau... by oxric on 2011-04-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Yes, I did not realize that the price of £225 is for a PAIR; usually price is given per driver. I guess the £225 per pair is not and of the world but I still insist to pay 65 cents per 1 Euro as it use to do… In past I n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Such eloquence by manisandher on 2014-05-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End Munich 2014 impressions .... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
Romy, you have a way with words.I can't remember when I attended the Munich show, I think it was 4 years ago. Interestingly, my thoughts back then pretty much echoed what has been said in this thread - what has happened to high end audio these last f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #74: What esle you would like to know? by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
Yes, I did not realize that the price of £225 is for a PAIR; usually price is given per driver. I guess the £225 per pair is not and of the world but I still insist to pay 65 cents per 1 Euro as it use to do… In past I never dealt with Fane direc...

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 #2: Avantgarde, BMS and Orphean. by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-15 
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Hello, Angelo [quote user="angeloitacare"]The best sound i remember, and never forgot, was at Holger Frommes Home, from Avantgarde Acoustic, the trios. I never heard something better. [/quote] Yes, Avantgarde can do it if the situation is right. I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Re: Speakers that share the same kind of drivers do not necessarily so... by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
hi mikei heard the avalons at the factory of a manufacturer of wonderful tube amplifiers in italy, http://www.angstromresearch.com/pre_ita.html ( certainly these guys would make big success in the states, if they were able to produce more than 5...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Orphean horns / BMS drivers by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-11-17 
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hi romyi am listening now abought 2 weeks my orphean horns. when they arrived, i first connect them to my electronic crossover, and they sound horny, very bad. after i connect them to the own crossover, sound changed right away. now, that i heard mos...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Azura horn by Wojtek on 2008-07-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 60hz, GPA-515-8ghp horn... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  32 Replies 
KlausMartin  (Azura horn ) is making for me extension to 2.75" (BC 8p21)and 1.4" for 204 Hz (altec 288c) .He also developed 550 hz horn for S2 . He understands importance of smooth driver -throat transition . It would be ready to go solution for...

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 #20: “Mixed with dark brown?” I wonder what would it be… by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression Drivers -in general in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
[quote user="serenechaos"] I wasn't trying to critique Bert, or even get into an in-depth critique on the Swing….  Maybe that's why you went into more description of Bert, and his business?  You feel it is somehow reflected in the speakers ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Many Mani's options: My first horns by manisandher on 2010-01-20 
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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. Why did I embark on this quest? Well although I’m quite happy with my headphones, I miss being...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: Avantgarde, BMS and Orphean. by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Orphean horns of bd design in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
Hi Romy a good sound in a room does not depend only on the speaker chain, but essencially also of the room acoustics. Probably many of the Trio systems didn’t sound right just because of that…. I was at Holgers Home in Lautersbach back in 94. He ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1415: Converters within amps etc by JOHNR on 2015-10-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1916 Replies 
To answer the question WRT reliability. I have built wholly switched mode amps with 2A3, 300B and now a 45. I also have a DAC 44...
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