So,
IMO the Ohm Walsh are truly a case of the whole being greater than the parts. It’s something I had to get over. I had some old, pretty beat up PRO 200's I picked up used. Every time I listened... there was so much I liked that I wondered what new ones would sound like. Eventually I bought some 5000's
They are an excellent performing speaker for the money. I really, really like my 5000’s.
Are they built as well as my previous DynAudio Contour 60’s - no. The Dyn’s fit and finish were perfect, the components used are all top looking quality etc.
You can tell the OHM’s are built by hand, the veneers are nice looking, but the fit and finish isn’t a 10/10 (say like Salk, who is probably a 12/10). They are in the 8/10 range. If they are in stock, they ship quick. If not, it might be a bit of a wait... or even a bit longer.
When you go online and look for pictures of the drivers and tweeters, you see all sorts of variations, you can’t go based on that.
If you get inside the cans, you can tell they were handbuilt. The tweeters are good quality but not the high priced stuff, the drivers are many times paper cones (which I actually like and feel sound natural, - JBL still uses them also).
But my lord, set-up right - they perform and perform well. They sound bigger than they are, they can take oodles of power, they play cleanly. If you like that live big sound they do it.
They do detail well, they are not bright. They might not be the utmost on perfect image placement but they are good.
But they are fun to listen to. John and Evan are good to deal with also.
IMO the Ohm Walsh are truly a case of the whole being greater than the parts. It’s something I had to get over. I had some old, pretty beat up PRO 200's I picked up used. Every time I listened... there was so much I liked that I wondered what new ones would sound like. Eventually I bought some 5000's
They are an excellent performing speaker for the money. I really, really like my 5000’s.
Are they built as well as my previous DynAudio Contour 60’s - no. The Dyn’s fit and finish were perfect, the components used are all top looking quality etc.
You can tell the OHM’s are built by hand, the veneers are nice looking, but the fit and finish isn’t a 10/10 (say like Salk, who is probably a 12/10). They are in the 8/10 range. If they are in stock, they ship quick. If not, it might be a bit of a wait... or even a bit longer.
When you go online and look for pictures of the drivers and tweeters, you see all sorts of variations, you can’t go based on that.
If you get inside the cans, you can tell they were handbuilt. The tweeters are good quality but not the high priced stuff, the drivers are many times paper cones (which I actually like and feel sound natural, - JBL still uses them also).
But my lord, set-up right - they perform and perform well. They sound bigger than they are, they can take oodles of power, they play cleanly. If you like that live big sound they do it.
They do detail well, they are not bright. They might not be the utmost on perfect image placement but they are good.
But they are fun to listen to. John and Evan are good to deal with also.