Ohm Walsh Talls (opinions sought)

@audionoobie ,  this is a tough discussion to have because I am going to piss off a bunch of people. When I was a HiFi salesman back in Miami I sold Ohms speakers. They are at first impressive speakers in the same way that Bose 901s are impressive. They are smooth and inoffensive. Their problems are that their high frequencies (above 10kHz) are poorly defined and they are omnidirectional which use to be thought of as an advantage but in reality creates severe problems in most rooms resulting in lack luster imaging. It is a cool idea but it just does not work well. It works well enough like the 901 works well enough. There are many people who think they are great sounding loudspeakers and I would tell you that they are either not critical listeners or they really do not know what to listen for. There are more of these people around then there are guys like me. Bose made a fortune off them and Ohm is still very much alive although you might notice that nobody else uses this design and it is long off patent. 

Thanks @russ69 
I'm 30 pages into that thread and it's still information that's over 10 years old. Was looking for some fresh perspectives. I'll jump to the end though.

This guy really likes them. Might be a fresher perspective..

@mijostyn thank you for your input. I’m looking for a wide range of perspectives and yours is as valid as any.

@2psyop thanks! I'll give that a watch tonight

The ohms sold Direct only since mid nineties are versions 2 3 and now 4. Originals sold prior via stores were not as refined. Modern day ohm Walsh stack up well in all regards sound wise. Originals not as much. They are controlled wide dispersion not true omnis. Most info posted in last ten years is still relevant.

Ohms are not Bose and vice versa. That compare is not relevant.

I have very highly regarded kef meta speakers and two pair of modern ohm Walsh. The ohms are different obviously but compare favorably in terms of overall sound quality. What one prefers is always a matter of taste. Ohms do the very large sweet area thing uniquely well. Imaging is also unique but top notch. My opinion. See my system posted here “Sound Chaser” for reference. Happy to answer questions as best I can. Cheers.