Devores and Omegas - input please


Thought I would poll the group here... I am reading up on higher sensitvity speakers once again (I have taken many a trip to these grounds over the years, but always deterred by trip’s end due to what I perceived as horn-like or paper cone type distortions and proportionally weak bass), and would like to solicit input from happy owners of better Devore (0/93 or 0/96) and Omega speakers... these are of course known to be with higher sensitivity and higher/benign impedance (and decent 'accuracy'!), thus well matched for sweet lower powered tube amps...

Comments and comparisons would be especially welcome to other well known, well regarded, leading speaker makes known for their natural sound such as Harbeth, ProAc, Vandersteen, etc etc.

Thank you.
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wondering if the 0/96 has the same resonant frequency mentioned by bj when he had the 0/93 -- same 10 in driver employed in both... seems like just in a bigger box used in 0/96 to gain a few more db of efficiency

i do like good spatial characterization/imaging in my sound, so i am also a bit worried about the ’wall of sound’ comments

i am using the spatial audio m3 sapphire open baffles now... 93 db efficiency with 2x 15 in bass drivers each side and rated 4 ohms, so not best suited to lower powered tube amps, but the enormous cone surface area moves air unlike any of my (many many) prior speakers...