Mystery solved. Hoe do you like them?
Forgot to quote you bhunter. See my response above.
Very interesting. Thanks for following up on this. Too bad they're not typical 3's as you'd be getting increased frequency response in the highs and lows, but as you summarized, the 2's are excellent speakers as well. Glad you like them.
Yes, I was a little disappointed as well, as I had assumed a Walsh 3 was a Walsh 3. I actually paid the guy above his asking price to secure them, and with the understanding that a set of Walsh 3 were, well, Walsh 3s.
That being said, with the highs and lows in the average position, I did find them a bit underwhelming. When I moved both to the increase position, I found the top end now had adequate dynamics, as did the bass.
Not that I would mind a few more SPLs in the 30-40Hz range, but the down firing port takes good advantage of my room's acoustic limitations.
However, even though I own speakers that return more HF information, and own speakers that rumble somewhat better, these Ohms are just simply bloody engaging. Listening to Richie Sambora's "Undiscovered Soul" disc last night, and was fully immersed in the track "All that Really Matters". Great warmth on the vocals without losing Richie's rasp, enough high-level dynamics to make cymbals sound like cymbals, and nice warm tones from the bass. Have I heard this song more clinically? Yes. Have I heard it more enjoyably? That's a tougher question. Although I'd describe the sound as "soft", it also had a certain "rightness" to it.
Also seems to be a good fit for the Musical Fidelity a3.2. Although some have described this receiver as tube-like, I have always found it a bit mid forward. The Ohms tame this nicely, and lap up the 185W it can push into 4 ohm loads.