I was all set to order the Omega super 3 ho's tomorrow, but now I guess ATCs need consideration.
SF, agree with you completely regarding the LS 50s-- I just don't like their sound that much. The PIII ESR's I do like, but fear they were going to require more power than my Flea Amp will put out.
Hence, we're still going round and round about which is the absolute best speaker to get for my near Field situation.Â
I did acquire a Primaluna Dialogue 5 with KT88s, and have bought a lot of new, old(?) NOS NIB tubes to roll in it. This was initially for the nearfield setup, to get that extra power and enable me to really get the very best speaker, and not have to worry about power. But the more I thought about it 12 clean, good watts SHOULD really be theoretically enough, especially with the tubes =3x ss, rule. So I am going to try that out for kicks in the main set up as a second amp. There I might need to roll KT150s into the PL to get the B&Ws up to speed, will see.
SF, have the Omegas grown on you any more, since your review was my incentive to pull the pin on them? And what about athe Audience 1+1, AudioNotebook ANK, Dynaudio Contour 20, PSB Imagine, Reference Reflector......? I take to heartBlindjims comments, but having issues with getting  real I/F data, no way to trial, and as confused as ever.
i really hate to admit this, but like in a restaurant when someone is(used to be my kids) left side ordering, I often opt for the absolutely most expensive one when there are similar choices. I always figure it has to be expensive for SOME reason! Â We all know that does not always really work in audio, but I have to tell you, I really, really am down to that in getting this speaker pair, since even store demos are not nearfield, usually.
SF, agree with you completely regarding the LS 50s-- I just don't like their sound that much. The PIII ESR's I do like, but fear they were going to require more power than my Flea Amp will put out.
Hence, we're still going round and round about which is the absolute best speaker to get for my near Field situation.Â
I did acquire a Primaluna Dialogue 5 with KT88s, and have bought a lot of new, old(?) NOS NIB tubes to roll in it. This was initially for the nearfield setup, to get that extra power and enable me to really get the very best speaker, and not have to worry about power. But the more I thought about it 12 clean, good watts SHOULD really be theoretically enough, especially with the tubes =3x ss, rule. So I am going to try that out for kicks in the main set up as a second amp. There I might need to roll KT150s into the PL to get the B&Ws up to speed, will see.
SF, have the Omegas grown on you any more, since your review was my incentive to pull the pin on them? And what about athe Audience 1+1, AudioNotebook ANK, Dynaudio Contour 20, PSB Imagine, Reference Reflector......? I take to heartBlindjims comments, but having issues with getting  real I/F data, no way to trial, and as confused as ever.
i really hate to admit this, but like in a restaurant when someone is(used to be my kids) left side ordering, I often opt for the absolutely most expensive one when there are similar choices. I always figure it has to be expensive for SOME reason! Â We all know that does not always really work in audio, but I have to tell you, I really, really am down to that in getting this speaker pair, since even store demos are not nearfield, usually.