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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Fitzmaurice is dead and not only him. by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico: Robert Harley’s upperbass mouth. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
[quote user="hagtech"]On another note, I've been following the Fitzmaurice articles in audioXpress for years.  It seems he has only one criteria for a speaker.  SPL.  Some of the stuff he does is really scary.  But then, I've neve...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Please, no more Fitzmaurice crap. by Romy the Cat on 2010-04-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Anyone experimented with pro folded bass horns for home use? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
I really would like to keep my site free from foolish “design ideas” of Bill Fitzmaurice. The guy is a complete idiot and he is very much embodiment of the worse that exists in today’s loudspeaker design. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Fitzmaurice is dead and not only him. by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-21 
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[quote user="hagtech"]On another note, I've been following the Fitzmaurice articles in audioXpress for years.  It seems he has only one criteria for a speaker.  SPL.  Some of the stuff he does is really scary.  But then, I've neve...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Anyone experimented with pro folded bass horns for home use? by noviygera on 2010-04-16 
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I'm wondering has anyone actually tried using the pro sub horns, similar to EAW LA400 (about 36"x36"x24" or similar size). There are a few different products available, such as Fitzmaurice tuba, EAW, based on a 15" or 12" woofer. What are your experi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Send invoice to yourself, it might help to get grip. by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-20 
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[quote user="guy sergeant"]So Bill Fitzmaurice and Wayne Parham are perceived by some as experts. So what? How does that impact on what you do?   There are many less than competent amplifier designer/manufacturers around aswell. It will alw...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Please, no more Fitzmaurice crap. by Romy the Cat on 2010-04-17 
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I really would like to keep my site free from foolish “design ideas” of Bill Fitzmaurice. The guy is a complete idiot and he is very much embodiment of the worse that exists in today’s loudspeaker design. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: "Wall Horn" for 25Hz to 100Hz 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 
Here's a pic (link) of my listening position.When I built my large Bill Fitzmaurice bass horn...I had thought about placing it in that space above the speakers, firing into the corner. I may still do that...but the sub is serving duties in the separa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: A few comments.... by Romy the Cat 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, Andrew Yes, the move from BLH to front-loaded is a large move but besides everything it is a very drastic way to review HOW the channels are positioned relative to each other and relative to the room. With front-loading the subject of phas...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Answer to 'what I do' by atilsley169 on 2012-06-16 
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Hi The CatI forgott to answer your q, what I do.I 'do' management...heading up a team of folk for a large social services charity in Sydney. I cover training, occ health and safety, payroll, volunteering etc. We have 2000 staff.My interest in audio s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Re: Not puzzled perhaps, more bemused by hagtech on 2006-02-20 
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"Why do you care what Robert Harley, TAS or the people from Magico have to say?"I don't understand why you would even question this.  It appears to me to be nothing more that a pursuit of something incredibly simple.  The truth!  Maybe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Re: Not puzzled perhaps, more bemused by guy sergeant on 2006-02-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico: Robert Harley’s upperbass mouth. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
So Bill Fitzmaurice and Wayne Parham are perceived by some as experts. So what? How does that impact on what you do?   There are many less than competent amplifier designer/manufacturers around aswell. It will always be that way.When Dr Atk...

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 
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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 #9: It's not a first time when you puzzled. by Romy the Cat on 2006-02-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Magico: Robert Harley’s upperbass mouth. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  35 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]Why do you care what Robert Harley, TAS or the people from Magico have to say?Why does it matter whether the reputation of horn loaded loudspeakers gets sullied in some way by these people? No manufacturer that I know of do...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Actually the “Wrong Vowels” is another subject. by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Barn Conversion - James' Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  28 Replies 
[quote user="op.9"] One thing nobody has mentioned is using the room’s corners. Is this a no no? I’ve been trying use McBean to model a horn exiting into the corner – with a middle ‘mouth’ about 1m squared - and using a conical approximation as the r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Morons, HornResp, Earl Geddes and the Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why I hate HornResp. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
I should not even stress more that I do not like people at DIYAudio.com. The domination majority of them incredible idiots and the brightest among them… do not really have any perspective what audio is all about. I do admit that in some seldom cases ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Designed, estimated and tailored.... by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Experience Music Horn Installation @ VSAC in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
[quote user="serenechaos"]Having just returned from this show, I have a few comments on your comments... 1) Yes, it was the amp you posted the link to.  2) Yes, the tweeter and two MF channel drivers were GOTO 3) Your estimates on flare rates ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: CES: New horn guy in town. 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 
Someone stopped me at the Alexis Park and told me: “Romy, there is a new Israeli guy in town with  his amassing horn. He has a room at the St. Tropes and you should go”. I was almost offended! There was a new horn guy and I never insulted him?!!...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Follow-up: New horn guy in town. by Romy the Cat on 2005-02-09 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Someone stopped me at the Alexis Park and told me: “Romy, there is a new Israeli guy in town with  his amassing horn. He has a room at the St. Tropes and you should go”. I was almost offended! There was a new horn g...
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