[True-Stu]

Most people would prefer the sound of two dollar ear buds to that of a pair of Ohm Fs.,

Audio anachronism alert! I haven't heard references made to Ohm's Walsh drivers in a long time. I listened to these extensively about 25 years ago. They were truly a unique pioneering design with their own set of unique flaws, but the "Cool" factor was off the charts.

[Ramcat]

Audio anachronism alert! I haven't heard references made to Ohm's Walsh drivers in a long time. I listened to these extensively about 25 years ago.

Ohm Walsh drivers are still made today but only by custom order for a person wishing to spend $2500 or more on a pair of speakers.

I frequently listen to a pair of vintage Ohm Walsh 2s which do just fine since I'm practically tone deaf after too much Cream & Zepplin.

Anachronism? OK, I guess, I was just going back to the golden Audiophile days.

I could have made a modern day reference to a quality pair of Yamaha's but nobody ever listens (listened) to them.

I bet you miss your Fs?

[Erasmus]

I had ESS AMT-1's (with the Heil Air Motion Transformers) and then bought a pair of Koss ES-9 earphones.

That, in a way, calibrated my ears for my next set of speakers, which turned out to be Walsh 4's.