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Best realistic omni type speaker option?

I have a pair of Martin Logan Ethos at home that sound good, and Davone Mojos at the office which for their size make great music too. 

While I like the MLs a lot, the sweet spot is small. A foot to either side and you're not getting the best sound. Which is why I'm interested in testing an omni against them.

But here's the thing, which to try at around $4-8k?
  • Ohms - lots of fans - basically a cone speaker mounted in above the cabinet and firing down with a tweeter on top- reasonably priced
  • Duevel's - upwards firing woofer with downward firing tweeter above - Bella Luna horn loads the tweeter - expensive and hard if not impossible to get in the U.S. 
  • Decware's HR-1 - hybrid omni / box speaker design  - 5 month or so wait 
  • Or since I like the MLs, step up the line to a pair of ML 11a 
Thoughts?

cdc2
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mapman
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I can only vouch for the Ohms. 
berner99
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"the sweet spot is small. A foot to either side and you’re not getting the best sound."

You might check out some of the speakers in the high end dipole thread I started. Bipole//dipole speakers don’t have this quality.

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racamuti
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Hi cdc2, Check out - Shahinianacoustics.com.
Heard them at shows and was impressed.

Good luck, TISH
frazeur1
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Duevel is very possible to get in the US, just not a demo. I can vouch for Pascal Ravach of Mutine in Canada, the North American distributor. I purchased Venus last May, love them.
As to other Omni types I have owned, various Ohms, very good, Larsen Model 4, also very good and reasonably priced, Shahinian Obelisk and Larc, both very good. 
All of the above while “similar”, have certain things each may do a bit better. It all comes down to system, room and maybe even visual things. 
Honestly, I could have lived with any of these, but extremely happy with my Duevel Venus. Also, my Venus were not as expensive as one might think, Pascal does an excellent job of keeping pricing in line with current German exchange. He does not utilize the typical BS distribution mark up, something that I am very impressed with! 
By the way, I am curious about how you are using your Davone Mojo’s, size of room, placement, amps etc. I have often wanted to try a pair in my bedroom along with my Naim Uniti streamer, always thought that might make for a nice and simple setup.
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