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

I basically agree with what Bondman just said.

Here is my recent experience comparing various Ohm speakers.

Ohm-Walsh 1
Nice sound, but lacking bass; if I didn’t compare with a Walsh 2, I would have been satisfied. I used it with a subwoofer for awhile and this helped.

Ohm-Walsh 2
Better than the 1s, but these blew out when I upgraded my amp.

Ohm-Walsh 2.2000
Fresh upgrade to fix the above blow out issue. Really a step up all around especially after break-in. Huge bass and nice upper end. I do feel that the voices seem a bit muted.

Ohm-Walsh 4XO
I had to buy these as they were in mint condition and the price was right. They seem livelier then the 2.2000s. More open, but not quite as much bass bias as the 2.2000 upgrade. The cabinets are huge; my wife thinks I have lost my mind.

The bass sounds just as good, but it is more muted. I also noticed that the 4XOs are more efficient (91 dB vs 88 dB) and they definitely don’t require as much turning of the volume knob.

I plan to run the 4XOs for a while and the switch back to the 2.2000s for a final comparison.

BTW, the Walsh 4 cabinets are much better (and heavier) than the cheaper Walsh 1 & 2 models. I like the casters too.

Ok, the jury is in.
The Walsh 4s win.

After much listening and knob twisting, there is now no doubt.
The W4s have more definition and are more transparent.
I was able to turn the bass up a notch on the tone control which gave it enough kick to satisfy me.

The defining test was listening to the intro from "Money for Nothing".
The drums had much more tone and roundness compared to the W2.2000 speakers which sounded flatter.
At that point I couldn't go back.

Now, what to do?
It looks like a pair of Ohm-Walsh 2.2000 speakers will be for sale soon.
Or, I might relagate them to garage duty.

Anyone interested in the 2.2000s out there?

I'm sure you'll have no problem selling them. 
Where I'm at is, I decided that I don't like the way the speakers look with the grills on. They sound better without the grills as well. I've been looking around, trying to find some nicer-looking wing nuts to replace the ones on them, or similar type of fastener, and am wondering if anyone else has done something along those lines?
I have also been thinking, wouldn't it be cool if the cans rotated a little? Let us say, forty-five degrees from front/center? That way the cabinets could sit nice and straight, while you aimed the tweeters where you wanted. Of course, I have no idea what it would take to build them like that, but something about that round can makes me think of turning it. And, of course, it offends my OCD to toe the cabinets out, or in an uneven way.

Big news!!  Ohm will be at the Chester Group New York Audio Show in November.  Why is this big news?  Because John Strohbeen told me himself that he eschews doing these shows, as he rarely has enough time to get the setup where he wants it to be.  

I intend to visit the show and hope to finally meet John in person.  To me, he is one of the great designers of speakers in the industry.

If you are able to attend the show, especially if you would like to hear Ohm speakers properly demonstrated, this is a rare opportunity.

That is some news. Would love to go but would be a challenge. We’ll see.

Have never met John in person either that I know of, but would really like to.

He was owner of Tech Hifi chain back when I worked there in college. That was where I had my first exposure to OHM speakers (alongside many other popular lines of the time). I sold many (all box models, no Walsh) back then.

Even the conventional box models of his that made up most of the OHM line in the day were the best sounding there to me.  Also the best value as I recall in many cases.