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

Yes, please enjoy and keep us posted especially if any problems.

Congratulations on the purchase, mas426.  I am sure you will enjoy them.  Just let them break in.  I have heard Joseph Audio speakers many times at shows, and always enjoyed them, but you don't get much Joseph Audio for a grand!  If you haven't heard Ohms in 35 years, you may be in for a pleasant surprise.

I have just finished reading this thread from start to finish. It took me a couple of weeks to wade through it. In some ways, it has been a fascinating read punctuated by the original poster selling his Ohms. I have to admit being disappointed about that event, but was pleased that the thread continued on.

I own 2 sets of early Ohm-Walsh speakers, a set of Walsh 1s and Walsh 2s. I paid less than $200 for each set so I wasn't gambling much.

My original interest in Ohms was sparked by reading a review of some amplifier whose name escapes me at the moment, but the Ohm speakers were mentioned. I believe the review was in a San Francisco based paper. Being a curious type, I did some internet searching and came upon the Ohm website. The technical aspect of the Walsh design was fascinating to me (I'm an engineer) so I looked around locally (SoCal) and found my speakers.

The Walsh 1s were good, but I hadn't bought a new CD player yet. That only happened after the Walsh 2s showed up. There was a noticeable difference between the two models. Let's just say the Walsh 2s are still listened to and the Walsh 1s are in the garage waiting for the 2.2000 upgrade when the budget allows.

Reading this thread has prompted me to buy a used Parasound 1500A amp. It hasn't been set up yet because there doesn't seem to be a way to connect it to my current A/V receiver (Onyko HT-R430). It has the normal line-level outs (tape, etc.), but no pre-amp out.

I know, I know; buy a pre-amp. I get that, but in order to have a decent WAF, I have maintain an FM tuner and a remote. This makes things more complicated and, hence, more expensive I'm sure.

Any ideas out there?

BTW, I'm reading Jim Smith's book 'Get Better Sound'. Any comments on that?

Thanks,
Tate

Here is the article that steered me to Ohm speakers.
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_24674435/sound-advice-ohm-walsh-speakers-cant-be-beat

I guess I’m talking to myself here. :-)

I just bought a B&K Reference 5 S2 pre-amp on Audiogon that satisfies my requirements for a tuner and a remote so I’m pleased with that.

I’ll post how it sounds with the Parasound 1500A amp when I get it hooked up; probably after the new year.