Ohm Acoustics Walsh F-5015 speakers

Hi rclang

The ohm f-5015 has the most powerful low end I've heard, but it not only powerful it is also extremely faithful to the sounds recorded. Weather it is the double bass in Beethoven 5th by Karajan in 1962 or the more recent extreme bass of kangding ray album, or a duke Ellington big band recording, the bass is always perfectly fitted with the rest, and the rest is so dynamic compared to the old f that IMO ohm has really made a giant leap in sound reproduction, miles ahead of any other brand of speakers.

Moreover, I know I can locate it better in my room and regime the adjustments the 5000 offers, as you can see on the picture.

I have a pair of ohm, but I do not listen to it anymore since I got these marvelous new musical boxes.

I will post a photo of the woofer soon.

Those 5015's sure are impressive. I wonder how they compare to other big speakers as far as sound pressure levels go? Thanks for sharing pics

Hi blueranger,

One of my mono block just let me down this week, but when I get it back I will try them with another pair of speakers equipped with a Scanspeak 10" woofer and let you know how it feels pressure wise. I can already tell you though that they will not withstand the comparison.

Spacer

I have no doubt that the Walsh 5000 generation of Ohm speakers is a stellar performer. It's just that as an Ohm F owner (I retired them many years ago, although I did set them up out of curiosity a few years ago) the "F" is far more about the pure Walsh driver...not the cabinet. And while my current speakers (like the 5000) are far superior to the F's in almost all meaningful ways there are some attributes the F brought to the table that are not easily matched (in my experience) or perhaps not even measurable, let alone exceeded, such as coherency/"seamlessness" .....and that vaunted soundstage that is as close to live that I can recall (outside of a well executed/high quality 5.0 music system). These are singular attributes of a true unfettered omni directional single driver. Indeed, if it weren't for it's well documented limitations of dynamic range/deep bass I could probably happily live with them today.

For me the "F" model has a certain "reverence" attached to it. So, when I got the Columbus sale email from Ohm Speakers that the "F" name had been resurrected I was naturally excited and was hoping that Ohm had figured out a way to incorporate a modern version of the pure Walsh driver most likely with a sub woofer (such as German Physiks, or Huff) but no seperate tweeter. And for only $10,000!!!

So, yes even though the Walsh 5000 is a great speaker I was disappointed to learn that the "F" designation was due solely only to the inclusion of the Ohm F cabinet and not an improved implementation of the Walsh driver technology over the 5000 series. In my opinion Ohms new flagship should be called the Walsh 5015 I assume the subwoofer is a 15" driver). For me the "F" designation is simply "not right".

Robert C. Lang