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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Perfect HF and the “kinky” Electro-Voice T350. by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Electro-Voice T350, T35, + Fostex tweeters. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
I think I have too much time on my hands or use my time in highly stupid fashion but I decided to do today the experiment about witch I was thinking for a while. The experiment was “methodology clean” and lead me to quite interesting discoveries. Sin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #69: Vitavox S2: the end of the diaphragms war. by Romy the Cat on 2005-08-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
Whoever followed my bothersome experiments in search for a better diaphragm for Vitavox S2 driver knows that I lately spent quite a lot time trying to make the original metal suspension diaphragm to work. There are a LOT of advantages in those diaphr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #61: Re: S2 chronicle: the latest update by skushino on 2005-06-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] If the S2 is completely decoupled (second order low-path at 1.5kz) then the rules of the game completely changed and the S2 behaved VERY different. I will wait until the dedicated channel of my Super Melquiades will be dr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #54: Vitavox S2: notes to dairy… by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I thought that the folks who are interesting where I am going with my Macondo should know that am still working with Vitavox S2[/quote]OK, I think now I’ve learned whatever I need to learn about this driver. In order to und...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Re: Earl Geddes on the field-coils.... by MochaMike on 2006-01-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 with Electromagnets in Horn-Loaded Speakers  91 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] I do not know any advantages because the fact that the sound softer. I personally believe that the electromagnets have HIGHER MOMENTUM FLUX MODULATION and that make them to “sit” slightly…  or exactly what I would like t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #73: AG Trios, compression and misunderstanding.... by Romy the Cat on 2005-11-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
Collin, I do not remember that I wrote that Trios are “duller”. In fact I do not remember I ever wrote anything about Trios in comparing to my current hors. Furthermore, my “Macondo” derived for the Trios and practically fully inherited the Trio’s ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #45: "Leave the gun, take the cannolis..." by Romy the Cat on 2011-08-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Basic guide to advanced audio in Playback Listening  62 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"] First of all, I want to note that when somebody lives on the principle of denying everything, he risks to live in his own encapsulated world, build according to his own principles in order to feel comfortable there.   [/q...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: The texture of the strings. by Romy the Cat on 2012-02-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My playback’s sound vs. Live sound. in Playback Listening  7 Replies 
The texture of the strings is a huge subject. Audio has so much control over it! it would probably worth to have a new dedicated thread that would map the audio efforts to the expressionism of different group instruments, separate do string, upper an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #81: Is it really restricted only for the stuff you build? by Wojtek on 2021-09-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
If the setup is semi acceptable, after ten years one should lose the evaluation part of listening experience and treat the system like a kitchen radio or car playback and simply enjoy the music. I think ten years is a minimum to achieve the position ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: About dymick sparkling. by Romy the Cat on 2010-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About dymick sparkling. in Playback Listening  0 Replies 
If you following the thread about my new listing room: http://www.romythecat.com/LatestPosts.aspx?ThreadID=13235 …then you know that my room is almost done and that now I am working on the fine details of the sound organization in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Once you find it, stick to the path... by anthony on 2015-08-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
Putting together a speaker system that ticks all your boxes is a lot like doing anything else well:  it is fine to experiment in order to find your range and learn your options but once you choose a path you must stick to it.  Chopping and changing i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Divert and indicative picture... by Romy the Cat on 2005-04-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] In your earlier piece about how to use the S2 'properly' you wrote "Whatever happens between the 400 and 2,5 is pretty much unnecessary for you garbage. So, get any known to you soft capacitor of 3uF and place it in serie...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: Some thoughts about my New Macondo's Absolute Tone by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
After the painstaking setting up of the new Macondo, measuring all distance, paralleling the horns and time-aligning everything, after the setting up a correct level of the new channel’s attenuation (it turned out -2dB was necessary) I spent some tim...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Tractrix vs. Exponential curve for lower frequencies. by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Jessie Dazzle Project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  172 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]One issue that I would consider is that the Tractrix profile supposedly does not lend itself aswell to extremely low frequency horns (being too short) as other profiles in particular the Hypex (Salmon) shape. [/quote] Yep,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #40: Redesign the Vitavox S2 back chamber’s cover. by Romy the Cat on 2007-08-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Adding one more spherical to Macondo. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  92 Replies 
