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Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
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Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
It's warm.....Living in California is da bomb, weather is perfect, skies are blue, and the political climateis pretty agreeable (for me at least). But it's hot, it's not even summer and we're already bouncing in to the low 90's, making shop work a... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Damn changes...Sorry for the absence, but I made some changes and with that I ran in to the proverbial MDF wall. As the first unit is the pattern for the second one, things get fluid and before you know it something willthrow everything of kilter.... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Happy Saturday to all....So the next next milestone was reach late this afternoon.After a day filled with MDF and expletives, I finally got to what you see in the image....The shape is spot on what I was looking for, and I wanted the Walsh driver ... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
It's 1:15 in the morning, and my mind is racing....So after having a lovely Easter with friends and family, I got home watched someF1 racing (the only sport I love) and man was it a good race.So I decided against using veneer as a finish option, n... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Finally a beer for the weary....Took Friday of as I didn't feel like getting dusty, and my back needed some restas this mother is starting to reach "I can't move it by my self" proportions.The positive side is I'm getting a good workout on a daily... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Math is fun....So I woke up this morning and knew that I finally had to make some decisions regarding the look of the cabinets...WowThe cabinets are incredibly solid, very heavy and the cabinet walls are on an averagethree inches thick (3") so the... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
MDF the love affair....Way back in the early 80's I had a cabinet shop in Venice, I built anything under the sunjust so I could go racing. But years later I realized that it was a hard job to push sheets of MDF and hardwood ply through my Powermat... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
The right tool.....so having a table saw that decides to never, ever let loose of the old blade sucksbut its my main cutting tool, not up to the level I use to have in my cabinet shop but the one I have. Finally I said screw it, I'm going tho spen... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Shapes, shapes...??Another day and another thought.....So as you can se I did some "Thinking" and the shape has changedas fast and as many times as I've taken showers. So today I decided that the faceted design is the bees knees. I got MDF in my s... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Oops...https://www.flickr.com/gp/147883144@N08/N26m6Y 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Heavy speakers....So the weight is adding adding up fast, and then I decide to make them heavier...!!So after a few days of pondering design, shapes and other life altering decisions MDF krept in to my conscience again. MDF is great stuff, easy to... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Back in the saddle....Didn't really jump out of the saddle, but needed some breathing room and some away time from Audiogon.I did take some time to re-asses life IE. I watch a crap load of YouTube videos, a few trips to the fridge, and a lot of na... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
A tidbit....https://www.flickr.com/photos/147883144@N08/shares/dL5c52Peter....🇸🇪 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Back fro back from Sweden....Cold, snowy and the best coffee and cakes ever.So I've been working on the project for a few days and I realized that I need a breakfrom posting. I love it but it's been a year since I had a small stroke and I do get e...