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

The damping factor of the amplifier used is another thing that can strongly affect how the bass sounds. I like the highest damping factor possible with mine. My Bel Canto ref1000m amps have 1000 damping factor and the bass is deep, full and articulate, just right! My TAB 125 Hibachi's have somewhat lower damping. WIth that, the bass is just a tad not as "tight". SOme bass fans may like that and some may not. It's a judgement call for the most part I would say.

I find damping factor still matters with my smaller 100S3s, but less so. The TADs sound just right with those.

In general, I would estimate any good SS amp, 80 watts/ch or higher with damping of 50 or higher should be a good candidate to drive MWTs. More power up to 250 w/ch or so might benefit bass as well, in particular at higher listening volumes.

Finsup:

Speakers:
Left/Center/Right: 3xOhm Walsh 100-S3
Left/Right Surrounds: 2x 100-S3 in Ohm Walsh 2 cabinet
Left/Right Rears: 2x100-S3 half-sized and in omni config.

Subwoofers:
4xEpik Empire-2 up front and 2 to side of listening position

Electronics:
Oppo BDP-83 blu-ray player
Yamaha RX-V765
Emotiva XPA-5 Amplifier (for LCR and surrounds)
Outlaw 7125 Amplifier (for rears)
SVS AS-EQ1 subwoofer equalizer

Display:
Panasonic AE-4000U front projector
100 inch acoustically transparent screen

Cabeling:
Monoprice

Room:
12.5x17x8
listening position about 9 feet from screen
Some acoustic treatments and dark curtains/rugs

I got the surrounds, Empires, Yamaha, XPA-5, 7125, AS-EQ1, Panasonic, and screen at steep discounts (on sale/used/rebates).

I would love to hear that OHM Walsh based surround sound system!

I am not a surround sound fan in general and do not do that currently, but I suspect I could live with that one!

That has to be some kind of sound in that theater!

Mapman, Finsup:

I got the Ohms because of their reputation for vocals (you see a lot of people over at AVS complaining about dialogue intelligibility in movies) and music (I'm a big fan of Bollywood). And they deliver the goods there!

Given what's on a modern soundtrack and the well-known room-mode issue, HT pretty much requires subwoofers. I prefer a sealed design. The Empires are great for music and integrate well with the Ohms. But the Empires leave a little to be desired below 20Hz.

The Ohms have one slight drawback for HT. They are not what HT people would call high sensitivity, and hence they can't be easily played at reference level.

When properly set up, a surround system playing a well-engineered 5.1/7.1 soundtrack creates a bubble of sound around you. The effect is quite dramatic.