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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: About moronity of DIY Audio movement. by Romy the Cat on 2005-05-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About moronity of DIY Audio movement. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
If it is possible to generalize which group of individuals in audio possess maximum amplitude of idiocy and at the same time archived the minimum audio result then unquestionably the leading position would be belong the audio industry marketing boys ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: About moronity of DIY Audio movement. by Romy the Cat on 2005-05-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About moronity of DIY Audio movement. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
If it is possible to generalize which group of individuals in audio possess maximum amplitude of idiocy and at the same time archived the minimum audio result then unquestionably the leading position would be belong the audio industry marketing boys ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #557: DIY capacitive static phase converter. by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Well, the third phase is a bitch. If I have a n extra motor then I might try this http://www.team.net/www/shop-talk/hm3phase.html but for now I think I will try a regular capacitive static converter with a cap to convert the US st...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: DIY Vibraplane clone by N-set on 2013-11-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mastodont DIY Rack: Wall Mount? in Audio Discussions  68 Replies 
Here is a little update on my DIY suspended rack.The top TT table is made and preliminary tested for lekages.This is basically a 1,4m x 0,7m DIY Vibraplane clone. The steel profile is now filled with perlite. I feel it damps worse than sand+steel sho...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: DIY against Real Sound and Real Audio by Romy the Cat on 2006-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Hmmm... the sad truth about BMS.. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
Dan, I do not know were you’re going with “next step”, but I do see that some people treat interaction at this site as another swamp of DIY movement. This endless DIY paranoia when people pursuit abstract BS objectives and fulfill bogus frustrations...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: The last nigh stupid DIY apathy… by Romy the Cat on 2007-04-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The one-stage Melquiades. in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Still, doing whatever crazy and Macondo-dedicated things I will be doing with one stage I will have my full-range Milq as a tested reference trying to get result no worse then the one that I got from a “default” Melquiades ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Has anyone built the DIY Melquiades amp?? by Jordi on 2007-08-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Has anyone built the DIY Melquiades amp?? in Melquiades Amplifier  2 Replies 
Has anyone built the DIY Melquiades amp shown on this site? Looks like an easy DIY project to pop off over a weekend. If I build them (which would be PURELY for fun because they're not going to be able to compete with my sweet sweet Quicksi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Not really a DIY site by rowuk on 2021-02-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Could someone recommend a reasonably priced pot. in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
That being said, many of us seem to move away from pots and go to either discrete resistor switches or discrete resistor matrix schemes.As far as pots go, Alps seems to have the "good enough" market cornered.If you look through the site, you will rea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: A different type of DIY efforts. by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Yesterday I was working for a half day at the part of the house were my Altec 19 are sitting and just to keep myself entertained I set up the Altec 19 to play from my add-hog playback: Sony $30 DVD player, Yamaha C2A preamp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Andrew's new 4-way horn using Stereolabs stone horns and DIY bass by atilsley169 on 2012-06-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Andrew's new 4-way horn using Stereolabs stone horns and DIY... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  43 Replies 
Hi Romy…and fellow audio nutters.   I’ve bitten the bullet, and shifted from BLH to front-loaded. Yes, I was an idiot, a moron for not doing this sooner.   My project is ‘humble’ by Romy’s standard…but I feel it meets the following objectives I h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #233: DIY Failsafe by Paul S on 2012-10-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
Of course, the object is to be sure you never have a situation where HV is on while heaters are off, whether switching "on" or "off".  And the usual DIY way to do this with totally separate PSs is...separate switching.  If this or a similar approach ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: DIY multicellular horn by rottbull on 2013-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DIY multicellular horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
hello everybody I am interrested by manufacturing this type of multicellular horn and I would like to know who you would parmit the worksheet for this type of cab [url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=1172&u=11328848][img]http://i55.ser...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: This has turned into a much larger DIY project than I initially intend... by anthony on 2017-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  87 Replies 
...I think it has something to do with a small obsessive part of my personality, but as I have spent more and more time on this project I have wanted to do a better job as far as quality of workmanship and design and aesthetics are ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: DIY Void acoustics Air motion // Azurahorns // Martion Orgon by tequilahut on 2020-03-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DIY Void acoustics Air motion // Azurahorns // Martion Orgon in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
Hello - pretty new to the goodsoundclub.com. Lets say I want to build my own 3-way horn loaded Hifi System. Is there any literature how to design the horns? lets say if I would have some nice 3d-drawings of one already existing 3-way horn loaded syst...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #173: Shakey DIY Basics by Paul S on 2011-11-26 
