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

So more info dropped in to my inbox.

By now everyone nows that the  "Walsh" driver falls of dramatically 
after about 2.4k which meens we have to x-over the tweeter as close to that frequency give or take  a few hundred hz. The ribbon tweeter I originally was going to use, likes to be crossed over at about 2.2k-2.4k with a fairly aggressive slope. The newer tweeter
is easier to drive (98db) and I can blend it in way lower at 1.6k with no issues and for the back fill I'll use the older version.
More money but I think it'll be worth it in the long run.

This is exciting.....🇸🇪

Omnis are, and will remain, the odd and distinctive animal in the speaker zoo...

They demand care in placement (location, location, location....we're heard that elsewhere, right?).

They will be effected by the space they're in...the size, the materials within it, and the shape and proportions of said space.

To eq or no will be subject to above, the equipment 'upstream' (gee, what a surprise...), what's being played, how it was mixed, and (of course) taste.

The fact that this thread stretches 52 pages is amazing.  Particularly to me...*G*

And the fact that the reviewer in the posted review can only put the Ohms up against the German Physiks?  At that price spread?  Damn....

There's other omnis...are they 'also rans', or has the field narrowed to that degree?

Wow....

Pardon me....I've got work to do....;)

Hi asvjerry...

I do have a semi dedicated listening/home theater room (family room). I do find the sound better and more focused when I can disperse/diffuse the back sound field. I use art, plants,
sculptures, soft surfaces, and wow it does make a big difference. With that said, as some of you know, I did add a rear tweeter in the mix just to see what would happen, I was so taken by the extra depth, focus and overall reinforcement of the sound field (with a volume control)
that my new speakers will have both front and rear matching tweeter.
I am adding EQ with the electronic x-over which I think is the way to go. No space or acoustic environment is perfect, so being able to fine tune the system to the room is 
totally smart...

talk soon.......🇸🇪

Back again for some thoughts on the EQ in the 5000 driver. If anyone would see the amount of wires (very thin wires) and switches with amazingly thin gauge jumpers between the switching network
and the x-over electronics, they would question the need for anything bigger than zip chord from amp to speaker. 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/147883144@N08/shares/T605D2

Here's an image of the switcher innards, the small metal bridge is actually the switch. Not big enough to properly feed the signal un-interrupted. With my design all the drivers will be fed the signal directly from the amp.....should be amazing.

More very soon.......🇸🇪

Wire gauge only matters over longer distances and more so when high current is needed as well I believe.

High quality amps and other hifi gear are chock full of wiring and electronics like this and sound great as do my OHM 5s. My Ohm 100s do not have this circuitry. If there is a negative difference in sound its beyond anything I can hear. The 5/5000 level adjustment circuits make placement in a variety of rooms much easier and result in better net sound as a result.

Of course, if one does not need that kind of adjustments and flexibility for their application, I would not pay for it nor apply it. Either way works out fine. Its a small issue if one at all on the grand scale of audio sound quality issues.