High Sensitivity Speakers

[Sherwood]

Geoff,

Thanks for the message. I have seen these on Devine Audio's website and they do look intriguing. I have never owned a pair of speakers with an Alnico Driver.

Can I ask which you own and how would you describe the sound please?

Thanks,

Rob

I bought mine direct from the Louis (Mr Omega) on a visit to the US. Mine are a custom design (effectively, the Super7 monitor with the Alnico driver upgrade).

Sound: fast, detailed, dynamic, weighty. In some respects, similar to my Maggies, but much, much, much easier to drive. The Alnico driver adds a visceral presence to the midrange which really works well and a surprising slam to bass. Imaging is top notch, with a very wide hotspot due to the cabinet design and the point source driver.

Oh, and they beautifully finished with a 10 year guarantee.

Geoff

[Rob1969]

I bought mine direct from the Louis (Mr Omega) on a visit to the US. Mine are a custom design (effectively, the Super7 monitor with the Alnico driver upgrade).

Sound: fast, detailed, dynamic, weighty. In some respects, similar to my Maggies, but much, much, much easier to drive. The Alnico driver adds a visceral presence to the midrange which really works well and a surprising slam to bass. Imaging is top notch, with a very wide hotspot due to the cabinet design and the point source driver.

Oh, and they beautifully finished with a 10 year guarantee.

Geoff

Definitely worth looking at then. Someone on ebay is selling a pair of the floorstanding version for £1,300: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Omega-Jun...IAAOSw401aPOGa

[Sherwood]

Definitely worth looking at then. Someone on ebay is selling a pair of the floorstanding version for £1,300: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Omega-Jun...IAAOSw401aPOGa

A good price, but with the standard drivers no the Alnico types. I heard both drivers in identical cabinets at the Omega factory and all I can say is that I stumped up for the Alnico drivers.

Geoff

[Rob1969]

A good price, but with the standard drivers no the Alnico types. I heard both drivers in identical cabinets at the Omega factory and all I can say is that I stumped up for the Alnico drivers.

Geoff

Didn't spot that. Will look at the others. Thank you.

[hifinutt]

how about these

http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/t...eakers.211854/

or these

http://www.analogueseduction.net/cat...dspeakers.html

[Rob1969]

how about these

http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/t...eakers.211854/

or these

http://www.analogueseduction.net/cat...dspeakers.html

The Devore's look superb but a bit too far from where I live as I would want to check them over.

The Icon Audio speakers solicited a little chuckle from the wife when I showed her. Not a good sign!

[hornucopia]

Even older than Struth (!!) and my Leak 3090s (I think) have alnico -from 70s.
Not sure history agrees with you, Mr Rothwell. The use of alnico goes back a long way and many folk rate it-plus many top makers use it.
Sure, the use of paper/plastic/carbon etc is important.
My PHY units, made by Bernard Salabert, were made 'the old way'. He said he hadn't invented anything new, just hadn't forgotten the old methods-which included careful use of paper, magnets etc. Often tuned by ear! The results are divine!

[walpurgis]

my Leak 3090s (I think) have alnico

I doubt it. The drive units were made by Wharfedale who as far as I'm aware had been manufacturing only ceramic magnet speakers since the late sixties. Not that there's anything wrong with ceramic items, they have some advantages in fact.

[RothwellAudio]

Even older than Struth (!!) and my Leak 3090s (I think) have alnico -from 70s.
Not sure history agrees with you, Mr Rothwell.

Not sure history agrees with me? I don't really understand that. I only expressed an opinion that the magnetic material was of minor concern in the overall design of a drive unit. Yes, alnico has been around a long time. I think ceramic was a later invention. Much more recently we have the rare earth magnets such as neodymium. The magnetic field is obviously important - or else the speaker wouldn't work! - but what produces the magnetic field is a concern for weight/size/cost etc. rather than sound quality (in my opinion).