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

Hi,

I'd love to hear the impressions of people who've actually spent some time with these speakers to share their sense of their plusses and minuses. Mapman here on Audiogon is a big fan, and has shared lots on them, but I'm wondering who else might be familiar with them.
rebbi
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mapman
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I'd expect original Walsh 4's to have more output capability and ability to deliver in a larger room.

2.2000s not as much but be better in detail clarity imaging (result of newer 2000 driver) and maybe tonality top to bottom in a suitable smaller room.

These are two different size and generation models, apples and oranges as OHMs go, so anything is possible.

I had original Walsh 2s from 1981-1998.   I kept them initially to compare side by side  to the Walsh 2 series 3 models I acquired back then (and am still using).   I was looking for new large speakers at the time for my largest listening room  and after a lot of listening and investigation of options I decided to give OHM a chance

This was an apples/apples comparison in regards to speaker size and output capability.   The newer series 3 drivers were superior in every way.

I traded in the original Walsh 2s towards my larger F5 series 3 models that I also still use in my main setup.    The Walsh2 series 3 were so good for what I payed I ended up keeping them around as well.

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joefish
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I just moved into a 1 bedroom apartment and my speaker set up is far from perfect, with one speaker being virtually against a wall on the right and the left being in an open area on the left.  You know what?, to my utter amazement , my 1000's sound great.  I love my Ohms
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I’ve found that ability to sound good in rooms that are more challenging for whatever reason to be particular strength of the OHM Walshes. They can work surprisingly well close to walls and corners I find, as advertised, especially when compared to true omni speakers.

The room I put my newer Walsh speakers in is a larger L shaped room. They replaced planar and conventional more directional box speakers in there neither of which worked particularly well. But the Walsh speakers tend to just place the music naturally into whatever room they happen to be in. A very unique attribute that many might consider.

I find a main main key to good sound with OHM Walshes in particular in any particular room is to address floor interactions when needed, especially with the bottom firing ports on many Walsh models. Isolation platforms like Auralex Subdudes I use with my OHMS when on suspended plywood floors solve the problem.
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I wonder how many "Ohmies"-or even those not necessarily Ohm lovers, managed to get to the NY Audio Show this past weekend? Anybody get to visit the Ohm Acoustics room and visit with John S. and listen to his setup? Am curious as to how well it all went down. I managed to catch a couple small snippets from my google searching, but nothing of much substance. Hopefully maybe some others will chime in at some point.

I do think it was a good thing(Hopefully) that John decided to attend, if nothing else to get more exposure, although I wonder if he/Ohm really needs it, and also if anyone in the mainstream audio nerdophilia really cares? Anyway.....

bondmanp
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I went on Sunday.  What a kick to meet John in person!  I told him how his speakers bring beauty into my daily routine.  He set up a pair of Walsh 1000s fed by a Peachtree integrated (150 watts/side, internal DAC), and used a $15 DVD player as a source.  The sound was good, and the fellow in front of me bought a pair on the spot. My son-in-law, who accompanied me, almost pulled the trigger as well, until he called my daughter, and that was the end of that.

But the rooms all suffered from an upper bass boom, and Ohm's room was no exception.  I wondered aloud if moving the speakers a little further into the room would be better, but John's assistant said he had trieed that, and the positioning was as good as possible.  I played a track from a PT CD that sounded lovely, lots of transient detail with no etch or excess brightness.


John also brought a lot of potted plants along (I am aware of their desireable acoustic properties).  One of the simplest setups at the show, and one of the best sounding, except for the systems that DSP'd the room boom out.  When you factor in the prices of the gear and speakers, I think Ohm's room was a standout.


To me, though, John is a legend in this business, and it was a thrill to shake his hand. 

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