Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
How would these compare to DecWare ERR Radials? Are there other similar designs out there? I didn't know of these but came across them by chance. I haven't read every post here so forgive me if this has already been asked. |
Batch, the question of how much power for the OW2/2000 depends on several things. Room size, how loud you like your music. For what it is worth, I had a pair of 2/2000's for awhile in a room that measured roughly 15.5' X 16.5', with an adjoining kitchen/dining room area and two hallways off of this main room. So a decent amount of space to fill. If you do not play your music loudly, you might be okay with the 2000's, but in the end, and using Ohm's guide for speaker/room size, the 3000 was and is a btter choice for me. Where it mattered as to size of space, was mainly in the bass end of things, the 2000 could run out of steam in this space, the 3000 does not. I sometimes do like my music loud, not ear-splitting, but at decent volumes. As to the power question itself, my system comprised of several solid-state amplifiers, 2 Anthems, one a PVA-2 rated at 105 wpc/8 ohm, a MCA-20 rated at 200 wpc/8 ohm, and my Audio Research D-130, rated at 130 wpc/8 ohm. All of these did fine for me on the 2/2000, but I did feel that with the MCA20 and also the ARC, did a bit better handling the load of the Ohm better at higher volumes. My opinion is with the Ohm's, the more power-as long as it is good clean power and you are not overdriving your amp, the better. But, I have also read on this forum a few folks that have done well with fairly low-powered tube gear as well. It is all a matter of taste, try what you have and go from there. I don't find the Ohm's to be overly sensitive to what you have, and many use fairly budget gear with great results, but one thing is, the Ohm's will definately improve with better gear if/when you move up the ladder. Enjoy your music, and your Ohm's! Tim |
"My opinion is with the Ohm's, the more power-as long as it is good clean power and you are not overdriving your amp, the better." This is true though for smaller rooms it can become overkill at some point sooner. Look at power in reserve with the OHMs as your insurance policy to help rise to any occasion as needed. Current delivery is key even for lower power amps with even the smaller OHMs, which will generally go into smaller rooms and require less power to go loud in relation. Expect amps capable of delivering more current at any particular power rating to fair better in general. For Class A or A/B amps, this usually translates into more size and weight. The exception is Class D amps, which I use and can recommend highly with the OHMs for outstanding performance in a smaller and perhaps less expensive package. |
"How would these compare to DecWare ERR Radials? Are there other similar designs out there?" Have not heard the DECWares to compare but from what I read, the design seems closest to some of the smaller OHM Walsh CLS perhaps as anything I have seen. They do not mention using Walsh technology or applying a wave bending approach, but the driver configuration appears similar to OHM CLS/Walsh. The OHMs appear to be designed by default (custom mods can be requested) to work better closer to walls perhaps. |
