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

Listening today to Paul Simon's album "Surprise" once again, with a big smile on my face. It's a partnership with electronica guru Brian Eno. The engineer is someone unfamiliar to me, a guy named Tchad Blake.

Anyway, it's a bass and texture showcase for the Ohm 100's. My favorite moment (one of them, anyway) is during the song "Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean." About a minute into the song, a big, honking synth bass -- actually two sounds, a higher one, and a subterranean hip-hop kind of note -- comes charging in on the right. It's amazing on the Ohms... makes you want to get up and dance.

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Glad your Ohm 100's are doing the job for you Rebbi! Ohm's are just plain fun to listen to!

Do you miss your Unico at all? I never have had the pleasure of listening to one, but they sure do look nice. I am sure your Manley/Bel Canto is doing a nice job for you though. Enjoy the music! Tim

Rebbi - Tchad Blake is GREAT!! He's done some amazing recordings with Mitchell Froom - An album that sounds great on my Ohms, is Colossal Head, by Los Lobos. An incredible album that Blake and Froom collaborated on...

It sounds like the Manley/Canto combo is working for you. I think that rig will be hard to improve upon, without getting into crazy $$$!

"It sounds like the Manley/Canto combo is working for you. I think that rig will be hard to improve upon, without getting into crazy $$$!"

I'd tend to agree. Rebbe, I think you did quite well!

Thanks for the nice feedback, folks! The system is sounding wonderful, although I'm at a loss to describe exactly what has improved in moving to the new amplification. The music seems more "alive," in general. Instrumental textures are more palpable, individual instruments have more "air" around them, and other things I can't quite articulate in words. But the system has definitely taken a huge leap with the new electronics, proving, I guess, that the Ohm's benefit from better associated gear.
It's also very satisfying that Audiogon has made all this possible. I saved a total of about $1400 on the preamp and amplifier over retail. The power amp was brand-new in an unopened box, at one half off retail -- the only thing I lost is the factory warranty. The preamp was, just as the buyer had claimed, "without a single mark on it," and it's a beautiful piece of equipment. That's another great thing about Audiogon: I have yet to have dealings with anybody here, either as a buyer or a seller, who wasn't a pleasure to deal with. It feels much safer buying here than in the wild and woolly world of eBay, for example. So, here's to AudiogoN, and to the bargains it makes possible. :-)