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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.
rebbi
bondmanp
1,808 posts
 
Wow - just saw on ebay a pair of NOS(!) Ohm Walsh 3X0's.  $750, plus shipping from TX.  Boy, if I had the money laying around....
enginedr1960
173 posts
 

The one thing i feel would be a addition to the upgrade would be to mark the tweeter center line on the top of the can and use edge clamps to hold it down so you can rotate it to aim them as needed.. As for the bass adjustment switch on the binding post cup I discovered that when I wanted to change my binding posts to something better . This is a interesting thread the Ohm Walsh speaker has the potential  too be not just a good speaker but a great one.

peterr53
184 posts
 
I'm up early as I'm itching to demolish the inside of my 4/5000, buuuuuuut I have to see
my Dr. for a torn shoulder ( something ) this morning that I got when I was rear ended a few months back.

If they really wanted to figure out a way to rotate the basket (can) without having to
make all sorts of new holes it would be so very easy......
Make a main ring that's bolted to the speakerbox, have multiple threaded holes in a lets say
30 degree arc either way. The speaker will fit inside the ring grove.....rotate bolt down.
You can have these rings cast so the cost would be minimal in the whole scheme of things
thread the holes as needed and powder-coat/paint to match driver or chrome as a beauty ring.........Your welcome.

There are no problems only solutions.....🇸🇪


accurus
40 posts
 
I have measured in room response with my Ohms using DIRAC and a calibrated mic and I am getting a gentle roll off about say 10 to 15k.

Something was mentioned earlier about the use of an iPad mic and I am wondering if this is an issue with the mic more than the driver.

I will however say that my own experience with Ohm build quality matches Peter's. Ohm commands a high price for a product that in my opinion has sub par build quality. I have an extra set of cans sitting around and at some point will tinker with upgrading the tweeter and crossover used to put in matching, but super parts and build a cabinet that matches Ohm's specs but is braced and dampened better and doesn't using a cardboard tube for the bass port.

All of us here love our Ohms, but I do feel that there is some rationalizing of poor build quality if it were any other speaker company would be called out for what it is. When I spend 3k on a speaker I am hoping that we could spring for a $2-3 plastic tube that I can buy from Parts Express.
peterr53
184 posts
 
Accurus thank you for calling a spade a spade...
After seeing a lot of cracked open cans, I do agree on the sentiment that
if let's say Paradigm or pSB would have such sub par build quality
they would be out of business or at least laughed out of the sandbox.
As someone with manufacturing background I look at the Ohm's and see a diamond in the rough. But currently they look stuck in 1978 a good year for me, but time marches on
for everything including speakers.

Toiletpaper rolls should be banned from speakers....🇸🇪



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