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

Mapman:  Lafayette Radio!!!  I worked there one year in college, 1982-1983.  They were already owned by Circuit City, but still doing biz as Lafayette Radio.  I was in the store on 45th St. in Manhattan.  That street also had a number of other hifi stores.


Peterr53:  You are correct about the "super-tweeter" definition.  But consider that different models of the x000 might go a bit higher before handing off to the tweeter.  And, again, I remember that the old Ohm web site did mention something about a 7kHz crossover (actually, just a resistor on the tweeter, as the main driver rolled off naturally above 7 kHz).  A very rough phone app RTA showed that my in-room response did indeed tilt downward as the frequency rose.  I actually expected this, and I am quite pleased with it.  I do not feel as if I am missing anything in the higher frequencies at all.  They are just a little subdued, which makes the system listenable for hours and hours with no fatigue.  Could they be better?  Sure.  That's why I am following your posts so carefully.  While I could never do what you're doing, I might pay someone who can to do these things.  A bit of a risk, but if the results are as significant as you suggest they might be, maybe it's worth it. 

I'd be willing to bet the crossover frequency with Microwalsh (smallest driver) is higher than with 5000 (largest).   How much?  Don't know but probably enough information available for analysis to make an educated guess.
I have 6 micro Walshes on the walls as surround speakers and I'm sorry to tell you but they 
don't perform very well on the high end of the spectrum. I'll run a frequency sweep on those later so you can see. 

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peter I don’t do surround sound but from what I have seen most surround speakers do not perform as well as mains unless I am mistaken (size and lower cost per reflects that). I would expect same with microwalsh surrounds (more limited) versus mains (more full range but less bass than larger models). I would not take measurements on one as representative of the other. There is a size and cost difference isn’t there?
Bondman I worked part time at Lafayette Radio in Lancaster Pa. It was located in a strip center outside of town (Two Guys was anchor store) and moved to Park City Center for a brief period. When it closed the location became Radio Shack store and I then worked there for a few years during and a bit shortly after college.  I also worked PT at Tech Hifi during school in New Brunswick, NJ.