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Well I don't know a better place to post it, and I do not feel it is enough information to justify a new topic.IIRC the ALE 160 driver is reported here (goodsoundclub) as having a 4" throat diameter but I found out it may be indeed 5" but with a "SUP...
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I bet it's one of the infrequent posters on this site system . I also find 2khz crossover for td2001 not problematic. Very nice and I imagine it's hard to loose that DIY look in setups like that. Especially when the speaker is undergoing constant cha...
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I heard a friend's horn system recently and was very impressed. I don't have the resources to put together a diy system as discussed here, amazing as they seem, but am looking for recommendations for commercially available finished horn speakers that...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I feel that we deal with damping resonances that are not necessary directly related to solidity or to strength. The Cat[/quote]TRUE GOLD Romy , I wasted couple of hours over a phone to convince a
moron that tightening his...
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A. Wahlsten,this speaker is very well suited for time aligning physically. The more "DSP corrections" that we add, the worse things get. In addition, DSP time alignment can only be useful for one seating position and distance from the speaker. It doe...
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[quote user="darkmoebius"] That's because "off the shelf" amps can be easily resold for little or no loss of money if they are not to the buyer's liking. The Melquiades, on the other hand, leaves the builder with $3,000 worth of parts not easily reso...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I sometimes visit an Australian site and familiarize myself
with progress of “acg” who it trying to build Macondo like acoustic system.
http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php/topic/75784-deep-end-diy-my-first-speak...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] 1) I would like to try amorphous core foe my LF transformer. I know, I know, the amorphous core is not LF core but I know what I hear and if I found somebody who would be able to make for me d...
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Interesting thread. I went down this rabbit hole a long time ago, and I think I have emerged, or at least can see light at the end. I started with a Nitty Gritty, generic alcohol water mix and fine nap brush. I noticed a positive difference, but ...
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Thanks very much for your prompt, courteous and informative reply!My thought about the crossover design for the EdgarHorn was due to a number of things:1. This particular EdgarHorn is being sold to make way for a Cain & Cain speaker which i...
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[quote user="noviygera"]Tequilahut,You mention Air Motion system. As an example. How do you know you like the sound -- did you listen to them? Or is the aesthetics of horns that you like and that is forming your selection of examples?It's good to kno...
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[quote user="N-set"]Oh, Romy, I meant the air caps in the corrector loop of course!!!Adjusting PS caps I leave to AA morons and alike.Believe me or not I did go very serious about the proper choke input operation.What I meant is that I have to ge...
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I'm pathetically slow with my 834 clone, but that's what I am....Sorry for boring you but I treat this threat a bit like a blog on my "progress".I've tried to fight more with PS induced ham and interferenceby putting the PS transformers and HV rectif...
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[quote user="mjloudspeaker"] Romy the Cat wrote:I have to admit that some of my opponents might consider my organizational views on high-end audio too socialistic and will recognize in my view some residues of me growing up in socialistic society. Le...
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[quote user="RonyWeissman"] I know lot's of small DIY shops but they would charge me several hundred euros to explain to me that they don't understand what I am saying. [/quote]
Yes, this is a good one. I am in the same boat with most of the s...
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Hey Romy!Been awhile... But I been sooooo busy!Got some preliminary news to post regarding Lowthers new DX65:For many months I've been corresponding with Jon at Lowther
America regarding one of my experimental designs, integrating a
Lowther DX 55 c...
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I would like to extend my last previous post a little. First off all, I would like to remind that I am very much not an expert in usage of transistor and second - I would like do not convert this thread into those DIY desecration: as you all know I h...
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I chose the EdgarHorns for fairly simple reasons. I have listened to them and I loved the way they sound. They are not the perfect loudspeaker, but they make much truer music than what I have now. Also, the price I paid is less than...
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I sometimes visit an Australian site and familiarize myself
with progress of “acg” who it trying to build Macondo like acoustic system.
http://www.stereo.net.au/forums/index.php/topic/75784-deep-end-diy-my-first-speaker-project
A few weeks a...
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Serenechaos,
You did not mention one another ugly fact the all recommendations about the “quality” of components have any validity in a relatively short distance. It might be no true if we are taking about vintage element but the contemporary produc...
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A visitor of this site reported an interning expense. He never was satisfied with Lowther and Lowther-like-centric inflations recently he come across to a loudspeakers that according to him sound absolutely different and he was VERY pleased wit...
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[quote user="Antonio J."]I suspect the APS does more or less the same that my friend proposed. It probably has a class D amp which makes some kind of PWM with a so so smoothing circuit, hence the tooth saw trace of the voltage line, some PS which pro...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I have to admit that some of my opponents might consider my organizational views on high-end audio too socialistic and will recognize in my view some residues of me growing up in socialistic society. Leaving aside the preju...
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I found 2 recent room upgrades made life more comfortable:1. We recently installed a "cork" floor. Acoustically it is quite pleasing, as it is finished with some semi-gloss sealant but also quite sound absorbent naturally (irregular texture/soft surf...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Yesterday I was working for a half day at the part of the house were my Altec 19 are sitting and just to keep myself entertained I set up the Altec 19 to play from my add-hog playback: Sony $30 DVD player, Yamaha C2A preamp...
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Thank you Rowuk for the explanations.
[quote user="rowuk"]The Tannoy driver moves at 32 Hz, the passive radiator can only move at its tuned frequency - 30 Hz.
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I understand what you are trying to say,...
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I was pointed out to Steve Guttenberg’s video “Meet Joe, and
his amazing DIY horn speakers” at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFoCVw2AJRc.
I would like to provide some commentary regarding what I
observed in there. Steve Guttenberg is an in...
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TH,this is very much NOT a DIY site. It is however probably the most complete collection of „SOUND as it is related to horns“ articles.I suggest that you check out things here first before asking „the wrong“ questions. The horn systems that you show ...
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Jeno wrote:"...It looks like the system John Sheerin developed..."Clearly that IS the system. To see it, once having clicked on the link Jeno providedhttp://www.jhsaudio.com/index.phpyou need to scroll all the way down to the box in the lower right c...
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Hi all.I am just supplying a couple of threads that are dealing with application and the theory behind the EnABL process I provide information on here last year. Romy, you should not go there, it will make you crazy and you will have to insult someon...
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