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  Review: DCM TimeWindow 1 Speaker
This review covers the orignal DCM Time Windows. Not the subsequent versions.

I remember the first time I heard these. Their unique shape and sound where unlike anything I had heard before. Here was a speaker that really delivered the promise. It was driven by a PS Audio Amp and PS Audio LCC PreAmp. At the time I had the Large Advents,and while those speakers were very good indeed, the Time Windows were clearly superior. The music just seemed to come alive in a way that's hard to describe. There was just a seamless transparency to them. Not overly bright or accentuated on the bass. The balance was right on. It didn't really matter what the program material was, the Time Windows clearly and with authority brought the music to life. If they had any real weakness is for some peoples taste the bass may have been on the light side. But for my taste it was as it should be. The orginals used Philips drivers using a transmission line and the cabinet construction contributed to the overall sound. In the late 70s these were not cheap at about $800.00 but were indeed worth the price of admission. I was finally able to acquire a pair of these and have them to this day. Few things one purchases in life have enduring value and the Time Windows truly are in that category. Of all the reviews I have read on these speakers not one reviewer has clearly defined the sonics of this fabulous speaker. Use all of the adjectives you want and one will still come up short in the description. Best way to describe them, if you love music and have better than average components connected to them, the Time Windows will deliver the music with a verve that will astound you.

Now these speakers are some 20 years or more in age and continue to deliver the music. And that's what this hobby is all about. DCM no longer produces the Time Windows,having opted for the HT route. This is a true shame as these speakers deserve continued production. Timeless design is just that.

Specifications:

  • Dimensions:36"H x 14 3/4"W x 11 3/4"D
  • Weight:32 Pounds
  • Power Requirements:10 Watts Minimum per channel 89 dB/watt at one meter;200 Watts Maximum
  • Impedance:5 Ohms minimum/6-8 Ohms nominal
  • Frequency Range:25Hz to 18 kHz
  • Dispersion:180 degrees horizontal/60 degrees vertical.

    Specifications do not tell the whole story,listening does. The Time Windows due to their configuration can be literally tuned to any room. That is due to their shape. This was a brilliantly executed design that has remained faithful all these years.

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    09-15-02
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    04-09-05   Hello all was sold on the sound of the time windows the firs ...   mark.s@

    04-18-05   Like previously stated, mcmaster is the source for the grill ...   Hedgehog

    04-21-05   I'll be attempting that and more. my grills were dead long a ...   mark.s@

    04-23-05   Mark, in the floorstanding speaker section of ebay, i noti ...   Hedgehog

    04-23-05   Thanks boss, just bought a pair from 79 on ebay ebay (grille ...   mark.s@

    05-07-05   Just a quick update...intalled the floor spikes in the botto ...   Hedgehog

    05-14-05   Please excuse two dumb questions, but what is a good source ...   Danclarkwcp

    05-14-05   Not dumb questions at all. i bought mine at www.oregondv.co ...   Hedgehog

    05-15-05   attention gerald gasser. i need some of your speaker grill ...   Sherod

    05-26-05   Hi all,just found this interesting site,so must let u know i ...   rod15@

    05-27-05   Rod, unless you don't intend to mount the rodgers on stands, ...   Hedgehog

    05-28-05   I have a pair from 1978 and they are still wonderful. the g ...   slevent911@

    05-28-05   Hi hedgehog,the rodgers will be up on my shelf,running from ...   rod15@

    05-31-05   No, i have not heard the ls3/5as. sounds like a very unclutt ...   Hedgehog

    05-31-05   Has any other timewindow-fan heard the rogers ls3/5as'? i wo ...   rod15@

    05-31-05   The guy who originally sold me my pair of time windows back ...   Thejapelvis

    05-31-05   Be careful on the rogers ls3/5a. if memory serves me correct ...   Ferrari

    06-01-05   Yes, ferrari, the ls3/5a is a 16 ohm load. personally i thin ...   Thejapelvis

    06-21-05   Hello, i had to chime in this blog as i could not help mysel ...   mylowestprice@

