Ohm Speakers, thoughts?

Mapman,

Can you describe the changes you perceived after break-in? How long did it take? I'm thinking that I should avoid tinkering such as upgrading the CD player until the sound has stabilized.

I've been thinking about a Cambridge Audio 840C.

Thanks!

I wouldn't change anything until fully broken in. My W5's took a good 3 months, including several sessions running them full out with a 300W/ch amp! My Walsh 2s (100 drivers) were acquired used, and were fully broken in. I use them for reference. The most noticeable difference was in the bass. The Walsh 2s, though in a smaller room, were actually more satisfying in the bass department at first. The rest of the sound tended to smooth out over time I would say as well. Their overall timbre remind me of my Maggie 1.3c's now, which is a very good thing, but have a hell of a lot more satisfying bass. The Ohms were not this smooth at first, as I recall.

Why do you think you might need to upgrade the CD? What kind of amp do you use? The Ohms like amps with a high damping factor to control the drivers better. Look up "damping factor" on Wikipedia for more info on damping factor and how it relates to speakers.

John at Ohm recommended NAD electronics. I use a Carver m400t with very good results. I've tried my Tandberg receiver's amp with these and liked the Carver much better. I also think the Walsh drivers are better suited to solid state electronics in general due to their dynamic nature than to tubes, though I've never heard the Ohms driven with a really top notch tube amp.

Last year, I purchased a pair of upgraded Walsh 3 loudspeakers upgraded to the latest drivers. The delivery was delayed several times. The workmanship was shoddy, and one Walsh driver blew within the first five minutes of playing them. I returned them the following day after having waited six weeks beyond the promised delivery date.

Ohm is not a big shop. Wouldn't surprise me if they get backlogged from time to time.

With my Walsh 5's, I was told I would have them before they close for the summer (they close for the month of July) if I got my order in two weeks in advance + they were delivered on time, exceptionally well packed + in good shape.

On one other occasion, I placed a parts order on one day + received them UPS the next day. Ohm is located in Brooklyn, NY only about 230 miles from me.

My experience has been they generally do what they say and will try to make things right if they make a mistake.

One speaker had the binding posts in the back, and the other speaker had them in the front. Huh?

Six week delay and the binding posts are in the front underside of the speaker? (btw, this particular Ohm model was designed with the binding posts on the underside, although the normal position was in the back, not in the front)

After the driver blew, I was unwilling to send them back for repair. I just requested a refund.

Perhaps I was impatient. I would have like to have had a better experience. I was looking forward to enjoying them.