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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Drivers, drivers, drivers…. by Romy the Cat on 2006-12-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
It is interesting… complaining about the fact that the “promising to be claver” Cessaro Horn using the TAD drivers (still it is not completely known as they said that that MD driver cost €4000) I asked myself: what else they might use?  Really, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Problems with horns: mid-range drivers by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: mid-range drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  0 Replies 
If you know how in some optical systems imagery get destroyed when an aperture getting closed to F64 or even smaller, then you understand what happens in compression driver when frequency get higher and spaces smaller. Yes, the proximity of wavelengt...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: GOTO's price politic as GOTO primary deterrence. by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
I would like to make a few comments about the entire idea of those expensive Japanese compression drivers: GOTO, ALE and alike. I have voiced the near-similar outlook about the irrational exuberance that some audio people express about electromagnet ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #68: Let to be rational about “home driver" vs. “pro drivers”. by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
I would discard the first part of your post. It is it truly irrelevant what Germans, French, Japanese or Brits were buying and what particular brand and in what time they consider as “fashionable”. It is know that Ebay or Akibahara popularity has...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: A sober view on Cogent True-to-Life Sound. by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Satisfying result: the RMAF Show + Cogent in Horn-Loaded Speakers  22 Replies 
Well, when we are talking about Cogent we need clearly differentiate two things: the Cogent’s drivers and the Cogent’s installation. The problem is that since Cogent’s drivers are something so called “compression drivers” then their performance might...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The state of High-Efficiency: drivers. by Romy the Cat on 2009-03-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The state of High-Efficiency Loudspeakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
Well, whatever you do with your loudspeakers of with you whole playback system is kind of irrelevant if your drivers are not right. In my view the drivers are the very much heart of playback but in case of High-Efficiency and particularly horn-loaded...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Re: Speakers that share the same kind of drivers do not necessarily so... by Mike on 2006-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
Hi Angelo,Thanks for the kind words about our website.Hmmmm... it is really difficult to make the sound of the Avalon speakers have no depth or imaging (I presume you are referring to the Opus or Eidolon? Their small Symbol speakers do indeed sound a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Drivers and x-over by el`Ol on 2007-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best speaker in the world, is yet again available in Audio News  9 Replies 
[quote user="Gregm"] It's better than a Marten Supreme because the mid is cut off @500Hz whereas Marten cuts it off at 1,3kHz  "where the ear is at its most sensitive". Note: they must be referring to latest technology ears -- not the tradi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: New drivers by Purite Audio on 2012-05-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End 2012 in Germany in Audio News  36 Replies 
Ralph (Cessaro) is in the process of manufacturing his own compression drivers, I have no details as yet, I believe the diaphragms will be beryllium not made by TAD.Also new and ready for release ,although not shown at Munich are  double skinned carb...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Re: Center your drivers, boys. by cv on 2005-04-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: An ultimate horn profile? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
Very good point - I will direct Martin's attention to this. Visually, it looks like he did an excellent job on the 340 Hz horns, and the 160Hz horns will be rolled off at 1k anyway but nonetheless, will see what he reckons. Actually, no need - I just...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Compression drivers saga by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression drivers saga in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
John Hasquin showed up a couple days ago and suggested that many of modern compression driver manufacturers design thier products to get the "best" publishable parameters while completely disregarding any basic horn design rules and actual sound resu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Re: Yellow drivers by hagtech on 2006-07-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Earl Geddes: Horny Book in Horn-Loaded Speakers  10 Replies 
Well, I'm hoping the Azzolinas have something going for them.  After all, it's not about theory but results.  They came recommended as decent, so I invited them to be in my RMAF06 room.  Yeah, I committed myself unheard, unseen.  ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: EnBL-ing drivers? by Paul S on 2006-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
OK, Romy, that EnABL stuff got my attention!I can't recall all of the bad ideas borne of good research, but this EnABL thing sounds a little fishy, and certainly it sounds too good to be true, as existing in a simple and really useful form.  Can...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: in defense of EnABL-ing drivers. by Bud on 2006-10-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
Gentlemen, I suppose it is time to defend my sterling reputation here. The EnABL process does in deed work across the full frequency band. Works on all driver types and permits the very qualities that Romy seems to appreciate in the treated Linneum ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Orphean horns / BMS drivers by angeloitacare-idiot on 2006-11-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Orphean horns / BMS drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
hi romyi am listening now abought 2 weeks my orphean horns. when they arrived, i first connect them to my electronic crossover, and they sound horny, very bad. after i connect them to the own crossover, sound changed right away. now, that i heard mos...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Cessaro drivers by thierry on 2007-02-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
