How to Make Your Speakers Sound Great at High and Low Levels

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, January 8, 2019    Articles

Happy New Year! Ohm has reopened after our 16-day long winter’s nap. Thanks to everyone that placed orders on our website. It is nice to come back to the factory with lots of new…

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Hearing Is Believing or Believing is Hearing?

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, May 16, 2017    Articles

For more than a century, it has been an article of faith that the violins made by the Old Italian Masters, Stadivari and Guarneri “Del Gesu” are the finest examples of the instrument…

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It's About Time!

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, October 11, 2016    Articles

“A loudspeaker apparatus is provided for producing time and phase-coherent sound waves…” is the beginning of my patent application filed on August 7, 1981. I have used Walsh speakers…

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Amplifier Damping – Another Wet Blanket.

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, September 1, 2015    News, Articles, Advice, Philosophy

How does amplifier damping factor (DF) impact the sound of loudspeakers and, thus, the sound of music in your room? Tube amps usually have DFs of about 20 or less while many solid state…

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Microphone Techniques Affect Imaging:

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, August 18, 2015    Articles, Philosophy

Speakers are the weakest link in almost all stereo systems. This has been my opinion for many years. In fact, it was the subject of the very first of this series of posts over a year ago…

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Coherence: What is it? Is it important in music reproduction?

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, May 12, 2015    Articles

Mostly, when we hear the word “coherent,” we think of things logical, consistent, and well ordered. In science, the meaning deals with wave motion; be it light, sound or water.…

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