Opinions Mirage OMD-15 - OM Design speaker - 2.5-w

Redecorating sound room , wife wants slimmer design, to save space wants me to sell My Legacy Signature III Rosewoods. Using Classe Amps, Thanks

darrylhifi01-07-2011 3:56am

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johnnyb53 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,510 posts 01-07-2011 at 07:44am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete What are the dimensions of the Sig III's? How much smaller do your new speakers have to be? The OMD-15s are 40" H x 8.66" W x 12.25" D. I've had a pair for over two years and I like them a lot. They are very natural sounding but deceptively transparent as well. The respond well to upstream improvements and I think Classe amps would be an excellent match. Is there any chance you could go with the bigger OMD-28s? They're only $2600/pair from Vann's, originally $7500/pair. The OMD-28s are 11.0" W x 46.5" H x 13.0" D. I don't know if that makes that much difference in dimensions. Basically they're 5" taller and 2" wider than the OMD-15s. The reason I mention that is that while the OMD-15 is an excellent speaker that's very musically involving, the OMD-28 has bass extension down into the low 20's, more dynamic range, more sophisticated driver construction, and would probably completely make you forget about your Legacy Sig III's. I think the OMD speakers throw the most realistic soundstage and make it easy to hear a good timbre-correct presentation no matter where you sit or stand.
johnnyb53 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,510 posts 01-12-2011 at 07:31am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The OMD-15 is crazy good at $1k/pair. Once broken in they are capable of surprising resolution. Bass goes to the mid-30s, not sub-30s like the Legacy and OMD-28. The OMD-28 doesn't just have deeper bass. It has a more expensive, sophisticated midrange as well. It must be something because the OMD-15 is no slouch. If you have Classe separates, however, why would you power it with a Marantz AV receiver? The OMD-15s will do OK, but they really step up with better upstream cables and electronics. I use a pretty high resolution high current MOSFET with mine and they sound wonderful. The OMD-28 may be $2600/pair, but remember, they listed at and were very competitive at $7500/pair. That's just a little over 1/3 of list. The OMD-15's are 40% of list. Chris Martens of Abso!ute Sound bought the review pair of OMD-28s and made them his reference for awhile after he reviewed them for the magazine.

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