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Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?

Hi,

I'd love to hear the impressions of people who've actually spent some time with these speakers to share their sense of their plusses and minuses. Mapman here on Audiogon is a big fan, and has shared lots on them, but I'm wondering who else might be familiar with them.
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enginedr1960
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Peter look into epoxy granite . its used in CNC machine bases .The new Ohm speakers are built out of birch plywood  


peterr53
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It's funny that you gave some technical help as I was sitting and looking for ceramic ball bearings for part of my build (thank you McMaster). I also have looked in to this paper epoxy countertop material that's incredibly dense and easy to machine with carbide tipped tools. I am also planing on doing a little YouTube video series 
on the build up, should be fun. 
Im hoping to get started tomorrow with some video clips talking about some of my ideas and what I'm expecting from the build up.
Then in to the shop cutting the bottom panel out remove all the poor bracing from Ohm and plan on something new but looking like something you would find in a 800 series B&W. I might make a false wall on the outside panel. Fill it with dry sand to dampen vibrations.
The top mounting plate will be a sandwich of 3/16" steel and two sheets of 1/8" aluminum dampened with proper butyl rubber sheeting and glue. And to add extra stability to the whole part I'm adding 1/8" thick water jetted carbon plate. 
If I had some more cash I would laser cut 1/2" plates to add even more stability..... 💯

Hope you guys are excited to see what can be done to make this
speaker amazing...🇸🇪
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tuthman
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Can I ask you folks that own or have heard the ohm speakers how they really compare to others? I am at a toss up between getting the Pendragon theater speakers or an Ohm setup with 1000's across the front and the mini Omni surrounds for a 5.1 system in a 16x16 size room with plenty of power from a Sherbourn 7/2100 amp.
i ordered the ohms a week ago and am having second thought as I will wait about a month to get them and have never heard them anywhere. My mind tells me since it's an older design, are they really going to sound that good. I had the chance to hear the Pendragon towers yesterday and was pretty impressed. 
I may be thinking too much about this, but I had my last system for about 18 years and I know it's a long term thing for me.
Btw, I had paradigm studio 40's before.

Thanks in advance for any advice!
frazeur1
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tuthman, this is a very simple and fairly quick response. Ohms and the Pendragon are very different in design and sound, not an apples to apples thing.

I will say that Ohms work wonderfully in a home theater type setup(As well as 2-channel). I have used them in this situation and loved what they did.

Hopefully, you have the ability to try your Ohms in your setup, and ability to return them if you are not completely satisfied. John offers a great deal this way.

I have heard the Pendragons once, and while not my cup of tea, at least I didn't think for me at the time, I would say only your ears will tell you if either one of these, the Ohms or Pendragons are what you are looking for. Home demo is the best, your room, your gear, your ears!

enginedr1960
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Peter if I were to dampen my cabinets I would cut some square wood glue and screw them in the corners . level the cabinet and pour in the epoxy it would take four pours . And if you want a liquid butyl rubber you can use Permatex  the right stuff .
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