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

Hi,

I'd love to hear the impressions of people who've actually spent some time with these speakers to share their sense of their plusses and minuses. Mapman here on Audiogon is a big fan, and has shared lots on them, but I'm wondering who else might be familiar with them.
rebbi
martykl
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No argument re: MBL and value or lack thereof (vs. Ohm). My 100s are also far more neutral tonally than MBL 101s, the $58,200 MBL price premium notwithstanding.

Marty
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mapman
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Another outstanding reference recording heard on OHMs notice (off today for Good Friday and time to spin some vinyl not heard in a while):

"I Robot" by Allan Parsons Project on Mobile Fidelity Master LP - yeah baby! Hadn't spun it in a while. Outstanding!

Also "Pyramid" by same APP on standard issue LP, perhaps just a tad behind IR in regards to overall recording merit and sound quality.

Pink Floyd's "Meddle" - nothing to sneeze at either!
rebbi OP
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I just picked up Ingrid Michaelson's "Boys and Girls" (recommended to me elsewhere) and Lindsey Buckingham's "Under The Skin," both supposed to be good Ohm showpieces. I'll report back.
martykl
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Rebbi

"Show You How" and "It Was You" are the key tracks on "Under The Skin". Louder is better.

Marty
martykl
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Rebbi,

I'm not sure of your taste in music, but I have another recommendation for you if it runs to "stripped down" rock music - think Neil Young style. The cd is called "With These Hands" by Alejandro Escovedo. He's something of a cult figure because:

A) His dad is the well known jazz artist Pete Escovedo
B) He's done the noisy/garage thing with Buick McKane
C) He's done the Cow Punk thing with Rank n File
D) He's had hepatitis C and an acoompanying benefit CD with cult/rock celeb participation.
and
E) His music can be great.

Unfortunately, the productions are frequently too dense for my taste and the sound can get muddy. However, this particular CD "unravels" nicely on the Ohms and sounds better (to my ear) than on conventional loudspeakers. It's no world beater, but a good demo of where the omni approach works better.

Marty

PS Listen specifically to the percussion on the title track to see what I mean. I will caution that the sound on this one may polarize opinion and disappoint some, but the good news for those folks is that the music's still great - if you like this sort of thing.
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