This really has been an interesting treat to read all this on the Ohms. I had the old conventional Ohm Model "L" which I recently had the latest upgraded woofers from John Stroben. I inherited them from my brother who bought them in 1977. Even now they are unmatched bookshelf speakers. The new woofers cost $250....worth every dime! John also sent the new port tuning accessories with them. If you find an old pair of Model "L"'s buy them and put the new woofers in them.
Anyway, I have the Ohm Walsh 200 MkII. I run them off my Denon 3805 AVR and Cambridge Audio 640c v.2. After 4 years with them I've concluded that they are the most livable darn speakers. The Walsh's aren't meant to be the imaging champs....its about easy listening and omni present and smoooooooth sound.
I sometimes wonderlust and think maybe the grass is greener somewhere else but I'd miss the Ohms...I know I would. So when I get my Wharfedale Evo2 10's arrive next week, I'll put them up on stands next to my Ohms and I'll choose the speaker I'm in the mood for that day.
Besides, if I want to change something, I could always try different cables, cords, etc with the Ohms. I've done this a couple of times and improved the sound. Silver RCA cables did a beautiful job on my Ohms. And when I wanted more bass, I went with top-of-the-line Monster Cable speaker cable...that tightened the bass up significantly but lost some transparency. You just have to play with it...and enjoy the process.
Anyway, I have the Ohm Walsh 200 MkII. I run them off my Denon 3805 AVR and Cambridge Audio 640c v.2. After 4 years with them I've concluded that they are the most livable darn speakers. The Walsh's aren't meant to be the imaging champs....its about easy listening and omni present and smoooooooth sound.
I sometimes wonderlust and think maybe the grass is greener somewhere else but I'd miss the Ohms...I know I would. So when I get my Wharfedale Evo2 10's arrive next week, I'll put them up on stands next to my Ohms and I'll choose the speaker I'm in the mood for that day.
Besides, if I want to change something, I could always try different cables, cords, etc with the Ohms. I've done this a couple of times and improved the sound. Silver RCA cables did a beautiful job on my Ohms. And when I wanted more bass, I went with top-of-the-line Monster Cable speaker cable...that tightened the bass up significantly but lost some transparency. You just have to play with it...and enjoy the process.