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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Re: Do not build horn, build "something else"….. by Wojtek on 2006-09-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 45Hz Bass Horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  23 Replies 
[quote]Also, Jessie, there is another very important point. A construction of your systems should not be a pure DIY efforts or it will be just another stupid DIY project. Your should have none-DIY objectives and use those horns to resolve those none-...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Looking from multiple angles... by Romy the Cat on 2012-02-13 
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"] Some time ago I also thought my upper bass channel is flawlessly integrated, but when I added another, symmetrically arranged UB driver (over my WR driver), I quickly understood the new configuration is MUCH more expressive a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: My bad by oxric on 2010-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: French Horns/drivers shootout (oops! S2 came last) in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]I realize this is off topic, but I would like to address the issue:Rackish wrote:   "...Recently I asked someone who contributes regularly on your forum and has a system 'similar' to yours to come and listen to his system....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Its about time by jessie.dazzle on 2009-01-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The sound compromises of high efficiency direct radiators. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
Why no amount of watts will compensate for direct-radiation :Start with the obvious : When compared to either multiple direct-radiating drivers or a single horn-loaded driver, to achieve the same SPL, a single direct-radiating driver must work harder...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #248: There is a difference between curved walls and curves acoustic solutio... by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
[quote user="fulcrum"]Romy, very interesting stuff.That was exactly the kind of info I was seeking with my post on curved corners below that your readers took such exception to.Granted I had the idea ass backwards as a great number of people who ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Throat’s side thickness... by Romy the Cat on 2006-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Transition : Driver to throat, when throat is smaller than d... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
Jessie, at the home page, in the left, within the GoodSoundClub Section there is the “Announcements” item of menu, which will bring you to the thread with the instruction how to upload the images to the site. Regarding the issues that you are trying...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #54: Dynamic consistency by noviygera on 2011-09-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] noviygera wrote:p.s from my experience of having a 500 sq. ft. listening room with 7 ft. ceiling and having two 18" woofers in a infinite baffle configuration, it is not enough to pressurize the room. I am talking about lo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: horn surfacing by Markus on 2007-04-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: German Odeon horns. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  13 Replies 
Sorry if this is OT - I could start a new thread but my post is inspired by the quote below - [quote user="drdna"]the lathe-work is rough on some of the horns.  [/quote]I can't decide whether that's good or bad. I'm slowly working up to getting ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Does horn surface porosity influence sound ? by angeloitacare-idiot on 2007-02-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Does horn surface porosity influence sound ? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
Romy i read some time ago, you said wood horn with a certain porosity on surface is best sounding. I doubt abought that, as i thought the differences of finish  ore even material would affect sound in a way no perceivable. today i saw a thr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Perhaps this question should be turned on its head by Paul S on 2007-02-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Does horn surface porosity influence sound ? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  11 Replies 
Since the greatest differences in audio are among listeners, there is no need to argue whether such things are audible.However: While it no stretch to say from personal experience that such things are audible, it is very much a stretch to s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #163: I do not know. by Romy the Cat on 2010-07-28 
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"]The brickish finish does not make me cringe, in fact I do like the idea. I do not feel that it would be some kind of non-truths. There is no truths or non-truths in it. The only a few first feet of the horn will be visi...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #183: What to do with mouth cover? by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
This is a quandary that I am thinking about now; feel free to bring your views. The big two mouths on the top of my room – to cover them with fabric or not? Here are some coned and pros that are spinning in my mind. FOR fabric cover: ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #235: The smart reasons for my stupid hope. by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-08 
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="unicon"] If I were you I would set up all things so that when the mid bass is in his place i can reconfigure the baffle tightness by using a huge DIY made screwdriver from the opening mouth...or wherever it can be reachable then ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #68: I have no idea why acoustic watt is needed. by Romy the Cat on 2015-12-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Good midbass is complicated, if not unobtainable. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  74 Replies 
[quote user="Gargoyle"]My guess is was referring to the pressure levels at the surface of the woofer(s) compared to that of a horn. The sound pressure of a direct radiator has to be much high to achieve a certain SPL at the same distance of a lower p...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: I'm still don’t get what you’re trying to do. by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horn loaded ribbons and other Vasyachkin’s tangents.... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="Vasyachkin"] i will give you this much - horn loading ribbons is fundamentally not as advantageous as horn loading dynamic drivers. this is because ribbon mass is already close to airload mass (in theory could even be less) and little ex...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #282: The first final coat of paint is applied. by Romy the Cat 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 
