Best real world radial / omidirectional speaker

if you can get a hold of older SLS bookshelf speakers, that would be an alternative to ohm's. I'm amazed at what it can do for home theater and audio only with their patented ribbons. I own all sorts of speakers and my favorite is my ESSHEILS and I have more ohm's then anything else. I even own magnepans and acoustats and eminent tech. The SLS pound per pound is the most capable. My ESS heil's are the best because I modified it to my liking with three ESS HEIL drivers. Ohm is the best for placement and all around purpose use. Planars and electrostats you need to work with the room boundaries

Any thoughhts on the oh. Walsh 1000s versus the micro walsh talls?

Cdc2,
Apart from the Ohms, for 2000 $, you should be able to find a used pair of Shahinian Obelisks sooner than later.
Regards
Florian Hassel

OHM Walsh speakers tend to have similar sound from bottom to top of line. Driver and cabinet volumes increase up the line to deliver better bass in larger rooms. Micros are the smallest and 1000s second smallest. That is the main difference. Another is cabinet height. Larger models tend to be taller. You generally want to listen from a position at or above driver level for best tonal balance, especially if listening more nearfield.

SOmetimes the smaller models including micros can still work quite well even in larger rooms. It all depends. JOhn Strohbeen at OHM has a good customer service reputation for helping his customers find the right model for their application and not overselling his products.

I will second the Mirage suggestion. I've owned almost every speaker in their lineup, and currently have the OMD-28s. They are truly amazing speakers, and I only have them about 18" off the back wall. More room would be better, however, they still sound absolutely stunning. I'm pushing them with the flagship receiver from Pioneer...which has been plenty of power.

For smaller room, the OMD-15s are great as they don't have the bass to overwhelm. Good luck!
Mot