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.
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Yes I use subdudes under my 100s when used in rooms on upper levels of the house.   Its the floor construction (suspended plywood) that matters not the cover type.   If you jump up and down and get any vibrations transmitted to items in the room then the subdudes should make a difference.   

I think I read somewhere  that the smaller models are less efficient than larger but if ratings are similar most likely not much difference with these two models specifically.   

@blin116 - I defer to mapman on the efficiency issue.  The way I see it is this:  The Ohm Walsh speakers represent such a good value, that if you find you must upgrade elsewhere, such as your amp, it is well worth it, as these speakers will let you hear what you spent the money on.  If your integrated has pre-outs, you can try borrowing a higher powered amp to see if you like the results.  But you may not feel this is necessary.

My thoughts are that John Strohbeen does not want to present Ohm speakers as tweaky or demanding of a lot power or expensive electronics.  And, to a degree, he is correct.  As my initial review noted, the 2000s sounded quite good on an older Onkyo surround receiver rated at 80 watts per channel without my subwoofers.  And yes, you can plunk them down in your room, play a little bit with toe-in, and off you go with good sound.  But, and it is a big but, none of this means the Ohm Walsh series won't respond well to better electronics, tweaks, room treatments, etc.  They will, and in spades.  The good news is they are not tweaky in the sense that they won't sound good at all unless you get fancy footers, expensive gear, high-priced cables, or extensive room treatments.  So one can do as much or as little as they like, and then just enjoy.  
Good summary Bondman. OHMs goal is to make good sound easy and affordable, not hard and complex. I ran them for many years that way not worrying about what could be done to make things better. In 2008 or so I decided to focus on achieving the best sound I could for me and after joining this forum,  dabbling with some other options for a number of years and listening to all the various options, including QUAD ES, Magnepan, and other more conventional designs including B&W, Triangle and Dynaudio, I decided to give the OHM upgrades a chance. Everything else in my system changed after I got the upgraded OHMs in order to perfect the sound. Now it has been that way for several years now and I have enjoyed countless hours of totally contented listening regularly since. Its an endeavor well worth it if one cares, but with the OHMs and the ready availability of high quality electronics to run them these days, its not that hard for many to get the best sound they have ever had relatively easily.
If you watch Bosch on Amazon you will notice he uses OHMs with what appears to be a McIntosh 275.
@bondmanp : Your description of Ohms as being tolerant to less than perfect setups but at the same time rewarding the improvements is exactly what I am looking for now. The former quality will come in handy now, the latter - more down the road ;-)

I sent a diagram and a photo of my room to Ohm and the response I got was: 
"...Yes, we definitely still recommend the 1000 for you based on your overall room size and your listening distance. The irregular shape of the one side of your room will serve to improve the acoustics of the space substantially -- particularly in the area of mid-bass clarity...."

So based on that and not having heard a really strong opinion one way or another in this tread I am going to order 1000s. 
Thank you guys for your help!