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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #318: Pairing up tubes for SE use by floobydust on 2009-05-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Single-stage Melquiades vs. DHT amps in Melquiades Amplifier  397 Replies 
 Romy, et al, I got rid of my tube tester a few decades ago... yet I still need to match sets of tubes for equipment. When you consider many SE designs with no feedback loops, you need to match "sets" of tubes to get matched performance between ampli...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #272: Tapped horn by N-set on 2022-10-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
I didn't comment because I don't have much to say. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I doubt it will have a smaller volume than a sealed box....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Re: How to switch moving coil signal by Thorsten on 2006-02-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to switch moving coil signal in Analog Playback  1 Replies 
Hi,I used telecom grade solid silver/palladium contact relais with heavy goldplating, sealed, gasfilled. They are quite inexpensive, but I found them equal/better than mechanical switches.Ciao T...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #58: Throat reactance by Jorge on 2015-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
From what I gather the JBL 2169 driver is an 8" cone speaker with a sealed back chamber. If this is so it was designed for a specific horn. It shall be used in that horn or a very similar one. The back chamber should be tuned/designed for the horn ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: It's rather "mafia" then "Bavarian" by N-set on 2012-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fidelity Research FR-7 in Analog Playback  42 Replies 
which is troublesome...They claim the suspension is sealed so the rubber do not corrode.There is also someone who pressure fits new styluses. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #68: Response of supravox 285-2000 in 110cf by kodomo on 2015-08-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
Here is my response for the Supravox 285-2000 in 110cf tractrix. I designed a sealed chamber and with the qtc 0.707 it is tuned to 160hz. However I hope the modified version will be even better!...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Fs by Paul S on 2016-12-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Infinite Baffle Implementation and "Compression Sub-bas... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
Scott, is it your specific aim to configure an enclosure to "effectively" lower driver Fs? While this, along with an exponential increase in power, is a proven strategy for generating ULF, it seems like this approach creates more of a sealed/"IB" hyb...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #146: How Important Is Present Box to Sound? by Paul S on 2012-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
Not that it matters, but I can't remember if that speaker was originally ported or really "sealed".  Some of the old drivers were actually put in "tuned boxes", for better or for worse.  I understand that your objectives for this driver afford you a ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Horn by audiofilofine on 2010-08-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The best 20 hz bass horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  20 Replies 
[quote user="Horn Savant"]Window needs to be sealed with non resonant baffle. 416's sound spectacular in inf baffle ! May be possible to horn load to a corner using standardgood design precedents with good throat coupling like my previous pictureThis...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #128: Suggestions on Vent for Back Chamber by jp on 2009-02-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
Im in the process of building a pair of 115hz MDF horns.  Any suggestions, on the size and type of vent for the the back chamber? Ive seen Jessie's implementation but I am pretty sure I will not be able to do that in my situation. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: So, is it the money, again? by Paul S on 2008-04-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Building “Zarathustra II” amplifier in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
Romy, are you saying McMasters-Carr does not have anything you can cut and/or bend and/or punch to your requirements?Otherwise, you know my view on the sealed LF; they just soak power, so why not give it to 'em (and then some!)?That ought to about pu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #51: New by Purite Audio on 2013-05-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Living Voice Loudspeaker in Audio News  80 Replies 
I heard the new or at least new to me Accapellas in the Marriott, ( the DeLuxe show which is a spin off) I thought they were pretty good, plasma tweeter,cone driver and mid horn and a passive bass which was sealed?I think they used to use active bass...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Re: Acapella Plasma Tweeter by AOK_Farmer on 2005-01-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Problems with horns: tweeters. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  25 Replies 
Yep KIS.  I dont use tweeters at all...just run a pair of Fostex 4" per channel in a sealed box from 250 Hz to where they will go. There is a little upward tilt which Romy rightly complains about to all the gods that wil...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Re: Masochistic headphone amplifier! by Bud on 2006-03-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Headphone amplifiers. Baby Melquiades? in Melquiades Amplifier  27 Replies 
Romy,Take a look at the output from the HP amp with a scope to make certain you do not have a high frequency oscillation in the amp. Under headphones this would be very seriously reinforced. Then check to see if you have a very low frequency oscillat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Self-Hypnosis by Paul S on 2012-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fidelity Research FR-7 in Analog Playback  42 Replies 
Shake yourself, N-set!Surely, there must be more practical options?Aren't there plenty of fresh, new throwback and cult cartridges available from legitimate, contemporary Japanese, Danish and German companies?Sealed suspension, new stylus, my ass...B...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Just received Nanut M6 by clarkjohnsen on 2007-10-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A great conductor - but almost unknown - Anton Nanut in Musical Discussions  52 Replies 
