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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: What would it mean “the best low mid …. drivers currently available”? by Romy the Cat on 2007-11-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
[quote user="Jeffrey Jackson"] Also, I had never dreamed of a driver with a variable compliance resulting in a variable free air resonance... such a toy would be wonderful with custom midbass and bass horns... [/quote] It is why I use cone drivers f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: An Interview With Dr. Bruce Edgar by Romy the Cat on 2007-07-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An Interview With Dr. Bruce Edgar in Horn-Loaded Speakers  0 Replies 
The Other End of the Single End: Modern Horns Done With Flare An Interview With Dr. Bruce Edgarby Dave Glackin, printed in POSITIVE FEEDBACK. 1996 Dave Glackin interviewed Dr. Bruce Edgar in his home, prior to the 1996 WCES. A follow-up on the speak...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: Cinema/PA type drivers by Paul S on 2013-03-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers in Audio Discussions  34 Replies 
Not to dismiss the matter of the (non) existence of the FC L405, since I have not seen one, and I do not know (or care) about this...Regarding the "applications" for the cinema/PA-type drivers, broadly speaking, these drivers were/are "purpose built"...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: A good guide. A few things I would like to expend on. by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
The “best midrange comes from compression drivers”. I see somebody like Haralanov would be very much opposed to this comment. The irony is that I would be opposed as well to this comment.  I would say that the best midrange at over 107dB sensitiv...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Crossover Design by drdna on 2005-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
Hi Roman et al!Allow me to introduce myself.  I have followed with amusement Romy the Cat for many years.  He is ascerbic and ultracritical, but he does know audio.  We share many tastes, like the Koetsu Onyx Platinum foir instance, on...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: The Part of the Pieces and Parts by Paul S on 2011-07-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate MF compression driver? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  45 Replies 
I like those ideas for tuning texture, and would add the way the surround is done and how it is clamped/bedded, which might be relatively easy to control, maybe even on the fly (with some sort of cam, for example).  So far, it seems to work best to "...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: How Much Best? by Paul S on 2011-04-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fostex tweeters, Lowther broadbanders on a limited range. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
Gordan, you may be aware that I have blabbed quite a bit about the Lowthers at this site.  The problems with getting the best from the Lowther are not really that different from optimizing other drivers via networks and other range-limiting strategie...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #70: Thanks for the interest. Hope you place an order. 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 
Jorge,I would hope that the specifications of the Fane 8M drivers would not depart from the specifications of the old 8Ms that you have helpfully attached here. I just sent the pdf file to your email directly, not having seen that you had posted it h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: The Synergy design… and antiskating by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The absolutely “best” material for horns construction. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  41 Replies 
John, I have to confess that I feel very not easy about the idea of Synergy horn. I did not hear the Danley Synergy horns and I have very superficial understanding of what he is trying to do with the whole Synergy/Unity idea. The whole idea does ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A Frankenstein Macondo - Injection channel - trying it as open baffle. by Rewind on 2013-07-02 
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 
Hi,I am slowly building my own Macondo. I understand why the injection channel is there. It brings some kind of softness that the compression drivers lack. I am using a 12" JBL midbass driver (~100dB sensitivity) in a 50L single driver Marshall cabin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: You are missing the point. by Romy the Cat on 2013-07-03 
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 drivers we use may be superior or inferior. As long as mine are the best I could possibly afford I can relax. I do love horns, and I can probably find quite a few errors in my signal path. If they are there the horns will am...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #217: Ask Me How I Know... by Paul S on 2022-06-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  302 Replies 
I have about 50 old "special" drivers, and I have wrecked quite a few trying to make them "better". It's slow and imprecise going without manufacturing capabilities. I have successfully replaced surrounds and spyder using "factory" or "factory replic...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #268: Box Limits vs. Multiple Drivers by Paul S on 2022-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  302 Replies 
Well, Tannoy tuned all their 10" monitors to play reasonably well down to about 50 Hz. Their monitors I heard were all variations of ported, with some of their "newer" monitors (70's?) using the ports to create more apparent bass, and those monitors ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Small misunderstandings :) by martinshorn on 2018-02-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The 5-ways from Germany. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  38 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Folding introduce a bunch of resonating chambers and cost audio coloration in most of the cases that do MASK OUT the transient dynamics but folding itself should not have an impact to dynamics itself.[/quote]Might be the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #61: ... following from previous post... by twogoodears on 2009-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
... my only experience with newer, expensive Berillium diaphragm Goto drivers, has been a mix between "Wow, I'm listening to a +35K euros speakers system" and... "Gosh, music do not sound this way"... this of course was due to some crossovers tuning ...

