Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
accurus - I know exactly what you mean about the Ohms and not-so-great recordings. I have commented on this aspect of the Ohms myself. And thanks for making me feel fine about not having the space for Maggies. Is it just me, or is the link you mentioned above to your response graphs missing from your post? Maybe my employer's web filters are to blame. |
Accurus agree 100% on that. Perhaps the single best thing about the OHMs for a music lover. My story is similar moving from Maggies and others before back to OHM after many years. Also wondering what microphone you use with teh software and how much was the total investment? I love teh idea that this is a program that runs on regular computers and attempts to do so much to optimize sound quality. Might have to give it a look sometime. |
Lets try this again with the linking: http://imgur.com/wQzU3N8 Mapman to answer your questions. I used the recommended USB microphone: UMIK-1 and bought a USB cable extender so it could reach around my room. I used the stereo version of the software (they make a home theater / more channel version) which is around $430. It is expensive, but there is no other product that is going to what Dirac can do acoustically for the money. But I would say if you can swing it even after getting Dirac get acoustic treatment in conjunction with Dirac. Dirac can only fix so much including room nulls. |
Nice! I like the overlay of target, before and after measurements! I’m noticing the target is not flat response. I’m guessing that is because software attempt to compensate for non-flatness of human hearing. Just a guess? Did you attempt any nearfield measurements with the OHMs ie measure them with room acoustics minimized? Just wondering what that would look like. What’s is your assessment of the results after Dirac versus prior from a non technical music enjoyment perspective? Very interesting stuff. Its a software only (no special hardware required besides microphone) significant tweak for sure as measured for the cost. Nothing grey or left to uncertainty from a technical perspective there. Very cool!!!! Affordable software only tweaks like this are just another reason to like computer audio. |
Hey guys .. a while back I posted about Amarra Symphony and its Dirac component (iRC). https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/ohm-walsh-micro-talls-who-s-actually-heard-em/post?postid=162... At the time there was no Dirac stand-alone option for OSX and Amarra Symphony was it. It's fantastic software and if you are new to room correction you will be pleasantly surprised with the ease and flexibility it offers, never mind the great sound. Another recommended mic and the one I use is the XTC Microphone Pro. Highly recommended. |
