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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Thanks, all. Please keep the piano recommendations coming. Meanwhile, I will revisit some of the offending recordings to see if the issue is dissapating at all.I resent my email to John Strohbeen. Still waiting for a reply. I assume he is still in... | |
| open/energetic but not harsh? what am i describing I thought my Vandersteen 1Cs were harsh because of my electronics. I replaced almost the entire signal chain, adding a tube preamp, new amp, cables, power cords, etc. Things improved, but I ended up realizing that the speakers were the culprit. Ei... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Crunch Time!One month remains of my 4 month trial. In all honesty, I like most of what the 2000s do, and want to keep them. One by one, all of my issues with these speakers have been resolved, except one: The problems with piano reproduction just ... | |
| Audio Newbie Question-Asperion Speakers You have a large space to fill with sound, 888dewey. Plus, although I am a Pioneer fan, the 519VK is not really a powerhouse. IMO, you need to find a pretty efficient (over 89dB efficiency rating) loudspeaker unless you will limit yourself to back... | |
| who has experience with Joseph Audio? Every time I heard Joseph speakers at the NYC H.E. shows, I always went away impressed. Very smooth, open, natural sounding speakers, IMHO. Enjoy! | |
| Weighting down Vandy 2wq's? Hifiman5 - I have the exact same set up as you - basement, carpeted cement floor and two 2Wqs. Funny story: In an effort to get a box of spare bathroom tiles off the floor, and having very limited space for storage in my home, I put the fairly hea... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Lat night I listened to a CD of Copland pieces, including Fanfare for the Common Man and Appalachian Spring. Although there was no piano in the mix (piano pieces were the worst offenders of the lower midrange abberation I was hearing), the sound w... | |
| "Warmer" Speaker - $600-1000 Range Dmloring: Your amp is indeed powerful enough, provided your room is of modest dimensions. The demo I heard was with a receiver that output around 30 watts/channel.As for the "fullness" of the minuet's sound, that, IMO, is one of the most surprisin... | |
| the smoothest sounding speaker Mrtennis - until one has heard a system that is both smooth and resolving, it is hard to conceptualize. I have been fortunate enough to hear a few systems that are highly resolving of fine detail, yet produce no grit, glare or edge in the music. I... | |
| the smoothest sounding speaker Cwlondon: FWIW, the most resolving speakers I have owned are also the least fatiguing - the Ohm Walsh 2000s. I have heard more fine detail from some kilo-buck speakers, but in many cases, that came with the kind of stridency that brings on fatigue... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Frazeur1, Martykl, Mapman: All good thoughts. I am not the kind of guy who opens up gear or speakers (except maybe to change a tube), so whatever is inside the cabinets of the 2000s will stay there. Also, it is not really a mid-bass hump; it's muc... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Tim / Frazeur1 - Thanks. That's a huge relief to hear. As it happens, I listened to a classical disc last night, a CD version of an old RCA Red Seal: Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.2; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor", with Fritz Reiner co... | |
| "Warmer" Speaker - $600-1000 Range I thought the Silverline Audio Minuet (list is $600/pr) sounded very full for their small size. IMO, they were not bright, even when run off of budget electronics. With these, you'll have some money left over for stands, cables and software. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Congrats, Mamboni! Enjoy the 5000 drivers.Frazeurl: FWIW, one of the reasons I went with the Ohm Walsh speakers is that the entire Walsh series is designed to have very similar sound, just scaled for different cubic-footage listening rooms. Of cou... | |
| Speaker recommendation Of speakers I have heard, I would recommend the Silverline Audio Minuet (list is $600/pr., street price somewhat lower). I heard them run off of a mid-fi receiver that probably has similar output to the Teac, and they nicely filled a larger hotel ... |