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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: It is much more then juts "properly calculated and sized cap”. by Romy the Cat on 2010-03-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Thomas Mayer’s Triamp in Melquiades Amplifier  2 Replies 
[quote user="twogoodears"]I'm pretty interested in yr. opinion about the possible choice of best, safest, smoothest way to use solid-state amp/low-end with "Triamp"... ok... 3-channells DSETs... and my system upper ways... what slope do you think...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #77: Some thoughts while settling down. by Romy the Cat on 2008-07-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
Yep, it is a lot of work and it might look like not well organized work but there is good part in all of it – when you will be do you will be done and you would never do it again. Practice shows that those custom tailored systems are made and then us...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: Common sense horns without GOTOnization :-) by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: ... again on GOTO Unit drivers... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
[quote user="Kcct82"] I know you're not a big fan of digital delay, but I'm using behringer DCX 2496 to make things easier... this way I get to keep all horn mouths on the same plane which avoids some reflections (from other horn mouths). [/quote] S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Why do Lowther (and why stop)? by Paul S on 2007-08-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
I realize that some people have been raised from infancy with the Lowthers, take them to bed, etc., so I do not mean to do anything here other than air some recent thoughts on the subject and perhaps get a discussion going about these drivers and pos...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: IIILZ box insufficiency by Chirag on 2007-03-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
Hey Cat...long time no claw,Wrong?  My dog, if I can list my musical machine mistakes...The original boxes I got with my 10" and 15" reds were respectively the little IIILZ sealed and big ported boxes.  The IIILZ box with the little reds wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: Sea Change by Paul S on 2010-12-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Summary: my/your audio: year by year in Audio Discussions  45 Replies 
2010 was marked by the best music sessions I have had in my life.  Changes to the K&K and iDAT DAC that I have chronicled were challenging to integrate but ultimately very worthwhile, and re-working the DEBZ crossovers has gotten me, I think, abo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: About the TwoGoodEars new crossover. by Romy the Cat on 2012-01-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
I am not completely thrilled with TwoGoodEars new crossover. http://vinylsavor.blogspot.com/2012/01/making-of-line-level-crossover.html First of all , Stephano has a preamp with tube out stage.  The guy in his post says that the l...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: 4th order crossovers by noviygera on 2014-01-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: First order filtration and design methods. in Audio For Dummies ™  3 Replies 
I think this is an interesting topic. I have made experiments (with a digital dsp processor) in my system and tried 4th order crossovers. I did not like the sound at all. Trying to explain this sound signature is tricky but here is my interpretation ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Edgarhorns - audio problems and end goals by slack key on 2011-12-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crossover Design in Audio Discussions  69 Replies 
Thanks, Scooter.I am glad to hear from someone so quickly.I've been an "audiophile" for only 10 years or so.  With the Edgarhorns, I am currently using a Cyrus Brenneman integrated amp (KT100).  I also have a Yamamoto custom 2A3 (single plates) w...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Dsp by Bill on 2023-08-19 
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 
I had a Walker Proscenium turntable with various cartridges. About twenty years ago I converted all my vinyl to 24/96 files and have never looked back. As far as dsp processing, the Trinnov altitude does a superb job of either recreating the hall sou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Re: Yoshi needs help by malinowski on 2007-10-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: First Order on Bass channels: Designed for Sound in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
Is Yoshi's box ported or sealed? If it's ported.. of course he's going to be listening to more.. a lot more.. of the box... everything below.. 60hz? is box music.if it's not ported then this is a more interesting discussion. when I first read romy's ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: Bass from a vented box... by morricab on 2007-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: First Order on Bass channels: Designed for Sound in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
Hi all,In my experience it is VERY hard to get anything resembling realistic bass from a vented box, particularly with a Q of around 0.9 or 1.  There is too much stored energy in the system and too much overhang.  The best bass I have heard...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Networks as power sinks and source-able LF by Paul S on 2008-04-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The loudspeakers for a powerful SET in Audio Discussions  48 Replies 
Believe, me, I agree wholeheartedly that  running the DX4 down to 150 Hz is sub-optimal.  In my case it is a compromise that has more to do with working efficiency vs. aural continuity than SPLs.  I have also though of adding...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #138: Avantgarde by Merlin on 2008-04-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
[quote user="coops"]Romy Hi, I didn't particularly set out to 'demean' Avantgarde, they have a good business model, I don't believe it is a secret that they modify conventional drivers, I simply mean that the constituent parts of a Cessaro horn ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #49: It’s impossible to have 1st order with ribbons at speaker level by Romy the Cat on 2007-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: RAAL “Water Drop” tweeter for Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  77 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"] As a certified non-expert I wonder about 1st order XO with the tweeter, because of the phase issue.  Probably stupid, but I always figured that at 180 degrees you could just switch the wires... Do I remember reading somewhe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: In-line injection channel? by Romy the Cat on 2012-02-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: If you were to start from scratch, what horn system would yo... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  22 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"]Actually I see the biggest benefit (besides the huge sound body) in the fact that such a configuration allows very precise adjustment of the way how the harmonics of each UB channels touch  the midrange, by simply dealing with...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Latest YouTube. by Bill on 2023-06-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 3.0 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  51 Replies 
