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

I'm curious as well. I've never heard MWTs and this should be the most informative comparison that I know of.

I anticipate the 100s will deliver a sound that is essentially similar but has more authority and meat on the bones, like other much larger, and more expensive designs in a larger room might, at higher, more realistic listening levels, similar to what I have heard in comparing my 100s to Walsh 5s in both my smaller and larger rooms.

For near-field listening at more moderate volumes, I'm not expecting Rebbe will hear much difference worth getting excited about.

Rebbe, for an apples and apples comparison, be sure to compare the standard configuration MWT drivers, not the juiced top end versions that John Strohbeen rigged up for you, if you still have them.

Oh, Rebbe, be sure to include something with some well recorded pipe organ in the shootout.

When all else fails, the low notes on a big pipe organ will really serve to separate the men from the boys!

Yeah- the nearfield experience is also vital to me.

I'm only sitting about 5 to 6 feet away from my current speakers (DefTech BP2006's), and really expect the Talls to be the best choice. Additionally, any house we're likely to move to next will have the same size or smaller room- roughly 15 x 12.

Still, it's exciting to wait to read his impressions.

Hey Parasound:

You might save yourself $400 smacks if John can put the new 100S3 driver in an old Walsh 2 cabinet. The old cabinets are pyramidal and are actually better looking in my opinion. I had a pair and the finish was great. You would never know that the cabinets were used. Call John, he can probably set you up with a pair for $1300. And don't forget that Decware ERR radial for $1395. I'm just dying for someone to post their impressions. Steve Deckart says they are taking orders now and will ship in 10 weeks.

Marcus/Parasound:

Take a look at my system listing. The Walsh 2's in my system are OHM refurbished Walsh 2s with 100 series 3 drivers.

IF you are handy with a glue gun, you can also pick up old Walsh 2s and trade in the drivers and do the upgrade yourself.

Also Walsh 2s are very easy to refinish if needed. I totally re-did my original Walsh 2s, which I traded in towards the F-5s, years ago.

The fabric on the cover can be redone easily with nice custom fabric to match decor as well.

So you can easily pick up a pair of old, worn Walsh speakers for very little and with relatively little work, upgrade them to look and sound fantastic. Possibly the cheapest road to really great sounding speakers these days out there.