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

I think I'm on my thrid year with the MWT's, and am still amazed. I don't even look at speakers anymore.

Except pro audio stuff for my bass rig, but that's a different forum ;P

Anyway, glad to see you guys and some new folk are still at it.

Ok- I lied. I am considering a pair of 1000's

I keep tweaking the position of my new F's slightly and playing a bit with other cheap tweaks. Now using two 18" square 2" thick concrete pads under each. The bottom pads have plastic/teflon coated furniture sliders under each corner and i have pieces of dense foam pipe insulation cut into rectangle and placed between the pads for isolation. Mine came with the original stands - which elevate the speakers about an extra 14". I was still concerned about the little round metal buttons under each corner of the stands so I put some small double up pieces if Dynamat under each corner - between the stands and the top pad. There was a bit of tightening in the bass but it got markedly when I stapled R-19 fiberglass insulation into the three basement ceiling joist spaces that are under the front end of the living room - where the speakers are located. I think the only remaining tweak will be some homemade tube traps or other room treatments.

Listened to Maiden Voyage on a out on loan from the library. Holy crap... that was recorded in 1964? The Verve engineers sure knew their stuff. it sounds as real and live as anything I've ever heard on speakers. I also dug out my copy of Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies album "American Metaphysical Circus." The opening track, Sub-Sylvanian Litanies, is by far the trippiest piece of music I have ever heard. It swirls and goes out beyond the edge of the speakers in a way that nothing else has - even more so than "And the Gods Made Love" from Electric Ladyland. I am just loving these speakers more every day and listening to more music of more genres than I have in years. Kudos to Bill LeGall for a phenomenal rebuild on these. I have the impression that he no longer rebuilds F's - and I feel blessed that I was lucky enough to get a pair that he did.

Phaelon56, yes consider yourself very blessed on your LeGall rebuilds. I have two friends that have had his work done on a pair of F's and a pair of 3XO's, and they both have said the same thing, swear by his work and ability to make things right. I had him redo some foams on my 3XO's a couple years ago, and again, great work and very reasonable. Would recommend him anytime. The last I had heard too was that he didn't want to do rebuilds on F's anymore. Shame, but I am sure it is for a good reason. Glad you are enjoying your F's! Tim

Phaelon,

I'm not familiar with the 14" stands.

Does that elevate the driver 14" higher than just the F cabinets alone?

My 5s are in OHM refurbed and tweaked (now ported similar to other CLS models) F cabinets. I find this a good height for listening from a seated position in that tonality with CLS drivers seems to change unfavorably if listening from a position below the driver. I wonder if that is the case with F Walsh drivers, which I believe are also inherently taller than 5 CLS drivers as well?

I suspect it is indeed different with the F's. I tried them without the stands and found that unique spatiality to be a bit diminished. Seated on the couch or walking around... I find this height to be perfect for my ears and these drivers. Hope these links to Photobucket work. You'll need to cut and paste but the stands are in the first photo (before I added the concrete pads)

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