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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 
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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 #2: The Hoi Polloi horn. by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass impedance bumps -- why and what to do? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
Herman, What you describe is fine. Over the course of last years I had a number of people who report identical things to what you do. Even if you change volume of back chamber and move resonance frequency then sound will change but it most lik...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: ESD relationship with Mr. Sam Saye and Dr. Bruce Edgar by Djjjj on 2018-06-14 
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Hey Romy, this is Jacky from ESD and I happened to find this site. I'm really glad that you guys are interested in our products, but there seems to be some misunderstanding about Sam and Bruce, so I just registered to clarify a bit. Yes, Dr. Bruce E...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The horn design from Bruce Edgar by martinshorn on 2018-05-14 
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So first in line, the horns.  They stressed out that particularly the horn flares where not within the comfort zone of their own developer team.That triggered the recruitment of Bruce Edgar. The design is only his, and they took it 1:1. Of course too...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Bruce Edgar hardly merits this type of ridicule either by guy sergeant on 2005-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The EdgarHorns: the new old business plan in Audio News  17 Replies 
Of all the manufacturers you could be poking fun at you've chosen two who actually care about what they make and sell. Whenever I encounter Bruce Edgar he always strikes me as a courteous and serious guy trying to offer value for money, high performa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Bruce Edgar dies by rowuk on 2021-01-22 
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One of the few giants has left us. https://www.itishifi.com/hifi/bruce-edgar-rip...

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 
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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 #18: Bruce Edgar retires. by Romy the Cat on 2013-05-01 
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Bruce Edgar have officially retired and ended up his long career http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hug/messages/16/165931.html Say whatever you want but Bruce is distinctive maker and I do like him a lot, even I disagree with some...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Re: Bruce almighty? by guy sergeant on 2005-09-16 
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Ok, so imagine I'm someone living in the US with a keen interest in playing my collection of CD's and LPs. I need some speakers priced between 5000 and 10000 dollars to go with my 25 watt tube amp. I won't buy Edgars because Bruce once said that bent...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: CES: Edgarhorns-almost there by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The CES 2005 in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
Bruce Edgar room was probably the only rooms at the entire show where form my prospective it was possible to begin to talk about "pure audio", so I will. Bruce picked and smartly holds at "The Show" a wondefull room, the small room, but fr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Here we go again! by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-16 
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[quote user="Kerry Brown"] When Bruce realized a straight axis horn was a better choice he went with it. Like a good scientist. [/quote] Ah, did Bruce realize it of he decided to make his customers to Bruce realize it? [quote user="Kerry Brown"] Th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #86: Continuing the debate…. by Romy the Cat on 2011-07-04 
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Somebody from AA was asking about electromagnet. The subject pup up here from time to time but this time Bruce Edgar uploaded an interesting comment. Bruce is not a typical AA Moron and if he says “inaccurate things” then it is not due to ignoran...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Rridicule of what? by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-16 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] Of all the manufacturers you could be poking fun at you've chosen two who actually care about what they make and sell. [/quote] I do not think any manufacturers “do not care about what they make and sell”. They all do, or...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: RIP by Romy the Cat on 2021-01-23 
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Yes I have heard the sad news. over the course of the last few months various people contacted me and told me that he did not do good, he was in nursing home and his health was deteriorating. This all my due to express condolences to his close fri...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: The EdgarHorns: the new old business plan by Kerry Brown on 2005-09-16 
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Romy, Funny stuff... especially the the AN piece. Equally surprised octopodes ? Brilliant ! As for the Bruce Edgar post ? Not as funny. And it's off base. The Titan II system has a straight axis upper bass horn instead of a folded upper bas...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #87: Of topic: who introduced tractrix curve. by Romy the Cat on 2011-04-13 
