Mirage Speakers - Page 162

Marantz and Denon are sister companies although their feature sets are a little different. Both are good brands.
http://www.dm-holdings.com/eng/

I have a Denon 989 and I am very happy with it. I'd probably be happy with a Marantz receiver too.

Onkyo is nice, too. That is what I have been using.

Anyone have the V2 towers? Kind of curious if they are a worthy upgrade. I have a nanosat setup with BIC H-100 sub and a V2 Center. Kind of curious if some V2 towers would be a good next upgrade.

That or upgrade receivers to one that supports the lossless audio formats..though not sure my current speakers are enough to warrant an upgrade just yet.

I had an OS3 setup before upgrading to an OMD setup. For HT I thought they were pretty good but for music I could hear something was missing. Unless you can get a great deal on some take a look at the OMD 15. Cheaper than what the OS3 are selling for new. I still have my OS3 towers and center and may sale if you are interested. PM me if you are.

Think the OMD 15s are getting past the eye test for my wife as far as size. I'd be stepping on a thin line getting the V2 towers. Yes, Id rather have a happy wife than better sound. I know Im not allowed to say that on here.

My setup is used for 95% TV and movies, so them being to terribly musical isnt too big of a deal for me.

Sometimes you have to give a little!

However, my wife loves the OMD-15's. The look, sound, everything!

My wife is against the big speaker thing...they could be $20K speakers that sound like God's voice itself..and she wouldnt want them dominating the room. haha

Of course, I had a Klipsch refrence setup at the time she wanted me to step down. Those were big and not exactily attractive.

Oh well - I didn't think they were that big!

If music isn't a big deal then go with the OS3. As I said before I thought they were good for HT.

Unless you watch TV and movies with music.

Valid point.

Just lurking around on the forum I came across a pic with some V2/OS3 fs and showed them to my wife.

She seemed cool with them. Woot!

Probably need to wait till April and my bday before I can buy some..but guess Ill keep me eye out before then.

Id love to grab up Spurriers setup.

No offense but I wonder if this forum will ever go a day without the words "Wife" or "WAF" mentioned. Christ on wheels. Like Adam Corolla says "In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks"

She gets to play with the house, I get to play with the cars and the garage. A/V stuff is a seconday hobby, so Im working on her. LOL As long as I call all the shots on the car/garage stuff Im golden.

I have the V2 towers and while they sound good, they really need a sub. I have the Mirage S10 sub and that really makes a difference!!!

Regarding the receiver, I think you have to look at like this: you WILL be upgrading the receiver and you WILL upgrade the speakers..

There are a ton of receivers out there to choose from. Take some careful measurements of your room and then go listen to some receivers. How things sound is very personal. I think everyone can remember their first exposure to excellent sound.

In your current set-up, what are the room conditions? Do you have hardwood or a rug? Do you have blinds or curtains? When my wife and I were painting our living room, we took down a picture (over the couch size) and we could tell pretty easily because the sound was much brighter.

With the OMD pricing where it is right now, I think you ought to consider skipping the V2/OS3 and go to the OMD-15. I am seriously considering this. Just be sure to get a receive that can handle 6 ohms speakers.

I have the V2 towers and am considering the leap to OMD-15. What were your first impressions? How many hours did they take to break in fully? How much fuller are they compared to the V2?

Are you happy with them?

Yeah, Im happy with the H-100 as the sub right now, its been working well. Im currently running a Denon 1609, which I am happy with the sound...but just wish it had the lossless audio capabilities.

This is true...guess its one of those things where which will I get the best bang for my buck at first. Im guessing new R and L speakers.

Room is carpeted, but could use some acoustic panels if I can get those sneaked in. We have blinds. We live on a pond, so I dont really see us putting up curtains anywhere along the back of the house.

While Id love the OMDs..Im just not sure I can pull them off. They are signifigantly larger are they not?!?

I can't prove it but my hunch is that OMD5s (the satellites) and a solid sub would sound as good as or better than the OS3 or V2 floorstanders. Not sure how that would fly with the wife, some might like it better some might not. It would be pretty modest in price, too.

