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

Slight change in plans...

Well, the Arro's didn't sell on eBay, and now I'm rather glad they didn't.

After several days of listening to the Ohm's exclusively, I set the Arro's back up for a comparison, and they sounded.... well, they sounded great: detailed, open, great bass, room filling sound, huge stage. Why?

Maybe it's because I had the spikes coupled directly to the floor rather than sitting in "saucers." Maybe it's because I had the window shades up rather than covering the windows. Whatever the reason, they sounded terrific. The Ohm's sounded a bit "muffled" in comparison.

So I'm going to do what Tvad and others have suggested and not be in such a rush to get rid of them. I'm going to take time, as long as I have both, to break in both the MWT's and the Arro's, A/B them and see which one comes out on top.

I'll continue to report back as I learn more. Stay tuned... :-)

Rebbe,

You certainly have nothing to lose by giving the comparison more time. The Arros are very good speakers, as are all Totems I've ever heard...they are supposed to sound as you now describe them. I'm guessing using the spikes now if you weren't before would make a big difference.

Have you done the sand filling thing yet? I would expect that to help as well.

Mapman,

I was using the spikes before (attached to the plinth) but the spikes were sitting in these little metal "saucers" that I got from the Totem dealer to protect the hardwood floors in the listening room from being damaged by the spikes. Now the spike points are sitting directly on the floor.

Also, I played them with the window shades up rather than down (the listening room has windows on three of its walls). I always assumed that things would sound better with the window shades covering the windows and dampening the room, but maybe that's not so.

Mapman and Jaybo,

By the way, in your experience, hoe does the sound of the Ohm's change as they break in? John at Ohm told me they can take 60 to 100 hours to fully break in.