@ahillenb FWIW, here is my .02. When I got into this hobby 10 years ago, the first two speakers I heard were the Vandersteen 1ci’s and the Ohm Walsh Tall 1000’s. I chose to go with the Vandy’s at that time, and I still have them. But I always had this romanticized memory of what the Ohm’s sounded like and have wanted a pair ever since.
Forward in time to last September. I was in talks with Evan at Ohm. The 1000’s were on backorder - they still are - but Evan said for my room the Ohm Walsh Tall Micro would give me the same flavor. And if and when the 1000’s became available he would give me full trade in value on an upgrade.
Long story short, I did not care for the Ohm sound. They didn’t play loud. They didn’t produce hardly any bass and on tracks that possessed a decent amount of low end, I felt like I was breaking the speakers. The top end was way recessed, like they had blankets over them.
On a positive note, they were absolutely gorgeous to look at and perfectly fit with the aesthetic of my home. Also, in some respect, the bass that they did produce had this kinda cool tactile response to it. Bass strings being plucked could be felt as well as heard.
In the end, I gave them back well within their 120 trial period and was given a full refund. Perhaps the 1000’s would’ve given me more of what I wanted, but I feel like I heard enough to satisfy my Ohm curiosity.
Any way...that’s my Ohm experience. YMMV.