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

Wow...
After being gone a while due to some health issues I realized that the five hundred or so posts had swollen to an amazing 1800+ LOL

I wanted to chime in about anchoring the Ohm's to the floor with more then those laughable casters (sorry John).

To realize the full potential of these speakers something had to been done. As my listening room is on a raised floor
not concrete, I figured I had to build a platform that would couple the speakers to the floor properly. I tried some plywood... No good.

Then on to 1/2" thick marble slab that was ok (still sitting on those silly casters from the 70's).

At this point I figured the speakers deserved something overwhelmingly solid that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg.
I did call my metal warehouse that promptly told me that they would be more then happy to cut my aluminum bases to size....$1300 thank you!!

So after NOT discussing the cost with my wife, I decided on concrete as the price was agreeable, and making the molds was a snap :-)

As you can see in the image Speakers were painted in an automotive dark grey urethane, stand-off's in stainless steel. The bases added an amazing
110 lbs of mass, and I added an additional 4+inches worth of height.

I always loved my Ohm's, but there was the image height that totally screwed with my enjoyment as it sounded like...... short people music.

Now I have a rock solid, correct imaging height, and fantastic dynamics.

I also had John install Bybee speaker bullets inside the speakers.

This system does duty for stereo and surround sound and it is pretty amazing
considering how much I invested in the system.

Here's the images of my Ohm's...
http://s185.photobucket.com/user/m7tuning/media/Ohm1.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

http://s185.photobucket.com/user/m7tuning/media/Ohm2.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

Peter

Coot, your Placette passive preamp is very highly regarded. You just need to be sure the amp you are getting has an input impedance higher than 20Kohm. Talk to Dennis, maybe his amps really are 60Kohm input impedance which would be perfect with your Placette passive preamp.

Ohm is currently offering a deal on driver upgrades to their 4000 series. I currently have both walsh 4's and 300mk11 any thoughts on the 4000 driver as a replacement for either of these speakers
Dennis

Peter .. seriously gorgeous. Seems you have taken your Ohms to another level, quite literally.

Regarding the OEM source of the amp modules in D-Sonics amps, if you read the 6Moons review, you'll see that Dennis ain't talkin'. IMHO, that's his prerogative. It's all about the sound. If the amp sounds good, what difference does it make, really, which amp modules he is using? FWIW, my McIntosh C220 works swell with my 10K ohm input resistance Odyssey Audio SS amp, even with 20' RCA runs and the Vandersteen outboard HP filters. No HF roll off that I can hear.

Peterr53: Thanks for the post. Fascinating. FWIW, my Walsh 2000s have no issue with image hieght. In most cases, the image reaches my 6' ceiling. I had Sound Ancors custom make solid, adjustable three-point spiked, cradle bases for my 2000s for around $325/pr. A real step up in imaging and transient detail.