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

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.

Foster9, If you are not already famililar with the theories about sound reproduction linearity at low volumes you might like to read up on the Fletcher Munson Curve. I think how they deal with the bass issue is correct, maybe not so much with the highs. Bottom line its not so much the equipment as it is your ears and how you hear sound.

Yes, make sure the rivers are tight and secure, but do not overtighten. This ca make a difference in the bass primarily.

With proper amplification and setup, the OHMs should do quite well, as well as most designs at low volume. An adjustable level sub might be one way to deal with Fletcher Munson at low volumes. Being able to adjust bass levels properly only when needed is the key. At higher volumes, it may be redundant for most recordings I would think. I would think your parametric equalizer should be able to make the desired adjustments for low volumes as well?