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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #149: Experiences with DEQ'd ULF by jessie.dazzle on 2010-05-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
El`Ol wrote: "...And what about the brute force method (room correction for the bass arrays)? [Digital EQ]..."  Romy wrote: "...Actually I am considering something like this... I think the final result might use some of your limp methods but the EQ O...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: Stoned beaings by N-set on 2013-12-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mastodont DIY Rack: Wall Mount? in Audio Discussions  68 Replies 
[quote user="Jorge"] For some reason I cannot post pics, they wont upload to the server so I cant select them.The way Aurios work is with 3 ball bearings rolling inside a round chanel, something like an inverted doughnut...top and bottom.On the cen...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: NASA Reverberant Acoustic Test Facility. by Romy the Cat on 2014-07-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: NASA Reverberant Acoustic Test Facility. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
I have no idea what that all about but it is nice to know that my taxes goes for somebody building horns. "The Reverberant Acoustic Test Facilit (RATF) chamber is located within the Vibroacoustic Highbay, taking advantage of the 1.8 m (6 ft) thick su...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #86: Where to cross MF & theory on depiction of depth by jessie.dazzle on 2010-09-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
Romy wrote:"...I will most certainly do not need it to go over 1000Hz, why would I? It is very much not my objective. All the I would like to do it to give to Fundamentals Channel some room from the bottom to breathe..."Three reasons:1) To try hi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #80: Concrete rooms of hellsound by mjloudspeaker on 2009-08-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"] The more-driver/more-power method has in fact been used to very good effect in rooms that +/- eat bass.  The set-up I remember had about 8 515s per side and LOTS of power that I suppose it did not actually use very often; but...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The horn design from Bruce Edgar by martinshorn on 2018-05-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New superlative horn build - ESD acoustic in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
So first in line, the horns.  They stressed out that particularly the horn flares where not within the comfort zone of their own developer team.That triggered the recruitment of Bruce Edgar. The design is only his, and they took it 1:1. Of course too...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #100: The external horns construction ideas by Romy the Cat on 2009-09-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
I wonder, if to embrace the idea that I described in the Maturation Shields article (a few posts above) then how those external horns might be constricted? They need to be solid and not to be afraid of sun/rain/snow. They need to be acoustical...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Barn Conversion - James' Project by op.9 on 2007-02-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Barn Conversion - James' Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  28 Replies 
Dear Romy and all, I’ve been lurking here for a few months and - after a sceptical start! - I have found this site an Invaluable Help. Many many thanks to Romy and all involved. My system is now starting to sing and make nice noises for the first ti...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Lately... by Romy the Cat on 2022-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The absolutely “best” material for horns construction. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  41 Replies 
Actually the way how I feel now it is not about best material for horns construction, or not even the best profile for the horns opening but rather about best results despite of materials or profiles. Lately I am not looking for the things that wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #77: Can a bad floor be cured by gain/power? by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
Well, in context of a full-range speaker, like largest Wilsons or the similar, the answer would be unquestionably no.  Even if we biamp those speakers then the LF still is too wide bandwidth and too geographically bind to the MF section.  The wor...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #274: Coupling vs Decoupling at Mouth End by RF at Ona on 2010-09-16 
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="Romy the Cat"]  RF at Ona wrote:Personally, I think it debatable whether the mouth edge should be free or attached as there are desirable aspects to both approaches. If attached, it need not be attached with great pressure.  Robert, ca...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: The horno-live is defiantly is a bitch… by Romy the Cat on 2005-05-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The “Dead Points of Live Sound” in Playback Listening  28 Replies 
[quote user="rdrysdale"]So how do you suppose the proper DPoLS can be located? With a system like Steve Schell and I are working with, everything weighs hundreds of pounds and to properly evaluate changes would take days, maybe even weeks f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Sorry but I don't believe it by rowuk on 2015-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 4-way horn system Prelude in Horn-Loaded Speakers  13 Replies 
There is not enough mass there for a 200Hz ring. I don't know what you are hearing, but you need to go back to whoever built these things and tell them your stories. If you really believe that the horn is ringing, add mass, ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Finishing. by xandcg on 2018-05-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The absolutely “best” material for horns construction. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  41 Replies 
Those materials may be interesting to be used as finishing/primer to avoid degradation of the (polymer) concrete horns. And at least one of them can also be applied on wood. I, of course, do not have idea how any of those product...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #59: I do wish you to come up with something in this direction. by Romy the Cat on 2015-10-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Anthony, yes, it is a perfectly legitimate question and I asked myself this question many times. I do think that if you make horn from wood then heat will damage them but if your upper bass horn is from concrete  (like Jessy did) then it does open ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: This search might be complicated by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"] The best hi-fi LF I have heard came from modified "pro" units (multi-15s) that had a LOT of power thrown at them; and furthermore, the system was "managed" by an... equalizer (albeit, done in real time...).  [/quote] They...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: 4 way Castine by tuga on 2009-09-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The European Triode Festival’s horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
