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


Hi,

I'd love to hear the impressions of people who've actually spent some time with these speakers to share their sense of their plusses and minuses. Mapman here on Audiogon is a big fan, and has shared lots on them, but I'm wondering who else might be familiar with them.
rebbi
Map, like you, I too would prefer the Omni approach, giving nod to the MWT over the Arro, however it is certainly horses for courses. 

I have not lived with Arro either, the MWT I have, so hard to say. As to which one is most detailed, that too a tough call, as presentation and perspective kind of differs a bit. One may perceive the Arro as the more detailed as the sound is thrown directly at you, the MWT more diffuse-although I really somewhat hate that term, as it always seems to be applied to all omnis in general, one in which I feel is wrong a lot of the time....

Either one though is a nice speaker in its own right. 
Ironically, if you perouse the start of this thread my recollection is the OP Rebbi discussed his  Totem Arros prior to trying OHMs. 
Here's an update on the Ohm 1000s. I've had them for over a month now and have them settled in the right spot and continue to really enjoy them.

The stridency issue originally mentioned turned out to be the rear panel of the flat screen TV that is in between the two speakers. Apparently, the extra acoustic energy from the Ohm's quasi-omni radiation excited the TV panel in a way the GE Triton 7s didn't.

The problem was solved by  ordering Siless sound proofing panels from Amazon. These are relatively thin but dense material with an adhesive back that are used for sound deadening in cars. It is very easy to cut to any shape desired. For about $20 you get two 15" X 24" sheets, so it is not very expensive. (I've only used about 10% of the material on the TV so far.)

I cut some Siless panels and stuck them to the back of the TV, being careful to not cover any ventilation holes. Even though I only added deadening to about 20% of the back of the TV, it substantially reduced the rattle of the back panel and the strident sibilance is almost completely gone.

That's one thing about the Ohms -- they do interact with the room on a substantially different level than conventional front radiator speakers, so be prepared to approach things in a different way.

And, as I believe I noted before, these speakers are staying put. Zero need to take Ohm up on their 120 day return offer.
@mlsstl Please tell me your TV is on a stand a ways in front of the wall behind it.  If it is wall mounted, I will not be able to have any peace of mind until I try what you did, even though I don't have any stridency issues.  Thanks for the update, dammit!  😉