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

I actually removed the grill/can on one of my Ohm speakers to find out if it was interfering with it's sound and could not detect any difference.

"Acoustically transparent"
Is there a reason why there is a cover over the drivers?

I assume that the "cage" is there to physically protect the driver unit. I swapped out the standard drivers today with the modified ones sent to me by John at Ohm and it was, maybe, a five-minute-per-speaker process: remove four bolts, lift off the driver unit, unsnap a plastic connector, and attach the new driver. It's all self-contained.

"Is there a reason why there is a cover over the drivers?"

1) protection
2) aesthetics (what's inside sounds great but ain't pretty)

Mapman,

2) aesthetics (what's inside sounds great but ain't pretty)

Yes, I've seen photos of the innards of Walsh/CLS drivers on some eBay photos, and they're not pretty!