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

Ok Rebbi and fellow posters-

I'm feeling Ohm-sick.

I just sold my Definitive BP-2006TL theater package to a grateful buyer and am using my old Pinnacle Classic Gold References. I have a little cash towards my purchase.

But I keep going back-and-forth on the MWT's or the 100-S-3's. If I got with the MWT's, I can probably purchase in the next 2 weeks. If I hold out for the 100's, it could be 2 months.

Any guidance out there?

Call Ohm and see if they still have any refurbished Super Walsh 2 S3s available, similar to those in my system. These are the nice vintage pyramid shaped cabinets with the 100 series 3 drivers and usually go for around $1300 when available.

Yeah. The $300 is what will make me have to wait...

Check out the OHM site where they list upgrade options for old Walsh speakers to see which models can be upgraded to 100 S3. I think the upgrade itself is around $800.

Then, you might be able to pick up a pair of older OHMs for around $200 that you can upgrade yourself. This is the cheapest way, though it involves you doing the upgrade.

The upgrade (for old Walsh 2's for example) can involve removing old drivers, removing acoustic damping material, prying out the old crossover board in the base, putting a new terminal board in its place using a glue gun, reattaching internal supports if needed using same glue gun, re-inserting acoustic damping material and attaching new drivers. Some older models might be as simple as removing old driver and attaching new to upgrade. You can get the upgrade info for specific models from OHM.

Another option to reduce cost is pick up a pair of old OHMs on ebay that can be traded in for greater value to reduce the end cost of buyng new or refurbished speaks from OHM. OHM will take up to two pair for up to 40% of cost as trade-in I believe. This is what I did to obtain my Walsh 5's.

For this option, you have to make sure the speaks you get for trade-in meet OHMs trade-in requirements regarding condition, and you have to factor in shipping costs both to obtain speaks and ship to OHM for trade-in.

I was able to buy an old pair of C2s on Ebay for just over $100 and have them shipped direct to OHM for trade-in value of $700, for example. Then I also traded in my own old Walsh2s which cost me about $40 to ship to OHM. Together I was able to receive 40% the cost of refurbished F-5s.

Whoa! Those are good ideas!

-Thanks!