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I owned a pair of Ohm G (a predecessor to your Walsh 2) and still have a pair of Design Acoustics D-12's similar to these -- and once had the JBL 100's on my short list.But those days are long gone. Modern design has far exceeded what designer of 50 years ago could do. Today, anyone with a computer and a measuring system can exceed the best labs back then, and do it in their living rooms. Like I said, I still have my D12's, but for any critical listening, modern speakers are soooo much better than what they made back then. So no recommendations for vintage.But for modern, around here nearly everyone recommends what they own. I own GR-Research stuff, because I could build it from kits much cheaper than buying anything of comparable quality. But I also like Usher and Audio Kinesis.
For that vintage sound, and not JBL or Walsh since you have those, I'd recommend anything Snell or Allison, great value for what you get. Snells will have to have been refoamed.
First question, how are those D-12s in terms of sound quality? Comparing them not to modern tech but to other speakers in their time. Basically better or worse than the JBL L100 Centuries I already own? Ok, thanks I will look into Usher and Audio Kinesis. I am kind of unsure of the GR-Research stuff because even though I am good at DiY projects, I have zero experience in building speakers, would that be a problem? How hard are these kits?
At the time I bought those Design Acoustics I had a pair of large Advents, and I had looked at JBL 100, AR3a, and the Ohm F. I thought the D12 and the Ohm F were a step above the other two- probably the omnidirectional sound... similar to open baffle which is very popular today. I still think the D12's do a pretty good job on classical music. As far as building kits, the only difficulty is building cabinets. If you are decent with wood, have a table saw, I'd say go for a kit or a well documented diy design... you cant beat the value. You have already spoken with Danny at GR-Research. You might visit Dennis Murphy's designs at http://murphyblaster.com/content.php?f=main.html Both are top tier, highly respected designers. Dennis now does design work for Salk speaker, good but pricey.
How about a pair of DCM Time Window's.
+1 for original DCM Time Windows. Very cool old speakers. Look for the slightly later 1a version. If I recall correctly, the 1a has better drivers (Vifa?).
Out of curiosity which kit did you build from GR Research? I am looking at the OB-5 and OB-7 trying to decide which would be better.
I've built the AV-1, the AV-3, the N2x, and the X-Statik, and the LS9. Some of these are not on his website, but call and ask about them. There is plenty of info about each around the web and here at AC. I don't see how you could go wrong with the X-Statik and later add a sub. Hearing the LS series was the first time I had heard a speaker reproduce the bottom octave of a concert grand with realism. My piano training stopped well before yours, but I've done my time on a 9' instrument.
I will totally check both of those brands out, is there a specific model you think is above the rest? Thanks guys!Benjamin
