douglas_schroeder
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| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection I think you are spot on with your conclusion that it is best to not screw around with the inner coatings of the F in restoration, at least if the goal is to get close to the original. Heaven knows I don't have the chops of the original designer, b... | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection mapman, well, you have a certain degree of image density, whether you want it or not. It's a parameter, a function of stereos and varies according to the design of the speakers. I would say that image density is inversely proportional to the image... | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection pch300, no, nothing was done to the "putty", as the drivers were in what I would all good shape in that regard. And, if something was done, it would be different from the original, anyway. Perhaps someone is using the original putty and can claim ... | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection Different forms of detail with different genres. Omni wins in terms of scale, atomization of images, which can seem to be more info. It loses when it comes to image density and localization, which is a loss of info. | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection mapman, yes, I concur; this has been rapid testing, and comparison of same location for a quick read on the performance of the Ohm and the King Tower soundstage. The positioning had nothing to fix the inherent problems I discovered and addressed. ... | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection Thought experiment; Imagine taking a megaphone in order to shout out clearly over longer distance. But, as a requisite condition, you must hold a dense pillow 1" from the mouth of the megaphone! You see, the rules are such that the gap between the... | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection Thank you gentlemen, for your thoughts! All input is appreciated! Today I tried to blow them up! Not really, but I did as mentioned and laid a lot more amp output on them. I stared with an alternative class A/B integrated (Kinki Studio EX-M1+ with... | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection I'm going to put the Model F back in and jack em up. They're no good to me treating them like paper mache. If they break, they break. I've already gotten a valuable, yes worth the money and time, comparison between speakers. Consider this explora... | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection So far, the best aspect of this project has been getting the King Towers back into the rig. Man, am I happy to have them! It's great to have direct comparison to a full range driver omni. It will be fun to switch between in order to gain appreciat... | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection I find it refreshing return to my earlier days, when I defended inexpensive audio. How many times have I been accused of "selling", as though my primary goal is not performance, but convincing others to spend money. Let this exhibit stand as an ex... | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection It's a good thing this is not about Quad speakers. I'd never get out alive! LOL | |
| Perfect Speaker Placement - Put next to the back wall as much as possible. A lot of people got up on the wrong side of the bed this year! ;) | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection SUBLIME! SUBLIME! I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER HAD A MORE HIGH END sub $400 SPEAKER EVER! ;) | |
| Perfect Speaker Placement - Put next to the back wall as much as possible. "p.s. what should I do with half of the room left... :?"Obviously, you should put another system at the opposite end! The listening chair can be swiveled to allow enjoyment of either system. I strongly recommend you have two very different systems... | |
| Ohm Walsh F Hope of Resurrection Nostalgia can be a strong force in the decision making process of the audiophile, but in my experience over decades, in every instance where I put money/effort into a vintage product, it did not yield acceptable performance. After a dozen experien... |