We Make Loudspeakers Correctly

John Strohbeen    Monday, June 12, 2017    Articles

There are some slogans, mottoes and mission statements that through sheer repetition become part of the common language.“Things Go Better With Coke.”“Quality is Job One,” and…

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What's 35 Years Old and Sounds Better Than 99% of Speakers Sold Today?

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, April 18, 2017    Articles

Backstory Walsh 2 is 35 years old and still better than 99% of the speakers sold today. Lincoln Walsh realized that if you took an inverted cone made of supersonic material and drove it…

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Location, Location, Location – Where to sit to enjoy the best sound?

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, August 16, 2016    Articles

…in a movie theater? THX and Dolby have invested a great deal of research in how to create a dramatic sonic effect to compliment the quality of today’s movies.Commercial theaters today…

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Break-In & Burn-In Versus Broken & Burnt Out

John Strohbeen    Monday, March 28, 2016    Articles

Brand new speakers are well known for not performing their best until they have been “burnt-in” or “broken-in.” This is true for all mechanical systems such as turntables, phono…

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Your Ohm or Mine? Identifying Legacy Ohms

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, March 15, 2016    Articles

This week I received a call from a woman who had inherited a pair of Ohms from her uncle. She fondly remembered listening to them as a child and wanted to be certain they were working…

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Ten Landmark Speakers Worth Collecting

John Strohbeen    Tuesday, February 16, 2016    Articles, Advice, Philosophy

Speaker collecting is like car collecting. You can use only one pair of speakers or one car at a time. But, you can enjoy looking at them, fixing them, thinking about them – that is what…

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