Ohm Speakers, thoughts?

Dale,

Would you mind sharing some photos of your re-creations?
Also, if it doesn't involve giving away any secrets, would you mind discussing the improvements you have made to the original designs (both A & F)?

Hi Jamscience,
Sorry I haven't gotten back sooner.
I have remained pretty faithful to the old design in order to maintain a baseline. However, I have hopefully improved on the voicecoil, making it substantially lighter and able to withstand more power. My newest coils will be in production very soon, up to now, I have hand made each and everyone. I am also working to improve the suspension and dampening of the cone.
As for pics, I am happy to share some, just drop me a line at my home email...dale@hhr-lasers.com.

Hi Guys,
For what is worth, I am now offering the Ohm Walsh F+ and A+ by Dale Harder, in limited productions, with exotic hardwoods and some 30+ improvements beyond the original models. Some of the improvements are: New cones, improved magnets, stiffer spiders, lower weight high power voice coils, box stiffeners and resonance control, Cardas gold connectors, silver Litz wire leads. I also refurbish completely, older models and upgrade them, cabinets and all.
If your interested please contact me for info, pictures, etc. dale@hhr-lasers.com 440-888-2163
A new web site is forthcoming.
I will also be offering new and refurbished high power tube amps and full range ribbon systems.

Dale, what is a ballpark price for the A's and F's?

I recently acquired a pair of Ohm f-5, series 3 loudspeakers from Ohm. These were very reasonably priced by Ohm, especially with trade-in. As such, I decided to try them.

These are the latest Walsh 5 Series 3 drivers that have been available for just over a year from Ohm mounted on refinished Ohm F cabinets with a modified port design. So you get Ohm's current best Walsh 5 driver's mounted in legendary Ohm F cabinets. How cool!

I have been breaking these in now for ~ 6 weeks. Verdict: I can't imagine better overall sound reproduction for any price! I can elaborate more on the sound if anyone is interested. In general, I'd say all the rave things you can read about Ohm Walsh 5s on the web are true. These are true relatively unknown audio wonders. Not the prettiest speakers in the world (though they look fine), but certainly one of the most innovative in terms of providing state of the art sound at an affordable price.

The adjustments on the Walsh 5 drivers allow you to flexibly match the speakers to your room, which lowers the risk that the speakers will be hard to place or optimize sonically.

I also have a pair of Ohm Walsh 2 Series 3's (Ohm Walsh 2s upgraded with the smaller (than Walsh 5) 100 Series 3 drivers. These sound outstanding as well and very similar overall to the f-5 S3's in smaller rooms, but do not have the driver adjustments, which makes them somewhat harder to place optimally depending on room acoustics.