New to this circle (not to AC though)...
Heading to Chicago Sunday to pick up my first pair of Omegas ... A8's with hemp drivers and Skylan stands. I'm anxious to put them through their paces in my listening room, and to see how they compare to my Mark Audio 12p-loaded Super Pensils.
Regarding amplification, I have two choices available to me; a rebuilt Fisher 400, which I believe is around 20w/ch (tubed) and a hand-built parallel single-ended 6s45p which pushes 1.5 glorious watts. The PSE amp pushes my Pensils to comfortable levels in my 12x17 room, and I think the Mark Audio 12p's are a little less efficient (maybe 93dB?). Anyway, it'll be interesting to see how the 2 compare with the A8's .... anyone venture a guess as to what I'll find? Also, the Fisher has 4, 8 and 16 ohm taps. If I'm not mistaken, the A8's are 6 ohm? Would the 4 or 8 ohm taps be a better choice?
I plan on putting my Adire Audio Rava sub (12" sealed) back into the mix with these. It's a very detailed sub, and while it can certainly roar with movies, I've found it to be a very accurate with music. At some point I might keep my eyes open for one of the deep hemps, but that's not in the financial cards right now.
I'll be sure to add a review of the A8's once I get a chance to run them through their paces.
Tom