In his latest YouTube,Romy mentioned using my prepro to time align my drivers.I use the Trinnov Altitude 16 prepro which has a total of 20 channels. 16 of the channels have balanced analog outputs and the othe four Channels use the rca and optical sp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Inspiration by anthony on 2023-07-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 3.0 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  51 Replies 
Righto then, I guess there is no reason not to try this, except that one of the original crossovers here is non-functioning (if I remember correctly), so if trialling in stereo I'll have to crossover in Melquiades.  Should have the parts here to do t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: What Is So Bad? 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 
Romy, what exactly was bad, and how?Honestly, my knowlwedge and objectives were in infancy back then.  Also, it's been so long that my "memory" is probably crowded with parasitic ideas passing themselves off as memories.  But I remember the 808 drive...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Rear Loaded Horns by msaudio on 2010-06-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Small double bass horn for 3"-8" driver in Horn-Loaded Speakers  37 Replies 
Moreart   Most people on this site only badmouth things they don't understand. From what i have read the last few years on romy's site, there is a leader and a bunch of follower's that have no clue of audio basic's in sound reproduction. The leader j...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: DIY Firefly by green heron on 2011-04-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DIY Firefly Horns in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
As the builder behind these horns, I can answer some of your questions.  It's true, I was primarily focused on the woodworking/building side, and now I'm experimenting with amplification and crossovers. I can't speak authoritatively on those subjects...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #45: It may not be the right time... by anthony on 2017-10-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Deep End DIY - Australian take one Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  87 Replies 
...to obsess about speaker wire.  Thinking about this a little more I realise that my preference for foil cables has always been in relation to speakers with passive crossovers.  DSET is much more simple, the amplifier is driving the transducer direc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #74: Left channel photo by noviygera on 2015-12-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Good midbass is complicated, if not unobtainable. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  74 Replies 
This is left channel. Right channel is mirror image.I am using 6db active crossovers all around.The subs are pair of 18" Aurasound 1808 per side. The current midbass is the white color horn you see. It is Funktion One DS15.  The issue with this one i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #246: Answers by Edgar= on 2022-10-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
@N-set I was replying to pauls comment about giving up on blending passive radiators and trying to say I was surprised how effortless the 8565 integrates upwards into the tannoy but integrating down into another channel there is no hope. I think the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Ready, SET, go by rowuk on 2014-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: SET amplifiers in Audio Discussions  30 Replies 
Gera,I think that it is impossible to "generalize" what a specific amplifier topology is. There are too many variables to really pin it down.When we have any amplifier without feedback, it is VERY sensitive to the speakers connected. This means a goo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Vintage AN, anyone? by Paul S on 2007-08-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What is the buzz: the V-Caps? in Audio Discussions  19 Replies 
Well written article, I think, and he is good enough to share right away that he is a "vintage" guy, and an AN guy, which helps me contextualize his observations, even though he does not reveal the nature of the $$$$$$ "ultimate horn speakers" (...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: How to make a playback to sound properly. by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to make a playback to sound properly. in Playback Listening  1 Replies 
I know, I know, you all need from each other are the building plans and building ideas. You all need to know are the list of the drivers, list of horns types, and list of the recommendation how to drive the channels. But I would like to note that wit...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Active for sure by anthony on 2020-08-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Valve Preamplifier for Macondo/DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  74 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Anthony, congrats on your amazing progress! I know how hard it is to carve out time for this stuff! I see you are looking for gain from your pre-amp, which makes me wonder if you have been using the passive Placette, as opposed t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #303: Mass Extinction by Paul S on 2009-05-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
Even if we all agree that the expensive film and foil or paper in oil caps are the best-sounding varieties available, there remains the problem of the inherent limitations of these types of caps. The paper in oils and the film and foils are not only ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: Another decision that I need to make… I am in debates now. by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 6 Channel Version of Super Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  131 Replies 
Another decision that I need to make about the new Super Milq. I have MF and Fundamental Channels around the Vitavox S2 drivers that will be driven directly from the single-stage amplifiers, with the crossovers and attenuators sitting at amplifier li...
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