Gallos ohms mirages or deuvels

This web page of AVGuide has a link to download a pdf of the full Abso!ute Sound review of the Mirage OMD-28.

Chris Martens, the reviewer, bought a pair and uses them as his new reference.

I have the OMD-15s, one model down from the 28s, and everything he says about the OMD-28s rings true for the 15s as well, if on a slightly smaller scale and 1/2 octave less bass extension (which is still good to the low 30s).

Here is a review of the Mirage OMD-15s for Ultra Audio and here is a review of the Mirage OMD-28s from SoundStageAV.com.

Everything they say is true. The OMD series provides a better radiating pattern than simple wide dispersion or a purely omnidirectional speaker. The Omniguide's proportions of front, side, and rearward dispersion make for a realistic, scalable soundstage, plenty of soundstage depth, and more image specificity than you get with a bipolar or typical omni pattern.

"The Omniguide's proportions of front, side, and rearward dispersion make for a realistic, scalable soundstage, plenty of soundstage depth, and more image specificity than you get with a bipolar or typical omni pattern"

Ohm dispersion is similar (less omni-directional) as described here for Mirage compared to full omni MBL or Duevel.

ohm...the legend here

Should also throw these guys in the mix:

http://www.morrisonaudio.com/

Never heard them, but like the design + a lot of what their web site says.