OHm micro walsh series...

I think these speakers will amaze you. I to went from box speakers to planars to Ohms walsh. Four days ago the walsh 5 MK-2 arrived that i ordered. They are on 24 hours a to speed up the break-in and already sound great. These are replacing my 16 year old walsh 4XO's and i will say they sound better then ever. The micro walsh and all the walsh series are said to sound the some, the differences are in how deep they go (cabinet size),(driver size). John at Ohm is helpfull and will not try sell you anything you don't need.

I was superise to see this thread get bumped up from one year ago. I posted on this thread almost a year ago but now also have the Micro Walsh. Omni directional is what what I prefer and to my ears the Micro Walsh sound bigger than they are. They are here for keeps.

This is out of Ohm Walsh loudspeakers Technical White Paper dated 1981.
((The engineering of single wide-range drivers, such as the original Walsh loudspeaker driver, entails trading off efficiency for bandwidth. Perhaps the single most important compromise is the voice-coil mass decison. A coil, large and heavy enough to provide efficient bass responce, will not provide adequate high-frequency range. Conversely, a low-mass coil with excellent high-frequency performance will not be able to generate large low-frequency excursions. So, while the OHM F is the ultimate embodiment of Walsh technology, it requires substantial power to achieve loud sound pressure levels. Also, while the 360-degree dispersion of the Ohm F produces remarkable stereo imaging., it requires rather careful placement in the listening-room. The Ohm Walsh Loudspeakers utilize unconventional technology to provide a less expensive speaker which is substantially more efficient and less critical of room placement, but still coherent over a wide listening area.))
They are NOT omni, so it must be the coherent sound over a wide listening area is why I like them.
We took our drapes down and replaced then with verticals and also took down 64 sq' of old SONEX that was falling-apart and now the room is too lively for my taste; I have to do something about that.

Some years back, i took the cans off a pair of 4XO's and i could not hear a differance when i slipped then off and on again; i did this several times. There must have been a differance, but my ears could not hear it. You know...they used to think the bumblebee could not fly.