    06-24-05   Btw, there's a pair of low-hour 1a'a on e-bay right now.   After_hrs

    06-27-05   I bought a pair of time windows at a garage sale for $10. $ ...   hal_dekker@

    07-13-05   Well, this is a fun site to run across; lots of other time w ...   rolando@

    07-24-05   Home theater and time windows does anyone know if the old t ...   cwheh@

    07-24-05   My time windows are still going strong after 24 years of use ...   Stevenk

    07-30-05   I'd welcome recommendations for placement in a large l-shape ...   wrmason@

    07-31-05   I have added my comments much earlier in this thread. but i ...   Thejapelvis

    08-02-05   Ok guys, i actually work for dcm - or more to the point, for ...   apanthropy@

    08-02-05   has anyone tried to tighten the drivers on these speakers? ...   Mmakshak

    08-04-05   Thanks to anthropy for the updated info on dcm in its curren ...   Thejapelvis

    08-06-05   I have now been listening again to the time window for a fiv ...   Thejapelvis

    08-06-05   Cwheh, the timewindows do very well in a 5.1 set up. the ...   Hauser

    11-01-05   I have one pair of these boxes in germany...from my father. ...   gdodo20@

    11-14-05   Interesting thread! i came accross it as i am looking for on ...   jay-k@

    11-15-05   I was a very happy listener of my 1984 dcm timewindow 1as (s ...   paultkane@

    11-15-05   from what i recall, when i was selling the time windows ...   Sherod

    11-22-05   I bought a pair in the 70's and used them happily into the 2 ...   Moguls

    12-09-05   I have a pair in my garage (in the original boxes) waiting t ...   dbeacco@

    12-18-05   I'd like to connect a pair of time windows to my onkyo av re ...   pullfinger@

    12-18-05   Nominal impedance for the time windows is 6 ohms. not really ...   Ferrari

    12-20-05: sjmott@adelphia.net
    Just discovered this forum. I've been a TW 1 owner since 1976. When the HT bug bit, I wasn't ready to put a lotta bucks into new speakers and gear, so (reluctantly) used the Time Windows as the main fronts with an Infinity (can't recall the model) center and in-ceiling rears. Sounded real good driven by a Sherwood Newcastle R-945 receiver, although the unmatched center and rears detracted from what the TW 1s brought to the game. Recently rebuilt the entire Home Theater with Rotel (1098 controller, 1075 amp, 1060 DVD) components, B&W 603S3s/600LCRs, and dual Velodyne SPL 800 subs . The Home Theater now sounds GREAT, but the point of bringing that up here is to say that that let me put my Time Windows back as my music only stereo system where they started and best belong. They're on Tiptoes and driven through a Crown IC-150 preamp/D-150A amp with a Rotel RCC 1055 CD source, and sound as absolutely wonderful as ever, regardless of the type of music I'm listening to or whether at reduced or high volume levels. IMHO, these are THE premier classic stereo speakers of their era and have yet to be outdone by but a few of the newcomers at any reasonable cost level.
    sjmott@adelphia.net 


    12-21-05   Called the number for dcm listed elsewhere in these postings ...   sjmott@

    12-22-05   if someone wants to order a roll of this foam from mcmaster ...   Sherod

    12-23-05   i haven't read all the responses here, but i recently got ...   Mmakshak

    01-04-06   Does anybody know the tweeter/woofer crossover frequency in ...   selby@

    01-04-06   i'm not sure of the crossover frequencies(and, hence, i ca ...   Mmakshak

    01-08-06   i owned a pair of the original time windows in 1978 or ...   Johnnyvegas

    01-08-06   just another good example why audiophiles should avoid apar ...   Sherod

    01-19-06   In the late 70's and early 80's my system included my origin ...   rolando@

    01-20-06   Remember that pioneer sx 1250 very well, one of pioneers bes ...   Ferrari

    01-23-06   Yep to all. i used to lust for an sx 1980. i'm not even sure ...   rolando@


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