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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? 'Map, what kind of differences do you get with your 5's and the switch settings when your speakers are placed in different positions, such as pulled out from the wall, or against a wall?"When closer to the wall (<2 feet or so) the location sett... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? 'I often wondered what they would sound like in that setup if the back of the driver can wasn't attenuated some"I wonder about that too. They'd be an obstacle there for many and larger drivers might be needed to retain bass levels but would the so... | |
| Can Mac/PC compete with High End CDT?? "Rip I use (MAX) reads CD like data CD - multiple times if necessary to get correct checksum while CD player cannot do this since it is operating in real time."That is a key point. Ripping can re-read to get data correct. CD players have real time... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "he most interesting thing I've done so far is to move them all the way in the middle of the room, while friends sat around them in a circle."That's cool! Gotta try that sometime.I ran my original Walsh 2s outside on a farmhouse porch fully cranke... | |
| Can you ever have too powerful amp for speakers? Blindjim,Good stuff.I'd add that in addition to sensitivity, speaker design and directionality can matter. More directional speakers will produce higher SPLs at the sweet spot than less directional or omni design speakers. The reason should be app... | |
| Can Mac/PC compete with High End CDT?? Soundlistening,Interesting article but I think it overlooks a few things. First is that the DAC has as much to do with how the computer sounds as it does in a CD player. Second is that I would assert that a bit perfect digital stream is always pre... | |
| Can you ever have too powerful amp for speakers? Feil has a good point!"Some of the big monsters are not light on there feet. They only do big well."I know of one discerning person who is using a 500w/ch Class D icepower amp with 109 db efficient horn speakers. Overkill perhaps but that person h... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "Yeah, I've read that they have a wide (or "big", or something) soundstage, so I always thought that meant I could spend less time worrying about the sweetspot. "The soundstage will generally be big regardless of placement as long as they are not ... | |
| Can you ever have too powerful amp for speakers? Diminishing returns perhaps in terms of value for some (that never stopped a true audiophile with deep pockets before however), but recent more cost effective Class D amps which are also highly efficient and deliver top notch sound kind of changes... | |
| Trying to get a CRISP, TIGHT sound from the mids If tube rolling doesn't do it DNM Reson ICs and a SS Icepower amp would be reasonable priced things to consider from my experiences. These two components in combo with the wide range Walsh driver in my OHM speakers have delivered clear and unconge... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Ron,6 ohm is a nominal value, actual impedance will vary up and down from that depending on frequency. Low frequencies have lower impedance in general I believe. I'd probably try the 4 ohm setting first for best bass performance.With the OHM in ho... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Frazeur,Fun stuff!Unless something has changed with the latest line, I think the larger Walsh drivers will take perhaps a tad longer to break in, all other things aside. My Walsh 5's did.My 100S3s came used and already broken in so I cannot compar... | |
| Ohm Walsh vs. Mirage OMD 28 "There are two placement issues with the OMDs, however. If you want that deep, holographic soundstage, you want to pull them further into the room and place them wider if you can. If you put them where you put a typical forward-firing speaker you'... | |
| Ohm Walsh vs. Mirage OMD 28 I think need for use of damping materials will depend on the room and user preference. I have never used any nor been strongly tempted to. Historically I've found wood or other lively floor materials to be the main issue in that the OHMs are botto... | |
| Ohm Walsh vs. Mirage OMD 28 yes, the OHMs are not hard to place compared to most designs, but careful placement is still needed to yield the best results possible. You can put them most anywhere and they will sound fine for background listening perhaps but imaging accuracy a... |