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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Drawings by Gargoyle on 2015-12-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 50/40 Altec 604 Duplex Boxes in Horn-Loaded Speakers  2 Replies 
Perhaps it will be easier this way.[img]http://i.imgur.com/j56yY43.jpg[/img][img]http://i.imgur.com/eLaDSVp.jpg[/img][img]http://i.imgur.com/uWugDP3.jpg[/img][img]http://i.imgur.com/jWoNDc8.jpg[/img][img]http://i.imgur.com/qj5lF6o.jpg[/img][img]http:...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: 50/40 Altec 604 Duplex Boxes by Gargoyle on 2015-12-19 
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I figured because I am going to be leaching information off here in my future horn endeavors, I thought I would share where I have been.If you are going to run bare duplexes, you may consider something like these. IMO the pinnacle of duplex enclosure...

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Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The A=432 Hz Frequency in Playback Listening  2 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Interesting that with audio we can re-tune A lower by running ....blah blah blah[/quote]Is it interesting?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Food for thought by Gargoyle on 2015-12-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: FM Acoustics: The most important component of a quality Audi... in Playback Listening  4 Replies 
I like hamburgers. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Anybody building or using R 2R ladder DACs? by Gargoyle on 2015-09-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Anybody building or using R 2R ladder DACs? in Audio Discussions  0 Replies 
Not that I want to divert my attention from my horn project, I'll admit I am curious. The horns are going to take some time, so I might be able to squeeze this in if it proves feasible.While some might scoff at such a thought, for many of us, digital...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Garg wants more horns. by Gargoyle on 2015-08-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Garg wants more horns. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  0 Replies 
This will be yet another log on building a maconalds inspired speaker conglomerates.So far what I gather is I need to first sort out a upperbass/mid frequency combination before I dive into the rest of the details.I too, will try to provide pretty sk...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Thanks by Gargoyle on 2015-08-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Plugin for drawing segmented petal horns i Sketchup in Horn-Loaded Speakers  1 Replies 
It might be useful in some other applications. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #47: I agree by Gargoyle on 2015-08-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
Stereo bass is where it's at....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Doh by Gargoyle on 2015-08-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Not just another leather suspension? in Audio News  1 Replies 
I hate it when people poke at speakers with their fingers....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Cool by Gargoyle on 2015-07-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 4-way horn system Prelude in Horn-Loaded Speakers  13 Replies 
Nice setup.Can you describe the active setup you are using?...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #174: Air Force 3 by guy sergeant on 2015-05-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
I see Tech Das launched a new baby TT at Munich. The Air Force 3 looks more like a Micro than the other two. While not built on quite the same scale it still features an air bearing and actually looks prettier, for what that's worth, than the other t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #452: Quantity of rods by ghpicard on 2015-04-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
I would suggest using 3 x 1" metal rods instead of 4. It is *way* easier to adjust to get the shelves horizontal, and as a plus you get an "artsy" look.I am using flat bottom steel rods supported on small granite slabs with bronze coins and a thin la...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #439: Awesome memories by ghpicard on 2015-04-13 
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I have 3 kids, by now two of them are grown ups and the youngest is 10.I will always remember lifting the eldest in my arms for him to be able to see the 45 SET on top of the FlexyTable, and he asked me why those little bottles had fire inside. I wil...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #427: It's Jfretch's system. by ghpicard on 2014-09-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy The Cat's new Listening Room in Audio Discussions  478 Replies 
From what he writes in Audiogon, it's an old version of his system. Now he has another pair of Wilson Audio speakers (Puppy 8's). And he lives in TX...http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vaslt&1028590273Regards   Gaston...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: Some kind of reference. by guy sergeant on 2014-05-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End Munich 2014 impressions .... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
I didn't hear them playing that piece. I wish I had. At least it was a recording of something real. Everything I heard in there was some or other kind of synthesised Sci-Fi crap with no relation to anything that might previously have been encountered...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Selling? by guy sergeant on 2014-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End Munich 2014 impressions .... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
They weren't 'selling' anything. You could ask about the Japanese GIP reproduction drivers or pick up a leaflet but no one actually mentioned them. The owner of Silbatone has another business making & selling cars. I don't think he's under any pr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Why Barenboim created Peralmusic label by Goetz on 2014-05-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: New Barenboim’s Bruckner Release in Musical Discussions  7 Replies 
