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

If you review some of my older posts, the answer is, quite well. I have a combo 2-channel/HT rig, with Walsh 2000s and a Walsh Center up front, MicroWalsh Talls for the surrounds and a pair of Paradigm Atoms for the rear surrounds (some day I'll have MicroWalsh Walls instead). Add to that a dedicated subwoofer for the LFE and center/surround bass, and a pair of subs to augment the 2000s (which as a set run full range), and my HT is awesome. Last night I watched a BD of Oz the Great and Powerful. It sounded great and powerful, indeed!

Just figured id throw my two cents in here as i have not posted in a while. Im using MWT talls up front with a walsh center that JS rigged up in a 5.1 system that i use for daily tv watching. Powered by a bryston monster amp, i do love the house sound. Very warm sounding and never strident, but with plenty of detail and of course the imaging/soundstaging wonders.....

Seems that the bryston + ohm is a very good combo that i stumbled on to. I have had dozens of speakers and amps and i continue to be impressed with the ohm sound. In fact i may have to dig out my decades old D2's out of the basement and refoam them just to see what they sound like. I recall dislking them when i used them in the 80s...

Interesting you mention Bryston. I am looking to replace my B&K with a new amp. So far I am considering Bryston 4BSST2 (300W 8Ohms)-$4995, Van Alstine 600R (300W 8Ohms)-$3500, D-Sonic M2-1500 (1500W 8Ohms)-$2800. Not sure I want to blow the extra $$ for the Bryston. Right now, looks like I will try the D-Sonics. Speakers are Ohm Acoustics 5000s. Budget: $5k max. Any comments appreciated.

Question WRT Ohm 5000 power and bass. It has ben said that adding wattage may obviate the need for subs. I need lower bass, not just firmer or louder bass.

Adding watage alone with any speakers only means they should play somewhat louder with lower distortion. That is usually a good thing in regards to bass, especially at higher volume, but does not mean anything necessarily in terms of better frequency response at lower frequencies. Two similar wattage amps will likely perform differently at the lowest frequencies. A lot has to do with the impedance load of the speakers and the amps ability to perform accordingly, especially at lower frequencies. In general, smaller speakers that can extend lower will require a more robust power amp to deliver the current needed into lower impedance loads that typically occur at lower frequencies in order to have good low end frequency response. Of course this is just a general pattern, YMMV depending on amp, speakers, room acoustics, etc.