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opinion on Omega Super 3i speakers

Hi All, I recently got a 300B SET tube amp and the seller recommended that I try tip toeing into the world of high sensitivity speakers with Omegas.  I see online the Omega Super 3i series seems relative easy on the wallet to get into, wondering if anyone has experience with these?  Is 3" cone too small?   Should I save up for the bigger 7" or 8" cone size ones?  I'm used to B&W's bookshelf with 6.5" woofer.  Thanks ahead.
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jayctoy
4,173 posts
 
Wtf I played them without sub too, they are very versatile speakers, I enjoyed them.
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bache
525 posts
 
To all Omega users-   can  you say that sound is full body or piano
test is no  good >usally to add sub is not help this issue, or the 
punch bass is very weak ?
br3098
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I have been auditioning various single driver, high efficiency speakers since I decision to return to SET amplification.  I have listened to both the Omega Super 3i (5" driver) and Compact Alnico (6.5" driver) and I will say that they sound quite different.  The larger driver is certainly more impactful and powerful sounding and has a stunning midrange, but it is less articulate when playing complex music.  The RS3 driver is, IMO, much better suited to full range music.  I suspect that the limitations of the larger driver due to added weight and the wizzer cone, which acts as a limiter or brake on the driver.

I have heard the Super 3 HO at someone else's home and would like to hear the Super Alnico HO monitors.  But if I were going to order a new pair now it would probably be the Super 3 HOs.  They work best overall for the wide range of music I listen to.

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