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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Re: Alcons et alia by Gregm on 2006-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
By looking at it this looks like a magnetostatic (isodynamic?) design rather than a ribbon. There's a Danish guy who has done good research on the subject: http://www.soundimage.dk/Different-col/Magneto.htm (you can click on "ribbon" for more in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: More money than brain? by Romy the Cat on 2012-04-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tree motors from one side? Buttery operated? in Analog Playback  4 Replies 
Well to pile up superfluous things into audio components in order to make products more expensive is not alien thing in audio. My question was not about to mock the Raven company.  It might be fine TT, I do not know anything about them and I do not p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #75: Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? by ducatirider on 2008-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
newbie here but this interests me as i have the baby raven one.  the platter of the ac is hollowed out and filled with a gel and then topped with the copper "mat".  why is this important?  because vibrations exists is 2 forms, s-w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #150: Looks that way... by dkarmeli on 2014-05-07 
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[quote user="rowuk"] Going in circles is bad for your health. Just like every other thread on expensive gear, the name calling starts where the good reason stops.Regardless of how we calculate, 100K is artificial because there are people willing to p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #80: Sanity check by ducatirider on 2008-07-07 
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perhaps "voicing" was a poor choice of words.  but i don't think there's any designer that would put a concept into production before testing it for sound quality.  and then tweaking until the desired effect has been met.  tw...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #70: Re: Vitavox S2: the end of the diaphragms war. by AnonymousUser on 2005-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
You must be into antiques or something.  Just buy a Raven R1.  It will easily outperform both the EV  (which is not very good) or the Vitavox (which is good if your hearing doesn't extend over 12Khz) tweeters.  Yago...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Re: Acapella Plasma Tweeter by AOK_Farmer on 2005-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: tweeters. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
Yep KIS.  I dont use tweeters at all...just run a pair of Fostex 4" per channel in a sealed box from 250 Hz to where they will go. There is a little upward tilt which Romy rightly complains about to all the gods that wil...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Analog Foolishness became normal by Stitch on 2012-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
The Thread was written from Romy 2006, I don't know when I read it the first time but it was an eye opener for me. In a way, one of the very best Analysis ever written.  6 years later (2012) every single sentence is still valid about morons, idiots,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Soundsmith difference by ArmAlex on 2014-07-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Soundsmith’s analog ideas. in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
Dear Paul,Generally I can say a lot lower sound floor, You hear more detail with less compression. Very open. I compared it with Mayajima Shilabe and Ortofon Royal N, with Ortofon 12", SME 3012 and TW Raven tone arms. As you see I'm using "heavy" arm...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: I like it versus done right by Stitch on 2012-11-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
A nice discussion at Audiogon (sooner or later it will be deleted) :-) http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1350008574&&&/Micro-Seiki-or-TW-AC-1...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Tree motors from one side? Buttery operated? by Romy the Cat on 2012-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tree motors from one side? Buttery operated? in Analog Playback  4 Replies 
There is TT out there: Raven Black Night http://www.tw-acustic.de/engl/turntables/raven-black-night/index.html that has: “3 motors arranged in an arrow formation, pointing towards the platter. Drive belt is guided through the d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #157: Connected components can ruin the sound too? by Stitch on 2009-06-09 
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I've been at Munich High End Show, too.Listened to the Cessaro Horn, too, and last year- 2008- I was in that room for longer time...But honestly, based on the money you had to pay for the whole System (Raven, TW electronics, last year it was an expen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #69: Belt torque by hagtech on 2008-06-21 
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Wow, I never thought of that before.  But you could be right.  Perhaps the only section of belt contact that matters is that last inch or two before it leaves platter.  Clearly the belt does not push, it can only pull.  And if bel...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Re: A rant about plasma tweeters. by AOK_Farmer on 2005-01-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: tweeters. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
Romy,Point taken on the Ozone issue...do the catalytic converters in the units work effectively? I do not know. There are relatively inexpensive measuring devices for it.I agree completely that they sound different. You can see in my language that I ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Turntable interest, digital thoughts by SearcherOfBetterSound on 2007-05-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My feelings about new exciting audio products in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
