Shameless Poll: Pearl vs Ohm vs Zu

@audionoobie Yeah I am really pleased with them overall. Certainly not cheap or cheaply made, and not for everyone obviously, but for those they do work for, well worth the money IMHO. Evan went the extra mile for me and I am very thankful for his efforts. He turned what would have been a mistake into a win for me and that kind of support is worth a lot. You certainly don't find that everywhere today, actually hardly anywhere do you find that. Vendors like that deserve support and repeat business. There is a high likelihood I will be buying more from him, probably this year. I am dying for a set of F5's or maybe two pair. :) The 2000s are good speakers but a tad bass shy. I think they really need subs to do their best work. I also think that the 2000s would be brilliant as rear surrounds in a HT setup. Ohm's acoustic signature is unique and the sweet spot is broad enough you can move around a bit without losing the image. I don't think I have ever heard a standard front facing pistonic speaker system provide a broad sweet spot. Not saying there aren't any but I just haven't heard them.

@livinon2wheels ...and that walsh>typ. tweeter format is what keeps this one from being an all out supporter of current Ohm offerings....
For grins and to just being able to play them without building a pair o' boxes, I 'Ohm Walshed' a pair of vintage' Utah 12" with it's matching exponential horns....

Sound stage suffers a tad. but Loud? Yes.

If an omni is what one seeks. be consistent because it actually does matter.

I've been toying with an update on the Infinity 'ice cream cone' Walsh for awhile now but it can feel like brain surgery with a Dremel.

@audionoobie... the loudness issue was a fault on the early Ohms ( "....great at 200, blows at 201.." ) that surrendering of the large drivers' size helped....

Personal approach:  A good sub, mind the xover...

You want Loud?
Add mid to high drivers to taste.

I've done a 'surround Walsh' array that accomplished just that.

It's all tied into dispersion, a cone at 90ish on-axis vs. 360.  Less radians at your ears with lower 'information' available as well....

It's a quest with an answerable question....;)

Happy Friday, y'all....👍

Glad to hear the Ohm tradition of going the extra mile for customers has survived.  👍

Anyone in the area and interested in hearing F5s I’d be glad to talk about providing a listen. Same for super Walsh 2 (smaller driver, no level adjustments).

I also run Sonus Faber, KEF meta, Vanatoo, and Boston Acoustics live for compare.