Sunnyjim---Bravo on your taste in music! The Band and the two songs mentioned are fantastic, but the album those songs are on (self titled---The Band, commonly referred to as the brown album) is actually their second, Music From Big Pink (containing the hit "The Weight") being their first. The bass drum you mention is a great sounding Gretsch with the front head removed (common practice in recording studios)---fat and punchy. By the way, while the drums on "Across The Great Divide" are played by The Band’s astoundingly great drummer/singer Levon Helm (listen to his playing on ATGD, wherein Levon plays the main recurring fill alternating between bass drum and snare drum; boom crack/crack/crack boom/boom/boom crack/crack/crack boom/boom/boom---brilliant!), the drums on "Jemima Surrender" are played by Band pianist/singer Richard Manuel, himself a very interesting and musical drummer. That’s Richard playing drums on "Rag Mama Rag", "Up On Cripple creek", and "When You Awake" as well.
Are Ohm-Walsh micros and 1000 series disrespected because of omni-directional design??
I never was a big fan of Omni-directional speakers because they are often disappointing. I don't need the sound in back of me or 2 foot to my right or left. However, I have seen many testimonials for Ohm -Walsh speaker on Audiogon, yet they are infrequently reviewed.
Therefore, are Ohm-Walsh speakers disrespected because of their Omni directional design??. I noticed two issues on their website: 1) how do your determine which micro or tall column will be compatible for the dimensions of your listening area, especially if your listening area is only part of a larger room. 2) A buyer can easily mistake the way they are priced. For example, the OW Talls (w-1000) are $ 1000 each, NOT $1000 FOR THE PAIR. So, that model is $2000 a pair, and there is lot of competition from conventional designed speaker, in that price category For example. the Golden Ear Technology. model 7, and the Magneplanar .07 both in the $1400-1500 price range and, some of the PSB towers, like the T-2 or T-3. or Monitor Audio recent series..
Would like some feedback about whether this Ohm-Wash design is disrespected by the major audio press. Are hardcore audiophile not convinced by the Omni-directional design and results, and so it never gets a f"air shake or serious audition,