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Ohm Walsh speakers in the 21st century

Back in the seventies I had a pair of Ohm Walsh 7’s. They were big and bold and could really fill a room with amazing sound. Now, I’m thinking about redoing my system and an old friend asked me about getting Walsh again.  Does anyone here have or at least heard the new line of Walsh Tall speakers? I’ve read they now have a tweeter in them and that they are dampened on the back.

Any input would be appreciated.

JD
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jasonbourne52
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I have a pair of the older Sound Cylinders with the 8" Walsh Driver and tweeter, plus the rear damping. They were a lucky Goodwill find! 3-D room-filling sound from any location! Amazing!
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curiousjim OP
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mapman,
 I did spend about an hour digging around here trying to find out about their newer line, the “Tall” 1000-5000 series and found very little. The new ones have a tweeter and are dampened in the back.  That was the info I wanted to hear about from people who have them.

JD
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curiousjim OP
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jasonb,

That is a great find! Around here, all I see is made by Sony.☹️
JD
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mapman
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All the Walsh models since inception around 1981 or so have separate tweeter and are damped in the wall facing direction by default.   Can be customized.  Original Ohm A and F were a different beast with a single full range driver and full Omni. 
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curiousjim OP
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Thanks mapman.

 I’m going to call them next week and ask what amps they recommend and see if they’re sold in Midwest.  I’d really like to hear the difference between the five models.

JD


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