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

I'm sure you've found that the only way to find out for sure if the grass can be greener to try something different. That's also part of the learning process.

There are lots of good sounding fish in the audio sea! Hearing the differences and experimenting is part of the fun.

Guys,
I was waiting for the other shoe to drop when I posted that ad! :-)
I remember Mapman saying a long time ago that some people would "get" the unique Ohm presentation and some wouldn't. After a year and a half of living with the Ohms, I think I may fall into the latter category. Or (and I suspect this is part of it) it may have to do with my room.

In any event, I really got the itch to hear what a good monitor would sound like in my room.

I got a pair of Ascend Sierra 1's on 30 day factory direct audition. They're beautiful to look at and their bamboo cabinets are amazingly inert! The reviews are spectacular but I found the sound nothing special. In particular, the sound never broke free of the boxes.

Then on a whim, I took home a pair of PSB Synchrony Two B speakers from one of our local audio shops. And I mean, literally, my jaw dropped. They sounded so fantastic... Detailed, sweet voices, plenty of bass energy for my room, and they TOTALLY vanished, acoustically. Enormous sound stage and great sense of ambient space, along with pinpoint imaging within the soundstage. I had that "I could listen to these for hours on end" feeling.

So, yes, I put the 100's up for sale.

I think it's important to say that the Ohm line is remarkable! I also want to say that I've loved being a part of this thread and this virtual community. And for every person who has discovered Ohms through this thread -- and for every sale that this thread has generated for John, I feel happy. My decision isn't a judgment on any of your tastes and I wish everybody much pleasure and delight now and in the future from music and this crazy hobby of ours. And I still will be recommending Ohms to other people on Audiogon and elsewhere!

The only thing more shocking would be Mapman getting rid of his Ohm's for an Acoustimas 10 :P

Seriously, this is the nature of our community I guess. And it's why I will probably never be an authority on speakers- I tend to keep mind for a long time.

Thanks for starting the thread, Rebbi. And I vote that you still get 1000

Well, good luck Rebbi, and thank you for your posts, which contributed to my (re)discovery of Ohm Acoustics. Me, I had my previous speakers for about 10 years before I decided an upgrade was necessary.

While I agree that hearing new gear and speakers is a fun part of our hobby, I just don't have the time or financial resources to do this very often. I satisfy this curiousity with audio shows (although not since Primedia went bust) and participation in my local audio club. Through this club, I've been fortunate to hear many speakers and different brands of gear. One of the things that led to my decision to keep the Ohms was hearing speakers that were much more expensive, well reviewed and well regarded, that did not impress me as much or more than the 2000s.

Finsup - I swapped in the MWTs for the 2000s last night to make sure they function properly. I am truly amazed at their performance. I did not push them very hard, but these used MWTs (not the current MicroWalsh SE), when run with my Vandersteen subs, sounded very similar to my the 2000s, almost identical! I do not regret spending for the 2000s, since they are properly sized for my room, but I can't recommend the MicroWalsh SE for smaller rooms or for people who use subwoofers strongly enough. Hopefully, I will get them in place as surrounds this weekend. I'll keep you posted.

Mapman - Congrats on the new muscle amps! Please let us know how the Ohms like the extra juice. If you have a chance to run them into your smaller Ohms, I'd love to hear if that is a worthwhile improvement as well. Although my Odyssey Stratos HT3 is no wimp (150 solid state watts/channel), I have wondered what the 2000s would do with a massive amp like your Bel Cantos.

PSB Synchrony 2's?

Excellent choice. As I think I've posted around here on A'gon somewhere, these are one of very few speakers that I could afford that I have heard that I could live happily with long term I think if I had to. They are a reasonable alternate to the OHMs I would say. Not many others I have heard in the same price range are.

FWIW Rebbe, I don't think there are any affordable monitors out there that can do things as well overall as the OHMs, at least when it comes to large scale orchestral or other works that require some low end muscle, at least not without a sub.