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How do I hate DIY? Let me count the ways...Is there some reason you cannot make through-holes to facilitate soldering leads to your copper sheet? Use a hot iron (800 F) and plenty of aggressive flux to pre-tin the holes...  Stand parts on short leads...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: A great illustration - the typical DIY Audio syndrom. by Romy the Cat on 2013-08-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Frankenstein Macondo - Injection channel - trying it as op... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  14 Replies 
[quote user="Rewind"] The Fanes are the most detailed midbass speakers I have heard without a horn, but with the paper horn the detail was gone. [/quote]I am sorry you are naive. Fanes are not too detailed midbass speakers. Also, of Faned have lost w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Wrong place for DIY? by rowuk on 2015-06-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A speaker set with JBL 2225h, JBL 2105h & JBL 2403h in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
If you look around the site, there isn't much DIY effort to just build "anything" here.You could probably get exactly what you are looking for by googling "Econowave" or SEOS though.On the other hand, you could just build what you drew and then tell ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. by Romy the Cat on 2016-01-20 
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I sometimes visit an Australian site and familiarize myself with progress of “acg” who it trying to build Macondo like acoustic system.   http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php/topic/75784-deep-end-diy-my-first-speaker-project   A few weeks a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: DIY Firefly Horns by Romy the Cat on 2011-03-24 
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I have no idea what he is and what he is looking for.  He declares himself as “just an average guy in an average basement shop building hi-fi audio horn speakers from wood”.  I do not even know in what country his leaves, not that it is important...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Using Commercial Products vs DIY HV SET From Scratch by Paul S on 2011-03-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
This is not a safe "project" for the average DIY guy, period.  Of course, the copycats are the last to realize this.  Dreamers, if you have to ask what a veristat is, do not even consider this.N-set, not everyone has your education and background...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: DIY by anthony on 2015-07-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]The usual "trick" to "stop inductance" of wire wound resistors is the "old double-wound trick", like those offered by Mills: http://www.soniccraft.com/index.php/resistors-mills-c-29_53 (and I think it is much the same for capac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: DIY community by Stitch on 2009-06-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Impressions from High End 2009 GERMANY in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] You are saying that in Germany you guys have the US-type (or vice-versa) hi-fi circulation pattern... ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: DIY by scooter on 2010-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To move audio equipment in another home. in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
Good points. Romy, you can throw as much money at this problem as you like but you need to face the reality that some of your gear is going to get trashed in a move. If I were you, would make a quick list of the stuff that needs to be moved, noting t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #315: The Dirt on DIY Backlash by Paul S on 2009-05-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Yes, some of the people who "know the most", and can contribute so much indispensable information - up to a point -  can be simultaneously so generally confused that it's literally wearying.  Imagine gazing into a magic mirror, where everything is so...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: DIY as a cheap trivialization of audio. by Romy the Cat on 2005-05-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About moronity of DIY Audio movement. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
Scott, I do not believe that people come to audio because the love of music. In fact the “love of music” itself is some kind of vaselino-chewee term that I would like do not use. An interest in Music has nothing to do with audio. I’ve been saying thi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Mastodont DIY Rack: Wall Mount? by Paul S on 2013-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mastodont DIY Rack: Wall Mount? in Audio Discussions  68 Replies 
N-set, have you tried wall mounting for the TT suppport?  This can improve on floor borne solutions in typically framed structures.  Perhaps you know the sizes and spans of the floor joists and have it all worked out already.  Otherwise, as a generic...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1310: If Battery, then DIY Battery by Paul S on 2014-06-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I guess I needed to say that, outright. Of course I do care about seamless power during line lapses, but not much. I mainly see the battery as a "treated", high-current DC reservoir/source for converting to laundered AC. And, like I have said many...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1777: DIY Misery by Paul S on 2021-04-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Alex, I have never made anything hi-fi for fun, but only if I thought I could do as well or better than anything suitable that I could find and also afford. I think I've detailed constructions I've used in the Cable thread, which is where this stuff ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1574: DIY Cu Mains Boxes?!?!? by Paul S on 2017-07-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Here's a link to set fickle, OCD hearts aflutter:https://stormpowercomponents.com/custom-components/fabricated-parts/copper-bus-bar?gclid=CJ2MvuWQhNUCFURlfgodkJsJnwNow you can have pure copper main busses!Paul S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #268: DIY by N-set on 2013-04-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The last phonocorrector: “End of Life" Phonostage in Analog Playback  310 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"] God, this sounds like the very worst sort of DIY threads!  FYI, I HATE DIY![/quote]It sounds but it does not necessarily mean that it is :) Let me try to deffend a bit my last postings:DIY is a self propelled random walk "let's ...
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