[quote user="Marc HENRY"]hi all, thanks for your interest ! yes the frame is curved, HF and MF are // yes there is a phase plug in the bass horn. This cover 80-300Hz. there is a separate infra-bass section, covering 20-80Hz. images of the bass p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Audio and Music: four levels of unity and separation or… by Romy the Cat on 2004-11-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio and Music: four levels of unity and separation or… in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
Audio and Music: four levels of unity and separation or… ...or a short and slightly dipped into Dostoevsky essay about Audio inevitability in case of …an Audio progress. K???? ? ??????? ?? ???????????? ?? ??? - ?????? ?? ???:O?? ?????? ??? ?????...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Steel/Aluminum or polymer concrete? by xandcg on 2019-09-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The absolutely “best” material for horns construction. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  41 Replies 
What would be a better material for horns, specially large ones, steel/aluminum or polymer concrete? Do metal horns be the right choice in general? I just remembered I could ask some favors and have large steel/aluminum horns mad...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: Construction continued & Images by jessie.dazzle on 2007-08-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
Paul S wrote : "...Jessie, you know I am not a horn guy. I played with horns for 5 years, and I have heard plenty of them, and so far none have worked for me, musically.  But I have remained mindful of horns' potential, and I keep coming back ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Electricity and different compression drivers’ diaphragms. by Romy the Cat on 2007-06-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Musique Concrete horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  6 Replies 
[quote user="RonyWeissman"]The electricity comment is interesting as today I put on some jazz music and the HF is very snappy, excellent! I feel like posting on AA to ask people's opinons if it's the electricity or if my concrete horns are going thro...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: It is not so simple…. by Romy the Cat on 2012-03-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to make money in Audio in Playback Listening  19 Replies 
[quote user="Jorge"] You can become that which you most hate:  a Reviewer![/quote]Actually to review audio products is not something that I would hate but it I has to be only on my terms – the condition that certainly does not exist and would not...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: I would concur... by jessie.dazzle on 2007-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SET and speakers: disregard Volume in Audio For Dummies ™  4 Replies 
Hello all,Some time ago, I bought a pair of very early production ML2s for an ongoing horn project (see "Note at end").Rather than just let the ML2s sit and wait for the horns to get done, I of course tried them out with my "normal" 89db/watt@1m spea...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Basshorn by Johan Dreyer on 2007-02-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Barn Conversion - James' Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  28 Replies 
Romy I think what I gained from the basshorns were 1. "Speed"or lack of momentum.Specifically deep notes on piano.The sensation of that leftmost keys with the initial impact then followed by the resonance from the instrument as separate entities.I...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Follow-up on Music Room Options by RF at Ona on 2007-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Building a new music room in Playback Listening  20 Replies 
Collin,I am pleased that you found my suggestions worthwhile. I approached the issue of your music room with two questions in mind:1- How to avoid the structural angle from interfering with the sound2- Would an enlarged room be worthwhile...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: To experiment during the New England winter by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] I have 2 ULF "boxes"; each has an 18" McCauley 6174. The enclosures are sealed and each measures 14 cubic feet. They are made from 70mm thick concrete blocks. Power is from a pair of M1.1 amps (100 Watts each)....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Superbly interesting effect: Suspended decoupled floor delay by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Superbly interesting effect: Suspended decoupled floor delay in Playback Listening  0 Replies 
Last night I was experimenting with integration of ULF and midbass and was playing relatively loud. The ULF woofers is at second order at 35Hz and the were located outside of my listening room, in the next room with a large wale between then, but...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #996: More about PP radiation. by Romy the Cat on 2011-12-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="steverino"] Romy said "When I had my magnetic and EMI probes running with open PP2000 cover then the probes showed me that I was in the middle of Chernobyl Black Forest. I think the PP3000  even more poisoning..." Now I begin to u...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Ringability, chewing gum, & Japanese swords by jessie.dazzle on 2007-03-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Ridiculous Japa-Brazilian horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  54 Replies 
I see some posts predicting that the use of bronze for the Mid-Range horns (see photos above) would result in ringing... Well, I respectfully beg to differ; I think this is one area where the designer may have done well... Too bad he polished them. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #166: Upper-bass as a system's fulcrum: Part I by jessie.dazzle on 2010-03-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
First off, I forgot to mention an interesting observation: Before running the sweeps (previous post), since the drivers in the upper-bass horns are new, I decided to verify/optimize rear chamber volume (they are easily adjustable)... I wasn't expecti...
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