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Congrats on the sale Rebbi,If you are willing to use a sub, I'd consider the Super 3xrs along with the sub. That way you'd have the low end you want along with the speed of the RS5 driver and you would still be able to sell your stands. If I'm not mistaken, your room isn't large, so the RS5 would work out really well in there.
I have had many floor standing speakers over the years and none have matched the performance of my current Alnico Monitors with Sub. Monitors being smaller offer much more placement flexibility (especially in smaller rooms). Often with floorstanders positioning is a compromise between good bass and good imaging. My Klipsch RF-7's produce great Bass but Poor Imaging placed approx 2 feet off the front wall. Great Imaging but lacking Bass out approx 4 feet from the front wall.IMO the flexibility of a separate Sub provides the best chance of getting the best Bass out of most rooms (especially smaller rooms which I have found to be more difficult with lower frequencies).
Once you run a sub with an Omega + SET amp setup, have you in any way compromised the SET qualities of coherence, etc., by throwing a sub into the mix? Just curious what you guys think.
rebbi, I have seamless integration between my Alnico's and Sub using Speaker Level connections (a second set of speaker wires from the amp to the Sub). This way the Sub is reproducing the same amplifier signature as the monitors. I have tried Line Level connection (interconnect) from my preamp to the Sub several times and the integration using this connection method is poor in my system.
Since my ANK Kit 1 is an integrated amp, I'd be using Speaker Level connections, too. I think that your earlier comments about the flexibility of a sub/sat system with regard to placement is spot on. I have a sneaking suspicion that floor standing speakers just won't work in my room because it's a shared space (doubles as a guest bedroom) and I have limited leeway in placement. I really can't get the back of any speaker much further than 2 feet off the front wall. I now think this may be why, in my room, the Tekton Lore Reference that I borrowed, in spite of all its appealing qualities, seemed to image a little vaguely no matter what I did. So although I've never used a sub before, maybe it really is the way to go. I only wish I could afford your setup of Alnico's + sub. I'd probably be going with 3i or Super 7 + sub.
Congrats. Your research and buying decision will pay off big time... you're gonna love the sound of Omega. Louis does it right.
Happy to share that I am joining the ranks of Omega owners. Today I sent payment to member Sense63 for his ebony Alnico 7 monitors! These are like the drivers in the Super 7 Monitor and Super 7 XRS, except that they have an alnico motor. The cabinet, as I understand it, is the same as the Alnico Hemp Monitor. I am so excited to be getting Omega's and hearing what all the fuss is about. I want to thank member Ultralight for tipping me off that Sense63 wanted to move up the Omega line to the Alnico XRS and was looking to sell his monitors. I want to thank Sense63 for being such an awesome trading partner. I want to thank all of you for your patience with my endless questions in this endless thread, and to Canada Rob for answering my PM's. Last but not least, kudos to Louis, who is such a gentleman and a straight shooter and has been a joy to talk to! Yay!
On another note, can someone tell me what the recommended positioning and height is for Omega's? Are your ears supposed to be level with the center of the driver? I'm trying to figure out what kind of stand I'm going to need.
I use 20" high stands including spikes with my Alnico Monitors.
Peter,Which speakers are you getting?
Here they are in detail:http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=134489.0
