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…
Hearing Is Believing or Believing is Hearing?
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…
It's About Time!
“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…
Amplifier Damping – Another Wet Blanket.
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…
Microphone Techniques Affect Imaging:
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…
Coherence: What is it? Is it important in music reproduction?
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.…