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 #12: These speakers are capable of great things. by brad on 2010-05-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
symbiotic diaphragms were never used in the 19's.  this may be part of the "bad sound" that this guy was experiencing.they used the 802-8g driver with ultra light epoxy and aluminum diaphragm that allowed hf response up to 22,000 cycles when pairedwi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: The Actual "Rule" by Paul S on 2018-01-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midrange driver suggestions in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
Not to "defend" di-pole, but just to clarify, the "Rule" is: Thou Shalt Listen to Thy Results and Be Guided Thereby.  Just like "horns" or following Horn Resp won't get you a good sounding horn system.For most, it is probably best to stick to the top...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Selling Out by Paul S on 2019-06-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Natural Remedies for Sick Speakers? in Audio Discussions  28 Replies 
I suppose I have "learned a lot about drivers" and speakers over the years, but age has overtaken my production capabilities, and I am selling my stash of drivers. Included for sale is the Holy Grail of lower mid-range drivers, a particular variant o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: The Neutral Sounding Driver by Paul S on 2018-01-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midrange driver suggestions in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
The best-sounding drivers I've heard will amplify a wide range of sounds from scratching or tapping differently at different points on the cone, or even from tapping or rubbing the driver frame.  And never mind OB, some throw amazing tonal range and ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Again, Romy, how far down will you run this driver? by Paul S on 2007-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Macondo’s Upper Bass Channel: what is next? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  30 Replies 
Romy, I am not clear from re-reading how low you plan to go with a 4" to 5 "  dynamic driver, like you mentioned a few posts back.  I thought I read that you planned to go as low as 70 Hz with this channel, which confused me when ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: How It's Done by Paul S on 2018-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Trash your “full-rage”, single-driver acoustic systems. in Audio For Dummies ™  10 Replies 
Yes, Robin, while the whizzer can do higher frequencies, it comes at the cost of ragged response in the mid-range for the typical "full range" driver, and it also simply adds mass that precludes better HF performance that might have been gotten with ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Music theatre sound by el`Ol on 2012-05-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End 2012 in Germany in Audio News  36 Replies 
Cessaro once again didn't manage to find electronics that compensate the cold TAD sound, so the Silbaton WE demonstration one or two rooms away was quite a contrast. Without being addicted to that kind of sound and without having too much listening e...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Channeling Channels by Paul S on 2013-04-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The open project: a lateral cross-injection. in Playback Listening  25 Replies 
ZZ, clearly, no single driver or pair of drivers can reproduce the range and power of an orchestra, and each of us deals with this according to our own personal demands and resources.  The concern of this thread is trying to juggle/work with "phase" ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: How Very Sad... by de charlus on 2013-06-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Canadian Speaker Proposal in Horn-Loaded Speakers  56 Replies 
1: If it is not patently obvious to W that Romy is far from enamored with what I hypothetically propose, then it would seem that W is grievously wanting in terms of intellect, a more troublesome failing in the world at large than errant taste in loud...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Some thoughts about my New Macondo's Absolute Tone by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
After the painstaking setting up of the new Macondo, measuring all distance, paralleling the horns and time-aligning everything, after the setting up a correct level of the new channel’s attenuation (it turned out -2dB was necessary) I spent some tim...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: What would it mean “the best low mid …. drivers currently available”? by Romy the Cat on 2007-11-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
[quote user="Jeffrey Jackson"] Also, I had never dreamed of a driver with a variable compliance resulting in a variable free air resonance... such a toy would be wonderful with custom midbass and bass horns... [/quote] It is why I use cone drivers f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: I think you misuse my terminology by Romy the Cat on 2013-07-02 
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"]Hi, I am slowly building my own Macondo. I understand why the injection channel is there. It brings some kind of softness that the compression drivers lack. [/quote] OK, but it is not how I feel about the service of injection...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Elusive “absolute tone”. by morricab on 2005-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The elusive “absolute tone”. in Playback Listening  24 Replies 
Hi Romy,I have found that the Apogee loudspeakers ribbon drivers can quite successfully reproduce correct tone.  The reason why is this:  They have very little coloration from the driver materials themselves (no nasty resonances as the reso...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Director's Cut by Paul S on 2011-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Summary: my/your audio: year by year in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
Wow, didn't I just do this?  For all the tedium with directed listening to a de-constructed system, 2011 went by in a blink!This has been for me The Year of the Driver.  Much learned, and much yet to learn with repect to choosing, modifying, combinin...
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