Anyone Hear New Ohm Walsh MKIII driver upgrades?

Have not heard the new ones yet but I have a pair of walsh 300 mk11 formally in my 2 channel system now in my hometheater system along with rebuilt walsh 4,s in the back. What the Ohms do(imaging and soundstage) is hard to compete with, but what they are not the best at is defination or sweetness of the mids and top end. I now have a pair of Tyler Woodmeres for my 2 channel set up that I am very happy with. They have a full soundstage and dig much deeper into the music

I have not heard them. I have a pair of Ohm Walsh 300's. I think they are the Mark 1 version. I bought them back in 99 and have used them in my two channel system since that time. The Ohm's imaging is great. To my ears the speakers sound very balanced and clear. They sound good no matter where you are in the house thanks to their coherent drivers.

I drive the 300's with a Bryston 4BST. I have only two criticisms of this setup. First, the speaker / amp combination runs out of gas on some bass heavy rock CD's that I listen to. The inefficient drivers are hard to drive. This could be addressed by crossing the lower frequencies over to a subwoofer. My second minor complaint is that the cabinet build quality is not that high and the internal wiring is cheaply implemented (probably minor impact on the sound).

Going back to your question, the upgrade is going to sound better but at $3K it is not cheap. If the improvement is not substantial then you may be better off spending money on a subwoofer instead. I thought about upgrading until I found a great deal on a pair of Avantgarde Duos. I am going to try easy to drive horns for a change of pace. Going to hold off on selling my Ohms for now but if the Avantgardes perform as advertised then I will probably sell them to help offset costs. Good luck to you.
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I have Ohm Walsh Super 2 S3s (what a ridiculously long name, no?). This is the old, discontinued Walsh 2 cabinet with current Walsh 100 S3 drivers, similar the ones you are asking about. I haven't heard the old MKII drivers, but I can tell you that I'm thrilled with these speakers so far. If you do go for it, I'd ask about the Super 2. Ohm cut around $400 off the cost of a regular Walsh 100 pair, and according to them, they sound identical (just look different).

I have f-5 S3's and Walsh 2 S3's. I recommend both highly as very high sonic quality per $. The f-5 are simply out of this world...no comparison. No conventional design can compare. Maybe German Physic Walsh's, high end maggies or high end electrostatics that cost much more....

If you want flexibility in room placement and good powerful and clean bass extension down to ~ 25hz, according to Ohm (I haven't measure this but upon listening believe it) go with the Walsh 5 Series 3 drivers. Ohm may have refurbished models with this available to save money over new Walsh 5 S3s. The F-5's are not as tall as new Walsh 5 cabinets, which I think is an advantage for most rooms.

I owned original Walsh 2's for 25 years. The new Series 3 drivers offer better dynamics, outstanding midrange (vocals are incomparable), clear neutral sound, smoother more extended top end, deeper and more powerful bass, and way more precise soundstaging...

I also own Triangle and Dynaudio monitors currently and have owned Maggies and larger B&W's in the past.

The F-5s bring out the best in all recordings, old and new. I hear things I never heard before in music I've heard dozens of times on many other speakers over the years, as a result of the coherent sound staging and other associated sonic attributes. They make me want to listen to everything I've ever listened to again. The coherency of the overall sonic presenation is magical: like you are there. Never heard original Ohm F's, but from other's descriptions I'd say these are comparable + 30 years of design refinement better.

The series 3 are the bomb. NEver heard series 2 so I cannot compare to those. I've read a lot of reviews of high end Ohms on the web. I'd agree with most of the superlatives I've seen tossed about.

Cheers!

I have owned and listened to the Ohm Walsh 5 Series 3 (Mk 3)for about 2 years since writing a review of them for Audioreview.com (I am also honored that Ohm website links to my review as I may have been the first customer to upgrade from the original classic Walsh 5). I will not rehash my review - suffice to say the Mk 3 upgrade is a quantum improvement on the original (which was Stereophile Class B). Two years later and several thousand hours later, the Mk 3's have improved significantly in midrange fluidness, detail retreival and believe or not, their already incredible bass. On one CD of Hindemith Organ Sonatas, the Ohms deliver the 16 Hz organ pedals flawlessly - you feel it and the house shakes but there is no audible doubling.

These are consummate performers that can deliver all genres of music with realism , dynamics, presence, staging and imaging. The Mk 3's do need power but are much more efficient than the original Walsh 5's which were insatiable power hogs. The bass reproduction is non-pareil and results in a soundstage of huge depth and realism. My 200W per channel Sumo amps drive the Mk 3 with aplomb and have never clipped, distorted, blown a fuse or run out of steam; and I am talking about Mahler and Bruckner symphonies are concert hall volumes!

To get the most of the Walsh 5 Mk 3 a big listening room with high ceilings is optimal. An acoustically damped room is preferred if one wants razor sharp imaging (holographic). The vocals are just perfect - vivid, natural and alive. These speakers just disappear and create a soundstage and image to die for. I am a demanding ex-classical musician and two years laters I have absolutely no criticisms or wants vis-a-vis the performance of the Mk 3s. These are fantastic loudspeakers.

I've posted a brief review recently here on A'gon if you search comparing larger and smaller series 3 Ohm Walsh CLS drivers as well as original 80's vintage Walsh 2s, which used the same size driver as the newer Walsh 100 series 3.

I'm increasingly of the opinion there are no other speakers that do as much right and as exceptionally well as the new Ohm Walsh series 3 line, particularly in such a small, affordable package that works exceptionally well in most any room.