You must have a larger room.
There is a 4.2 upgrade for ~$1500 listed on the website but it would be for more moderate sized rooms.
There is a 4.2 upgrade for ~$1500 listed on the website but it would be for more moderate sized rooms.
Review: Ohm Acoustics Ohm Walsh 100 Series 3 Speaker
With one of my Bel Canto ref1000m monoblocks in for some servicing, I have been running the TAD 125 Hibachi monoblocks in my main rig with the OHM Walshes now for about a week. Gotta say that the TADs have performed much better than I expected even with the big OHM 5s. ALthough they do not have the vice like control/damping of the BCs, not ultimately the slam and impact at higher volumes, they are still quite good and satisfying in most every regard, even at somewhat higher listening levels. Very impressive. Other than that, teh differences are really not all that noticeable, especially at modest volumes that most would not exceed normally. I could easily recommend these as a bargain in amplification for the OHMs assuming one can find a pair now that TAD has ceased production of new audio products as best I can tell. |
Trout, I am not certain but assuming a Walsh "omni" refers to a case where the Walsh/CLS driver output is not physically damped inside the cage in teh wall facing directions like the standard CLS configuration, ie SPLs are the same from the front, rear, and sides. If so, then considerable more distance from walls may be needed to get really top notch imaging and soundstage in a 2 channel stereo setup. All OHM Walsh speakers are inherently "omni" to some extent. Also I think the full "omni" Walsh speakers are traditionally sold for surround sound use in a home theater, which is a different kind of application than 2 channel stereo that I am less familiar with. |
Its been awhile, but I still have these. These have recently settled into my second 2 channel A/V system. I have spent a fair amount of time recently working to get that setup up to snuff. Currently they run off the TAD Hibachi amps which deliver a nice touch of tube like warmth. Pre-amp is pre-amp section of my old NAD 7020 receiver, which I called in off the bench when my prior pre-amp here died. I keep thinking I need to replace it but then I listen again and decide no, so it has been in this system now for a year or so. Main Source is PLEX app running on Amazon Fire box with Toslink out to mhdt Paradisea tube DAC using a NOS Tung Sol tube that came with the original GE and the DAC when I bought it here a ways back. The most recent addition that helped put this system over the top was the Auralex Sub Dude isolation platforms that can be seen in my system pics. These were just what the doctor ordered to alleviate unwanted interaction between the bottom port of the speakers and the suspended plywood floors. It sounds as clean, holographic and well balanced as my main rig with the bigger OHM F5s to me now, having closed the gap considerably. |
News posted on www.ohmspeakers.com says Ohm will be at the New York Audio show in November. They will likely be running Ohm 1000s powered by Peachtree Nova 300. The new Peachtree is 300 w/ch Class D Icepower. That should be quite the combo! |