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

Yes, the exact placement can make a significant difference in the bass levels I have found also as Mamboni points out.

That solid brick rear wall I recall could also be working against you...not sure anything can be done about that.

Foster, you are heavily armed well beyond most at this point with that McCormack amp I would think. I doubt that is the problem.

Could something in the hookup be out of phase?

Foster, also I do not recall if you are using any power conditioning device? If so, try running without it and see if that makes a difference in the bass impact level.

Foster,

The other thing that comes to mind is to make sure the driver is tightly secured to the cabinet. With my F-5s, there are 4 wing nuts that must be tight to secure the driver else the bass levels suffer. These worked slightly loose after some initial playing time and I found that a tight fit is key to good bass.

How are your drivers secured to the base? Is there anything that might need tightening?

I don't know the 5000s as I own the 100/S3. I think this is a a GREAT design,but my one issue with this speaker is that macro-dynamics aren't great - you need higher SPLs to get satisfying dynamic impact (vis a vis my other preferred high end designs). IMHO, if you like to listen at lowish SPLs, it's entirely possible that Ohms just won't be your cup of tea. I do, however, have a simple solution - just listen louder!

Marty

Foster_9, I'm at a loss. Rebbi

I know what you mean.

The DNA-500 has more than enough power and current to drive the Walsh 5000s. This must be a placement issue. Mamboni (Answers)

The speakers have played with better low end reinforcement in their current placecment, but after the system was on for several days and cables and equipment had settled in, the low end diminished. I've observed this several times.

Foster, also I do not recall if you are using any power conditioning device? Could something in the hookup be out of phase? The other thing that comes to mind is to make sure the driver is tightly secured to the cabinet. How are your drivers secured to the base? Is there anything that might need tightening? Mapman (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers)

Mapman, I don't use any power conditioning. I checked and double checked the phase and it's correct. Tightening down the drivers may be an issue; I think the drivers do need to be tightened down. I will take care of that. The drivers are secured by philips head bolts.

IMHO, if you like to listen at lowish SPLs, it's entirely possible that Ohms just won't be your cup of tea. I do, however, have a simple solution - just listen louder! Martykl (Reviews | Threads | Answers)

Marty, you may be right. I still think the speakers have the capability to play with good low end at lower volumes but some tweaking for optimization of the system must be the way.