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Ayone know the wattage used at a Rock concert?
Theoretical "Loudest sound level" is 194db no 250db...This is why you can't believe everything you read on the internets. 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
I'll be back next week my friend, I call you when I get back... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Thanks Bondmanp.....Just come home to my home away from home in Örebro Sweden after a delightfulllunch with one of my brothers. I was seriously thinking that moving here would be a strongoption in the not to distant future, but Being away for 35 y... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
The Sweden trip....Is there a better place but on an airplane to think? I don't think so, but again there's not much to do, unless your next seat neighbor wants to chat away. After a few pleasantries I started to think about the project. Could the... 
The "most foolish" loudspeaker tweak/upgrade ... is
Another one of those bait click bs. Headlines.First how much are the speakers? Second it's an upgrade, no one is forced tobuy them, and third are you bummed that you can't afford it? It sounds like it... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
The final piece before vacation....This is the beginning of the horizontal plates, each level will have a different pattern and different size holes, all to prevent standing waves inside the cabinet. There will also be a fair amount of vertical br... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
So the first 4" layer is complete, but not finished.The opening for the Walsh driver is precariously close to the edge of theside wall build up so now I have to make a decision if the I can make the material intrude past the sight line of the driv... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Greetings from a gorgeous day in SoCal...With my Sweden trip approaching in a few days I'm running out of available time for fun stuff like working on the Ohms....After the CF ring was installed I did have one more layer to go and that was today's... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
After a few cup of Joe's.......I'm upThe problem with being semi-retired is that I have way to much timeon my hands, I'm not complaining or bitching about it, but My mind I kind of welded to the project at hand and with that nothing else gets done... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Its 2:30am and I can't sleep...oh wellAfter considering the type of cross bracing I want to do, I thought to my self, what's hard, stiff and easy to machine? Got to be easy tocut, glue and cheap. I was going to use Finnply, great stuff, looks gorg... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
The top plate is growing in complexity and thickness, more layers, more dampingand by this point I would call it bullet proof...As you can see in the image I made a layer of clay ( yes yes I know it's colorful ) but my supply company had a super d... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Back again...Some more thoughts on the build.This morning after a nice cup of joe (or two) the thought of materials andthe cost associated with said purchases crossed my mind.I was looking in to plate Aluminum and each plate would cost me a minimu... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Another sucky day in SoCal, cold but no rain here in Lakewood....Woke up up with another palm tree broken at the root, this is the second one in less thantwo weeks.Figure a few hours in cold shop would do me good, and by the end of the day I had b... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Greetings from a very rainy and windy SoCal... :(Yesterday was incredible here, warm, sunny, and blue skies, perfect for working on speakers...lolThe speakers were cleaned from old  hotmelt, staples and assorted old crap, but it's amazing that 40 ... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
So finally passport in hand and a schedule of departure.....Today I was testing some glues, in this case a glue for the end of the cross braces. Super glue sucked, but I'll try a different kind tomorrow. Gorilla glue was promising but not perfect,...