Anyone dislike Ohm Walsh speakers?

@bakufu I gather you are quite pleased with your ohm F5s. It leads me to wonder if you auditioned any of their other Omni speakers before settling on the F5. I am not saying your choice was wrong, far from it. I'm interested to know if the F5 was so much better that the cost was justified compared to their other offerings. I am strongly considering a pair to use in my rebuilt home (post fire) and want very much to understand how much better the F5 is before I throw down the money. I have a pair of Walsh 2000 talls at the moment that I really like. They are a bit weak on the low end but the overall presentation is quite nice. I love the lack of a rigid imaging point, that they provide a reasonable stereo image over a relatively wide area. I use them in my office on either side of the desk and find I can move around like people do when they are working and not lose the sweet spot. It is a very clean sounding speaker thru the upper bass and midrange and up into the highs. Very satisfied with that open airy sound with a broad image. Its hard to find fault other than the bottom end being a bit shy. Thats where the subs enter and its awfully good. How well do the built in subs in the F5 integrate into the rest of the system sound? IF I purchase a set of F5s I want them to be so good I have no desire to look elsewhere. talk to me...what has your experience been?

@bondmanp I appreciate your input. I am currently running a pair 2000s in my office with svs PC 2000 subs (2) and that combo gives honest full range sound that I have no quibbles with. Its very satisfying to listen to and is truly reference quality to my ears. This system is destined for my office when we move back into the house. 

As such, it leaves the larger entertainment room with no clearly defined system as of yet. According to Ohm's chart it fits the requirements for the 5000 or F5. But because this system must do dual duty, home theater and music, I am considering standard box speakers for that location. I think point source radiators tend to work better in multichannel applications than Omni directional speakers do. Though ultimately, I want to test that with SOTA samples of each type in that room and see which I prefer overall. 

My thinking is that the current design of the Ohm omni, regardless of which model you choose, is going to serve the task better due to the somewhat hybrid nature of this design, i.e. the single tweeter added for frequencies above 8k. I think there is a certain genius to this approach as it provides some of the best characteristics of both direct radiators in a box and the omni-directional design in the same speaker, lending it to have advantages over other approaches. While they are not cheap by any means, they are at least within the realm of reasonable cost and due to their rather impressive performance certainly worthy of consideration. 

@mapman I am considering a pair of these for our open area floorplan family room area. The extra subs in the bottom of them should fill that area nicely with good bass. :)

@bondmanp I like them very much though I have to agree the quality control is a bit spotty. Nevertheless, I expect the 2000s I currently have I will keep forever, they are the stars of the 2.2 channel system in my office. I can't imagine hearing anything better and as I slip into old age with degraded hearing, I think anything any better might be lost on me.