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.
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.
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I’m back in OHM Land. Scored a very nice pair of Micro Walsh Talls from Craigslist yesterday. I now, finally, "get it" about OHMs. After many months of listening to Sonus Faber Cremona Auditors M’s and a pair of Magnepan MMGs, I have some significant basis for comparison. While I am very fond of both of those speakers and will likely not part with them, in terms of simply listening to music, rather than playing at being an "audiophile", I have to say, that in my small, dedicated listening room, the OHM’s are the speakers which essentially disappear and make it easier to "just listen and enjoy." Thank you all for sharing your collective knowledge and thank you, John Strohbeen for your genius and dedication. |
Thanks, bond My preamp is a highly-upgraded Luminescence octal-based unit, my my regular amps are MFA M120 mono tube amps which are out for servicing and upgrading. My backup amp is a NAD C272 solid state unit, A few days ago, I began major reconfiguration on my listening room. Hardwood floor instead of carpet, moving the equipment rack to another room, and removing tube traps and and some diffusers. Â It should be enjoyable and educational to audition all three speakers in the "new" room. Â The room obviously will be "brighter" and have some "echo," call it my own little audio tabula rasa. Â I've been putting off DIY sound panels until I live with the room for a while. Â My tube amps are not home yet. Â That will add another element. Â Fun stuff. |
Back in the saddle.... Didn't really jump out of the saddle, but needed some breathing room and some away time from Audiogon. I did take some time to re-asses life IE. I watch a crap load of YouTube videos, a few trips to the fridge, and a lot of napping. And I also realized that I can have a triple espresso and take a nap no problem... So what about the Ohm's? Come on people you didn't think I would give up after all that work...Did you? Between the naps, the snacking  and coffee breaks I been very busy working on the speakers. I finally got to the point were it's looking nice inside the cabinet. Yes all the horizontal layers are done, and I used a large sheet of CF on the inside to stiffen up the mid line of the the cabinet. To add even more stiffness, two horizontal bolts were pre-tensioned between the CF sheets and locked in with epoxy. At some point I realized that if I had no idea what specs the Walsh driver has, I would be up shits creek and all that work would be for nothing. So what to do? As luck has it I was doing some Googling on the internets one night and Voila'..... I found the driver and with that all the specs, lucky me!! The next step will be to build a vent tube, yes, yes, I now I could just re-use the original 13" tube that came with the speaker, but what fun would that be? So I'm stepping it up and I will try something different, and it won't be round. I might also add 3/4" MDF on the outside of the cabinet for even better sound deadening (unless the whole thing weighs to much). More coming very soon.....🇸🇪 https://www.flickr.com/gp/147883144@N08/96v0jV |
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