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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: John Hasquin’s commentary on the subject. by Romy the Cat on 2011-06-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Impulse response, short notes and midbass horns. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  14 Replies 
From: John Hasquin Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 To: Bessnow, RomanSubject: Re: Meow "I think your decay is prolonged because the larger room is providing acoustical pressure feedback into your 45Hz lower bass horn. This feedback is modulatin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #65: On Preference For Class-D Amplification by Dresden on 2008-11-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  109 Replies 
hmm...I didn't realise I had left my browser logged-in to your site (I left my PC on over night, downloading some files).'..the only advantage that class-D amplification has is cost, size, heat generation and power.'In my eyes, that's more than I cou...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: My rebuttle by ShuffleSk8Ter on 2013-08-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Why Horn loaded systems?! in Playback Listening  30 Replies 
quote:1:Deciding for horns is actually very easy. Why:1) in the common sense range for each horn/driver they have far LESS distortion than any standard dynamic driver covering the same bandwidth. I define distortion as frequencies not originall...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Western Electric reproduces 0Hz + some literature… by Romy the Cat on 2006-07-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Western Electric reproduces 0Hz + some literature… in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
Being a Russian by birth and inheriting all typical for Russian masochism I sometime visit the High Efficiency Speakers Asylum, laughing me sick tail off. Between the fresks in there patting each other and the mercantile cretins who pose themselv...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Single Ended Triode distortions.... by Romy the Cat on 2006-04-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single Ended Triode distortions.... in Audio Discussions  0 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]The load lines are horrible. I can't imagine it gives a very accurate representation of what is fed into it. Maybe that's not what you are after.[/quote]It is not that I completely agree (or completely understand) the Eduar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: The Sound of 6C33C preamp. by KOTriode on 2011-10-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A different breed of 6C33C amplifier. in Melquiades Amplifier  84 Replies 
Romy,  No, the DAC was not set at maximum level (for best sound) while Cyrille listening to the system. It was set at normal volume for the whole system. When Cyrille dropped by, I was showing him the Field Coil open baffle speaker system which con...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #210: Low powered amps and low sensitive speakers ... by Stitch 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 
When I read raves from low powered amps with such speaker designs I ask myself, is it product placement or is there a different kind of listening among Americans, Japanese, Europeans...? I made a visit to an audiophile with Lamm LL1, ML3 and Wilson ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #235: Avicenna’s first sound. by Romy the Cat on 2009-01-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
I played the full system today driven from Avicenna possessor.  It was interesting and in way different. The full system (Milq + digital front ends) draw 685W from Avicenna in buffer mode and 800W from the wall, so the efficiency was very good f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #54: Preliminary report regarding Lowthers new DX65 by Paul Butterfield on 2009-04-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lowther Driver in Audio Discussions  62 Replies 
Hey Romy!Been awhile... But I been sooooo busy!Got some preliminary news to post regarding Lowthers new DX65:For many months I've been corresponding with Jon at Lowther America regarding one of my experimental designs, integrating a Lowther DX 55 c...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1129: Ground loops and humming and AC power by PurePower on 2013-04-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
[quote user="SOS "]What about this issue of humming, this is a reoccurring theme that has not been addressed. Even my own 2000+ unit I sold to a gentleman that owned an original 2000 unit who said he would be able to figure the issue out had the humm...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #59: An amplifier for an ‘active' horn by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  109 Replies 
[quote user="Dresden"]… One very important component I'm leaving out of the cost of the horn is amplification (the horns will be active, using class-D amps).  The reason for my choosing class-D amplification is that the modules and various compo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Gray matter is not so grey by haralanov on 2010-08-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Natural Remedies for Sick Speakers? in Audio Discussions  28 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"] I remembered a host of "old" drivers from my past (not old at the time...) that, if memory serves, sounded rather muffled and slow, with humped response[/quote]Yes, Paul, that's exactly the way they sound in their original condi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: Re: Nope - I'll pass by skushino on 2006-01-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Myth: High-efficiency Low-power in Horn-Loaded Speakers  12 Replies 
If you insist me to endorse something then this is why I make my Melquiades amplifier publicly available. Romy, I'm not seeking endorsement.  Mine is the only endorsement that matters in my system.  I have my own end-results in mind.  ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: Amp for tapped horns by serenechaos on 2009-04-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The tapped horns: cons, pros and Sound in Horn-Loaded Speakers  57 Replies 
Yes, tapped horns are lower efficiency, mine are 105 dB (not 108 - 110 dB like the rest of the system).  I don't even KNOW that SET or Class A is automatically appropriate for tapped horns...  Something like op amp driven PP in class AB might even wo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #97: Prototype by noviygera on 2017-04-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Do you have the speakers as pictured already in place, or at least in the form your beautiful rendering shows? I would recommend to try a mock up of this layout in your room and not proceed with the full custom build. For example, I don't think the a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: In Slightly Fuzzy, Very General Terms by Paul S on 2022-12-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 2.0? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  24 Replies 