Why is Acoustic Solid so interesting to me? Well, it should be to most when you read stuff like a $1,600 Black Wood Classic model can beat out a $5,500 Super Scoutmaster model from VPI, and a $4,000 Solid One can compete with a TW Acus...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Horn loaded ribbons and other Vasyachkin’s tangents.... by Vasyachkin on 2008-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horn loaded ribbons and other Vasyachkin’s tangents.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
actually this is not so much about horn loading ribbons as it is about curving them, but also horn loading. look at this horn: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pio/pe/images/portal/cit_3442/35960TH-4003_s.jpgnow imagine a ribbon of approximately sam...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: In reality it is Dark Night by Stitch on 2012-04-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tree motors from one side? Buttery operated? in Analog Playback  4 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Give me a break! Sorry, but I do not believe in all of it. The Cat[/quote]It is simply a unit for customers who have more money than brain.The Raven AC was on the Frontpage from TAS and Stereophile (I think), and for some...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Turntables Motors by Romy the Cat on 2012-11-09 
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[quote user="Stitch"]… It is known for years, that the Raven has problems with motor(s) and is highly colored in reproduction abilities… [/quote] The subject of Turntables Motors is very tricky one and it turn out that Motors do affect sound very dra...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #148: I am getting dizzy by rowuk on 2014-05-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
 Going in circles is bad for your health. Just like every other thread on expensive gear, the name calling starts where the good reason stops.Regardless of how we calculate, 100K is artificial because there are people willing to pay it. It has NOTHIN...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #89: Worthless Part II by Stitch on 2013-10-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
In the last 10 years I had some chances to visit owners with very expensive Systems (>500.000,-- $) and all they had the same in common: Absolutely no idea about real High End or Music reproduction and I mean non, nada, nothing, they went to a d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #71: Copper by hagtech on 2008-06-21 
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I'm not convinced a constant side load on bearing is good.  It causes assymetrical wear.  Just seems to me a center balanced bearing with no lateral loads would be better.  Merely an intuitive hunch.   As for the copper, yes, it...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Virus inside by Stitch on 2010-02-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Schroder Tonearms in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I think it is wider then just Schroeder arms. Did you see ANY discussions about the Sonic Quality of hyped products? [/quote]No. the typical audiophile has the following tatoo onto his forehead "I-buy-I-Am"[quote user="R...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: "...Cheaper storage is better value than cheapish player" a... by Romy the Cat on 2007-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My feelings about new exciting audio products in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
[quote user="SearcherOfBetterSound"]Why is Acoustic Solid so interesting to me? Well, it should be to most when you read stuff like a $1,600 Black Wood Classic model can beat out a $5,500 Super Scoutmaster model from VPI, and a $4,000 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Making it sing... by skushino on 2005-07-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Making it sing... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
All-I'm optimizing new speakers, but the deep subject matter is a little new to me.  Will this work?Using a pair of Welborne Labs DRD300B SET amps (tapped 8ohms) with a 3-way passive crossover to integrate these drivers.  Here is ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: The TW-Acoustic turntable. by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-20 
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Actually it is surprisingly interesting. It is a German company and they do a fascinating and it appears to be appealing turntable http://www.soundscapehifi.com/tw-acustic-raven-ac-pics1.htm (you can click the images to enlarge them) I like the con...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Very rare in High End Equipment by Stitch on 2009-12-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Is better than Kinetic Systems’ Vibraplane? in Analog Playback  3 Replies 
I thought, it would be for you :-) but I think, it is (or was) below your level... The discussion was about a German Raven Turntable and what next Turntable should be chosen when the owner don't want to have it anymore....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #73: Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-21 
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[quote user="hagtech"] I'm not convinced a constant side load on bearing is good.  It causes assymetrical wear.  Just seems to me a center balanced bearing with no lateral loads would be better.  Merely an intuitive hunch. [/quote] Ye...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: David Haigner, kill the stupid CD horn. by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Engaging the David Haigner’s ideas in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
A site visitor pointed me out the I never made an intended write up about the David Haigner horns.  I just forgot about them… OK, let analyze David’s claims and his Alphahorn design. I would say right the way that I do not like the Alphahorn’s id...
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