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

Nice recent article from JS on OHM site in his blog. It describes how to use the 4 level adjustments on each 5XXX model OHM. My F5s have these and these controls have been gold for getting things tuned in just right in my rooms. I kinda figured out their effects over time but nice to have "the man" describe the intent. A very unique feature that is pretty fundamental really. Blasphemy having "equalizer" controls on a speaker though in some parts I suppose but to me it just makes sense and in fact works.

http://ohmspeaker.com/news/making-the-sound-fit-the-room/

I read the article and found it interesting. John has a way with illuminating speaker aspects that are subtle. The substitution of different terms for the various frequency ranges was illustrative.

I don't understand the orthodoxy of audiopholes in regards to not using equalization or tone controls when fitting the speaker sound to the room. John gets it, but others don't seem to.

Even Jim Smith (Get Better Sound) rarely mentions changing the sound coming out of the speakers, but focuses primarily on changing the room to fit the speakers. That thinking seems backwards to me, but I'm just a lowly mechanical engineer...or am I missing something important here?

I happen to live about 50 miles from the Ohm factory in Brooklyn and I've dealt with JS in person - even gave him some wine as a thank you for his updating my Walsh Two's a little while back.

Absolutely one of my favorite loudspeakers and John is a true gent.

t8kc:  You may need an in-line filter for the hum.  Whatever nexus your audio system has with the TV might need this.  If the hum is from the TV transformer itself, not much you can do except to try some of the plug-in devices designed to quiet noisy transformers.  Both my plasma TV buzz pretty loudly.  I just ignore it as I am not nearly into video and film as I am into audio.  When the TVs are off, there is no hum.  I also get a little buzz from my FiOS box.  If it bothered me a lot, I would get some of those line filters.

joefish:  I have had my 2000s about as long as you have had your MWTs.  I concur entirely with your thoughts.  The texture and palpable aspect of instruments (including the human instrument - voice) is one of the best aspects of the Walsh design.

Bondman,
The hum I'm getting is with the TV on or off. It only went away when I disconnected the audio cables from the TV to the preamp. I ordered a TII 220 Ground Loop Isolator for the cable box connection and hope this fixes the issue.