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
Bondmanp and mapman,
Thanks for your quick inputs. your suggestions are spot on. I am going to play with the Ohm and Arcam combo for a few weeks and then decide if I really need more power.
Just did a quick research on the bel canto and sure enough it appears that they are also using a custom Hypex module, possibly the nCore NC1200 or the older UcD models.
From Mapman's experience with the bel canto and the fact that Ohm speakers are not very sensitive speakers (88db @ 2.8v ), Class D amps should be a good fit. 
Hi rodm...

You might get lucky and your integrated will be ok, but that's all it's going to be.
 I gurantee that you will need way more power and or current to have them come alive.
I do have a pair of 2000's on loan and I don't have a problem using 400-500w when playing 
loud or if I use a very dynamic cd. Just my 0.2 cents.
I did actually use a Marantz 130w per ch amp, and it fell on its face as soon as I cranked up the volume YMWV

More power always equals more fun.......🇸🇪
Hi Peter,
Yeah, I know what you mean. I am sure the 400W/channel mono blocks are going to be more fun and dynamic. I think to be fair to my wallet and to not get myself in trouble, I am going to hold off on the mono blocks until I get familiarized with my setup. meanwhile, I am going to do my homework and see what option will suite me and the wallet best.
Good way to go, at least you prove to your self what's needed.
Most small brands do have a trial period, not a bad way to go when 
you're ready to go.

BREAKING NEWS:
rodm_2001 will need more power.........🇸🇪
I agree the more clean power and current with the ohms the better.   Whether one needs it or not is a different story.  Personally id always go with  more clean power and current for the most fun. 

Js used a high power newer Peachtree amp to demo the ohms at ny audio show last year fwiw.  

Using with powered subs changes the story.      Almost any good quality modest power amp should do very well.     Impedance curves ive seen did not indicate a hard load at higher frequencies.  Power requirements always increase exponentially as the frequency gets lower.   Poor or muddy bass is a double whammy in that it also tends to muddy the midrange.