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Symdex Sigma Omega Combo

Nat said:
I remember going to listen to the Sigmas at an audio place on Commonwealth Ave. Upstairs, not the place in the Hancock Center (which was a fun place to visit, too). Good sound, but without the subwoofer, not full range enough to justify the price - I was cheap even then. And I had a pair of Fried Qs, and was getting a pair of IMF TLS 50s, so felt I was doing okay speakerwise.
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Are you referring to the former Tech Hi Fi which then turned into Spearit audio?
 
baco99 said:
If anyone is keeping score on the design, the little black box positioned next to the tweeter behind all the fluff is the cap/filter for the tweeter.
the inductor is hand-wound inside the woofer enclosure. The coil is soldered directly to the terminals and to the woofer and wound on an 8mm video reel. Not kidding.
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I'm following a little bit. Partly out of general interest, but I have a pair of similar Audax woofers in nice cabinets mated to the little TW74 cone/dome tweeter. I'm not blown away by the top end of that combination, but I happen to have one HD12x9D25 so if I find another one...
 
THF2 - I seem to remember the place being called Goodmans, but I don't have a lot of confidence in that memory. I'm pretty sure that it was upstairs. I should have been clearer about the location - it was on Copley Square, not down Comm Ave, but it wasn't in the ground floor of the Hancock - that was an interesting store with a more than usually knowledgeable owner - he designed a small stand speaker that fit in the corner, which imaged wonderfully and was surprisingly full range despite its modest dimensions. Obviously it was triangular, but the large dimension was horizontal - it wasn't a column, and it needed a stand. He was going to sell it under the name Triad, but it turned out there was another company that already owned the name. I lost track after that.
 
Nat said:
THF2 - I seem to remember the place being called Goodmans, but I don't have a lot of confidence in that memory. I'm pretty sure that it was upstairs. I should have been clearer about the location - it was on Copley Square, not down Comm Ave, but it wasn't in the ground floor of the Hancock - that was an interesting store with a more than usually knowledgeable owner - he designed a small stand speaker that fit in the corner, which imaged wonderfully and was surprisingly full range despite its modest dimensions. Obviously it was triangular, but the large dimension was horizontal - it wasn't a column, and it needed a stand. He was going to sell it under the name Triad, but it turned out there was another company that already owned the name. I lost track after that.
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Ahhhh…got it.

You are referring to Goodwins!
 
You are correct! They seemed to have good stuff, but I was only there once - not sure why. Are they still around?
 
Nat said:
You are correct! They seemed to have good stuff, but I was only there once - not sure why. Are they still around?
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Yes,

Many of the most excellent people that they have came from Spearit Audio on Comm. Ave. which closed in 2017.
 
Listening to these tonight. Amp is now a Scott lk-72. Sound is awesome. The Scott offers tone control which the agi did not. Just really nice sounding.
 
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