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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Coot,I recall audiogoner Mamboni moved to the Wyred amps for his larger newer OHMs recently and was most pleased. THat is a good omen! Mamboni is/was a professional musician in an orchestra I believe and is one of the most knowledgeable OHM/Walsh ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? "What is your answer to those who whine that digital amps are not great in the treble - say with a soprano voice. Not sure specifically what they mean, but I've read that many times. A roughness I think. That's my fear about W4S in particular and ... | |
| What are your general thoughts of B&W speakers No doubt a lot of vendors have been nipping at B&W's heels in recent years, but in defense of B&W, they seem to be holding their own pretty well in regards to popularity, at least in the US with the more mainstream and less esoteric remain... | |
| Best bargain find ever ? I paid $600 used here on AGon for my OHM "Super" Walsh 2s, which are fairly recent 100S3 CLS drivers in refurbed original OHM Walsh 2 cabinets. These are essentially full range and can compete with most anything out there when set up properly in t... | |
| A Great US Company Lots of good ones.Gotta say though that Comcast service is perhaps the worst ever. A total train wreck! Every interaction is a disaster. Can't do anything right except find sneaky ways to charge you more. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Coot,Another amp I have used to good effect with my 5s as a pinchhitter for the BCs once is the Tube Audio Design 125 Hibachi monoblocks. These are an absolute steal usually at under $1000 when the y come up for sale here. Unfortunately, TAD was a... | |
| What are your general thoughts of B&W speakers "You could say the HD800s are tilted upwards towards spacial cues and air. My experience of the MBL."No doubt, spatial cues and air (when set up properly in the right room, not an easy task with the larger models)a are the main distinguishing char... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Coot, THe BC ref1000m will definitely address any congestion and bass issues. Strongly recommended. I'd expect very good results with the Wyreds as well. | |
| What are your general thoughts of B&W speakers Chad, Ag trios (high efficiency horns) and omni low efficiency mbl are of course as different as can be, so hard to compare. The sound radiation pattern of an omni is diffuse pretty much by defnition, but i would say the sound Set up right is not.... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I suspect the b& ks will do a very respectable job so worth trying first. Then you have a reference for comparison once the 5000s break in. I started with a 120 w/ch musical fidelity A3cr at first with my 5s and got good results but nothing co... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Coot, No, i did not compare. BC does some power supply enhancements to the icepower unit used with the 1000m specifically. That was the main reason i splurged. But i have not had an opportunity to compare. | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Coot, The w4sound is one i considered and simi!ar to bc ref 1000m amps i ended up splurging for. A match made in heaven, especially with a tube preamp. John often recommends NAD amps whicb i like as well. I recommend 250w/ch min, high current, and... | |
| Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever "For natural talent and beauty of tone, I would say Ella Fitzgerald."Can't argue that one. Not sure I've ever heard anyone match EF in her prime. | |
| What Does Holographic Sound Like? Here's another good thread on holography from a couple years back that I stumbled back upon recently that had some good discussion and content worth revisiting perhaps.Holography Thread | |
| What are your general thoughts of B&W speakers "B&W has a "sound" but as to any of the speakers you mention blowing them away, including the phasey or defuse MBL I find hard to believe."mbls phasey? Hmm, not sure about that. The large holographic presentation might resemble how some record... |