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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Some conical horns anti-propaganda by Romy the Cat on 2006-04-21 
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Steve Schell pointed to Bill Woods’ site aka RCAfan. http://www.acoustichorn.com/ I do not know the guy but the site looks attractive. Some of his old large horns are interesting as so on… however, what make me to wonder is the horns that Bill Woo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Some conical horns anti-propaganda by Romy the Cat on 2006-04-21 
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Steve Schell pointed to Bill Woods’ site aka RCAfan. http://www.acoustichorn.com/ I do not know the guy but the site looks attractive. Some of his old large horns are interesting as so on… however, what make me to wonder is the horns that Bill Woo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: From conical to a politician.... by Romy the Cat on 2015-08-12 
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[quote user="cv"]A couple of things to correct here - the horn flare is not conical even though the exterior surface gives that impression. [/quote] I think you are incorrect. Even if the horns do have some internal belly then they still look m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: …those conical horns by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-24 
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[quote user="serenechaos"] I think Romy's just jealous of all those conical horns, as endorsed by "he who shall not be named..."  (sorry, to me, they're the distraction when looking @ this installation.  I just keep thinking how colored every conical...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Conical midbass horns nehavor. by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-09 
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[quote user="green heron"]  I'm happy with my results midrange on up at the moment, but I'd like more slam from the midbass horns.  The backchamber may be a bit too large, so I'm planning to experiment with the cabinet volume.  Do you have any su...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: More conical anti-propaganda by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-04 
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Bill Woods of the AH! Company: http://www.acoustichorn.com …. posted at his site a write up about  the advantages of his conical horns: http://www.acoustichorn.com/news/index.php?id=8313229270608416105 I meant to post a reply at his blog and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: Conical retipping by Brian Clark on 2005-07-06 
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[quote user="skushino"]Thank you Brian - you confirmed what I feared.Caveat emptor. The seller is the former Van denHul repair guy in Germany - Detlev Brod. He offered a new SPU mono, at a price too good to be true. I specified the GM25, and when I c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: More conical anti-propaganda by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-04 
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Bill Woods of the AH! Company: http://www.acoustichorn.com …. posted at his site a write up about  the advantages of his conical horns: http://www.acoustichorn.com/news/index.php?id=8313229270608416105 I meant to post a reply at his blog and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: …those conical horns by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-24 
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[quote user="serenechaos"] I think Romy's just jealous of all those conical horns, as endorsed by "he who shall not be named..."  (sorry, to me, they're the distraction when looking @ this installation.  I just keep thinking how colored every conical...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Softly softly catchee monkey by i_should_coco on 2012-01-12 
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I don't think Steve "bought into" the conical propaganda, more that it is easier for him to make conical horns and get a system up and running. So this is by no means finished. We have discussed him trying some different profiles (Le Cleac'h) for the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: OK, good luck with that. by Romy the Cat on 2012-01-12 
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[quote user="i_should_coco"]I don't think Steve "bought into" the conical propaganda, more that it is easier for him to make conical horns and get a system up and running. So this is by no means finished. We have discussed him trying some different p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: A possible solution to better impulse? by morespeakers2 on 2013-02-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Impulse response, short notes and midbass horns. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  14 Replies 
I have been looking in to mid bass horn designs to experiment with lately for the 4 way horn pa I am working on. As usual Good Sound Club always is on the Google search when dealing with any kind of horns.  Although my reply to your post may be a few...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: Midbass Adjustable Horn by Saturntube on 2009-08-08 
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  I have been running around this design for a couple of months...I re-designed it just now to change some numbers according to your post. The main idea is to have a lot of posibilities in a huge horn:It is formed by conical sectors th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: From conical to a politician.... by Romy the Cat on 2015-08-12 
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[quote user="cv"]A couple of things to correct here - the horn flare is not conical even though the exterior surface gives that impression. [/quote] I think you are incorrect. Even if the horns do have some internal belly then they still look m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The state of High-Efficiency: horns. by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-04 
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It is not surprising that the subject of horn is as screwed as the subject of drivers. It is understandable as driver must be made for specific horn loading, not one make drivers properly, so what the horns are made for? A horn is a very simple dev...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: I'm not trying to promote the Synergy by JLH on 2009-08-19 
