mapman
Responses from mapman
| Why not horns? BTW, I was quite disappointed to read Mr. Lindich's findings regarding the GP Uncorns in that I am a big fan of Walsh technology and I do believe horns have the potential to break certain common performance barriers as well, so my expectations for... | |
| Why not horns? "German Physics is a legitimate and highly credible manufacturer who is unlikely to market a product that is utterly without merit."I would not say that. The $1000 speakers are quite good (similar to design to the Walshes in my system but smaller)... | |
| Why not horns? He also indicates he is "a longtime proponent and user of Walsh speaker technology".And he indicates he writes a syndicated consumer electronics column. So he is apparently a (gasp) journalist!So much for credibility? | |
| Why not horns? He apparently has ears and has listened to a lot of stuff. The same credentials as most of us I would say. | |
| Why not horns? "he's entitled to his opinion"Yes, opinions are opinions but for any somewhat credible source to indicate that $1000 low end speakers from one line can match $21000 lower end models from another and higher end models selling for only a few thousan... | |
| Why not horns? http://www.soundadviceblog.com/sound-systems/ces-2009-21000pair-german-physiks-unicorn-speaker-system/I found this article that mentions both older and newer OHM Walsh designs compared to the German Physiks. The reviewer indicates that the $22000 ... | |
| Why not horns? OK, back on topic, German Physiks has a model that attempts to achieve full range with the DDD driver by horn loading it called the Unicorn.Has anybody ever heard these? I always found a horn loaded Walsh driver to be a quite unique concept. | |
| Why not horns? "Another thing that makes the Ohm speakers unique (then and now) is that they are almost a 1-way speaker. The CLS driver handles frequencies from the bass through about 10kHz, at which time they (finally) hand off to a (metal) dome tweeter. In doi... | |
| Why not horns? "Again, I'm not the one making the claims"No, but you are questioning them. All vendors make claims. If you have questions, you should ask and get the answers.I believe the claims to be true based on what I know of the design and what I hear. But ... | |
| Why not horns? "Perhaps some evidence to support those claims might be appropriate? "Perhaps.The OHMs seem to work and sound as claimed as best I can tell. I see no evidence to indicate false advertising or other less than honest business practices. Also I am su... | |
| Why not horns? "Mapman, I'm not sure that Ohm's current non-bending wave non-Walsh drivers qualify."I guess you'd have to take that up with John Strohbeen to know for sure. | |
| Why not horns? "Anyway, thats neither here nor there. Probably not the best choice of words to indicate that the idea of time coherency by design is exceedingly rare. To the best of my knowledge, only Vandersteen and Thiel on a consistent basis anymore."Also OHM... | |
| best recordings for a sense of scale http://www.amazon.co.uk/There-Are-Many-Sides-Night/dp/B000006XAUSomewhat classical perhaps, but this live mostly acoustic guitar recording by Steve Hackett (former guitarist of (Genesis) really conveys the acoustics of the hall it was recorded in ... | |
| Why not horns? "The better the technologies get the more they sound the same and that is simply because the better any technology gets, the more it sounds like real music."I can agree with that!And yes, I have heard horns that conform to this assertion as well! | |
| What is wrong with negative feedback? "There are no known speakers requiring a damping factor of over 20"I am not aware of any speakers that publish damping requirement specs. What are some?I am aware that different designs benefit differently from varios damping factors, but not that... |