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
I'll vote with that, maps...*S*

Class D is still in it's infancy, and digital audio in general has more or less become the mainstream of the times.  It will only improve, becoming smaller, lighter, more powerful, and able to leap over tall sampling rates without even a bound....
Esoteria will continue to exist, as the 'cutting edge' of now becomes the 'vintage' of tomorrow.  But that's the way of all things; if it's not growing, it's dying...
Audio shows will start to look like the computer shows of today.  My only hope is that the exhibitors can have spaces that are acoustically isolated from each other and the halls that serve them.
Shows still sound like walking through a massive cage of excited canaries, each singing different tunes....physically and mentally tiring in a way that's not typical, no....
 I walked through the hallway I took a right, they invited me in
handed me a 12" ipad like a sommelier in a fine restaurant.
Sat down and casually asked me to chose something....wow thats
 unusual som I  picked a Supertramp song.....how cool is that.
I guess he had the full Tidal archive streaming with pictures.

I have an IPad and it would be simple to hook up and pay $20 a month or what ever it is.
I wanted to add a few other good sounding speakers:
Bryston speakers very nice with their electronics.
Some German horn speaker Lovely sounding And look the part.
Gaia or something looked amazing like something from the 5th element (the movie) sounded like perfection.
Nola a smaller about 4" tall version  very nice.

Thats it for now.....🇸🇪

Hi Guys,
I am still waiting for my Ohm super sound cylinder (10" driver) to arrive but since a few people here have mentioned that these speakers need loads of power, I have started looking at power amps as potential add.
I am using an Arcam SR-250 stereo receiver rated at 90W per channel into 8 ohms.
I was thinking about using the Arcam as my preamp and add one of the new Hypex Ncore based class D amplifiers as the main driver. 
Seems like the Ncore modules by Hypex have been very well taken by the audio community and companies like NAD and ATI amplifier technology and Nord acoustics have released products based on these Ncore modules. Has anyone here have any experience with this relatively new class D design? would it pair OK with the Ohm speakers? I guess a phone call to John S would also be helpful.
The company that I am mostly interested in is the Nord acoustics. They seem to be very open about all the components that they are using in the amplifier and they can put together a true mono block design (separate power supply and amplifier channel) with Op Amp of your choice (front buffer) into a stereo box for relatively "affordable" price tag.
Any feedback or first hand experience with these products?
Thanks,
 
No experience with those particular amps but your plan is a sound one.

I'd start with the 90 w/ch arcam and see how that sounds first then if still desired 250w/ch or more of good quality Class D meaning robust power supply and high current delivery good down to 4 ohm would be a step up in most cases.  Benefits may be lesser in a  smaller room and/or lower volumes only.

Arcam is good stuff but most receivers and many integrated amps cannot match separates of the same power rating in regards to power suppl;y and current delivery with low distortion into lower impedances which matters to get the most out of the OHMs.  

rodm_2001:  I don't have any experience with these amps, other than hearing them briefly at shows or stores, and not with Ohms.  The only Class D amp I have used with my 2000s was the Arion Audio RS-500.  I liked them a lot, but it was a loaner pair and I was not amp shopping.  I use an Odyssey Audio HT3 (with cap upgrade) for my 2000s, and I love the combo.  But, this is with a pair of powered subwoofers, so the power demands of the 2000s is not as high as if they were run full range. 


Mapman uses bel canto Class D amps, and he seems to really like the combo with his Ohm 5s.


But, I would hold off on the amp purchase.  Try the Ohms with your receiver first, for at aleast a couple of weeks.  Then, if you think they are somewhat broken in and you still want more, try to get a more powerful amp that you can return, or borrow one from someone.  FWIW, I briefly hooked up my 2000s, without the subs, to an 80 watt per channel Onkyo receiver and was surprised by how little was lost when I went to the lower power and left out the subs.