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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: DIY multicellular horn by rottbull on 2013-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DIY multicellular horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
hello everybody I am interrested by manufacturing this type of multicellular horn and I would like to know who you would parmit the worksheet for this type of cab [url=http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=1172&u=11328848][img]http://i55.ser...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Altec Lansing model 19 conundrum by Sean19 on 2016-02-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Lansing model 19 conundrum in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
Hi i am a new forum member and recently i built some speakers using Altec model 19 components 416-8b & 802 G. I built some 7.5 cu ft cabinets with two 4" diameter 5" deep ports this is the optimum cabinet size for the 416 i ditched the 811 horns ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Cone to Horn to Piano by Paul S on 2022-11-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 2.0? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  24 Replies 
The closest to date I overlapped cones and horns myself was waaaay back in my time with Altec A7s. But I have since then and up to now heard many fine "hand-offs" from cone to horn, and my current project speakers hand-off cone to (very fast/short) h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: A Little Dedication by Paul S on 2010-03-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
In our experiments, the more power we threw at the A7s, the better they worked.  I heard some of the original "theater" version Altecs playing with their original "dedicated" Altec amps, and these sounded considerably better; but I never got ahol...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #60: No-nonsense Bentwood Horns from Canada. by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Who builds horns? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  84 Replies 
I made a few calls to a few horn makers with a perspective to build for me a substitute for the horrible Altec 19 horn.  While talking with people I was given an interesting lead about the guy that I did not know. He is a Canadian and his name is And...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: It is all depends…. by Romy the Cat on 2010-06-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mitigating Undesired High Freqs in Midbass Horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
There are a few other ways to roll off HF: shaping and extending front chamber, playing with damping of the driver cone and so in. The Altec 515G at 220H, what the channel above? When you say that you have too much HF then how do you methodologically...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #90: It is true, but…. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]For your rear chambers, as they will be adjustable, it would be smart to go with a max volume that is larger than the max you estimate to be necessary. [/quote] The size of rear chamber is something that dials in the compo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #118: The thickness and horns and the sickness of a person. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
The more msaudio trying to “criticizes” my projects and expose his “rational” the more I feel a need not to ignore but actually to laugh. When some people without a sense of perspective or reality run in stadium then they might feel that they are ahe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Materials and finishes for [bronze] horns by Paul S on 2007-03-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Ridiculous Japa-Brazilian horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  54 Replies 
Thank you for the lesson in metalurgy, Jessie (seriously).  Actually I have no reason to believe that the bronze horn in question rings "like a bell" "when struck" in the same way a real bell rings when struck, so that does seem to put ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Vitavox s2/amphorous core interaction/idiosyncracies by mark on 2008-01-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Entry level DSET Melq? in Melquiades Amplifier  10 Replies 
well i never thought i would be opening such a pandora's box with this combination.firstly,the drivers have the plastic surrounds(whew,lucky!i know the diaphragms are potentially harder to source than the drivers)what indicators or criteria would mak...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Nothing budget about budget… by CO on 2005-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lower cost horn loaded alternative setup? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
Unfortunately its $1000,- total...  Its not fixed, i can still do alot with that though.Alnico is better but only available in vintage drivers right? How does neodymium compare?The Jbl's seem to fall off fairly quickly. I dont need flat to 20K b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #58: Re: More Vitavox S2 mysteries… by JLH on 2005-05-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
Romy,I have seen this a few times with JBL and Altec drivers. This phenomena occurs more often in Alnico magnets than any other type of magnet. When a magnet is recharged, it is blasted with a very strong magnetic field. There is really no way to “ha...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Problems with horns: mid-range horns. by Romy the Cat on 2004-07-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: mid-range horns. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  8 Replies 
Ok, I blamed the tweeters and MF drivers now the turn of the MF horns. The Mid Frequency Horns (I’ll them “MFH” from now and on) are the stinky like pieces of horn installations, and if they are not done correct then they screw up anything big time T...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: how worthwhile is the project. by Dominic on 2007-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 driver made in china in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
There are a couple ways to look at it.The project could be taken from the same sort of perspective as Great Plains, id est, simply new manufacture as a replacement for a 'historic' piece of a equipment. If it can sound close enough to the original th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Direction from here... by Newtohorn on 2018-01-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How difficult is it to achieve Vox Olympian sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
Thanks for all your inputs.  I take Romy's words that the Olympian sound is not what customized horn systems in horn enthusiasts' room sound like.  Of course, I wanted to hear the opposite, that enthusiasts here get the sound in that ballpark, but it...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Ocean Way Best of the Show by Saturntube on 2010-01-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new CES 2010 loudspeaker? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  15 Replies 
