[kmcelyea]

Any word on how much the new speaker "Alnico Hemp Omni" that Louis just posted yesterday will be?

Thanks,
Kevin

 

[Canada Rob]

It's a custom speaker, so I suggest you contact Louis.

[lousyreeds1]

Hi all,

Leaving price aside, I'd actually love to hear more about these Alnico omnis.  Having heard and loved Duevel omnis, my "perfect speaker" would combine the speed, tone and imaging of my Alnico XRS with the immersive dimensionality of omnis.  I had always thought, though, that omnis require completely different design principles and implementation, so I admit to being a little confused about how this can be achieved simply by adding a driver to the top of the enclosure.  I'm sure there's a lot more to this design than that, so I'd appreciate hearing thoughts from Louis or Rob.  Also, are sensitivity stats available?  Omnis usually require tons of power, but I'm assuming that's not the case here.

Thanks!

[Canada Rob]

The Alnico Hemp Omnis are about 98dB efficient and will, as with all Omegas, run well on a couple of watts.

[Carl V]

you might want to look at http://www.lowtherloudspeakers.com/fid-acad.html
as simply a background idea. There have been other Omni desings that are
similar to this...GR research, Pluto SL designs, amongst others. I built the Lowther
design many years ago it has some advantages to traditional designs & some placement
requirments.  How Louis has implemented his drivers is his unique design.