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
OK guys, long time reader and sometimes contributor to this thread - but only in the way of questions. Well, about a week ago, I received a pair of 5000s.

Bummer.

Why? I had told John I did not need delivery until after the 4th but between John's ears and the shipping department, wires were crossed. I won't be able to listen to them much until after the 4th. In fact. I only hooked them up today.

Still, they are so much fun, even right out of the box. And the sweet spot? It is nearly the width of the room.

You may think I am daft but because I had other work to do and my special needs son was listening to some 70s music on his HTIB, I decided to bring him downstairs and we put on his 70s disc. And I retreated to my office.

And listened from another room. Wow, pretty good from another room.

And then.

Robert John's version of "The Lion Sleeps tonight" came on. I hurried out of the room and began dancing with my son. Ha! Next up. The " Coconut" song by Harry Nilsson came on.

Made me want to make "Midnight Margaritas" about 7 hours early.

So far, even out of the box, the speakers are great.

Back later with some more listening impressions.
Finsup nice story about dancing with your son. A few weeks ago my 20 year old daughter had a few girlfriends over and I blasted Nick Curran and the Nitelifes "Down Boy Down" through my Ohm Walsh 3's and within seconds they were all dancing and jumping around the room, priceless!
Dancability factor is a very useful speaker metric that is often overlooked.....:^)
Aww . . . you guys have put a big smile on my face. Happy belated fathers' day!
Finsup, keep us posted on how your 5000s burn in. Any comparisons to prior OW generations and other versions/models welcome too.

Yes, danceability--for lack of another term--is usually an underrated quality. I think Ohm Walshes sound like real people hear in real acoustic spaces (in a good way, not the way MY now noticeably aging ears hear in my living room). (;-) I think you could describe the sound as organic, as distinct from ananlytical.

JC