We mixed textured paint and use color of the room’s wall. In the small test surface it looked fine but inside horn, in the large surface, it looks spectacular. I am even surprised how pleasant it feels; at least I like it a lot. The idea was to use s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #64: Colors & surfacing by jessie.dazzle on 2008-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
Romy wrote : "...The horns that you made are elegant and graceful but painted in glossy black with that very rough structure I feel they are less attractive. The texture surface is good but I think that the sophistication of the epoxy-sand mix i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #98: Decisions decisions by jessie.dazzle on 2008-07-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
Thanks guys for all the suggestions.Klaus wrote :"...there are a lot of questions, but if one thinks to much, then he will end up like this lynn olson, pages and pages of endless talk and no horns..."Very true, I need to get cracking, but I'm&nb...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: I dont know how, but it works by be on 2012-11-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Battling stupid Horn Criticism as a concept in Horn-Loaded Speakers  32 Replies 
Hi rowuk.Shark skin decreases the formation of vortexes in fluid flows over surfaces and thereby reduces drag.Shark skin resembles fine sand paper and has actually been used as such.Of cource there is a difference between a stady flow around a shark ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #87: Working Tolerances by Paul S on 2010-07-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
How nice would it be if you did not have to re-cut and re-seal the "some kind of sealer" for every adjustment? If the mating surfaces had "pipe grade" interiors and exteriors, you might be able to use silicone-slicked o-rings or similar gaskets f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: It is not drag or turbulence by rowuk on 2016-01-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A Scratched Horn. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  7 Replies 
Audio is a AC event not DC. There is no wind blowing except for poorly designed ports. There is no reason to "optimize" for lowest "drag". The air molecules bump into one another and really do not travel any distance. There are claims of better sound...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #378: Bumps & springs & exciting things by jessie.dazzle on 2010-10-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
Romy wrote:"... from the perspective of “reading the back side of the midbass speed bump” I would argue that it has nothing to do with horn loading. Look at the notion widely. I would propose the following...""...An abstract ultimate playback system ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Throat painting by jessie.dazzle on 2010-12-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to paint Multicell horns? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
Temporarily seal off the throats from where the driver will mount, stand the horn vertically on its throat and simply fill the cells with paint. Once full, drain the excess back into the paint bucket, by piercing the seal.Alternatively, use a long, t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #111: Low frequency vibration is not so easy to deal with by anthony on 2017-04-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="N-set"]Anthony, I'm sure you realize that air springs and bearings can only isolate from the structure born vibrations. Placing the tubes so close to the speakers you give them a great chance to catch strong airborne vibrations. Or will ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The John Hasquin's schooling. by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Open cell foam in horns and MF drivers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  40 Replies 
It should be read: "...Alternately you might use hairy wood OR rough plaster surface as Jessie might do with his plaster horns..." Anyhow if you use textured paint then there is an easy was to increase size. When you spray the paint do not spay f...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #83: Japanese Cone Suspensions. by eduardo on 2009-08-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
From the perspective of pumping of atmospheric pressure the ALE bass drivers might be more capable transducers. It or might not be so as well. To get 40Hz at 110dB in 5” it would take some excursion.  I am sorry but you can’t bend the law o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Yes, certainly you did some homework. by Romy the Cat on 2012-04-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A right midbass solution for Altec 515G. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  21 Replies 
Hi, Marcus As I understand it is 15” loaded into 110-150Hz horn, MF compression driver in 350-400Hz horn, Ribbon tweeter and a pair of tapped horns? Looks good. If it were up to me than I would paint the entire baffle with tweeter and MF i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: I think I have found the problem with my ULF by Romy the Cat on 2010-11-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]In this case, below 50Hz, I think el`Ol is right to suggest that you consider using DSP as a permanent solution. The SMS 1 is in theory the silver bullet... You just need to find out if you can live with it long-term.   Be...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Different factors affecting bass quality by haralanov on 2009-04-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Sand damping it beautiful, it is well-recognized, but you do pay cost for it, in your case the cost is space. [/quote]I know that Romy… but without the massive amounts of sand, there are always some vibrations felt when I t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: “Why horns”, years later. by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: “Why horns”, years later. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  4 Replies 
Back in end of 90s, we read articles by Thomas Dunker, Joe Roberts, Bruce Edgar, and many others (some of them were designers and some of them just publicists) who were trying to persuade that horns are some kind of advantageous topology and that...
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