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Ohm Acoustic Corp., Brooklyn NY

Greetings All

This is, unfortunately,  an uneasy post.  I was persuaded to dive into a buying a set of Ohm Acoustics Walsh Tall 3000.  My very funky factory loft with 11' ceilings, not a single straight wall, 145 yr. old very wide & distressed oak flooring other issues dictated an Ohm Acoustics design.  However, placed/paid for my speakers 11/06/2021.  Speaking with Ohm indicates I can expect delivery around the middle of June.  That date has krept forever onward.  Yes, there was a snafu at Ohm's end that they readily recognize. But poor, poor, customer relations. I have spoken with Jake several times over the last 7 months; quite the gentleman.  However, I just no longer have a good feeling that Ohm Acoustics is on top of their game. And the last thing I want to do is spend about $6,000 for a product where the company is gone, out of business.

 Crutchfield can ship me a set of Klipsch Cornwall IV this afternoon. My decision process 7+ months ago had me considering either the Cornwalls or the Walsh Talls. I went with the Walsh Talls. Hey, it still may be sonically the better decision. But until I get delivery of my Ohms I'll never know. 

Thoughts?

 

128x128veemike
mlsstl
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I've got the Belden 10 gauge, 8' runs.

As for a "very well established company", Lincoln Walsh invented the speaker design and patented it in 1969. Ohm Speakers was founded in 1972, and John Strohbeem, the current president, has been in that position since 1978. 

In my book, a 50 year old company counts as "very well established."  Other than the Walsh driver vs horn issue, which obviously have differing sonic traits, the other big difference between Ohm and Klipsch is that Ohm went the direct sales route and Klipsch went big-time retail with Best Buy, Crutchfield, etc.

The only recommendation I have is to listen and pick the speaker that sounds best to you. Ignore what the rest of us think.

juanmanuelfangioii
958 posts
 

Both Belden and Canare 4S11 are very good cable. Blue Jean is simply an assemble and a very good one. I have both their Belden 10 White and  Canare 4S11 in systems in my home. You can not go wrong with either.

@mijostyn I think Ohm Acoustic is a fairly well established company and after hearing the Ohm Walsh Tall 3000 in a friends system I would buy them over anything Klipsch offers. 

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veemike OP
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Revisiting my original post. Time sure flies!  After about 21 months I love my Walsh Tall 3000s.  My system is mostly PS Audio, the preamp the BHK Signature, the power from the Class D M1200 monos.  They are in a factory loft on a 14'sq. persian carpet usually around 18" from front wall. Rough masonry ceiling is 11'. 

Here's my dilemma, or maybe my own personal hangup. They sound GREAT! But these cost me new only about $5k. This month's Absolute Sound features the new Magico S3 M-Cast for $45,500.  Would they sound appreciably better than my $5k Ohms? All the reviews I ever read, even listening to The Audiophiliac (and giving Steve Guttenberg a call) come back with "they sound so much bigger than their $5k price."  TT is a Rega P10 with Aphelion 2 cart. 

So close to 2 years in love the sound AND THE LOOK. They "fit" my room's decor and how I want a speaker to look not 3'-4' into the room. 

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roxy54
7,764 posts
 

You answered your own question.

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mapman
21,901 posts
 

You should do whatever makes you happy. 

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