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
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!
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.



I know Mapman has some great amps driving his; I am thinking your comments don't refer to your set-up, just generally speaking? Or are you saying the Emotiva and Outlaw combo still has a difficult time with the Ohms?