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

Parasound,

Right now, I have the 100's about 33 inches off the rear wall, and from the inside edges of the plinths (not the most scientific measurement, I know) they're 6' 6" apart. They're sounding fantastic!

Listened this morning to the vinyl of Paul Simon's "Rhythm Of The Saints." Track 2 is "Can't Run But." Sense of ambient space is amazing; marimbas fill the air. Wow! :-D

Ya know, Rebbi, if I posted every amazing moment I've had with the Ohm's, we'd be at 1000 responses already. They are THAT good, aren't they?

Mine seem to be changing character a bit. The bass is filling-out nicely. On some recordings, the treble almost seems harsh, but then mellows out. I guess I've never had speakers good enough to experience break-in until now.

The biggest improvment is moving them in closer together, but as I've written before, they seem ridiculaously close at under 5 ft. But, I can't argue with my ears or the imaging. Sitting nearfield as far as I do, at 6', could be the reason why.

Listened to Cowboy Junkies 'Lay it Down' this weekend. Used the vocals for placement and imaging. As much fun as I can imagine having moving speakers 1/4" at a time.

-P

Actually, Rebbi's observation is consistent with one I find telling re: Ohms. Music featuring multiple percussionists just sounds different on these speakers. The track which really struck me was "With These Hands" by Alejandro Escovedo. Again, a wall of maraccas, congas, tom toms, etc. Don't know that it's "real" (strictly speaking), but it is convincing - and fun.

Marty

PS - Para, IIRC, Ohm's placement recommendation defines a square, so if you're sitting 6' away from the point midway between the speakers, you should expect the speakers to be app 6' from each other.

Marty,

I was talking to John at Ohm some time ago about this. He said that people tend to rave about the Ohm's soundstage presentation with two very different kinds of recordings.

The first is the "audiophile purist" kind of record -- single mike, lots of "hall ambiance" captured. On these tracks, you get a wonderful sense of space and air in the room..

The other, paradoxically, are WELL PRODUCED, heavily multitracked studio recordings, like "Graceland," "Brothers In Arms" "Two Against Nature" or "Rikki Lee Jones," where the engineers have deliberately put in "phasey" effects and used other tricks toward an artistic effect. In those recordings, the Ohms will totally take over the room and put you in the middle of the fireworks. ;-)