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Are the new Ohm Walsh speakers Audiophile quality?

Considering buying the Ohm Walsh 2000 Tall but very few reviews has me questioning there quality. Any thoughts?
sixsigmaguy
recluse
270 posts
 
You can understand from this review:
https://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/
why OW never went back to them. Almost the entire review is spent on troubleshooting problems. I can also only assume that no JA measurements published means they were unfavorable and dropped. 

Much like Magnepan, these unorthodox speaker designs need a unorthodox way to measure quality. 

Since most of the bandwidth from OW relies on reflection from your walls, I wonder about how much sound quality is degraded. Stucco vs wallpaper vs crown molding... Curious, has any one compared direct to ear SQ vs SQ after one wall reflection?
jvranicar
2 posts
 
I frankly had never heard of Ohm Speakers until recently AFTER I purchased a new Marantz integrated amp (PM7000n) which is rated at 60WPC into 8 Ohms/80WPC into 4 Ohms.

Based on my room size, I would need either the Walsh 2000s or 3000s. I am concerned that my new amp does not have enough power to effectively drive the Walsh 2000s or 3000s.

Is this a legit concern? Does anyone successfully run these with a decent amp at just 60 WPC? Do I need a bigger amp if I'm going to consider purchasing these speakers? Any help would be appreciated. 

Thanks! 
mlsstl
1,461 posts
 
Regarding power needs for the Ohms, the question is how loud do you listen? 

I'm currently running my Ohm 1000s with a Schiit Aegir amp which is 20 watts/ch at 8 ohms and 40 watts at 4 ohms. (The Ohm 1000s and bigger are 6 ohm speakers.)  I am really enjoying this setup -- my prior amp was a Hypex with 150 watts/ch at 8 ohms (and a Bel Canto C5i prior to that) and I like the sound with the Aegir better. HOWEVER, my average max listening level is 85 dB. When I got the Aegir, I actually hooked up a meter to monitor the amp's output while I listened. I use about a quarter of the Aegir's power with peaks going to about half, with no sign of strain.  

The catch is, if I listened more loudly, say 90 dB or higher, then I would quickly run out of power. So, if you want to listen at anything near 90 dB or higher, you are going to want an amp with much higher power that also has good current delivery. 
mapman's avatar
mapman
22,760 posts
 
I run my ohm100s (8”driver in refurbed Walsh 2 cabinets) off 60 w/ch 8 ohm Bel Canto c5i. Drives them to modest listening volume on a large family room up to upper 80s db which is a decent and safe volume but you probably need more to go louder.
Some use Ohms with active crossover and subwoofer. That can get you up there done right.

I threw the kitchen sink at my larger Ohm 5s (12” driver in large refurbed Ohm F cabinets) and that setup is the bomb at any volume. Bel Canto ref1000m monoblocks, 500 w/ch 8 ohm.

Like most the larger Ohms tend to be more efficient and will go the extra mile compared to smaller. 
jvranicar
2 posts
 
I appreciate these inputs as I continue to ponder this purchase. Thank you. 
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