I do not understand from what you said the sorts of problems you are dealing with. What are you using as high and low-pass X/Os. Where and how you cross the drivers can make huge differences in the sound. Also, how did you throttle back Macando to ma...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #69: 2420 field coil by audiofilofine on 2010-02-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 with Electromagnets in Horn-Loaded Speakers  91 Replies 
yes romy but my english is badThe JBL 2420 alnico sweet sound with my trumpet tactrix not felt the need for a tweeter, but the high was a bit behind. with the field coil at 100 volts sounds almost equal all'alnico but increasing to 130 volts, so that...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Compression drivers and the “clean signal”. by Romy the Cat on 2007-07-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Compression drivers and the “clean signal”. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  14 Replies 
We, the horn people, know what the compression drivers could do. The controlled dispersion, low distortions, low mechanical dependency, low magnetic anomalies, high efficiency, higher maximum dynamics and many-many more advance are well known. The te...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #86: Dynamic sinking? by Paul S on 2007-08-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
Romy, when you mention "dynamic sinking" of ribbons are you speaking of sub-8k Hz use of powerful ribbons like the Water Drop compared to 109 dB efficient compression drivers, or do you notice this dynamic sinking no matter how high you cross ov...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Holding the Fort by Paul S on 2008-11-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
I could not say if/how very high speaker efficiency and/or FR limiting might effect the issue of a sort of "shuffling" of pitch/tone/harmonics as SPL and complexity shoot up and down, ie, tonal integrity versus dynamics.  No amp in my experience...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #110: Must it be about loading? by AllenB on 2011-07-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: upper bass in Horn-Loaded Speakers  109 Replies 
I use a direct radiator monopole for below 650Hz, this is OK and I have it working well. I think that I want to control directivity so that I can stop floor/ceiling comb filtering which gives me problems of +/-6dB and more. Now I am using extra monop...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: One good 10" midwoofer driver by noviygera on 2011-10-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers in Audio Discussions  34 Replies 
I would like to add this driver to a good driver list:HiVi D10G 10" Kevlar/Paper Woofer, it is sold at parts-express.com and it was one of a few drivers that I ordered for a personal shoot-out. Ignoring the fact that it is yellow and that it makes hu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Obscene amount of money for 6 hours of play. by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: JBL LE8 in Audio Discussions  1 Replies 
[quote user="Markus"]Hi Romy, in another thread you recommended the JBL LE8 as a good driver for the 200-1,000 Hz region. Any specific version of that driver? It has been produced in different variants over a rather long time.[/quote] Markus, I do ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: SD-1 by Chirag on 2005-05-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “A” sound from “B” system? in Audio Discussions  13 Replies 
I have no idea what the SD-1 motor is, but i know my woofers have it and they give me decent results.  if only SS would make a high efficiency woofer with softer paper cones and double the SD magnet....Hey, what kind of crossovering is the ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Playing with Mid-Bass by Paul S on 2024-05-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My new “New” listening room, 2024 in Audio Discussions  16 Replies 
I have the CD but didn't get a chance to listen to the B9 effects you mentioned yet, but all the 515Bs and 15" Vitavox I have heard were in larger vented boxes. I think of the dryness you told of as part of pushing a paper driver down in a sealed box...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: I'm not married to any topology by haralanov on 2014-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: JBL 2226 2445 2405 3-way and a path forward in Horn-Loaded Speakers  27 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I very much do not want to sound like I am expressing sarcasm. [/quote] Romy, I don’t treat your comments like expressed sarcasm and I never did it. In my view, your site is the only place in Internet, where fruitful discus...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: On Your Own Again by Paul S on 2023-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 3.0 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  51 Replies 
Wow, Romy, what a fraught time! You seem to have (somehow) focused on your sound system and narrowed things down to a tweeter, or at least some viable way to add "color". While you were talking, I was thinking that your S2s actually go pretty high, m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: E55L by Lucian on 2008-01-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 7788 tube mic pre design in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
Hello first, as I am new on this site... I have tried a number of high Gm pentode/triode tubes, including E55L and, of course, 7788. All are very linear when used as triodes, but do not bet on very low noise, if that is what you would be after. Th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: About the LF in multi-channel DSET by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 5 Channel Version of Melquiades in Melquiades Amplifier  21 Replies 
Yes, Jessie, but in case you decide to go for DSET, would it be multi-channel Melquiades or anything else, then your consideration for type and topology of the lower bass would greatly dictate requirements for your DSET. If your lower bass channels r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #42: Pieces of stuffs by samuel33 on 2007-10-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
Can you explain Roomy your points ?Because you say all the time what should be an intresting path but you never tell why. Why high efficiency mid driver would be an improvement? why higher effeciency would increase the sound quality?Can you develop, ...
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