Hrmm, yeah, thats another option. I would need some pretty nice looking stands to put them on. My nanosats are currently on a set of candle holders, but the OMD5s would be too big for them.

Anyone have any pictures they can post of the OMD5 sats that give some reference to size?

Looks like there is a number of OMD5 on vanns clearance for $144.

Wonder what I can sell 3 nanosats and the nanosub for? Would only need to pick up 2 of the OMD5s.

I posted a picture of my setup a few pages ago. That should provide a reference. TV is a 52".

Here's a nanosat and OMD-5 next to each other.

http://img265.imageshack.us/i/miragenanovsomd5.jpg/

Exactly what I needed! Thanks!

Would be a mixture of speakers....OMD5 L/R, V2 Center, and Nanosat rears...curious how all of that would sound together.

Hey, I found this article that talks about impedance and speakers settings. As we're on the OMD vs V2/OS3 discussion, I found this helpful.

http://www.prestonelectronics.com/audio/Impedance.htm

Does anybody have diagrams to show the sound dispersion pattern of the OMD5 or Omnisat3?

Do it! I'm no audiophile but the OS3 seemed to have a hole in them, most noticeable in the mids, OMD seemed much fuller to me. Not sure how long the break in was. I say do it glad I did it but wish I would have known about OMDs at vanns before getting OS3s.

Comparison shot.

If you get the OMD5 and put on a stand it's going to be just as large as the OMD 15. I'm not sure I would call it a significant difference in size between OMD 15 and OS3.

Some great info here.

Wall or ceiling mounting the OMD5s is going to take up a lot less space than stands. They may also sound better.

I don't think the OMD5s on stands are really as big as the OMD15s, though. Narrower and shallower. Not that much bigger than the OS3 stuff. Though definitely bigger.

OMD 5 - 9.2" H x 6.5" W x 7.25" D
OMD 15 - 40" H x 8.66" W x 12.25" D

OS3 FS - 41.9" H x 5.5" W x 6.2" D
OS3 Sat - 8.25" H x 5.25" W x 6.2" D

Hello all, I need some quick advice on OMD-5 placement. I have a small (10' x 16') living room with a 6' wide fireplace/hearth/mantle on the wall the TV is hung on. It's an old house, and there's nowhere else to put the TV with big windows on the other two walls and an open walkthrough to the dining room. Anyway, the mantle is about 5' off the ground - would the OMD-5 suffer from being placed up there, above ear level? My other option is lower and off to the sides, but then they're only a foot or two away from sidewalls and lots of nasty surfaces.

I've owned Nanosats briefly in the past and liked the dispersion but not the lack of oomph. I'm hoping the OMD-5 can bridge the gap between small and stylish and good fidelity.

Also - if I've got them on the mantle approx 5 feet apart, should I just go phantom center or should I order one more OMD-5? Receiver is a Marantz SR5005.

Thanks!

rutgersftw, you've got all the right ideas about placement and reflections (and the Nanosats).

If you're going to place them above ear level, the best thing to do is to mount them about 7-9 feet up and upside down. An alternative is to get a mount that lets you tilt the speakers forward so they fire at the listening position.

The speakers fire forward and up at about a 20-35 degree angle relative to the base. So mostly forward but somewhat up. That's why you wanted them mounted high-ish if they are upside down, so they aren't firing at the floor in front of you. Or if they need to be lower - again, have them upside down but on a mount that lets you tilt the business end (too confusing to say "top when it's upside down) so they fire at the listening position. It really depends on how close the listening position is.

There are zillions of opinions about phantom center, but if I were you I'd get a center, at these prices. You can mount it upside down above the TV. Might not be 100% pretty but it sure will sound nice. Though you can always try it first with two and see what you think. Given that room you'll probably always be near the center. Might depend on your receiver, too, mine was never very good at turning 3 channels into 2.

If you really don't want to wall mount them, or don't want them upside down - you can put them on the mantle but you really want to find a way to tilt them forward a fair amount.

If you went to Rutgers you can probably do the math on the angles of how much you need to tilt it if it fires at 35 degrees from 6 feet up (add the speaker height) to a listening position x feet away ... a little too much tilt is way better than a little too little tilt, given the way they fire.