Sean, during a conversation with Bill yesterday, we discussed your plight.
He said you were an incredibly nice individual(which I told him - he didn't know you and I were friends), and hoped that he was able to steer you in the right direction. He gave me so much information on how to rebuild the speakers that after a while, my head was spinning.
In his opinion, these are perhaps the finest speakers ever designed from a conceptual perspective. However, there have never been a pair from the factory that were assembled correctly. They are, in essence, broken from the day they are made.
That being said, with his pointers, which made a lot of sense to me, most of the flaws can be corrected, and the dream of this concept seems to have the potential to be realized. Again, he feels they are probably the BEST speakers ever made - at least once his modifications are implemented.
Sadly, Bill doesn't really tackle audiophile's projects anymore. He will do the occasional side job for someone close to him (what he did to my Coincidents was astounding). He really only wants to rebuild drivers, though the Ohms aren't something he'll get involved with anymore. He does have his own pair, which he told me he keeps putting off.
Inevitably, being around him enough shows you the greatness of the man. The MOST costly and/or highly regarded designs of the so - called experts usually have such flaws that he almost cries. His gift lies in taking a look and listen to the speaker and figuring out exactly what is wrong, and correcting these issues in shockingly simple and CHEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP ways. I honestly believe that he does more to improve a loudspeaker with $10 than most any manufacturer's $1000 upgrade. I have just seen it time and time and time again. I wish that more people were able to see the magic this man's soul possesses, manifested to us through his mind and hands.
I am sure your conversation with him left you a lot better able to attack this job than you were before. Hopefully, it will turn out great!
He said you were an incredibly nice individual(which I told him - he didn't know you and I were friends), and hoped that he was able to steer you in the right direction. He gave me so much information on how to rebuild the speakers that after a while, my head was spinning.
In his opinion, these are perhaps the finest speakers ever designed from a conceptual perspective. However, there have never been a pair from the factory that were assembled correctly. They are, in essence, broken from the day they are made.
That being said, with his pointers, which made a lot of sense to me, most of the flaws can be corrected, and the dream of this concept seems to have the potential to be realized. Again, he feels they are probably the BEST speakers ever made - at least once his modifications are implemented.
Sadly, Bill doesn't really tackle audiophile's projects anymore. He will do the occasional side job for someone close to him (what he did to my Coincidents was astounding). He really only wants to rebuild drivers, though the Ohms aren't something he'll get involved with anymore. He does have his own pair, which he told me he keeps putting off.
Inevitably, being around him enough shows you the greatness of the man. The MOST costly and/or highly regarded designs of the so - called experts usually have such flaws that he almost cries. His gift lies in taking a look and listen to the speaker and figuring out exactly what is wrong, and correcting these issues in shockingly simple and CHEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP ways. I honestly believe that he does more to improve a loudspeaker with $10 than most any manufacturer's $1000 upgrade. I have just seen it time and time and time again. I wish that more people were able to see the magic this man's soul possesses, manifested to us through his mind and hands.
I am sure your conversation with him left you a lot better able to attack this job than you were before. Hopefully, it will turn out great!