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

Zk,

YEs, I would easily recommend those with smaller rooms like my two 12X12 rooms go straight to a pair of smaller OHMs in an optimized nearfield configuration with suitable amplification as well and rest in peace from there.

I run monitors in one of my two 12X12s but frankly if that were my main listening room I'd probably just add another pair of smaller OHMs and call it a day.

Mapman - One of my most treasured finds is a Mercury Living Presence of Frederick Fennel conducting the Cole Porter song book. It's a Wilma Cozart production, stereo, in remarkably good condition. It can make almost any vinyl playbeck system sound wonderful.

Diebenkorn - interesting observations. I have noticed that if I scoot my chair up from it's usual position to form a roughly equilateral triangle, about 4.5" per side, my Walsh 2000s do sound better than from further away.

A teaser - I am trying a new preamp out on my system. Way too early to post any more info, but I will eventually.

Having heard well set up true omni mbl speakers in a sizeable room unlike any that most of us schlubs will ever have, I would consider those to be the all time champs I have heard in terms of image depth and 3-d soundstage.

The pseudo-omni OHMs approach that kind of 3-d soundfield best in a near field configuration I find.

depth of soundstage is the only area where I would say good true omnis like mbl in a very large room with lots of space behind them have the edge over my OHMs in my rooms normally.

Bondman,

Yes, I have the CD of that particular MLP release.

I have a dozen or so different MLP titles on CD and pick them up whenever I see them at reasonable cost without a second thought. None on vinyl yet though unfortunately.

Bondman,

Anxious to hear about the new pre-amp. Do keep us posted!