DancingSea
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Aloha,
The internet is a dangerous place. The last step of my once every 20 year massive system upgrade will be speakers. I have the Magnepan LRS, which sound terrific, but my room is 12 X 20 (about 2100 cu ft), and the LRS's need to be pulled out 4' from the back wall which annoys me to no end. Over on the Hoffman forums I started a thread to find an alternative.
That led to Ohm Walsh. Omni directionals are totally new to me. But I love the idea of being able to place close to the back wall, and have an enveloping sound with a broad sweet spot as I don't sit to listen to music, I cook and move around.
Contacting Ohm Walsh, they recommended the Walsh 1000's for my room. Will be $3100 delivered to Hawaii. In researching Ohm Walsh, I found mixed opinions. Many love them, others say they sound like a blanket has been placed over them. And there are questions about their build quality.
One poster reference Decware omni's, saying Decware build quality is better than Ohm. Despite all my time on the Decware forums, I had no idea Decware made omni directional speakers.
That led me to the HR-1's, which seem to be the best of both worlds, omni and directional.
But the lack of reviews make it difficult for me to frame where the HR-1's fit in with other $5K speakers. And how they compare to Ohm Walsh.
While I'll soon have a CS3P, I have no plans for a tube power amp. Are the HR-1's tube centric? I read somewhere that they sound dry with solid state.
Reflections welcomed.
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