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12-09-09
Say it isn't so! i love the cages. they remind me that i do ... Parasound63
12-09-09
Bondman, i'd lose the subs for awhile if you want to work t ... Mapman
12-09-09
"the walsh 2000s will benefit from spiked bases" ... Mapman
12-09-09
Remember the old maxell logo? http://farm3.static.flickr.co ... Mapman
12-09-09
Parasound, the cages nor speakers aren't bad looking, but ... Mapman
12-10-09
So true mapman, things aren't very pretty at all under the c ... Frazeur1
12-10-09
Mapman: i did remove the subs from the signal chain briefly ... Bondmanp
12-10-09: Mapman
I've only measured using my ears as opposed to a sound pressure meter, but when I play a test tone record through the OHMs in their respective rooms, I hear a very balanced level all the way down to 20hz (on the 5s, the 2s/100s may not go down into the 20hz range). And when I listen the overall timbre including bass levels is in line with what I hear at most good sounding live concerts, at live-like SPLs.
My gut feel is that a sub is only of value with the larger OHMs in very large or acoustically challenged rooms perhaps or for people who just like higher bass levels, or some combination of these factors. And in those cases, the sub had better be able to blend in smoothly down to 20 hz or so (for organ music, etc., most recordings have nothing that low) or else the overall timbre and clarity can suffer. I think this is the case with most any speaker if one goes bass crazy, the bass ends up masking the midrange, which is where most of the unique magic of the OHMs resides.
I do not set my 5s to maximum bass levels in my biggest room where they reside. I find when I do, the overall clarity of the midrange in particular gets buried and things to not sound as good or natural overall to me. Not sure if that would be any different were it a sub putting out that extra low end rather than the 5s.
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12-10-09
Correction, i said: "my gut feel is that a sub is only ... Mapman
12-10-09
One other scenario i can see for using a sub is if one likes ... Mapman
12-10-09
Also, to be clear, the cases for subs i outlined above apply ... Mapman
12-11-09
Mapman - your points are well taken. the cubic footage of m ... Bondmanp
12-11-09
Bondmanp, i agree with the application of a sub in your cas ... Mapman
12-11-09
Btw, regarding ohms and room size, for larger rooms, i think ... Mapman
12-11-09
"an adjustable sub with a smaller ohm could be most swe ... Parasound63
12-16-09
Thanks, mapman. i could be off base, but don't larger speak ... Bondmanp
12-16-09
"thanks, mapman. i could be off base, but don't larger ... Mapman
12-16-09
And some contrary views by ted jordan "it would seem ... Cdc
12-16-09
I read that ted jordan designs conventional directional dyna ... Mapman
12-17-09
Cdc - have you ever heard an ohm walsh design? i don't say ... Bondmanp
12-17-09
I happen to think that the little jordan driver is a fantast ... Martykl
12-17-09
Also, just for the record, ohms do not have a true omni soun ... Mapman
12-18-09
Bondmanp, not the ohms, but i've heard duevel's . i just r ... Cdc
12-18-09
Cdc, if you listen to the ohms or mbls, the soundstage will ... Mapman
12-20-09
Mapman, i did like the soundstaging of the duevel's. i was r ... Cdc
12-21-09
Cdc, who's to say what the best concept is? there are many ... Mapman
12-21-09
Cdc, the problem with choosing a design concept is that it ... Martykl
12-21-09
Matrykl which is why i didn't like the deuval's and most act ... Cdc
12-21-09
Put another way, what happens when the recording has reverb ... Cdc
12-21-09
"but what do you think about waveguide's, at least in t ... Mapman
12-22-09
Cdc: fwiw, i am upgrading to ohm walsh 2000s from vanderste ... Bondmanp
12-22-09
Get this post to the 1000 mark. Jaybo
12-22-09
We're working on it. we might even reference micro walsh ta ... Parasound63
12-24-09
I took a chance and ordered a pair of the micro talls back i ... Joefish
12-24-09
The most remarkable audio illusion i experienced with the oh ... Line
12-24-09
Cdc, regarding omnis and added reverb. you could look at t ... Martykl
12-24-09
Joefish, i've always been something of a "soundstage a ... Rebbi
12-25-09
Rebbi, thanks for your imput. i tend to agree that the c ... Joefish
12-25-09
I still have my carver pre-amp with sonic holography around ... Mapman
12-26-09
My wife hid the walsh 5000s that i had ordered from john in ... Mamboni
12-26-09
Mamboni, very cool. congratulations! looking forward to you ... Rebbi
12-26-09
Mamboni, where in the world did your wife hide those big thi ... Frazeur1
12-27-09
She hid them in the dining room - i never go in there. the f ... Mamboni
12-27-09
After i posted that, i got to thinking that you probably onl ... Frazeur1
12-28-09
Congrats, mamboni! enjoy the 5000 drivers. frazeurl: fwiw ... Bondmanp
12-28-09
Bondmanp, interesting as i had a bit of the same issue as we ... Frazeur1
12-29-09
Tim / frazeur1 - thanks. that's a huge relief to hear. as ... Bondmanp
12-29-09
Bondmanp, i forgot another thing that i tried in regards to ... Frazeur1
12-29-09
Bond, one other thought: i've measured the in-room respons ... Martykl
12-29-09
Probably break-in. newer 1000 series wit different driver ... Mapman
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