Anyone dislike Ohm Walsh speakers?


Hello,

I live in Southeast Asia in a country where there is no way to audition a pair of Ohm Walsh speakers. I'm looking to buy a pair of Ohm Walsh 2000's for music/home theater. 

I have seen rave reviews about the Ohm Walshs and like the idea of an omnidirectional speaker. But I'm hesitant since I would like this to be my "forever" pair of speakers and am paying $500 for shipping. Has anyone here heard a pair of Ohm Walshs and not liked them? Just trying to figure out my chances of making a purchase that I might regret. Thank you so much everyone!
thomaspynchon211

I tried the 5000's for a month and returned them.  Comments from @circusdevil are spot on.  The veneer on mine were also bubbling.  I thought the bass response was really weak in my room.

Shipping them back was not cheap.

 

@gimmer Interesting that you returned them after one month with two months left on your trial period.  I bought mine in late 2009 and if they continued to sound like they did after one month, I would have returned them also.  The biggest changes came in the 6-12 week range. I have even heard that John Strohbeen won't take a return in less than a month for that reason.  I assume you tried adjusting the level switches before you returned them.  

@bondmanp It may have been closer to two months.  I worked with them for about a month with positioning and adjusting switches but the bass was always muddy to me.  The build quality was really subpar for speakers in that price range (8-9K).

They were very helpful but the speakers and my ears and eyes just didn't gel.

It's sad to hear that after all the years that Ohm has been making speakers that they are still having problems with something as basic as applying veneer correctly. That should be a simple thing to do right. 

Interesting comments regarding the quality of veneer finish. I tried a set of Ohm 200s about 15 years ago and the cabinet quality was mediocre, but not bad.  Fast forward to more recent times and I bought a set of Ohm 1000s about 4 years ago and the veneering and finish is very good. It's not a fancy piece of wood furniture like some speakers, but certainly good. Definitely an improvement over the 200s.  And, I love the way they sound.