I really would like the Vitavox users who use the bottom region of S2 driver to pay very serious attention to my post above. The redaction of compression in this driver and dropping the resonance frequencies does impacts the lower knee sound of the d...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Fane impedance and other drivers. by Romy the Cat on 2008-02-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Bye-Bye, Fane in Horn-Loaded Speakers  108 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] Back when Fane were still in business, I ordered a pair in 16O (I don't know if there is a theoretical best choice between the two for horn loading... Any thoughts ? However, the 8O model will require a smaller coil in th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #52: The low-passing S2 driver. by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems in Horn-Loaded Speakers  120 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"] I have not heard any other systems using Vitavox S2 drivers, but I know it is possible to get the S2 to generate on-axis unpleasentries. In the case of the system I am building, one can happily sit straight in the firing ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Circumferential phasing plug problems by JLH on 2009-08-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
I understand your position on compression and not wanting to screw up the tone. The Community M4 driver is the perfect example of how NOT to build a 4” exit compression driver. First, the cone/dome material is garbage. Neither the sandwiched aluminum...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #216: The new Back chamber and the back-wiping compression driver. by Romy the Cat on 2010-08-31 
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="haralanov"] Also instead of using electrical tape, try to seal the back of the driver with a 2mm thick sheet of microperforated tonewood and then glue a leather layer over it. Then you could also pierce multiple tiny holes in the leather...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: Another 2 cents by haralanov on 2010-02-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox S2 with Electromagnets in Horn-Loaded Speakers  91 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]So, you feel that high voltage filedcoil do excite the electromagnets driver somehow?[/quote]I will not call this exitation, let say it dynamic stability.[quote user="Romy the Cat"]What voltage you feel is appropriate?[/quo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #37: Knowledge Tree by de charlus on 2013-06-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Canadian Speaker Proposal in Horn-Loaded Speakers  56 Replies 
Dear All,Thank you all for your assistance, especially Romy, whose information has been particularly interesting. I have been in contact with Jeffrey Jackson, with whom I have discussed my driver preferences, and arrived at what is essentially only a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #12: How Very Sad... by de charlus on 2013-06-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Canadian Speaker Proposal in Horn-Loaded Speakers  56 Replies 
1: If it is not patently obvious to W that Romy is far from enamored with what I hypothetically propose, then it would seem that W is grievously wanting in terms of intellect, a more troublesome failing in the world at large than errant taste in loud...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: A horn arc by Romy the Cat on 2014-08-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Direct radiation in the Macondo midrange horn in Horn-Loaded Speakers  3 Replies 
Yes, Anthony, any horn by nature has what I call horn arc. At the bottom of the range the channel boost output, then the gain slowly decay and become almost like a direct radiator and then the output begin to roll off at HF by horn until the driver r...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #116: Which S2 diaphragms do you use now? by anthony on 2015-02-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Here is the list of the thing to do with Vitavox S2 in order to use it in 4-ways installations. The S2 must not be used in 2, 3 ways systems. It possible to do with S2 whatever you wish but pretty much any other way to util...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #117: Yes, it is all correct. by Romy the Cat on 2015-02-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Vitavox’s S2 Survival Guide. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  123 Replies 
[quote user="anthony"] Romy the Cat wrote:Here is the list of the thing to do with Vitavox S2 in order to use it in 4-ways installations. The S2 must not be used in 2, 3 ways systems. It possible to do with S2 whatever you wish but pretty much any ot...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #36: High Voltage ? by Kerry Brown on 2013-11-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The African compression electromagnet drivers? in Horn-Loaded Speakers  42 Replies 
Years ago, the two different systems in which I heard RCA 1428s - in a fairly big warehouse and crammed into a basement listening room - used giant RCA multi-cell horns in combination with giant Ubangi bass bins, passive crossovers and vintage WE or ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Canadian Speaker Proposal by de charlus on 2013-06-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Canadian Speaker Proposal in Horn-Loaded Speakers  56 Replies 
Dear All,I wish to commence gathering the components and finding the craftsmen necessary for my DIY speaker project, but wished to bring my proposal before this forum in order to establish whether it's intrinsically worthy, and whether any simple imp...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Vertical spacing between channels of Le Horn by oxric on 2011-09-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo Frame modification. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  46 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Considering the conclusions of my recent experiences that I described in the following thread:http://www.GoodSoundClub.com/TreeItem.aspx?PostID=6876I would like to share some of my observation that the people who would g...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: About the new S2 drives. by Romy the Cat on 2011-07-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: "O Vitavox, Vitavox! Wherefore art thou Vitavox?" in Horn-Loaded Speakers  22 Replies 
[quote user="jessie.dazzle"]Here's what's behind my comment regarding the irrelevance of color: I strongly suspect that the new production diaphragms will come with transparent Mylar suspension. In that case, I would hope they turn out to have the me...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: Elaborate S2 on 600 Hz horn by skushino on 2013-03-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: For one day only in Horn-Loaded Speakers  12 Replies 
Romy wrote:For Vitavox S2 to use Tractrix 600Hz with 1.5KHz filter is a bit too close in my view unless you stay with second order filter. Would you elaborate further about your warning?  I'm very interested in this application.I think you use the S2...
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