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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
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mapman
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Bondmanp,

Glad to hear it.

4 or more trained ears are always better than two!
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joefish
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Mapman, I have the Micro walsh talls. my reciever is a yamaha RX-V465 that puts out 100 watts per ch. I know it's not the best reciever I could use, but to my old ears, it makes the ohms sound unbelievable. Like I said, I love these speakers so far, and don't want to blow them up. I plan to get a better amp and pre-amp in the future, but lack the funds to do so right now. I was forced to decide where I would put the most money on a limited budget, and I'm so glad I put more into the Ohms. If they sound this good with the Yamaha,I can only imagine what they would sound like with a good high current amp. I need more money...............sigh.....
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mapman
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Joe,

I think 100w/ch is a good match to the Micro Talls particularly at that price point.

My Musical Fidelity A3CR amp is only 120w/ch and drives my Walsh 100S3s and even my larger Walsh 5S3 extremely well.

The MF amp cost me about $600 used off of Ebay a couple years back.
parasound63
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I'm using a Parasound HCA-2205, 220 wpc and up to 60 Amps of current. I feel that it is totally overkill for the Micro Walshes, but it does drive them well.

Am thinking of changing to an integrated, or a tube pre-amp with a more reasonable amp when I move to VA.

I originally used an old Harmon Kardon AVR-20 at 40- watts that didn't have anough juice to make them sing, but they sounded ok.
rebbi OP
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Listening today to Paul Simon's album "Surprise" once again, with a big smile on my face. It's a partnership with electronica guru Brian Eno. The engineer is someone unfamiliar to me, a guy named Tchad Blake.

Anyway, it's a bass and texture showcase for the Ohm 100's. My favorite moment (one of them, anyway) is during the song "Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean." About a minute into the song, a big, honking synth bass -- actually two sounds, a higher one, and a subterranean hip-hop kind of note -- comes charging in on the right. It's amazing on the Ohms... makes you want to get up and dance.

:-)
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