Ohm Walsh F5
The Ohm Walsh F5 delivers a boldly omnidirectional presentation that fills the room with an enveloping, larger-than-life musical field. Doug Schroeder at Dagogo found its greatest appeal in the sensation of sitting within the performance, making this a distinctive choice for listeners drawn to immersive soundstage scale over conventional pinpoint imaging.
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Sound Quality
55/100
Build Quality
50/100
Value for Money
85/100
Pros
Creates an unusually enveloping, room-filling presentation that makes listeners feel immersed in the performance.
Offers a distinctive omnidirectional soundstage with expansive scale and a convincing sense of being with the band.
Cons
Its large, amorphous soundstage can produce inflated image scale rather than the tightly focused imaging some listeners prefer.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 55/100
The available review focuses almost entirely on the F5's omnidirectional presentation: an unusually large, immersive field that puts the listener within the performance rather than in front of it. It offers little direct assessment of tonal balance, bass extension, treble refinement, or dynamic capability.
Bass
50/100
The review does not offer a direct assessment of bass depth, weight, control, or texture. No conclusions about low-frequency performance can be drawn from the available listening comments.
Mid
50/100
There is a passing reference to Shelby Lynne's unusually outsized vocals, but it is framed as an effect of the speaker's expansive presentation rather than a judgment on vocal timbre or midrange naturalness. The review otherwise says little about tonal realism through the midrange.
Treble
50/100
The available review provides no meaningful comments on treble detail, air, smoothness, or brightness. It does not establish how the F5 handles high-frequency refinement.
Soundstage Imaging
78/100
The F5 is described as throwing sound broadly and creating a distinctive, immersive sense of being with the band. The reviewer also finds its scale inflated and its stage more bulbous or amorphous than the sharply defined presentation preferred by some conventional stereo listeners.
Dynamics
50/100
The review notes that omnidirectional speakers can be either exemplary or anemic dynamically depending on the design, but does not specifically judge the F5's punch, headroom, or expressive range. There is not enough direct evidence to characterize its dynamic performance.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
50/100
The supplied review does not discuss cabinet construction, finish, driver execution, terminals, or long-term durability. There is too little published evidence here to make a specific assessment of craftsmanship.
Value for Money
85/100
At roughly $7,500-$7,750, the F5 sits in a substantial premium-speaker segment. The available review does not address whether it represents strong value, nor does it compare the F5 directly with similarly priced alternatives.
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Manufacturer's Description — Ohm Walsh
Back in the 1970s, the Ohm F was a state-of-the-art reimagining of what a speaker could be. Although the original literature for the F proudly proclaimed it as “The Last Loudspeaker,” it was only a beginning for Ohm.
Today, we honor its heritage by producing the F5 as our flagship model. It features our top-of-the-line Walsh driver from the 5000 Tall, perfectly coupled with a massive 15” subwoofer, driven by its own 500 Watt IcePower amp.
Once you’ve lived with a pair of these, you’ll be spoiled for anything else!
- Bi-amped design features gold-plated five-way binding posts to drive the passive Walsh section; the powered subwoofer section accepts either a balanced (XLR) or single-ended (RCA) line-level connection from your preamp.
- Low frequency extension well into the subsonic range adds a new, tactile dimension even to familiar recordings.
- Stands on custom-made heavy-duty vibration-damping casters.
- Available with either the taller “classic” grill or the shorter, “crop top” grill. Both will offer identical sonic performance. Choose your cosmetic preference before checking out.
Our patented Walsh driver technology gives you the best value in speakers for audio and home theater, guaranteed. This technology also provides the most firm, precise stereo imaging over the widest sweet-sweep from any speaker in existence. This means extraordinarily natural, intelligible vocal reproduction for both music and films.
- All of our speakers are hand made in the USA and can be totally customized in shape and finish to fit your needs and room decor.
- You can browse our selection of veneers and choose one to match your room, and we can send you physical samples for final confirmation.
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- Decibel HiFi — online and in-store — Esk, Queensland, Australia (website)
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- Pitbull Audio — online and in-store — National City, California, United States (website)
- Simply Speakers — online and in-store — St. Petersburg, Florida, United States (website)
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