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

"My question is, why go with a 5000 if it still requires a sub?"

No doubt, all smaller speakers including Walshes can play better when amp and speaker work is offloaded to a powered sub.

5000 does not necessarily require a sub though. I feel no need for subs with my 5s, nor with my 100s even in the right sized rooms.

Adding powered subs always ups the ante in terms of output capacity in most any case. But there are ups and downs with any solution, including subs, along the lines commonly discussed.

Adding separate subs means that you are now the speaker designer responsible for the integration top to bottom. How well that all plays out will depend.

I'm about to pull the trigger on Hephaestus Harpocrates amps to feed my Ohm 5000s. Anyone heard this amp?

http://hephaestusaudio.com/forge/hma-harpocrates/

I have not.

Looks intriguing. Would like to hear. Would appear to be a worthy mate to a pair of larger OHMS.

Guidocorona here on Agon does a lot of work with Class D amps. Maybe email him and see if he has heard these.

Thanks Mapman,
I'll try to contact him.

I'm on temporary hold tip I get my refund from Peachtree. I bought the Grand Integrated on sale but sent it back. The thought of combining was so tempting. Get rid of some wires and boxes - simplify, etc.

But. While bass was good, there was no realism. Pasty gray would be my description. Construction not in the big leagues either. Didn't take long to regret that decision. So back to separates it is.