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

Bond,

FWIW, you mentioned the Silverlines use Dynaudio drivers.

I have Dynaudio Contour monitors in addition to OHMs. The OHM sound is not unlike the Dyns, albeit the presentation of the soundstage is naturally different. The OHMs are also full range and deliver more "meat on the bones" without strain, as I like to say, at realistic listening levels which to me makes things sound more real and lifelike as they should. Typically, only larger and certainly more expensive speakers are capable of that.

Hey, Guys,

I spoke to John Strohbeen a couple of days ago. Here's what I learned about the new Ohm lineup.

The new 1000 is indeed a new point in the line that sits between the old MWT and the old 100 -- the cabinet and driver are of an intermediate size between those two older models.

If you have an Ohm Walsh model that was built within the past year, more or less, it has the same, new supertweeter as the new X000 line, so the top end should be identical. (Presumably, my 100's fit into this category.)

Unfortunately, the 100's cannot be upgraded with the 2000 driver. The diameter of the 2000's driver is just slightly too large to fit on top of the 100's cabinet.

Ohm continues to stick with its goal of having each speaker in the line possess the same sonic character, just generating different volume levels for different size rooms. John told me that the 2000 will play somewhat louder than the 100, and that its low end may have a bit more authority, but other than that, it should be very close. He told me that if I'm satisfied with the 100's, there's no need to upgrade to the 2000's, especially since my 100's put out more than enough volume for my current room.

You have to admire the kind of honesty that would lead someone to discourage an "up sell" to an existing customer!

You have to admire the kind of honesty that would lead someone to discourage an "up sell" to an existing customer!

Yeh, John S. is a down to earth person, and in my experience is not in the business just to make money on the next sale. I dealt with John by phone and email more than any other manufacturer and I like him. He treated me well, and more than fair.

Foster, any new progress to report in your setup?

Hi Mapman, yes, I have new electronics with the Walsh 5000's. It's been a long process. Sent my drivers back to to Ohm thinking there was a problem with the highs but it was actually that the tweaks to the drivers I originally asked for made them too bright. The drivers were perfectly fine. John adjusted the drivers and that has worked out well. While the drivers were at Ohm I purchased a high current/high power amp and yet this hasn't been a slam dunk. In my room the bass has needed improvement and finally after settling of the new system has filled in nicely. But my limited placement options causes the speakers to be too close to the front wall and too much in your face. I decided to go with a parametric equalizer since my room has been a bit too small and cramped to really work well with lows and highs of the 5000's. After years of eyeing this eq on numerous online web stores, I saw a used Avalon AD2055 and purchase it; waiting to receive it and with the flexibility the 2055 provides I fully expect this to take the system over the top.