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
Posted my virtual system with photos for anyone interested under "Opinions Please"
Since you ask :-)

First, that is a really nice looking set of speakers!

Second, I suspect that you would greatly improve your sound stage IF you could shift all of the stuff, especially the speakers, 2 to3 feet further into the room and hang some heavy cloth panels on the windows. You could keep the shears and drapes on separate rods keeping the drapes open framing the windows except for those times you are listening critically. But I realize we all have problems and ideal set ups are not always possible. :-)
Nice and cozy.

Perhaps considering listing your speakers too as part of your set-up. There will be those who aren't following this thread but who will happen upon your virtual system.

I am a little surprised the 5000s don't overpower the room. How did you arrive at selecting the 5000s?
Thanks Newbee and Mapman, last night I moved the speakers in a bit and the speakers disappeared; I was surrounded by music! Finsup the room size is a bit misleading from my photo. There is the dining room behind where I sit that is one foot above the listening area and extends about 20 feet behind where I sit. Similarly, off to the left, the room opens up into a large entrance way. The ceilings are about 11-12 feet high. So when I crank up the volume I can enjoy the music while dining or I can hear when I'm off to the wetbar on the left of the room. If the room were enclosed, I would have gone with the smaller speakers like the 3000 or 2000.
These are 5000's right?

IF so, then you have the on-board adjustments to match to room size and acoustics so room size should not be a problem.

IF put my 5s with similar adjustments in my smaller 12X12 room just to see/hear how well they worked there compared to my 100S3s, and was able to adjust the 5s to sound very much like the 100s, although the physical cabinet size of the 5s took up too much floor space in such a small room in comparison to the Walsh 2 cabinets where the 100S3 drivers reside.

5000s are taller and narrower than 5s I believe so issues fitting into the room are more likely height of driver related in that in general the Walsh CLS speakers tend to sound best listening at a vertical level at or above drivers, especially if in a more nearfield listening scenario.