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What speaker system would you guys suggest I check out to get thebest overall hemp experience? I've got everything at my disposal from9w SET to 350wpc solid state.
John Harrison is associated with Tone Tubby whos products are intended for guitar and bass cabinets and have quite a following. Hemp Acoustics, OTOH, make hemp cone drivers intended for hifi applications Louis at Omega has partnered with them for his line of speakers. There seems to be new products coming from Hemp Acoustics that look very promising.
It seems I was mistaken about the B200. That Manila hemp thing threw me off.
How about an A-B comparison between the old fostex Omega Super 3 and the new hemp Super 3? I own the fostex version and if the hemp is significantly better (and not just different), I wouldn't hesitate to upgrade. The fostex Super 3s are (to my ears) too lean on their own. With the right sub however, they can be amazing. I use a pair of TBIs.I bought a pair of Spica TC-50s recently (I owned them back in the 80s) and replaced the Super 3s. The Spicas are full and round and image very well, but after much back-and-forth I went back to the Super 3s. I'm hooked on the speed and clarity. The Spicas seem too slow and murky in comparison. That said, if the hemps sound fuller than the fostex without sacrificing the speed, then that would be something special.Try contacting Louis. He's a great guy and I'm sure he will oblige.
The Hemp Acoustics DIY products, --if ever are they available, --and are apparently purely speculative at this point, are of the "Hemp Matrix" variety, a mixture of hemp and kevlar. The cone product is actually the result of Hemp Acoustics losing their licensure for the patented HempTone material useage. HempTone cones are Green. The V.2 FR8 can be purchased here: www.abrown.com --> Sales. A Broun Soun is the parent of Tone Tubby. One and the same
The Omega Max Hemps are truly great-sounding speakers, cost just $2495 a pair, and can be run by SET amps with as little as...oh, say TWO WATTS PER CHANNEL. http://www.omegaloudspeakers.com/maxhemp.html
Quote from: vinyl anachronist on 1 Apr 2007, 05:57 amThe Omega Max Hemps are truly great-sounding speakers, cost just $2495 a pair, and can be run by SET amps with as little as...oh, say TWO WATTS PER CHANNEL. http://www.omegaloudspeakers.com/maxhemp.htmlWell buddy, they are going to your house, if we get em for review!!Hopefully by then, your house will be down the street from my houseso I can listen too!!
VA,If you had to compare the Max Hemps to other more conventional designs, how would they stack up? I love love love the 3-D, 'floaty' nature of good ribbon tweeters...anything close to that? At the moment, I consider the Salk HT3 to be the standard of 'good' sound for my tastes, but I continue to be drawn to the single-driver universe.