I'll chime in here because my very fist speakers were Ohm L's, (one of the classic bookshelf speakers of the seventies) because I was an Ohm fan back in the day, I did have a chance to listen to several of their Walsh models. They were very open airy speakers, that by today's standards would be paired with a sub woofer. Nothing bad about the sound otherwise. The sound was somewhat like a electrostatic, in that you could walk around the speaker and still feel, and hear the sound stage.
Are Ohm-Walsh micros and 1000 series disrespected because of omni-directional design??
I never was a big fan of Omni-directional speakers because they are often disappointing. I don't need the sound in back of me or 2 foot to my right or left. However, I have seen many testimonials for Ohm -Walsh speaker on Audiogon, yet they are infrequently reviewed.
Therefore, are Ohm-Walsh speakers disrespected because of their Omni directional design??. I noticed two issues on their website: 1) how do your determine which micro or tall column will be compatible for the dimensions of your listening area, especially if your listening area is only part of a larger room. 2) A buyer can easily mistake the way they are priced. For example, the OW Talls (w-1000) are $ 1000 each, NOT $1000 FOR THE PAIR. So, that model is $2000 a pair, and there is lot of competition from conventional designed speaker, in that price category For example. the Golden Ear Technology. model 7, and the Magneplanar .07 both in the $1400-1500 price range and, some of the PSB towers, like the T-2 or T-3. or Monitor Audio recent series..
Would like some feedback about whether this Ohm-Wash design is disrespected by the major audio press. Are hardcore audiophile not convinced by the Omni-directional design and results, and so it never gets a f"air shake or serious audition,
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http://ohmspeaker.com/about/#history History of of ohm including 80s distribution woes and move to direct only sales at the above link. |
As a newcomer to mid-hi-fi sound in 1983, I stumbled onto a pair of Ohm Walsh-4's that were just a year old, and picked them up. Fed them a diet of NAD 2400 power amp 100 w or dual-bridged 240 w juice, and no matter what, they filled a fairly large listening room magnificently. For those who have not seen them, the early Walsh series have dense felt baffles over the outer/rear dispersion fields, so that they are somewhat directional, even though the mid/woofer drivers want to disperse omidirectionally through their upward-facing perforated metal cages. And their tweeters are angled at approximately 45 degrees toward midline. They were the finest all-around speakers I have had until at age 10 the spider membranes crapped out and they lost most of their awesome bass. The concept of the Walsh design is great. Waiting for a bit of cash to return the driver units to Brooklyn for a rebuild. |
jbmays - IMHO, a rebuild will be well worth it. Ohm has improved the quality of the materials used, and the life of the Ohm Walsh drivers, at least the current models, is estimated by Ohm to be 40-50 years before repairs will be needed due to normal useage. jwatsonnj - I do in fact run my Ohm Walsh 2000s with a pair of Vandersteen 2Wq subs. Pure heaven! And I am also in NJ. What exit are you? |
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