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The best just got better: Super 8 Alnico XRS replaces MaxHemp as Omega’s flagship single-driver loudspeaker
November 14, 2008
Available now priced at $3,500 a pair, Omega’s Super 8 Alnico XRS replace the MaxHemp as Omega’s flagship model.
The Super 8 XRS is a completely new speaker for Omega.
Like all Omega XRS-style speakers, the Super 8 Alnico XRS interacts with the room to extend the bass output. Built-in brass cones tilt the front of the speaker slightly for optimal soundstaging. And like other XRS models, this speaker is ‘room friendly,’ working well in a variety of room placements -- even close to corners and back walls.
This model shares design characteristics found in Omega’s smaller XRS speakers, including:
- Extended bass response
- Short cabinet heights, which virtually eliminates cabinet flex and resonance problems, translating into pure, uncluttered mids and highs
- Wide front baffles & built-in tilt, opening and broadening the soundstage
While commonalities exist, the Super 8 Alnico XRS excels compared to its smaller siblings in that it does everything they do, but better. Specifically, the Super 8 Alnico delivers:
- Greater dynamics (i.e. ‘whomp’ you can feel in your gut!)
- Better defined and more open bass response
- Improved bass texture
- Higher power handling capacity
- Greater surface area on the drivers, allowing them to reproduce more complex musical passages, while maintaining clarity and focus
According to Louis Chochos, Omega’s Founder, “relative to comparably equipped MaxHemps, the Super 8 Alnico XRS delivers improved sound quality for slightly less money.”
“For someone who wants and can afford the best Omega has to offer, this is the speaker to get,” adds Louis. Louis goes on to say “…Omega’s ultimate, no-compromise system is a pair of Super 8 Alnico XRSs matched with two DeepHemps… simply breathtaking!”
