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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: Are original Aura Sound 1808 sound ULF solution for sealed enclosure? by oxric on 2011-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Aura made their 1808 driver in 80s and most of the 90s and it was wonderful. It had huge high-temperature neodymium magnet, unique magnet geometry with underhung 4" edgewound aluminum voice coil.  It was the only 18-inch...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Slanted enclosure by Jorge 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 
I will be dubiuos about the slanted enclosure if not done properly,  all drivers must be time aligned and since they are playing the same frequency, deficiencies in time alignment become more obvious.  I made a slanted enclosure but with the drivers ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Here it is. by Romy the Cat on 2021-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dannoy 2021 Loudspeakers in Audio For Dummies ™  24 Replies 
The bottom woofer array is not connected at all....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #282: "PR" by Paul S on 2022-11-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
When the passive radiator in question is mentioned, are we sill talking about a particular active 10" Scanspeak driver that is not hooked up to an amp? Again, the PR is always parasitic, more or less fighting with the active driver, except, apparentl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #127: The big picture indeed. by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
[quote user="msaudio"]Romy You have not done your main test yet, And you are ready to get rid of your LF array's to soon or maybe you did it and did not post it or say anything about it. The way i would troulble shoot this problem is to a test refera...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Situational Ethics by Paul S on 2011-09-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
Setting aside the small drivers for LF, while the rest of us have been all ga-ga about the vertical array, the pros have long since moved to the "horizotal array" for LF.  Although I plan for several large drivers in large "modified IB" cabinets, I t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: I do not have an opinion yet. by Romy the Cat on 2011-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
Rakesh, I moved your post to this thread as I feel it is more relevant here, I hope you do not mind. You ask yours the very same question that I ask myself. I do not have definitive answers to them: [quote user="oxric"] I am presently consider...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #65: Sealed bass array again ? by Murataltuev on 2015-08-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
[quote user="kodomo"]I am using sealed bass arrays of 3 per side. I have six 10" scanspeak woofers in total. I aim to operate them from 38hz to 160hz with qtc 0.707I also have a tapped horn that I am using with my current horn system. It is 244cm's h...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Active noise cancelation system by Romy the Cat on 2010-02-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A datacenter at home and … "sound". in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]Consider treating the problem at its root.Why not build a simple dedicated PC, running Server 2008 with a RAID array?   I recently added a RAID 10 array (8TB, striped and mirrored), to an HP workstation... The result is fa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #125: The Big Picture by msaudio on 2010-05-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
Romy You have not done your main test yet, And you are ready to get rid of your LF array's to soon or maybe you did it and did not post it or say anything about it. The way i would troulble shoot this problem is to a test referance of 3 foot from Lf ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Sorry by Markus on 2010-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About bass horns by Johan Dreyer in Horn-Loaded Speakers  5 Replies 
Re-reading, I realise you stated your preference for a sealed bass array only in relation to Dreyer's bass horn, not to bass horns in general....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: What drivers are we talking by shannon on 2015-03-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Melq 6e5p driver stage for ss? in Melquiades Amplifier  29 Replies 
when talking ulf are we talking array of aura 18(the old ones not new junk), or something else...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Midbass Horn by Jorge on 2013-09-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Good midbass is complicated, if not unobtainable. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  74 Replies 
Hi Gera"Has anyone done this and what were the observations of comparing different topologies."I have done just what you propose,  I tried the JBL2490 compresion driver with a 3" mouth in a 110 hz horn well made, MDF round tactrix horn,  it goes ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Everything but the kitchen synch by jessie.dazzle on 2011-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A contemporary great CD transport for under $100. in Didital Things  5 Replies 
Romy wrote: "...I know there are a lot of people who feel the CRW and DVD drivers in regular PS [CD and DVD drives in regular PCs] are just fine or even better then best dedicated audio CD transports..." I am one such person; well n...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Interesting: 10” vs. 15” by Romy the Cat on 2010-11-15 
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[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] Below a certain frequency the advantages become a handicap. At that point (if you were using its EQ capabilities), the SMS -1 would start to step in... Whether you reach that point with your 10" arrays depends on how low ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: A different type of upper MF compression driver. by Romy the Cat on 2012-04-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A different type of upper MF compression driver. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
