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

No doubt about Deadwing. My old Deftech surrounds could not handle it in multi-channel. I actually hooked up my Pinnacle towers to handle surrounds at that point.

My experience with Definitive Technologies was not good. And Deadwing more than anything else brought out their defects.

The MWT's seem to handle anything and everything. But I (painfully) have to wait a few more days before I can hook up my main amp. Maybe this weekend...

Thanks for everything, Map. Seriously. I feel that I owe you one for all the help you've been.

-P

Para,

Glad to help spread musical enjoyment wherever possible.

I would not tune my system initially using Deadwing though(too much going on in general to be able to sort through things), but once you think it sounds right, Deadwing is as good an acid test as most anything. If it sounds good start to finish, I venture to say that almost anything else will also.

BTW, I saw Porcupine Tree live on their FOABP tour in a small local concert venue nearby a year or so back and it was absolutely awesome! Strongly recommended

It was as loud as it gets, but very well produced and everything sounded phenomenal. It had to be otherwise it could have been very unpleasant at those db levels.

Good advice for anyone, Map.

However, 'Arriving Somehwere' IS my #1 demo track when audtitioning speakers.

-P

Well, now...

Now that I've decided to put the 100's wherever they sound best, and then move them out of the way when I'm not listening, so that they don't take over the room, I'm really getting somewhere.

I wanted to see how they'd sound a good 33 inches out from the rear wall, which would normally block the use of a recliner chair we have, but is fine while I'm listening.

Man, what a difference! I'm not sure if the difference is that they're so far off that wall (prior to now I'd had them only eighteen inches out), or whether it's that I'm in a more "nearfield" situation now, but the sound stage has gotten even larger, highs are airier, bass is much better defined, and image specificity is excellent. Oh, and soundstage depth and layering is better in spades!

I was listening to Brothers In Arms by Dire Straits today on vinyl and it sounded breathtaking... I couldn't stop listening. I'll report more, but I think I'm getting closer now...