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| 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 ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Cdc: FWIW, I am upgrading to Ohm Walsh 2000s from Vandersteen 1Cs. In my room, with my gear, the 1Cs actually produced a different, but similarly 3-D soundstage as the Ohms. I was surprised by this, to say the least. I have noted above that the 1C... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Cdc - Have you ever heard an Ohm Walsh design? I don't say this to be nasty, I am just curious. If so, what did you think? If not, you should try to find someone near you with a pair that you can hear.Before I started my trial of the Ohm walsh 200... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Thanks, mapman. I could be off base, but don't larger speakers, in general, have more dynamic capabilities even in the midrange? You know, laws of physics, yadda yadda.BTW, I was floored by my Walsh 2000s twice in the last week. Once was while lis... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Mapman - Your points are well taken. The cubic footage of my basement is within, but near the top, of the cubic foot range Ohm specifies for the 2000s. Thus, the subs should help the 2000s by lowering their output below 80Hz.Also, I can't stress t... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Mapman: I did remove the subs from the signal chain briefly last month. I am sure the bass output from the 2000s is respectable, but I absolutely love my pair of Vandy 2Wq subs. I missed them enough that I put them back in soon after. I'll live wi... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Thanks Mapman, Rebbi & Parasound. I am not putting the kind of hours on the 2000s that many would, so I guess I have a ways to go yet for break-in. Plus, since I am running them with a pair of subs, the 2000s see a 1st-order roll-off beginning... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Thanks, Mapman. Good point about omni dispersion patterns. I am cautiously optimistic about the macro-dynamics. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Parasound - (Sorry this is so long.) While I am not quite 2 months into the demo/break-in period, my only lingering criticism of the Walsh 2000s is the macro-dynamic presentation. However, this seems to be improving. Initially, I missed the startl... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Rebbi - Glad to hear it. I know exactly what you mean about instruments sounding like the real thing. One thing the 2000s did right out of the box was this dead-on presentation of timbre. Guitars have a sound that reminds me of when I used to play... |