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

Reb,

If it were me, I would try to get by with the standard drivers and use tip-in, tip-out of the tweeter to get the desired effect. I think you indicated at one point prior to getting the tweaked drivers that this had worked to some extent.

If the tweaked drivers still sound better to you over an extended audition duration, then go with them.

Just my opinion.....

This really has been an interesting treat to read all this on the Ohms. I had the old conventional Ohm Model "L" which I recently had the latest upgraded woofers from John Stroben. I inherited them from my brother who bought them in 1977. Even now they are unmatched bookshelf speakers. The new woofers cost $250....worth every dime! John also sent the new port tuning accessories with them. If you find an old pair of Model "L"'s buy them and put the new woofers in them.

Anyway, I have the Ohm Walsh 200 MkII. I run them off my Denon 3805 AVR and Cambridge Audio 640c v.2. After 4 years with them I've concluded that they are the most livable darn speakers. The Walsh's aren't meant to be the imaging champs....its about easy listening and omni present and smoooooooth sound.

I sometimes wonderlust and think maybe the grass is greener somewhere else but I'd miss the Ohms...I know I would. So when I get my Wharfedale Evo2 10's arrive next week, I'll put them up on stands next to my Ohms and I'll choose the speaker I'm in the mood for that day.

Besides, if I want to change something, I could always try different cables, cords, etc with the Ohms. I've done this a couple of times and improved the sound. Silver RCA cables did a beautiful job on my Ohms. And when I wanted more bass, I went with top-of-the-line Monster Cable speaker cable...that tightened the bass up significantly but lost some transparency. You just have to play with it...and enjoy the process.

Condocondor,
Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences. It's cool to hear other people's impressions.

Can anybody rltell me what the recommended power wattage range is for the new 100S-3 is? I cannot find that info ok their web site. Thanks.

Rebbi,

A lot depends on your preferred listening level, the room size, the specific amp in question, full range vs subs, etc, etc, etc.

FWIW - PrimaLuna 7 monos with KT66 output tubes make about 60ish wpc. With subs, this is more than adequate to produce pretty loud music in my largish room. Full range, I'd want more. I use SS amps producing 200wpc and, although they are louder, the speakers sound more dynamic with tubes (I think. I haven't switched back to the ss amps to verify this observation. It may also be partly/mostly break- in.)

Bottom line, more power allows more flexibility, but the speakers are definitely amp sensitive, so take any generalization with a healthy dose of salt. For full range operation I'd try to stay north of 100 wpc tubed and double that for ss. Just a very rough rule of thumb.

Marty