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

"Besides the room-filling sound, IMO, the crossover-less midrange really makes a difference for a more natural (piano) sound..."

I briefly suggested Walsh driver speaks for piano on another recent thread on the topic, but didn't go too deep into why.

The single Walsh driver covers most of the range needed for realistic piano from the low to mid-high range plus provides the sound stage needed to sound realistic. It is very unique in this aspect that lends itself particularly well for piano IMHO.

Congrats Rebbi!!! I think John should let you take a pair of the big ones then you can start another awesome thread.

Mapman,
Yeah, I agree, about pianos sounding terrific on the Ohms. I have some Diana Krall with well recorded piano that the Ohms reproduce extremely well.

Zkzpb8,
Thanks! And happy new year to you, too. I'll let everybody know what I decide about the drivers. What's a little confusing is that there are a couple of added variables in the mix, now. First, the amount of break in time that one pair of drivers has had over the other. Second, John mentioned (and I think it's correct) that speaker placement for the new drivers may be different than for the older ones.
By the way, my impression is that what he's essentially done is to provide the kind of high frequency boost that some of the larger Ohm models provide via a switch, but that the Micro's do not.

Jwtrace,
Great.... maybe John will just comp me on the upgrade to the 100-S3's! LOL! For all the publicity, that is!

OH, and check this out: I put the Arro's up on Audiogon, and they sold within about 5 hours! Even better, they sold to someone local who picked them up in Austin and paid cash. I was so dreading having to pack them up, especially because the plinths that the spikes go into attach to the bottoms of the speakers with something like Blu-Tac, and you can damage the finish when you try to detach the plinths. So not having to deal with the hassle of shipping was a blessing.

Mapman... By the way, the fellow who bought the Arro's was replacing a pair of Dynaudio Audience 52's, I believe. He was driving them with a Naim Nait amp, which I've heard is what Totem uses at show demos for electronics, so it should sound wonderful. He was very pleased!

Mapman,

I think you were the person who recommended the Charles Dutoit recording of Holst's “Planets.” I was listening to a bit of it tonight on the Micro Walsh Talls and wow.... I was so taken in by the sense of concert hall space... golly! :-) And James Taylor's voice on “October Road” was also beautifully rendered in space. And Buena Vista Social Club.... My, oh my....

Okay I'll stop babbling now...

I have BVSC. I'll have to give it a fresh spin.

Replacing the old Carver pre-amp with the new Audio Research Sp-16 has really taken many CDs I've listened to recently to a higher and most musical level more in line with some of the very high end systems I have heard recently!

The sp-16 was a major improvement out of the box but seems to have opened up even further of late. The paperwork that came with it indicated it takes several hundred hours to open up fully. Wow!