I've owned Walsh 4's for 35 years so I consider myself as an expert on their sound.
One aspect that has not come out much over the years by other Walsh 4 owners is the ability to tweak the sound to compensate for room acoustics and personal preferences.
@douglas_schroeder I noticed that you modified the F by "removing half the dense dampening material". I can tell you from personal experimentation that this will alter the sound significantly... at least it does so on the 4's.
My original 'Tufflex' started to deteriorate in the late 90's so I began experimenting with different cotton batting of various thicknesses and density. On the 4's this 'Tufflex' is placed on nylon straps which are held in place by 2" duct tape in a 'U' shape inside the cabinet approximately 1/3 of the way down from the top.
I have placed the straps both in a flat and 'U' shaped positions (always 1/3 of the way down) and then played with the batting to hear what the differences are.
I can vary the sound from tons of muddy bass with hardly any treble to just the opposite.
What I ended up liking best to my ear in my room was 3/8" of dense batting in a 'U' shaped configuration.
I've ordered replacement 'Tufflex' from JS at OHM.
Curious as to how it will alter the sound, if any.
One aspect that has not come out much over the years by other Walsh 4 owners is the ability to tweak the sound to compensate for room acoustics and personal preferences.
@douglas_schroeder I noticed that you modified the F by "removing half the dense dampening material". I can tell you from personal experimentation that this will alter the sound significantly... at least it does so on the 4's.
My original 'Tufflex' started to deteriorate in the late 90's so I began experimenting with different cotton batting of various thicknesses and density. On the 4's this 'Tufflex' is placed on nylon straps which are held in place by 2" duct tape in a 'U' shape inside the cabinet approximately 1/3 of the way down from the top.
I have placed the straps both in a flat and 'U' shaped positions (always 1/3 of the way down) and then played with the batting to hear what the differences are.
I can vary the sound from tons of muddy bass with hardly any treble to just the opposite.
What I ended up liking best to my ear in my room was 3/8" of dense batting in a 'U' shaped configuration.
I've ordered replacement 'Tufflex' from JS at OHM.
Curious as to how it will alter the sound, if any.