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I pulled the trigger, I bought OHM Walsh Micro Tall Speakers...

So I called John Strohbeen, what a great man!

He helped me select an appropriate model for my tiny little music room which used to be a bedroom that we blew the wall out of!

I am a big fan of 3 dimensional sound and the disappearing act of speakers, massive, deep and wide sound stage and I believe I made the right call. I considered KEF R series, Tekton Pendragon, Tannoy Revolutions and Sonus Faber. I think I made the right call.
Will be driving them with a Primaluna Dialogue Premium running kt150’s

Are any of you current or past OHM owners and if you are your opinions please!
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wtf
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I think the Primaluna is definitely worth a shot. When I first got my MicroWalsh Talls I ran them with a 25 wpc ss/tube hybrid. I could get the amp to clip if I pushed it hard enough, but it was only when listening louder than I normally do. Depending on how loud you like to listen, 48 wpc may be more than enough. 
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eag618 OP
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WTF,
How did it sound? Did you like them?
EAG
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wtf
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Wonderful. I used them for years and still have them (purchased in 2004). I've been on the merry-go-round more than I care to admit and am now in the SET/high-efficiency speaker camp, but I still drag the Ohms out of storage on a regular basis. They're still wonderful and I'll never sell them. John S. is indeed a great guy and a gem in the industry. 

BTW, two other speaks I have in storage are the Magnepan MMG's and the Mark & Daniel Ruby's. What can I say, speaker designs fascinate me. 

I hope you enjoy your MWT's as much as I have.
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The design is great the only thing I don’t like for a long time now is the low quality Xover and parts . I asked how about a SE model 
at least a top quality Xover which is the heart of all Loudspeakers.
John just wans to keep things his way. That is why I didnot buy any of his newer speakers. It is a shame they do sound respectable but could sound at least 15-20% better with just $400in upgraded Xover parts and wiring. 
roysq
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@audioman58 , I totally agree.  I’ve had the chance to audition ohms both old and new. I like a lot of what I hear.  When I’ve gone digging it does appear parts are pretty inexpensive. (Given what others use in a 6k pair of speakers)  I’m left wondering if either caps parts and even drivers don’t matter and we have all been duped by the industry.

But it then I also wonder.. what if some “top end” parts were used, how killer would they be?


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