Bondman,
Another demo I heard that was up there was many years ago with Magnepans set up 1/3rd of teh way or so into teh room at Jim Smith’s old Audition shop in Birmingham Alabama. I and the friend I was with both bought a pair on the spot!
Thing is Magnepans put out as much sound to the rear as front like mbl and other fully omni-directional designs. OHMs are not fully omnidirectional nor do they put out as much sound to the rear or sides as the front. I’ve experimented with mine pulled out farther out from the rear wall and not achieved the same kind of results. Of course the details of the room acoustics matter greatly. You have to get just the right setup to maximize imaging depth with any speaker. I’m willing to bet your attic was pretty lively acoustically? I’ve read where John Strohbeen talks about having relatively "lively" space behind one’s listening position versus in front and how that can affect the listening experience.
Another demo I heard that was up there was many years ago with Magnepans set up 1/3rd of teh way or so into teh room at Jim Smith’s old Audition shop in Birmingham Alabama. I and the friend I was with both bought a pair on the spot!
Thing is Magnepans put out as much sound to the rear as front like mbl and other fully omni-directional designs. OHMs are not fully omnidirectional nor do they put out as much sound to the rear or sides as the front. I’ve experimented with mine pulled out farther out from the rear wall and not achieved the same kind of results. Of course the details of the room acoustics matter greatly. You have to get just the right setup to maximize imaging depth with any speaker. I’m willing to bet your attic was pretty lively acoustically? I’ve read where John Strohbeen talks about having relatively "lively" space behind one’s listening position versus in front and how that can affect the listening experience.