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

Hi,

I'd love to hear the impressions of people who've actually spent some time with these speakers to share their sense of their plusses and minuses. Mapman here on Audiogon is a big fan, and has shared lots on them, but I'm wondering who else might be familiar with them.
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peterr53
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Morning guys...

Subs (2) are a must, no if's and but's about it, but I have to say that 2/2000
are hard to mesh with the subs properly. I will try to play with phase and a lower
x-over to see if that helps. Bondmanp is absolutely right about getting them up from the floor with stands.....a must.....🇸🇪




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mapman
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Need to get floor interactions under control right up front as needed with bottom ported OHMs in particular. Isolating pads is an option to raising. Auralec SubDude platforms work well with my 2s (see sunroom system pic). Keep in mind if you raise the Walshes too high so your ears are below the cans when listening overall tonality will be negatively affected.

FWIW I’ve used subs with my smaller monitors in the past but never felt inclined to try with fuller range OHM Walshes. I don’t doubt getting the two integrated just right could be a challenge in many rooms. I know Bondman and Martykl have both gone that route with success though.
enginedr1960
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Hello I was following your thread with much interest . I am a owner of a pair of Walsh 2.2000 speakers . I have had my speakers modified by Ohm I had the cabinets shortened to 13 " and sealed like Ohms satellite style . I place my speakers on top of a pair of REL Q201E subs in stereo . I installed a signal line CAP in my VTL100 tube mono block amps to cut off the LF @ 50 HZ . To get the bass right in my room I use a DSPeaker Antimode 2.0 . I find ths Walsh driver sounds much more articulate this way. To get the sub crossover just right I am using a Mini DSP 2x4 for that purpose . I find the Ohm speaker has a lot to offer if used right . I have mine 2 feet from the wall and  7 feet apart on the long wall . I have not heard many systems better them mine but would like too.  

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mapman
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enginedr1960,   that's a very interesting approach!   I can easily see where that tight physical configuration up front  could pay dividends.
bondmanp
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enginedr1960:  Thanks for the post.  Sounds like a very cool rig.  I love the DSPeaker, and was tempted a few times to buy one at audio shows.  But I actually have a seemless blend with my subs and it is impossible to point them out as a sound source.  Like the Ohms, the music just hangs there in mid-air, as if no speakers were in the room.  Lovin' it! 


I dio have a Pioneer AVR for watching video (my system is a combo 2-channel & surround setup), whch has the MCACC room EQ feature.  Although the AVR is nnot in the signal chain for 2-channel sources, I can easily hear the improvement infrequency balance that MCACC calibration makes when I listen to music through te AVR.  But the cost in transparency and other aspects of the sond are too great.  Fortunately, my room is pretty good in terms of acoustics, though far from perfect.  In fact, I have tone controls on my preamp and rarely use them.

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