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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: The Wedgie by Paul S on 2008-04-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
But doesn't putting the drivers on an inward-firing arc more or less shoot all the sound into a point, like the opposite of the Big Bang?This seems like an invitation to phase problems in the real world, and it also seems like it could bugg...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #65: Randomness and Music's Prerogative by Paul S on 2008-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Given enough time (and enough distance), most "randomness" adopts (or appears to adopt) some sort of a "pattern" or patterns.This appears at the rote level to be yet another variant of the old "musical versus accurate" conundrum.  Yes, the idea ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Well, I hear that by Paul S on 2006-12-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Melquiades” amplifier: a year later. in Melquiades Amplifier  33 Replies 
You may remember my first impression of ML2 was its "organizing".  And you may also remember my saying that SET just "allows" the signal, including its dissipation.Not to "sell" Milquiades, but how (other than multi-channel and bandwidth limitin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Multi-Channel vs Rear Speakers Only by Paul S on 2023-09-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy the Cat's Audio recommendation: the biggest bang fo... in Audio For Dummies ™  46 Replies 
Jarek, one might also consider that the "small" Auro-capable processors are 7.2 channels (larger might be 14.2). When thinking/speaking of "Auro 3D", I think we are a long way from Romy's original 2-rear-speakers "RI". It is still not clear to me if ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #45: 3rd Time a Charm? by Paul S on 2010-09-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
Sheee-it... I finally got the new coils wound and the "new and improved" X/Os "worked out" and soldered together.  It will take the (removable!) silicone goop overnight to stick the parts to the DEBZ's integrated X/O "bustles"; then I will tip the DE...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Parametric Equalizer by Paul S on 2012-07-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Reinforced live sound in audio listening room in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
This might be an excuse to get/play with the Sound Man's staple, the parametric equalizer (analog units are still available).  While it is possible, it is not probable that you will wind up wanting "flat" reinforcement of the sound just as the mics "...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #209: How bad do you need it to be? by Paul S on 2013-02-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
Yes, the main system often seems to require too much of an "investment" to make using it worthwhile, or even realistic.I confess I have let my mind wander in this direction:http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=a5+audioengine&tag=googhydr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #211: Dog Eats Reviewer by Paul S on 2013-02-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
Well, the Q5s were everywhere when I was trying to find big amps, and they really have no chance to move me.  Even to do what they might do would take maybe 500W SS, yet Harley thinks he hears them at their best with the ML2.2.  Then again, I suppose...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Blue Circle? by Paul S on 2013-03-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Montreal Audio Show 2013 in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
Sounds "fun", Romy.  I think the late (recently deceased) James Bongiorno contributed the lion's share of ideas for the Constellation, although who can ever be sure what actually makes it to market.  Maybe Bongiorno's own (much cheaper) Spread Spectr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: GSC Benefits by Paul S on 2021-01-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single Driver speakers in Audio Discussions  5 Replies 
Hi, Flm. Welcome. Try reading some long threads in our archives and you will get a better idea how to open a dialog. Pretty sure there are some Lowther threads, but no reason to limit yourself to those. "Accurate" in the case of speakers means faithf...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: The Magic of FM by Paul S on 2022-11-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Some evidence for the change in sound of a submerged conduct... in Audio Discussions  9 Replies 
Edgar, not sure how long you've been at FM, but there is an FM board here at GSC that sould give you some food for thought. As ever, some things stay the same, and other things have changed. For instance, analog has changed to digital, but the weirdn...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Well, Sure... by Paul S on 2023-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  36 Replies 
No question that there are basic electrical issues to deal with in matching amps and speakers. After our best attempts to deal with these issues on paper or in our minds, we listen. Part of dealing with reactive loads is keeping amp output impedance ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: Crossover Design: WHY? by Romy the Cat on 2005-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
[quote user="drdna"] I know all the compromises involved with the EdgarHorns, I have heard them when I visited Bruce Edgar in Gardena, and they were pretty good compared to most of what is out there.  I realized that I would likely never be able...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Re: Insensitivity and character by guy sergeant on 2006-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
"with only disadvantage in sensitively department"  That's quite a big disadvantage from where I look at it.The way you describe the speakers with all of your other amplifiers seems to match how I recall them sounding.  I cannot imagine how...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Acoustic sails and overgauged wire. by Romy the Cat on 2005-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
drdna, The subject of room reflections is kind of completed topic but form what you described I do not think that your problems are there but rather in some kind of bug of your system that you will discover soon. Meanwhile, I would disregard any ro...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Listening for differences by Paul S on 2007-08-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
