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
Hi Mapman....

I used multiple software versions to see if there's some issues
but nothing is changing, if anything it's showing about the same
readout from test to test. Go back in my posts and I have mentioned the 2.5k drop off many times and there's nothing beyond that number. 
Nothing wrong with the speakers, as a matter of fact I mentioned how much I love them, but I'm the fiddling man and with that most everything get upgraded. 

There was nothing wrong at all, both measures the same (what's the chance both are screwed up). I do think people expect more then the Walsh driver can deliver. 
I just deleted those pesky (lol) switches very interesting and man does he use cheap wire in the switching network....🇸🇪

As for roll off, did you measure it? Or was it just feeling that it was extended way past 16k? remember unless your'e under 30 the chance you can even hear 12k is slim. 

From Jan 17, 2008 Stereophile review of Walsh 5 speaker:

" I was sure that a 1/3-octave frequency sweep would reveal an aberrant frequency response, but I was wrong. In fact, from about 500Hz to 20kHz (which was as far as I measured), the Walsh 5 was almost ruler flat when measured on the supertweeter axis. There were the usual dips and peaks in the in-room bass response, and the bass was down 4dB at 25Hz—in complete accord with Ohm’s specifications. The source for the coloration remains a mystery, therefore.
Read more at http://www.stereophile.com/content/ohm-walsh-5-loudspeaker-page-2#BMwfiIR8TJXhr0v8.99"

aftewrwards (from OHM site) :

Stereophile Magazine called the Ohm Walsh 5s: "one of the best American box speakers made"

Years ago Stereophile Magazine reviewed the Ohm Walsh 5 speaker. Their conclusion back then was that current model had some unique qualities and was on the "verge" of greatness. 
In response to that review Ohm made some adjustments and thus a new "5s" version of the Walsh 5 speaker was born. Stereophile reviewed this new model and in conclusion they had this to say: "a Great American Speaker—one of the best American box speakers made"




" I was sure that a 1/3-octave frequency sweep would reveal an aberrant frequency response"

That doesn't sound like someone who does a lot of testing!
A 1/3 octave resolution is as corse as my software allows to go and I would never use that for serious testing. It's kind of using 10000 iso for 
portrait photography or gravel instead of sand for a foundation not to smart.
Look at the readout, it gives you a feeling for whats going on but thats it.
This readout was me watching TV, not testing.
http://s1248.photobucket.com/user/peterhorvath6233/media/image_zpstgppmvnp.png.html?o=0