Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?

The more I play the Ohm's the more I'm impressed with the seamlessness of the sound... must be the large frequency range covered by that Walsh driver. And the midrange... wow! Female voices sound stunning.

I will also say with pleasure that there's not a hint of glare or harshness here... these speakers sound like music, not like "hi-fi."

I called John at Ohm today and thanked him, and told him how delighted I am with the MWT's. He asked me how I thought they compared with the Arro, and I described the increased bass authority and texture, the sense of air and space around the instruments, the depth of the soundstage (the back wall "disappearing") and so on.

He said that the MWT's take between 60 and 100 hours to fully break in, and that they'll keep sounding better. He said that bass extension and midrange sweetness will improve, while the highs should remain fairly well the same.

He also said that the biggest mistake people make with the Ohm's is pulling them too far off the back wall. He was really appreciative of my call.

I am happy that OP is enjoying his Ohm Micro Walshes. But why put Totems on eBay rather than A'gon? :)

As someone interested in comparing various brands, and it was good to hear that they bested Totems, I would be most interested to know if anybody here has been able to compare them with other faves talked about here: Tyler, Salk, Daedalus, Proac, GMA, Zu etc? It would be interesting to determine if the Ohms are simply good at their asking price or could they actually play in the same league as these others?

Sounds like a shootout is in order!

I've been researching the Ohms and speakers in general for a few months now. I've listened to the Sunfire CRM-2's, maggie 1.6's, various Martin Logans and other brands for a while. The Ohm's intrigue me more than any other design I've come across.

This thread has been GREAT. I actually log-on twice a day to check for updates, and so far I really like what I'm reading.

I'm about a year away from making any sort of purchase, but I appreciate all of the input you all are giving one another. Good stuff! It is making me a bit impatient to make a purchase though...

Aktchi,

Frankly, I was hoping I'd get a little more on eBay than on A'gon. I paid over $1400, with tax, for the pair, including both speaker grilles (which are an extra cost item for the Totem's) and little metal "saucers" for the spikes to sit in to protect hardwood floors. With Arro's going for what looks like an average of $800 here on A'gon, I'll take a bath on those speakers when I sell them, and they've got less than 10 hours of time on them. So yes, they're up on eBay, and I'm hoping that the fact that they include the speakers, grilles and free shipping to the continental US brings in a good price. :-) If that fails, I'll go with A'gon next. ;-)