The interview with Daniel Barenboim gives some more information about his intentions of Peralmusic label: http://www.peralmusic.com/writings For us the question is still pending in which format these downloads are being offered. Lossless form...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Granite Sirius 3 by guy sergeant on 2014-05-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End Munich 2014 impressions .... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
[quote user="Stitch"]Well, there are different Models from Rockport out there .... and I also listened to the latest version Sirius III. Based on the technical specs (heavy 30 kg platter, air bearing horizontal, vertical) I thought it must be super s...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Light platter? by guy sergeant on 2014-05-21 
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The Rockport Sirius 3 platter is around 30 Kg which suggests to me that you haven't seen, used or heard one. From your description, whatever it was that you did hear bears no resemblance to how it sounds. I can only assume that whatever it was, it wa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Further thoughts by guy sergeant on 2014-05-21 
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The demonstration of the WE equipment was impressive as was looking closely at how these horns were constructed.  The arrangement (originally it would have been mono) was to provide the audience seated both in the stalls or circle with an evenly bala...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #221: More here by guy sergeant on 2014-05-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01zcr6dI shall try to get along to the Science museum while this exhibition is ongoing.I did hear the WE12 & WE13 horns at the Munich show last week. That installation was extremely impressive on the occasions I visited....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #220: Another interesting project by guy sergeant on 2014-05-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Midbass Horns and Real Estate. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  247 Replies 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27483035I think this horn used/uses a WE 555...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1300: QK1 or better integrate LCR directly into your grid to audio link by Goetz on 2014-05-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
What I assumed initially is written on the Nordost page. "The QKOIL QK1 is a load resonating coil (LRC) which generates a passive electronic field that has a beneficial sonic effect on the AC current." ... as we should do in loudspeaker crossover...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Real wooden horn for I phone by Goetz on 2014-04-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Horn for smartphone in Audio Discussions  2 Replies 
May be this will work: http://www.ebay.de/itm/LMH-iHorn-Das-passive-Verstarkungskonzept-fur-Ihr-iPhone-3-4-5-Smartphone-NEU-/121314453679?pt=Handy_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item1c3ee7a8af :) ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Running on empty fumes ? by glaesemann on 2013-12-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Purist Audio Design vs. Purist Audio Design in Audio Discussions  25 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I do have two cables RevB that are dried out and that need to do refilled but I afraid to send it to Purist and they might lose the Right sound. Purist use nowadays a new liquid and go figure if that liquid make the cable t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #58: Some interesting history on that thread by guy sergeant on 2013-10-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Where are our good phonostages? in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
Reading through the Whatsbest forum thread it does seem that Stitch/Syntax has a history of praising the efforts/products of Daniel Brakemeier aka Dertonarm from AGon. Some also seem to have paid in advance for some of these items and not to have rec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #85: File Sharing oddness by guy sergeant on 2013-09-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kitties go to London in Audio Discussions  92 Replies 
Here's the 4th Movement Pt2http://snk.to/f-ctcfo8fnNot sure why those 1st Movement links all connect to the 3rd Movement. Will resolve it today.EDIT: Try these links1st M Pt1http://snk.to/f-chilrflj1st M Pt2http://snk.to/f-chkmw9mh1st M Pt3http://snk...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #82: Bruckner 7 by guy sergeant on 2013-09-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kitties go to London in Audio Discussions  92 Replies 
Here's the B7 with Esa Pekka Salonen & the Philharmonia.  The filesharing site was being very strict in not allowing uploads >100MB but some careful editing means that these files can be run sequentially without interrupting any music.1st Move...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #80: Re-edited 3rd Movement by guy sergeant on 2013-09-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kitties go to London in Audio Discussions  92 Replies 
I'm not sure why your 3rd Movement Pt1 should stop at 9:16.  The recording doesn't have that problem.Anyhow, I've re-edited the beginnings & ends of Pt1 & Pt2 to make them complete and the transition as it should be.Here are the new links.B8 ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #78: Difference by guy sergeant on 2013-09-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Kitties go to London in Audio Discussions  92 Replies 
That's interesting. The versions I sent you were the continuous uninterrupted recordings as burnt to two separate CD's, ie one for Mov'ts 1&2 and the other for Mov'ts 3&4. But they were sent via a different file sharing system (wetransfer.com...
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