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Has anybody had experience with the Orions?

Surfing through the net, I found this site of Siegfried Linkwitz (Linkwitz Lab). Yes he is the same Linkwitz famous for the Linkwitz-Riley crossover formulas. I was wondering if anyone has listened, or better yet, owns these speakers, which are Sigfried's best design to date. They appear to embody fascinating concepts in acoustical science. To name a few, dipole radiation, excellent sub-bass response within an open box, and a very slender and elegant cabinet. According to some, they are the closest thing to live music available, regardless of price. I'd appreciate any comments or observations. Thank you.
jmaldonado
seacard
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Have any of you had a chance to compare them to the Avalon Eidolon? Just curious what everyone's experience was.
gregm
3,405 posts
 
Seacard -- if you're looking for head-on, real-time, shoot out... I can't help.

OTOH, I've experienced both at close intervals and reminiscing my impressions -- they are quite different, the Orions being at a different reproductive level.
Of course, these were the older Eidolons & Orions w/out back tweet; the amplification was different as you'd expect ; Spkr positioning "agent" was identical (i.e. me, for what it's worth); I'm not implying Avalon makes mediocre spkrs -- quite the contrary, and anyway I like their products (particularly the Eidolon).
jmaldonado OP
57 posts
 
Ojgalli, nice comments. I have 2 questions:

1) What is the distance from your rear wall to the Orions?
2) Is there anything between the speakers (audio rack, TV, etc)?

Regards,
ojgalli
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Jmaldonado:

1) Mine are 1 meter from the front wall, a bit less than recommended. Without the rear tweeter I don't believe those few inches are critical, with the rear tweeter is may be more so. After several hours of more listening and some octave band pink noise tests, the -1.5 dB ASP setting seems optimal. I am going to try moving the speakers out some to compare and retest. The extra front wall space could prove beneficial. I'm still impressed by the sence of space. It seems to enhance detail/separation of instruments.

2) Yes, there is a large rear projection HDTV between the speakers. The toe-in helps keep the screen reflection down, but a blanket over the screen may be best for critical listening. The room is irregular. Left side wall is about 1.5m, and the right side is open. The left speaker balance is set -1dB to compensate. (Plaster walls/wood studs/w-t-w carpet over wood joist.) Component rack is low and to the left side, the amp is on the floor between the speakers.
bassdude
493 posts
 
Yes... I have the Orion's... and... in a word - "Supreme!"

But, you must be able to live with their somewhat ugly appearance (compared to others with great cabinetry), as well as their multi-channel amplifier demands.

I found those compromises to be secondary to their incredibly "live, life-like" sound.
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