Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?

Full disclosure: I am a rather "visual" person having made my living as an advertising photographer for decades. For me, the visual design of a product plays a role in how much I enjoy that product.

One reason I decided to audition a pair OHM 2000 speakers was their relatively unobtrusive and appealing shape. When they arrived I was dismayed by the lack of craftsmanship that was evident in the construction of the enclosure, particularly the look and "feel" of the veneer. Strictly DIY, I thought. I was surprised at how amateurish the finish work was.

I might have kept them if I’d loved how they sounded in my home, but I did not "fall in love." Furthermore, my wife, who is generally disinterested in my audio pursuits, simply could not listen to them. We’ve had Magnepans, and now have a pair of MMGs, and she (and I) much prefer their sound, even if the MMGs are not the prettiest , nor certainly the best-sounding speakers on this or any other block. Yes, the OHMs have more bass.

Eventually, and with a nod to all things aesthetic (again, for me), I purchased a pair of Sonus Faber monitors, which are lovely to behold, and not at all "bad" to listen to. :) I get almost as much pleasure from looking at them as I do from listening to them. :) The way they portray detail is damn close to some electrostatics I’ve heard but without any sense of the "clinical."

This is simply one man’s take. I really do "get" what the OHM thing is. They’re just not for me. If one loves how they present music, I’m sure it would be relatively easy to overlook the mediocre level of assembly craftsmanship.

Mapman, you, yourself, are a true gentleman!  I don't frequent Audiogon as much as I did perhaps a year ago, but I've always enjoyed and benefited from your posts.  Cheers back at you.

If I had ugly black boxes in my listening room I'd have to keep my eyes shut!  :)

Strawberry, vanilla, chocolate, butter pecan....

bondmanp: Thanks for sharing your experience with the lengthy break-in period for your 2000’s. In retrospect, perhaps I was too hasty when I decided to return them. Hmmmm. Darn it, why didn’t you call me? :)

You’ve got me thinking....

So now I have a question for myself, how well would a completely broken-in pair of 1000’s do in a small 11’ x 13’ room which is open to the living room and partially open to the kitchen?. Not looking for high volume nor accurate presentation of larger orchestral works of course. It’s premature for me to even be considering this, but I’ve got a lot more yesterdays than  tomorrows. :)   These days, I don’t play my system that much when my wife's at home anyway. I may give the small OHM’s a try if I find a used pair at an attractive price.

RE: man cave. If I were back in my rock and roll days, or maybe just a couple of decades younger, I’d probably love one as you described.

The posters in this thread have uniformly maintained a level of civility that is refreshing.
Thanks to all.

I’m back in OHM Land. Scored a very nice pair of Micro Walsh Talls from Craigslist yesterday. I now, finally, "get it" about OHMs. After many months of listening to Sonus Faber Cremona Auditors M’s and a pair of Magnepan MMGs, I have some significant basis for comparison. While I am very fond of both of those speakers and will likely not part with them, in terms of simply listening to music, rather than playing at being an "audiophile", I have to say, that in my small, dedicated listening room, the OHM’s are the speakers which essentially disappear and make it easier to "just listen and enjoy." Thank you all for sharing your collective knowledge and thank you, John Strohbeen for your genius and dedication.

Thanks, bond
My preamp is a highly-upgraded Luminescence octal-based unit, my my regular amps are MFA M120 mono tube amps which are out for servicing and upgrading. My backup amp is a NAD C272 solid state unit,

A few days ago, I began major reconfiguration on my listening room.
Hardwood floor instead of carpet, moving the equipment rack to another room, and removing tube traps and and some diffusers.  It should be enjoyable and educational to audition all three speakers in the "new" room.  The room obviously will be "brighter" and have some "echo," call it my own little audio tabula rasa.  I've been putting off DIY sound panels until I live with the room for a while.  My tube amps are not home yet.  That will add another element.  Fun stuff.

Apologies to all for my last post.  The Onkyo was merely "different" and not at all "better."  I should know better, damn it.  Sorry.

Audio can be f*****g weird. I’ve got "world-class" tube gear and have been powering the Micro Talls with that. Until tonight- I hooked ’em up to a rather modest Onkyo home theater receiver, and damn, they sound better! Much better. Go figure.