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Rakesh, I do not know a lot about the audio trivia. What I do know that in the world I live and I understand the tractrix curve introduced Bruce Edgar. I thought that tractrix curve was described by French. The tractrix curve is twisted and not strai...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: OK, it is more clear now, thanks to you. by Romy the Cat on 2018-05-14 
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[quote user="martinshorn"] Indeed you sound a little racist, but i think we all have our prejudice.  [/quote]   I do not think that it is racist in any way or form. Racism is a prejudice against a race in my case it is prejudice and historic...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #77: Geometry by jackydai on 2019-04-01 
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I’m glad you talk about geometry, but to respond to this I have to refer to other brands. I will only talk about facts and hope it’s not offending anybody.My basic point is: the flare rate has to be coherent right from the entrance of phase plugs. In...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #70: The Chinese 15 minuts.... by Romy the Cat on 2019-03-31 
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[quote user="rowuk"] If this is the best that your engineers have to offer, you need better engineers. Bruce Edgar did far better by himself without those engineers. [/quote] Rowuk, you raised two subjects that in my view worth to cover.  ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: A new Titans’ MF driver? by Romy the Cat on 2007-03-23 
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Adrian, This it truly complicated question. The Titans’ upperbass (the better one, curved, with 12” driver) is not realty HF capable and it makes a MF driver need to go all the way down to probably 500Hz (I do not know what Bruce dies in the crossov...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Bruce Edgar retires. by Romy the Cat on 2013-05-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The EdgarHorns: the new old business plan in Audio News  17 Replies 
Bruce Edgar have officially retired and ended up his long career http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hug/messages/16/165931.html Say whatever you want but Bruce is distinctive maker and I do like him a lot, even I disagree with some...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Sitting on a fence ... by Romy the Cat on 2018-05-14 
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Indeed I am welcoming a newcomer to a horn world. It looks like a Chinese company that makes me slightly to be withdrawn. So far I did not see original Chinese production that did not cut corners or did not impersonalize western product but in bad...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The horn design from Bruce Edgar by martinshorn on 2018-05-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New superlative horn build - ESD acoustic in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
So first in line, the horns.  They stressed out that particularly the horn flares where not within the comfort zone of their own developer team.That triggered the recruitment of Bruce Edgar. The design is only his, and they took it 1:1. Of course too...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #92: A definitive assessment about long profiles. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
Jessie, When I spoke that I would go most likely for exponential I did not mean the Exponential vs. Hyperbolic but rather that it would not be a Tractrix. I have no specific preferences for Exponential, Hyperbolic or any other long profiles. A commo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Bad "choked" mouth termination. by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
The termination of the Bruce’ horns is funny to say at least. The red zone on the picture is completely bogusly unnecessary. I do not think that they hoe make horn for Bruce has any remote comprehension of what he does. Some of the Bruce horns that I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Edgar Seismic advise. by Romy the Cat on 2005-07-01 
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[quote user="skushino"] Being new to subs, isn't there an obvious danger of over loading this little room with too much bass energy? [/quote]Where did you get this bogus notion? What does it mean: “loading this little room with too much bass energy”....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: More about the EdgarHorn Bass by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-13 
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A friend of my after reading my comments about the EdgarHorn installation in Vegas (in here) asked me why do I think the bass in Bruce’s room behave as it behaved. I tried to think about it. Some of those thoughts intersect with some other projects t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Dukane 5A540 in Edgarhorn by skushino on 2013-02-21 
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Adrian, I had Edgarhorns that have evolved since I bought them in 2005.  In my current set-up, nothing remains of the original Edgarhorns as conceived by Bruce, other than the speaker system remains front loaded horns.  I noticed the same sense of he...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Günter Wand Interview by Romy the Cat on 2013-08-20 
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Bruce Duffie Interviews Günter Wand in Chicago 1989http://www.bruceduffie.com/wand.htmlThe Cat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Kerry, let look a very little more seriously. by Romy the Cat on 2005-03-27 
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[quote user="Kerry Brown"] Bruce says his folded upper bass horns work much better though - and he's usually right...[/quote]Well, let do not contaminate ourselves with superficiality. If Bruce suggests that his folded upper bass horns works better t...
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