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Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
It was enjoyable to run across the site.  The time of the publication far preceded my interest in the subject matter of quality audio.  I did already run across a nice interview with Roy Allison in Issue 18, so I have a lot of ancient history to r... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Many apologies for any distractions from the main threads, and if this post duplicates another elsewhere.I was tooling around Reddit today and found links to back issues of Audio Critic magazine.  I was hopeful I could find a review of "modern" Oh... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Yeah, the listing implies they work with third party shippers, but if I were interested in pursuing this option outside of Charlotte, I'd call Goodwill first to confirm terms. 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
A set of Walsh 2s in rough cosmetic shape on Goodwill auction (p/u only - Charlotte, NC).https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/76079850 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
https://ohmspeaker.com/news/how-big-is-a-big-room/https://ohmspeaker.com/news/speaker-size-how-small-is-too-small/https://ohmspeaker.com/news/when-good-better-best-is-not-good-enough/Relevant.I realize you said @snapsc that you're not necessarily ... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Understand.  I was just logging back in to say I know I mixed terms (sound level and imaging), but I think the statement is still representative of how he approaches the entire endeavor.There are a lot of blog posts on the Ohm site, and they are w... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
John speaks to his imaging philosophy: "My reference sound level is the level I enjoy in a live setting, sitting in the center about 12-15 rows back in Carnegie Hall: be the performance a solo singer or full orchestra."https://ohmspeaker.com/new... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
@mapman has the right idea: buy and pay Ohm for maintenance or upgrade and sit pretty for dramatically lower investment.Someone picked those up at auction for $200 yesterday.  Hopefully, it's someone on this thread who can appreciate them.-austing... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
While the wife and kiddo were out on Saturday, I indulged in some high-SPL listening of Graceland and other albums on vinyl.  My normal listening level is around 7-9 o'clock position on my Pioneer VSX-D1S (http://www.hifi-classic.net/review/pionee... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
If you're  in the Sacramento area, these should be on your radar.  Pick up only.https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/75287426austingonzo  
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Goodness!  I'm not sure how anyone got the impression I have a trust issue with John.  The trust issue is with UPS.John and I had a discussion about how to return the drivers for maintenance.  I assumed he had a reverse logistics solution in place... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
Like others over the years, I have slogged through all 57 pages of this post before opening an Audiogon account and making my first post to this forum thread.I recently obtained a pair of 4XO's here in Austin from a young man who had been gifted t...