fizz - first to answer your question: to my ears my Omegas sound very slightly forward in my 11 x 20 room.
In any case, I've owned a pair of Omega Hemptones since 2005 and listen to them daily. They're hooked up to my PrimaLuna integrated, and source material is played thru a Rega P9/Ortofon Jubilee; PrimaLuna Classic CD player; Nakamichi DR-10 cassette deck; and a small Grace internet tuner.
I absolutely love the speakers and have no desire to upgrade. One slight caveat - don't know anything about the model you're considering, but the Hemptones sounded pretty poor for the first 50 hours, opened up nicely after about 100 hours, and absolutely sung after 200 hours. Louis O. advised me that this would be the case, so I gave the speakers the time needed to break in and have been happy ever since.
In any case, I've owned a pair of Omega Hemptones since 2005 and listen to them daily. They're hooked up to my PrimaLuna integrated, and source material is played thru a Rega P9/Ortofon Jubilee; PrimaLuna Classic CD player; Nakamichi DR-10 cassette deck; and a small Grace internet tuner.
I absolutely love the speakers and have no desire to upgrade. One slight caveat - don't know anything about the model you're considering, but the Hemptones sounded pretty poor for the first 50 hours, opened up nicely after about 100 hours, and absolutely sung after 200 hours. Louis O. advised me that this would be the case, so I gave the speakers the time needed to break in and have been happy ever since.