Jason I remember they had really good mids they were an easy listen because the tweeters didn't boil my ears. The bass was deep but correct for the time (70s) and the music we were listening to.
Surely rock & roll or Funk ALL LOUD. James Brown or Led Zeppelin. :-)
I've seen the different Toppers on a few DIY projects through the years and as 2nd and 3dr drivers. 3 or 4 total per side at different heights..
I remember they were hung like lanterns. It was in Marin county north of SF. First time I heard VMPS bass speakers too.. I met the owner there his van broke down.. That worked out well..
I like different.. |
My biggest dislike is the horrible build quality ,I helped a guy upgrade the Xover ,what pure garbage parts , even a electrolytic
capacitor which is a cardinal sin fir a Loudspeaker Xover .
and even the drivers all China specials , if you spend A few $hundreds on parts in the Xover you can get them to sound nigh5 and day better. |
I'm also rockin' with the Ohm Walsh Sound Cylinders - 8" Walsh driver firing down into a ported cabinet with a dome tweeter at 8K firing up! |
@oldhyvmec: I have the Infinity Monitors with the Walsh "ice cream cone" tweeters on top! Used them in the past with a Son of Ampzilla! Impressive indeed with 12" woofers in a quasi-transmission line cabinet and Peerless dome midranges! |
There are many people who own and enjoy Ohm Walsh speakers. Obviously, there are many more who made other choices. Neither of those facts should have any bearing on your decision. Buy and enjoy what you like and what will work best with your equipment and in your room. |
Wow! Pope Mozart fan of the wideband.
I like Ohm in other folks set up. I've never owned them. I heard them with an Infinity set up in the 70s. It was their tweeter that was used. Pretty impressive both times. The second time was about 8-9 years ago in Sacramento..
Pleasant is what I walked away with. I never got tired of listening the whole evening from 7:00 to past midnight.. Everybody got to enjoy the music.
He had a pair of Jensen Imperial PR-100 setting in the next room. I really wanted to hear them too. :-)
Outlaw country western and Tex-Mex venue, he (the host) bought a pair of my 500rl/16cf bass bins. 30 x 40 room, lots of dancing that night..
All Ampzilla and Yamaha.. Solid stuff..
They kept up, 2 F series, 2 Walsh/Talls and 2 bass bins. Serious Boom Boom!!
Regards |
To each their own.
Your Tech Guru lover the AR so let him. You have what you have because you love them.
That's what is wonderful about this sport (sarcasm) what works for you is all that matters. And opinions are like what?
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Never mind the sound of paper cones, what about the sound of leaky plywood cabinets, or rattling speaker baskets? |
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I heard my tech geek's Auoustic reserach AR3's double stacked from the 70's. Running a Golden tube Amp and a conrad Johnson 12AT7/12AX7/12AU7 preamp.
He said he loved this sound, as it sounds like a jazz club type image, Agree.
Imprsssive, but after soe time with my classical there indded will be certain fq's that will grate my nerves aftera few days, = good but not cigar.
Is what i am trying to say.
They have that old paper cone resonances( = distortion sort of) hanging over upper bass/low mids that I just can't stand.
+ his room was 3x's the size of mine,
=- Not doable.
Vintage will never out shoota good WBer in midrange.
This is what i am trying to say.
But of course old vintangers love their paper cone woofer sound.
That is their cup of tea. Never mine.
I've since moved on to true hifi speakers. |
Hi @mozartfan! Just wondering - If somebody thinks their vintage speakers sound fantastic, who are you to tell them otherwise? Why would you want to convince somebody to not like something they like? But your last sentence kind of nullifies what you said right before, anyway... |
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It's Spendor, not splendor mozartfan. |
I have seen rave reviews about the Ohm Walshs
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Rave reviews also on
Zu
Tekton
Wilson
KEF
Splendor
B&W
this list could go on forever.....
Some folks still believe Vintage speakers sound fantastic.
They really believe this. And you can not convince vintage is just that dated.
But then again, some vintage sound better than many modern high priced speakers. |
Read my review at Dagogo.com of the Ohm Acoustics F5 in comparison to the Ohm Walsh Model F to gain insight as to the nature of the Walsh sound.
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That's a great title for a thread! I'm sure that you'll get some good advice here. There are a number of happy Ohm owners. |