If you ask me the compression drivers is like the jbl 2420/2470 design only with an other back chamber. And the low freq driver really makes me think of an old alnico driver of jbl 2220A http://www.lansingheritage.org/images/jbl/specs/pro-comp/2420/p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #344: DHT drivers by nl on 2009-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Why do we use DHT tubes? it is not because of their technical specifications. They have low transconductance, a problematic direct filament, and they cost a lot.Obviously, it is because of their sound. Some people like it and some people don't.The DH...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: The Organic Bass vs. ULF Drivers by Paul S on 2019-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The ULF cannel for my new listening room. in Audio Discussions  43 Replies 
I seem to remember that we've covered somewhere the sonic benefits of SET at lower frequencies, but I guess I never really thought of ULF as "bass", per se.  If someone ever comes up with an SET that can be an effective part of an AuraSound circuit, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Fastness and good drivers by haralanov on 2010-08-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Natural Remedies for Sick Speakers? in Audio Discussions  28 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]All I want is wide-range drivers as fast as a Lowther DX4 [/quote]Paul, I have listened DX4 driver.  In my view this fastness that you report is completely artificial and absolutely non-musical as it does not have any relation...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Old vs. New Drivers; Tuning vs. Modern Expectations by Paul S on 2011-06-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Natural Remedies for Sick Speakers? in Audio Discussions  28 Replies 
By the time I got seriously involved in hi-fi, in the early 60s, speakers and their drivers were already undergoing significant changes from which they would never "recover".  Basically, for reasons that are no longer clear to me now, drivers and...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Spacing between drivers in vertical bass array. by oxric on 2011-09-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Here is the idea that I had for the “ultimate bass” for my room. Below is the picture of Macondo one channel as it is now from my listening position. So, if I find a way to deal with the wall edge at my ceiling  then I migh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Bass drivers inquiry by Romy the Cat on 2005-08-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bass drivers inquiry in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
Hey, Guys, I have a question to ask. Are any in existence 10" paper-cone drivers with free air resonant frequency around 20Hz and sensitivity over 95dB-96dB? The caT ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Project LF drivers by Ronnie on 2005-11-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Loudspeakers and headphones in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
Hello again,I've found four Scan-Speak 25w/8565-01 and possibly two -00 for sale at a good price.I'm triamping as of today and hope it's a good idea to start with the four and perhaps add more when I can afford it.- Do you think the 01 version would ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Tannoy monitors and MF drivers by Chirag on 2006-06-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
Hi Cat,The more and more I listen to reproduced music, the more I realize dynamics and tonal respect are key to start any reasonable installation.  This kind of crosses over into some driver discussions so bear with me...My Tannoy 10" ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Re: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers: 18-inchers by Knightcrawler on 2006-07-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers in Audio Discussions  34 Replies 
The Aura 1808 had free air resonance at 24Hz and required enormous sealed enclosure of 14-16 cu feet.  Wilson Audio used the Aura 1808 in their unfortunately-ported XS subwoofers and soaked from their relatively small enclosure an extra 19dB...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: other speakers using ceramic drivers by morricab on 2006-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kharma Speakers as pH-indicator of the worst in Audio. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
I have had similar impressions to other speakers using these drivers.  For example I found the top of the line Avalon Eidolon diamond to be similarly colorless and lifeless.  Also a pair of Vaic speakers (designed by the guy from Lumenwhite...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: The Magico “Strategic Sound” and new drivers. by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico Mini or Jonathan Valin maxi? in Audio Discussions  21 Replies 
Thanks for the link, el`Ol. The original Görlichs, when they still use aluminum layers were very interesting, thought they were soft suspended drivers that is not my cap of tea.  BTW, for whatever it worth the Magico new version does not use ADT...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #51: Enabled Lowther drivers by Retsel on 2008-10-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
I just found this thread and can comment on the Enabled DX4s.  Limono (Wojtek) very gratiously loaned his Enabled 8 ohm Lowther DX4 drivers to me this past summer (summer of 2008).  It took my a while to make the crossover for these (I have...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #60: Interesting MiniMe-type Drivers by Lbjefferies7 on 2008-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
It may be good, though i've worried about SS since Tymphany took over.  I have seen many good companies with good products completely screwed by new management.  Their re-packageing of Peerless into V-Line (or whatever the hell that was) sp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Seas Excel drivers by tuga on 2009-01-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually I’ve seen a loudspeaker the appearance I like. in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
Antonio, The drivers are Seas Excel: [url]http://www.seas.no/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=43[/url] "The SEAS Excel woofer Line offers 2 proprietary cone materials, available in drivers sized from 12 cm to 26 cm. SEAS ...
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