The vintage Walsh speakers were notoriously unreliable and had serious problems in terms of driver behavior and coherence across the frequency range. From what I understand the newer ones have shifted away from being FR single driver based to a design a little bit more like a Shahinian with a separate tweeter that points between you and the ceiling. Still, there's a reason why these guys are vastly more expensive than Ohm speakers. The concept is sound, but the execution at bargain prices is maybe a bit lacking.
PMC does both active and passive monitors and is very good at both. The Neumanns I've heard were very nice, Genelecs are also good but they can be on the bright side. Not a fan of Dynaudio actives or Focals in general. I had Dynaudio BM12As on my desk for awhile, very blah. Unfortunately the mini Maggies wont work with only a foot and a half of space behind them. The PSB Imagine Mini definitely isn't a bad little speaker but the Synchrony One is WAY better, though it may be just a smidge too big for the role.
Quote from: DaveBSC on June 13, 2013, 11:19:37 PMThe vintage Walsh speakers were notoriously unreliable and had serious problems in terms of driver behavior and coherence across the frequency range. From what I understand the newer ones have shifted away from being FR single driver based to a design a little bit more like a Shahinian with a separate tweeter that points between you and the ceiling. Still, there's a reason why these guys are vastly more expensive than Ohm speakers. The concept is sound, but the execution at bargain prices is maybe a bit lacking. And this is supposed to mean something?
Quote from: Girls Generation on June 16, 2013, 02:42:35 PMQuote from: DaveBSC on June 13, 2013, 11:19:37 PMThe vintage Walsh speakers were notoriously unreliable and had serious problems in terms of driver behavior and coherence across the frequency range. From what I understand the newer ones have shifted away from being FR single driver based to a design a little bit more like a Shahinian with a separate tweeter that points between you and the ceiling. Still, there's a reason why these guys are vastly more expensive than Ohm speakers. The concept is sound, but the execution at bargain prices is maybe a bit lacking. And this is supposed to mean something?What I mean is, it's hard enough to make a FR driver that only has to radiate in one direction. 360 degrees is that much harder. Almost all the omnis on the market are two-ways that point cone drivers at the ceiling. Even MBL doesn't attempt FR from one driver. German Physiks has basically nailed what the Walsh driver was trying to do but at a very high cost.
