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
Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for. According to John, that's what I can expect.

Which brings to mind something else that is worth metioning again. Buying the Ohm Micro Walsh Talls gave me something more than a great speaker. It also got me something of an advisor as well.

I went with the MWT's due to size, WAF and the fact that I move a lot. John at Ohm supported the decision, but pointed out that the 100-S3's would probably be the better fit for what I want overall. I have no doubt that he's right. But he also took the time to explain what would happen, in each scenario, from placement to toe-in to amplification. He also advised me on the difference between my Harmon Kardon AVR-20 and the Parasound HCA-2205 that I will ultimately be using (Friday even if the room is not finished.

In every case so far,what he said would happen did indeed happen. That gives me reason to assume that future advice will also be accurate.

I'm not saying that one should call him and waste his time with endless questions and opinions. I am saying that he you're truly serious about buying his product, he is an honest broker and an accurate advisor. No one is perfect, but he's darn close in my book.

-P
John is great - I sent him specs of a few different amps, and he gave me advice on how each one would do with my MWT's. It's really fun being able to get direct advice from the designer, I couldn't think of dealing with any other speaker company.
I've got a pair of Salk Songtower RT's (QWT two-way floorstanders) currently that I am quite happy with. But I have to admit... this thread has me really interested in the current Ohm speaker lineup! I may buy a pair of 100's to see how they differ from my current more traditional dynamic driver speakers. It seems like the Ohm presentation would be quite different, but I wonder if I would like it better than what I have. I guess there's only one way to truly find out...
Rockinrobin: Along with the Ohm 100's, the Songtower is a speaker that is on my list for consideration of a speaker upgrade. If you end up auditioning the Ohms against your Salks, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
"It seems like the Ohm presentation would be quite different, but I wonder if I would like it better than what I have. I guess there's only one way to truly find out..."

Agreed.