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First let me say I am NOT trying to promote the Synergy horn. I just think it is very intresting to look at and to think about.Ideal loading only occurs at a singular frequency within any horn. This ideal loading point is where the length is 1/2 a wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: How the menacingly-empty idiots design audio. by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bookshelf Horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
I do not know, I do not see a lot of sense on bookshelf horn construction. The core of topology resets to bookshelf configuration. A horn but it very basic nature is bandpass devise. As soon you introduce a horn then you automatically truncate th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Cogent 2007, True-to-Life Horn Loudspeaker - the criticism by Romy the Cat on 2007-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Satisfying result: the RMAF Show + Cogent in Horn-Loaded Speakers  22 Replies 
The AudioFederation guy posted pictures from RMAF show with Cogent room. (The images are courtesy to http://www.audiofederation.com) I was wrong in my previous post, as Cogent did demonstrate their loudspeakers with Ionovac ion tweeter. Yester...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Jealous cat by serenechaos on 2011-05-24 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  So what turned me off in the entire Speedysteve project? This is your homework to figure out, the readers.Rgs, Romy the Cat[/quote]  I think Romy's just jealous of all those conical horns, as endorsed by "he who shall ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: Re: Fun thread.....and fireplace by slowmotion on 2005-04-15 
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Hi all [quote user="Romy the Cat"] [quote user="slowmotion"]I don't know why they insist on using conical horns , though. In my not so humble opinion conical horns suck. Big time. … [/quote] May I ask why? The only problem that I see is the si...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Horns elementary school. by Romy the Cat on 2012-01-12 
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The “speedysteve” converted his acoustic system to something more reflecting sensible design: http://www.hifiwigwam.com/showthread.php?54198-5-Way-horn-project-big-boy-system!&p=1159200&viewfull=1#post1159200 As the result...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Conical midbass horns nehavor. by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DIY Firefly Horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
[quote user="green heron"]  I'm happy with my results midrange on up at the moment, but I'd like more slam from the midbass horns.  The backchamber may be a bit too large, so I'm planning to experiment with the cabinet volume.  Do you have any su...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: Re: Oh dear... by skushino on 2005-07-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tell me about more about Ortofone SPU Sound. in Analog Playback  54 Replies 
Thank you Brian - you confirmed what I feared.  Caveat emptor.  The seller is the former Van denHul repair guy in Germany -  Detlev Brod.  He offered a new SPU mono, at a price too good to be true.  I specified the GM25,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Back chamber by maxx on 2015-04-23 
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Hi all!I have build few horn projects. And i can't  figure out how i can get rid off back chamber nasty sound (resonances) (300-500hz region).Horn is 150Hz conical with JBL 2020H driver in 14L cilinder....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Re: Le Cleach by CO on 2005-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lower cost horn loaded alternative setup? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
Hello Rich, I've done a quick modeling for a LeCleach horn Fc=100, and that thing is 2 meters wide and 1 meter deep !!! Its double the width of other contours. The conical flare is very nice but colored by the reflections from the mouth. W...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Bionor drawings by ayebee on 2010-06-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Klangfilm: actual knowledge is better then fetish imaginatio... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
If you look at the original Bionor drawings (you can find them at klangfilm.free.fr) you see that the "bass" horn is actually made out of two sections, the outer is curved, the inner is conical and expand both horizontally and laterally (more in the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Wheel-Fi by Romy the Cat on 2015-08-10 
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It looks like Jeffrey Jackson formed a new company and along with his friends makes a new horn-loaded products.   http://www.wheel-fi.com/   ….and do not miss the video.   http://www.wheel-fi.com/process/   Welll, I know very little about what th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: PDF link to Unity horn patent by JLH on 2009-08-17 
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Unity horn Patent link. It is very easy to understand how each segment of the conical loads the different frequenices.http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat6411718.pdfU.S. patent 6411718...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The Cessaro Gamma is resting.... by Romy the Cat on 2011-05-21 
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Yes, Markus, thanks. It is a bit too obvious that Speedysteve7 is not a typical DIYAudio moron. As the evidence: pay attention the Speedysteve7 posted information about his playback and has no following. In contrary of him installation would be 2...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: It's Alive by skushino on 2016-02-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vertical Axis Midbass Horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
This project just woke from a long slumber.I've been granted access to tools and people to move this forward.  The tools are a large-scale CNC cutting machine and paint shop, used to fabricate volumes (large 3D shapes) attached to climbing walls at i...
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