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In Reply to: Omni-directional speakers better for problematic rooms? posted by dave123456@mail.com on January 11, 2009 at 02:29:02:
As noted below current day Ohm speakers are not omnis. But with respect to omnis, I find that caspian@peak.org nails it pretty good with the post below. I used the Ohm F for many years (still own them) and for sure they performed best "out on the floor" and the sound was compromised if placed too close to walls. Ohm Acoustics advised me that they worked optimally 5 ft or greater from any wall, so as to make the room less of a negative factor.
I recall reading (about 15 years after the fact) "The Absolute Sound" review of the F. I recall that the reviewer didn't have the space nor had a clue as to how to have them placed and he had them far too close to the walls.
It is interesting to note that Ohm Acoustics with its current line elected to abandon the very compelling omni virtue so that the speakers would be more easily integrated into more rooms.
Likewise, other quality omnis I have heard such as mbl and Huff (Geman Physik driver) require lots of breathing room.So to directly answer your question, yes, in my experience an omni can perform well in an otherise "problematic room" *if* the owner can manage to "get them out onto the floor" away from room boundaries. If that can be done other room issues, that can adversely effect front firing speakers, such as different acoustic environments for each speaker, how live or how damped the room may be, etc. will have less of an adverse sound on the sound of an omni.
Robert C. Lang
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