Food or beryllium tweeters for my DeCapo's


The question is moot. Like any TRUE Audiophile, the speakers must come first. Food is a luxury that I sometimes cannot afford. I have decided to feed the Reference 3a DeCapo-i's the meal that they so much deserve. The new Beryllium tweeters fresh as summer corn from Divergent Technologies. I first decieded to purchase the DCaps about a month ago. Speakers come and go 'round hear like the wind at my rear. It seems that every time I look up there is a new baffle staring at me. Sometimes not even a baffle. Maybe a tootie looking horn or chrome balls with a metal grill. You get tha picture. I'm an addict. Driven by reviews, a few words from other addicts or a half naked cabinet. Yep, that's me and I'm proud of it. I've made so many mistakes that it is a wonder that my ears haven't packed their cochlears up and walked out the door.
So there I sat about a month ago, armed with nothing more than a Jolida 202brc and wad of cash form the last set of flying baffles. What to do what to do...(?). Just as I was starting to itch all over, you know the feeling, slobbering over pictures of the stuff you cannot afford.. You dream about all the speaker candy here on A'gon and elsewhere; like the audio salons that you have been baned from (the owners harsh words still ringing in your ears.... GET OUT ! YOU CHEAP BAS.... ) I still remember hitting "enter" and there they were. Gloss Cherry DeCapos on wonderful Skylan stands. Were they gone yet ? I trembled as I stumble typed the words out to the owned... Do still you them have ?? Please me let know ASPA. The hours seemed like weeks as my fingers dug into the new leather case for my Ipad. You would know the one. The only APP is the one for A'gon. The hours seemed like weeks .... And then ! The reply.. "Yes, I still have them". As the thousand hot pokers left my body, I replied... I'll boy them. He was close. I drove to pick them up, brought them home with a minimum of speeding tickets and let the little Jolida do its work on them. The thousand or so speakers in my memory banks turned dark and left me alone to absorb the wonders of these little cherry boxes. My mind immediately searched its cells for my best amps. Edge, Rowland, Classe, CJ, ARC, Bel Canto, Kora... The list seems endless, and ALWAYS "that" question..... Tu be or not tu be. Nuts. The speakers are soooo good. What to do?... The answer came in the Heavenly form of an Audio Analogue Maestro Settanta Rev 2 integrated amp. It arrived and pure bliss smacked me between the ears. The only thing missing was perhaps the over the top Beryllium tweeter. There was a little food left in the cabinets. A half a gallon of milk, some cheese and small pudding cups. There was enough money to order the tweets.
As I sit on my porch, smoking my pipe, the words "out for delivery" are on FedEx's tracking page. I just looked in my pocket and found a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. It won't be long now. Should I let you know ?

Moron this later.
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My apologies Lewis, I found the review. The room size for the review of this almost 6' tall speaker was 15'4"W by 16'3"L by 6'10"H, a perfect transducer choice for such a cavernous space, what was I thinking?

Thanks for the link Mapman. As far as that Buddy Holly tune goes, I bought a recording with it after that listen and often play it, a really great recording it is. I believe it was made the September before the plane crash, his last studio recording. The thing is that no matter how many times I listen to that song, it will never be recaptured the way it was at Bill's place that day. I suppose we all have our special musical memories, I have a ton of them but I'm getting off track here, back to the DeCapos!
Mapman I know a guy that has a pair of the OHM Welsh I believe. He had them in a small cottage house when he and his wife moved from Pennsylvania to Daytona Beach. Too small a space to set them up in that place but he moved to a larger house several months back but a few hours away. His new space is considerably larger. I am going to try to encourage him to set them up so myself and another audio friend can pay him a visit. Thanks for reminding me. I just love the MBLs, great for orchestral music in particular. I'd bet those OHMs sound special as well.
I was just listening to some Monk last night, "The London Sessions Vol. 1, 24 bit remastered. Just wanted to share how very special and engaging it was, a favorite solo piano recording that revealed his artistry in such a deep way. It just keeps happening, this engagement, the "it" factor, I sit down and listen and can't stop!

The one statement from Art Dudley's Stereophile review of this speaker 10 years ago that sums things up so eloquently is "The Ref 3A Decapo is as memorable as your favorite song", indeed it is!
Tube, take note of what specific model those OHM Walsh speakers are when you hear them. Many since inception back in early eighties look the same but do not sound the same. Sound became cleaner, more refined and detailed over time with different generations, keeping with the trends. Current models are X000 models and 4th generation. Originals were single digit model names. series II and series III in the middle. I own series III currently. Some older models can have upgraded drivers, so cabinet models may no longer apply. IT can be tricky sometimes to know exactly what is inside those "cans".