Hi, BudNow that my system is back up and running again I suppose I ought to at least take the offer to try the enabl'd drivers in my speakers.I have no doubt they will sound different, and from the posts you cite I imagine some particular traits will...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: To coin a phrase by Paul S on 2007-08-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
Buck up, Yoshi.  I get what you are saying about "yellow", but this sort of de-construction excercise can be done with any driver. For one thing, 3 cu. ft is way too big.  If you must have a box, try 1/2 that size.I think the Lowther [sic] ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Drivers, bass horn, other by Marc HENRY on 2009-09-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The European Triode Festival’s horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
wow.thanks for comments.La Grande Castine will not be as expensive as Cessaro Gamma.i am sorry but i cannot answer to all questions, for several reasons you can understand.we have tested many drivers since the early prototype of La Grande Castine. BM...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: DSEP is the plan by rowuk on 2014-05-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single Ended Pentode to go? in Audio Discussions  4 Replies 
Yes Paul,DSEP is planned. Actually I have already experimented with it only with the 12" Fane neodymium midwoofer that covers 80-1K and using 1 cap for the low pass filter. I really like what it does. I am comparing how it works with ceramic and neod...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Not really sure what you mean? by mjloudspeaker on 2009-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Class “D” – the industry does it again. in Audio Discussions  2 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]A could years ago here and there begun to pop up small SS class “D” amplifiers made with high-end pretence. They all sounded like shit but by the efforts of a number of typically deaf and stupid or just simply whorish audio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Band-Specific Info by Paul S on 2010-06-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Learning to interpret RTA in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
Zanon, I do not mean DEQ, but that is one way to do it.  D[SET] is another way; and it can be done in real time, by a couple of means.If you actually settle on the mid-field monitor approach, you will want that sort of speakers installed before you g...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #98: Dome tweeters and brightness in SL600 by zanon on 2010-01-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
It is a dome tweeter, so I can see how proximity to the floor might have some impact in that at least you have HF hitting the floor. How ti regulates brightness is mysterious to me as well.My personal hamster speakers (for NPR vocals) simple mono Tiv...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #517: $3k Crap Shoot by Paul S on 2010-04-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Max, it sounds like this is not a case of ground (loop) hum, although 3V might well cause problems with HE speakers, depending on how the system grounding is stacked.  As a control, try running the APS off its battery while it's loaded (ie, the amp i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #115: Tripping the Life Fantastic by Paul S on 2008-09-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
I wish I had other sources for reference, since it's obvious (even to me) that the amps will only sound as good as what they are fed (and what they feed).  I think I still have my old CD player around, somewhere, while I wait for my iD...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Big SETs - Just ideology? by el`Ol on 2009-05-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to get a LOT of SET power. in Audio Discussions  106 Replies 
I just visited the Highend in Munich and had the chance to listen to two of those monster SETs. Cessaro showed up with monstrous 833 amps and my thought was that there is something wrong with the music. I know it is common in this forum to describe w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #180: Say What? by Paul S on 2009-07-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
Romy, you mention the passive radiator and then you link to a normal 5" poly-cone  driver.  I guess I don't get what you mean.I can't remember hearing a "passive radiator" speaker that was worth the dynamite to blow it up. Those I have heard made reg...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Altec is stepping out of closet. by Romy the Cat 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 I have not herd so much doulble talk in a long time. Some of the best sounding drivers on the market in the last 60 years, were for sound reinforcement. [/quote] It is not my view. I wrote about it many times before...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #51: Sound result is directly related to constructor's understanding by haralanov on 2010-02-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 with Electromagnets in Horn-Loaded Speakers  91 Replies 
[quote user="be"]I just spoke with a guy who have made both permanent magnets and electro magnets for loudspeakers.He said that the reason that electro magnetic speakers have a smoother and more grain free sound, is due to the temperature rise in the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #62: Goto's Advance Stage by twogoodears on 2011-04-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Eventually - a reasonable midbass horn from GOTO in Horn-Loaded Speakers  97 Replies 
Thanks, Roman... I strangely (?!?) feel me like a schoolboy at his first primary schoolday... virtually ALL my (limited) audio knowledge, vanished... and I'm dealing with brand-new problems, like a crossover with fixed slopes and cut-off frequencies ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #258: Angels on Pinheads by Paul S on 2022-10-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  298 Replies 
Jarek, how many 10" Scanspeaks do you think it would take to get way down in your room? And remember that, according to Romy, the "best sounding" Dannoy, the heart of this speaker system, still only plays up to 90 db peaks (70 dB continuous with seri...
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