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

Hi all!

There seems to be a curse with these speakers- I've had almost no time to just listen to music!

But I am right now. 'Starship Trooper' off of Yessongs. I have never heard Chris Squier's bass sound so full and tactile before. I can hear the pick on the strings. Everything seems so balanced and present. I'm even gushing enought to write that they sound bright AND warm at the same time- depends on the instrument and recording situation, I guess.

I don't believe in break-in per se, and suspect that's more a function of becoming used to a particular speakers' crossover, coloration and distortion. I have absolutely no complaints about muffled treble or bass.

Speaking of bass, that's the thing that I find most unreal. I quit looking for a sub about 15 minutes after hook-up. No need in my room, at this time. If one falls in my lap for an insanely low price, I won't hesitate, but it's certainly not required at this point.

Best bass and sound seems to be about 1 foot off the rear wall. Pants don't flap, but I feel it in my chest.

Oh! And I'm not even using my main system. A humble Harmon Kardon AVR-20 is driving them. These just shouldn't sound this freaking good!

-P

Yes, I can vouch that Yes does work well on OHMs!

Try the remastered version of "Drama" for some really awesome Squire bass!

The Yes album, Close to the Edge, and Fragile are very good too.

Awesome P! I remember playing some old Yes on my Micros and hearing the music in a different way than I had ever heard it before.

Yes! Mapman, we've emailed several times and I had no idea you were into Yes. Yes is one of my all time favorite groups! For me "Yessongs" has been the holy grail Yes recordings sice the 70's when I was introduced. I will eventually have a pair of Walsh 5 Series 3 with upgraded drivers and I am looking forward to listening to Yes on them. (in addition to my hard bop)

Regarding the music of Yes, you might want to get hold of the CD reissue of Fragile on the Rhino label. It features an "early mix" of Roundabout that I actually like much better than the final mix. It's so interesting to hear what they were thinking of doing with that tune before they got to the final mix down... trust me that it sounds wonderful on Ohm speakers. :-)