Ohm Speakers, thoughts?

Unsound, thank you for pointing out the German Physiks again. I guess you must own a pair of their speakers. So, I will ask if you ever had the Ohm F's and would share your thoughts on how they are similar or dissimilar in overall sound? I am interested in a true Walsh driver, which has no crossover and stands up to the riggers of day-to-day performance.

Sean, I do recall from an earlier thread/post about you contemplating the possibility of taking on this type of project/venture. It would be nice if one of the smaller DIY companies out there would take this on. I mean between you and Bill Legall, there is a wealth of knowledge that could be shared with the right party. Right? When I look around Audiogon, Audio Circle, Audio Asylum, and other sites, I see dozens of sole proprietor speaker builders. Heck, with China now very serious OEM electronic/speaker builders, one might subcontract them to build the drivers by hand and have the bases built here in the States, or visa versa.

Someone out there must know someone who skilled, talented, and would be curious /willing enough to take this challenge on.

What was the MSRP of the F’s back in the mid to late 70’s? I can’t recall because when I purchased mine pair it was part of a package deal which included an amp and preamp and I traded in a pair of EPI 201’s (another great speaker in its day).

Lngbruno, I have never owned Walsh or German Physiks speakers. If I could afford them the Huffs would certainly merit an audition.

To complicate this subject even further, IF I understand this link

http://home.swipnet.se/~w-61372/artiklar/article3.htm

correctly. DDD's generate (what I would call) surface wave ON the cone, like waves on the surface of water and the Ohm F's generate (what I would call) compression waves IN the cone, like two cans and a string. (If you don't know what I mean by two cans and a string, here is a link.

http://home.swipnet.se/~w-61372/artiklar/article3.htm

The DDD's and the F's generate sound in two distinctly different ways. I believe the DDD's do not have a spider or a surround for that very reason. What do you guys think?

Does anyone know if the DDD driver used by German Physiks has any built in mechanical cross-overs like the Walsh driver used by Ohm?

Sorry: I posted the wrong link for 'two cans and a string'.
Here's the right one.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question410.htm