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

That the basic Ohm-Walsh design has remained the same for decades, accounts for the stable "voice" they make.

I like the fact that the design has been refined over time, but not changed. This is called 'development'; think Volkswagen Beetle for example. Rather than being driven by maketing forces (whiz-bang selling points), the Ohm-Walsh speaker evolution is driven by engineering forces (thanks, John).

Mapman, you are correct to say that there is little interest in the greater audio comunity because this competitive business is extremely marketing-driven; the latest and greatest fads are headline material. While performance is part of that equation, it is sometimes secondary to how something looks and/or is marketed. Many consumers need to have a visual representation of how 'cool' there equipment is.

Imagine, if all audio electronic equipment was housed in non-descript black boxes with only the manufacturer's name on it; that would be a marketer's nightmare. Components would have to be sold only on their sonic merits - ouch!

Ohm-Walsh speakers are like that. With only a couple of visual face-lifts over 4 decades, this product line has been remarkably stable. The fact that the company is still in business speaks volumes (excuse the multiple puns) about the sonic quality of the speakers themselves.

I have the utmost respect for the Ohm company for staying the course in this extreme marketing-driven segment.

For the past couple of weeks, I have been re-visiting every post on Ohm speakers (including my own) on this particular thread.  I started my journey with Ohm speakers in September of 2009 with the micro talls, and I was so smitten with them that I soon upgraded to the new 1000's.

I have to say that that even after 6 years of ownership that they still continue to amaze and delight me!!  The 1000's seem to excel at acoustic guitar and piano reproduction.  Both sound so real, and actually being able to hear clear differences in piano's is amazing.  Every other speaker I've ever owned or heard made all piano sound pretty generic.  The Ohm's bring out textures and tones that show the differences..The same applies to acoustic guitar.  I can clearly hear string oscillations on familiar recordings that weren't apparent with other speakers or even on headphones

Other surprises include when I'm listening to FM broadcasts or a streaming site such as Pandora.  Even with unfamiliar recordings, I can hear the Ohm's work their magic, throwing a a massive soundstage, giving a dimensional presentation of voices and instruments that makes them so appealing  There are times when I'll hear something on the Ohms, and have to stop what I'm doing and just listen (with a big smile on my face)

I love my Ohms, and the fact that they still continue to amaze me speaks volumes  As a matter of fact, I think I'll go throw on K.D. Lang's " Ingenue" and get the party started.......Ohm on, everyone!!!

I hear you Joe.  I think it's an omni thing and particularly unique when done with a wide range coherent Walsh style driver.  

Learned something the other day. I have a pair of OHM 5000's driven by a 600 watt Bryston. Sometimes I noticed my amp would clip at mid volumes. I retightened my speaker connections and placed the spades farther apart by placing one end of spade directly thought binding post hole. My amp never clips at mid volumes now. I no I blew a fuse out on my amp a while ago when speaker coonetions got too close. The OHMs need a lot of current and watts to sound their best. John from OHM recommends using bare wire with no termination. I could see that making the most secure connection. Has anyone else had experiences with loose connections? Maybe I helped someone  make their speakers sound better. Mike