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

Mapman,
Let me just add: When I first talked to JS, I brought up low listening levels, and he said the bigger speakers are easier to drive, i.e., more efficient. Does that make sense? I’ve always thought you wanted small speakers for lower level SPLs, and because they have less mass, they should be easier to drive. Anyway, what’s your experience with the different Walsh’s?

One of the most unique things about the Walsh line is that each driver from smallest to largest in a particular generation of product inherently sound the same.     The resulting sound will depend mainly on fitting the right size speaker to the room.    So a micro Walsh in a smaller room sounds like a larger driver in a larger room all other things essentially held constant.   So your room size alone dictates what speaker is needed for great sound.  

My my two Wash models. Are both series 3 one with 12 inch driver and larger cabs and one with 8 inch driver and smaller cabs.   I've put both in a suitable size room for both to fit well and sound is in fact essentially the same.  

Id only add my larger F5s have the larger 12 inch drivers and the four 3 way level switches that allows one to fit the larger speakers well into even smaller rooms if desired.  

Personally I have no issues with the casters and actually like them in that they make moving the large F5s around super easy as needed.    I've tweaked location and other things enough that the castors are a non issue for me though I see no problem with them sound wise on paper.   Lots of ways to tweak sound as needed and the castors and controls on the F5s are both a boon for that.  

My opinion on Walsh speakers and low levels is that they are very good there when driven optimally by amp in particular but some different things to consider. 

The difference is the sound dispersal pattern compared to more directional speakers.   A more directional speaker will fire more of the sound directly at you which may make it seem like things sound better at lower levels.  They well may depending on what you expect to hear.   No doubt the Ohms achieve their most realistic presentation at higher volumes as do most good quality speakers up to the task.  

Low volume listening is always a compromise when frequency response is flat because our ears are not flat in response. We do not hear extreme frequencies as well at lower volumes.  That is the issue that loudness controls on amps used to tackle more often than not.  

Accurus the driver is above the cabinet and fires downward into the bottom port so while Inthink floor interactions may be greater than most actual cabinet vibrations may be less.   Cabinets are part of what makes the sound though.   Easy to add damping material inside though if needed.