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

Here's some email news from OHM I just received that should be of interest to those looking at upgrading older OHMs.

"Dear Ohm owners,

To encourage you to move up to the "latest and greatest Ohms ever", we are increasing the trade in values of all old Ohm Walsh speakers.

You can get 40% off the new Walsh Thousand series with the trade in of older Ohm Walsh speakers (maximum trade in value is the original retail of the trade in.)

Model Price after Trade-in Savings Old model needed
MicroWalsh SE $ 840 per pair $ 560 Any Walsh speaker
Walsh 1000 $1200 per pair $ 800 Walsh 2 or higher
Walsh 2000 $1680 per pair $1120 Walsh 3 or higher
Walsh 3000 $2400 per pair $1600 Walsh 3 or higher
Walsh 4000 $3360 per pair $2240 Walsh 4XO or higher
Walsh 5000 $3900 per pair $2600 Walsh 300 Mk-2 or higher

Shipping & Handling is still only $50 per pair.

This offer is good thru April 30, 2010. We may extend the offer if we get enough response.

Please give me a call to discuss your needs and options.

Good Listening!

John Strohbeen, President,

800-783-1553"

Just off the phone with John and have ordered the 4.5000 upgrade for my Ohm Walsh 4's. I will post my opinion once I get them in and have a chance to listen. I have Cary Solid State electronics. Replacing Gallo Ref 3.1 with SA.

That should be a very nice upgrade (three generations of driver improvements) from original Walsh 4's to the latest 5000 drivers! I would expect to hear a big difference. Please let us know how it turns out.

This thread is a great expose of audiophilia nervosa. It emphasizes perfectly how audiophiles are nearly unable to seperate better from different sound. Note the OP's initial OTT excitement over the MWTs, as followed by the rollercoaster ride that was the ensuing months of public anxious wrangling over what was really best, those or the Totems. After all the Ohm gushing, the OP finally decides he doesn't really like them. A kid picking petals off a flower: I love you, love you not, love you, love you not....

Folks, for these reason it's really important to learn critical listening and to know what you like. This will keep you from going through the same money-losing and manufacturer-bothering anxiety that the OP went through.

Not to derail this thread too much but OK, I'll bite, Kristian: What do you mean by critical listening? Are you referring to active listening to music or a system as I perceive the two labors to be quite different?