I was listening last night a string quartet rehearsal. The play was for the most part justifiably non-so-glorious and I was thinking about my little audio things. For sure our upper MF drivers nowhere near where they need to be. There is too much...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Time Alignment by Jorge on 2013-09-08 
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There are a few at least theoretical backdraws for the Array in my view.Of course having a lot of different drivers playing at the same frequency implies that all of them should work in perfect unison,  if one starts lagging a little bit it will mess...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: The bass conundrum by anthony on 2015-08-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
Hi Murat,Personally, I would re-think the tapped horns being physically incorporated with the rest of the system.  To start, from what I understand (I don't use a tapped horn) because they use both the front and the rear of the driver for sound, they...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Re: The horizontal ark with Aurum Cantus? by cv 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 
Allo Well, my baffles are for a vertical array. A friend of mine built a "clone" of the Nola Grand reference and got a very good deal on the G1 ribbons... will send you a PM.Don't be pissed about me keeping you in the dark regarding the ribbons; you...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #71: Yep, very nice. by Romy the Cat on 2018-03-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  87 Replies 
Yep, indeed, it looks very nice. The 8 sections of bass line array look visually slightly overweening but I think when you put the upper bass horns in place it will visually balance the things out. I feel some sort of envy to the way how you plan ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #35: Re: small electrostatic panels.. with sensitivety 66dB? by Romy the Cat on 2006-10-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tweeter for Vitavox S2. High-sensitively ribbons? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  64 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"] I am glad to hear that I am not the only one who is overwhelmed by compression drivers.  I tried the A7s way back when they were current and everyone's favorite, and I tried various modifications with like-minded friends; b...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: The Cat's view.... by Romy the Cat on 2005-12-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The IDEAL horn system in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
Here is my proposal for an ideal horn system. The concept derives from the really of the horns as I know them, the available park of the drivers, the drivers’ real capacity and from… everything else that I might comment upon if you would not figure o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #208: Kind of LF depression… by Romy the Cat on 2017-09-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
The kids are growing up and twins sleep fine and walk already. So, the Bessnow’s household is calming down, a live-in nanny for sure helps… With more time at my heads I am trying to finalize my playback in our new home. I spent a few hours today t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #194: What about at a lower volume... by anthony on 2017-07-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Last night I did an interesting experiment. I took the bass towers, just 4 driver per side, crossed them at 90Hz, line-level and drove them not with the Milq’s bass channel but with SS Yamaha B2. I use it with the tube cr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #127: Ok, a first objective look. by Romy the Cat on 2016-10-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
Today I spent a few hours to calibrate the Macondo and Milq. One of the drivers from Macondo was gunner and the rest was more of less stable. I did some initial measurements. It was not impressive. I do have approximately 3-4 db deficiency on left...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: Mains box by zako on 2010-12-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Summary: my/your audio: year by year in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
A happy new year to all,,,,Your electricle mains box is most impressive,,But keep your fingers out of there..Or you will have a "short" year...I love the JBL Array 1400 Hard to beat,,unless you have EverestII.....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: FA-7 antenna by peter foster on 2008-04-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Sansui TU-X1 Broadcast monitor. in Off Air Audio  56 Replies 
Dear Antonio,  there is a picture of the Sansui FA-7 antenna in the TU-X1 brochure and it definitely looks like it is a small external antenna designed for use in high density accommodation.  I did not try this antenna.  In m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: String sound by RonyWeissman on 2012-02-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My playback’s sound vs. Live sound. in Playback Listening  7 Replies 
I feel like i want a line array of lowThers with random graininess applied to their paper membrane as my oops channel! I would want the strings to have the texture of aged beef when it is cooked "aller/retour" (french alwys use food metaphors.).Serio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: “Show to me your middbas solution and I will tell you how your playbac... by horny on 2007-11-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  109 Replies 
Another bogus idea.If a perfect upper bass could be achieved by means of spherical (approx. 1m diameter horn), what would be the next acceptable solution,if space considerations do not allow big horns? Perhaps that could be a line array of small dire...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: JBL Array 1400 by Ronnie on 2007-03-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A new beast from JBL: Everest DD66000 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
I heard the Array 1400 at a show: https://www.neomax.ro/produs.php?id=P:5737-S:336It has the aluminum diaphragm rather than beryllium.The demo music sounded very nice. Effortless and beautiful.The midrange tended to spit and shout a bit though, like ...
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