I was there and heard it a while and then came back the next day to see if what I heard was true... it was.I talked with Allen Sides who was there showing his speakers and having a good time.  It is a 3 way speaker, It has a 1" JBL compression driver...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: A More Rigorous Exposition by Paul S on 2010-05-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
That about re-caps the Altec X/O issues in terms of range.  Regarding the X/Os themselves in terms of sound, they eat power and the are wildly non-linear, at least with the non-dedicated amps of the day and into the 70's.I'd like to add that I cut my...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Preacher of homophobia? by oxric on 2010-05-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec Model 19 in Boston. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  61 Replies 
[quote user="msaudio"]Romy    Why is it all the people in the art's are homo's Romy? Maybe being a gay does something to your ears. Forsure you have to much time on your hands, you need to find a women and maybe you will get lucky and she has some go...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #216: Might not look like a living room anymore... by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
[quote user="msaudio"]Romy    I see were you are going With this horn worship for midbass. It is the correct thing to do "But you still will not be happy with the outcome because it does no go low enough. You will not be happy with 60hz. Then you wil...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: I always was a bit suspicious with those concussions. by Sean19 on 2016-03-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Altec radial phase plug vs concentric phase plugs in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Sean, this subject is tricky. You might like your original Altec 802 better than your new 802G. (I did not even know that they do new version). I have no doubts about your preferences but how sure are you prefer the sound...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Nobody can avoid the trap of language by Joe Roberts on 2009-01-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  107 Replies 
As the writer of the above-referenced propaganda, I am pleased to once again tweak the whiskers of the cat. First off, this is promotional material so what the heck do you expect? Every brochure offers a new benchmark in performance or it is not doi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: The prison of language and the lie in the symbol by Joe Roberts on 2009-01-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Aporia - Silbatone Acoustics speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  107 Replies 
I would agree that the Lowther is not hard to beat but the question is where and in whose mind does this competition exist? Is the Lowther, Manger, or other full range single driver in competition with different multi-driver approaches, other single ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #81: CH Audio Design by skushino on 2009-08-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
From a company called CH Audio Design in Florida:http://chaudioroom.com/Sculpture.htmlCH Audio Design Sculptures Loudspeakers, with Altec 288 high frequency and 515 low frequency drivers.A fully horn loaded two way system. Using the ceiling and adjac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: It is not about horns but about people. by Romy the Cat on 2005-06-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why horn-loaded loudspeakers are bad. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  9 Replies 
You are very much correct. All existing critical mass of knowledge and practices about hors is completely irrelevant for a home use and partially if user’s demands are more evolved then a typically-Moronic: “look the saxophone sounds like the real on...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: It is one the reasons why I love horns. by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Practical Guide for Back Chambers Tuning. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
[quote user="Ronnie"]These millimeters will be fun to play with.[/quote]Ronnie, I know exactly how it sounds. As soon Sound hits a range of upperbass then the system sounds like somebody attached to the driver some kind of trammel. it feels as someon...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The Opera Room by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Opera Room in Audio Discussions  77 Replies 
I have a room in my house that I have no use and I kind of considering converting it to The Opera Room.  Generally it might be consider video rooms but I have no interest to watch movies in there, which is regularly associated with video – I have a l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Here's where I stand now and what my future goals are by SearcherOfBetterSound on 2007-04-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Interested in reading more of your headphone experiences in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
Hmmm...let's see, I'm pretty young, to the point where I don't have any major source of money income, so I do with what I can when I can and want to, just like many other suffering young and/or poor audiophiles. It's like this, I don't listen to any ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #32: Re: my take on the 103 by Thorsten on 2004-12-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good phonostages? in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
Hi, [quote user="Chirag"]103 or 103R + mass loaded SME headshell + 3012 or a 3009 + Seiki 1500 + hagerman opamp phono stage (good only with select parts and battery power) or an EAR 834 (with some mods) and some old...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: A farting porcupine and the demineralisation the cones. by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midrange driver suggestions in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
I never seen the polyethylene drivers but I would not say that it would be a joke, I would rather say that I have no idea what to expect. The SL600 MF driver is a polyethylene-like driver and it does have some interesting qualities, Sure it you drive...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: The lower MF channels by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 60hz, GPA-515-8ghp horn... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  32 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] To that I would only add the following: Start saving up now for a second pair of S2s.[/quote] Yes and no. I used the second S2 for lower MF range but it is not only way to go. I would propose that any driver with large a...
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