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

Yes, and yes, Mapman. I am a real prepper. Everyone laughed at me until Sandy hit. Unfortunately, while I know how important a whole-house generator is, I just cannot afford one, so that was the one hole in my preparedness. My basement system was protected by a sump pump and a water-powered sump pump backup. I powered everything down and disconnected from the wall sockets prior to the storm, and made sure all but my subwoofers were elevated a few inches off the floor. When we lost power, and evacuated to my parents, I took the music server's portable backup drive with me. While not an expensive item, the time spent loading my music (about 1/3 done after a year and a quarter of ripping) is not covered by insurance. But the power came back on Saturday, and by later Saturday night I was enjoying some badly missed listening (my folks have a very crappy stereo). Thanks for asking.

See John at Ohm for the Black Friday sale! Got a notice in my e-mail, so if you have been holding out, now is a great time to buy. Happy Holidays folks! Tim

I had a sublime experience last night. I threw the SBT on random song mix mode and relaxed for a while, lights down, chair reclined back. On came "Nathan Jones" by Bananarama. Don't laugh, I really enjoyed 80s and 90s pop. I remember this LP - "Wow" - which came out around 1990, as a really bright sounding CD. Well, yes, it was bright, but not at all in the bad way I recall from my pre-Ohm days. On the contrary, while light in the bass, it was highly detailed, smooth, and I heard lots of details I'd never heard before. I sat there with a silly grin on my mug for the whole cut. I find myself more and more often chosing to flip on the Squeezebox Touch rather than switch in the TV or watch a film. This is a good thing. Many TV shows and films dissappoint, but music from my own library almost never does. Lovin' my Ohms!

"Many TV shows and films dissappoint, but music from my own library almost never does. Lovin' my Ohms!"

Amen, brother!

I do the same thing Bond, only am usually streaming Pandora mixes or whatever is on my iTunes radio. Always nice for those moments when you just want to sit back and relax and not fuss with anything. The Ohm's always sounded great.

I do have to say, some of the better mixes/soundtracks on blu-ray can be very dynamic and well done, but a lot too can be downright crap. Like most things no matter if it is CD, LP or otherwise, the recordings can be a mixed bag. Enjoy. Tim