From Newbury Comics, $4.50. Sealed.But maybe I'll wait until you determine whether the whole Mahler set is his, then beg to dub them.clark...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Oops enclosure vs. Fs, etc. by Paul S on 2007-05-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
You have mentioned that you want a much larger enclosure for your oops unit[s].  I was then wondering if you aim to merely broaden and/or lower resonant response or if you planned to in some way tailor resonance as it relates to Fs.  T...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Is it really IB? by rowuk on 2016-12-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Infinite Baffle Implementation and "Compression Sub-bas... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  17 Replies 
I read an interesting post by Martin King, the MathCAD wizard that created some sheets to predict driver behaviour in different types of boxes. He had 3 groups of speaker enclosures: boxes so small that standing wave resonances (sealed and vented) ar...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Confused! by Bill on 2023-01-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo 2.0? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  24 Replies 
Per your recommmendation at your last visit, wish to try using your injection channel with the Dannoy with my horns.Are you using the tannoy only as a tweeter? If so, would you recommend my removing my tweeter and using only the tannoy's, or use both...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: Sealed bass arrays below 110 horn by kodomo on 2015-08-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
I am using sealed bass arrays of 3 per side. I have six 10" scanspeak woofers in total. I aim to operate them from 38hz to 160hz with qtc 0.707I also have a tapped horn that I am using with my current horn system. It is 244cm's high and 125kg's compl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: Understanding the Genius by jessie.dazzle on 2007-05-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to USE “Resonating Oops” in loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  184 Replies 
Very interesting...So if I understand correctly, the "Injection Channel" consists of a pair of Tannoy Reds, used as direct radiators, in sealed enclosures, which are intentionally "live", meaning, optimized to resonate according to your des...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: The silicon dumping. by Romy the Cat on 2008-05-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vinyl Ceremonies: Repeatable VTA in Analog Playback  18 Replies 
MY TT sits next to the heating buttery and I did note that my silicon dumping on 3012 was exposed to temperature variations. Not only that. The silicon must be completely sealed. I do not know how it is made in Well Tempered Arm but in my care, where...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Still have some synapses left. by miab on 2009-10-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Any good sounding AES/EBU interfaces out there? in Didital Things  53 Replies 
I have some left that I would sell you at $65 each + shipping. They are in original factory sealed bags. Romy if mentioning this here is inappropriate, feel free to delete. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Interesting non horn speakers by ArmAlex on 2019-05-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Interesting non horn speakers in Audio Discussions  5 Replies 
This new speakers from DeVore look interesting, though subwoofer could be better. I wish they were sealed box, but this is what it is. Unfortunately there is no chance for me to listen to them, but I'm willing to hear your idea or anyone who had chan...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Go transconductance? by el`Ol on 2011-09-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
A $$$ solution for a bass array that comes into my mind are the sandwich cone drivers from Accuton.Monstrous neodymium magnet, underhung voice coil (for low flux modulation).Very low Fs.Relatively low QMS for use in sealed enclosure with transconduct...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #175: The original Dannoy recepie by N-set on 2022-02-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Remedies the Beauty in Playback Listening  293 Replies 
So 3cu ft enclosure withe dims. of Bill (to be made), Tannoy stock crossover. I'm thinking how to design the x-over entry to the sealed enclosure to have the x-over outside without breaking the seal. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: Are original Aura Sound 1808 sound ULF solution for sealed enclosure? by oxric on 2011-02-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Aura made their 1808 driver in 80s and most of the 90s and it was wonderful. It had huge high-temperature neodymium magnet, unique magnet geometry with underhung 4" edgewound aluminum voice coil.  It was the only 18-inch...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #158: Stich's deaf buddies by coops on 2009-06-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The most promising “best” commercial speaker in Horn-Loaded Speakers  192 Replies 
Your audiophile buddies must be deaf stitch, the Cessaro room was easily the best at the show, although  to be fair there wasn't much competition, Magico sounded as if the sound was being pushed into the speakers, YG wasn't bad, their sealed aluminiu...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: I wish the TuneAudio stay with whatever subs they do. by Romy the Cat on 2017-05-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Greek Anima Loudspeakers in Horn-Loaded Speakers  33 Replies 
[quote user="xandcg"] EDIT: would also be interesting if Tune Audio could have matching sealed sub-woofers as option too (all their products), even if not too marketered (Tune Audio is a "horn" company).[/quote] Even though I usually very muc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: After all: the vinyl shopping. by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My today’s views on LP culture and my audio habits. in Analog Playback  24 Replies 
After my recent vinyl re-inspiration I did today something that I did not do for over two year – I went for vinyl shopping. It is not that I was walking by my local vinyl shops and stopped by for a glance or two -I do it occasionally – but rather...
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