last year i mounted some polk 7c speakers (upside down - tweeters on bottom) on the wall using TV mounts that allow horizontal movement & vertical adjustment to about 20 degrees.
the sound is really something. the mounts are placed about 5' off the ground WRT the center of the speaker and the sound really does disappear in that it doesn't fight to project in the room because it is placed just right for projection into the room.
Yes, I think speakers that work with the room are an essential requirement for shared enjoyment of a sound system by the whole family.
Speakers in the middle of a room are completely unacceptable in a family environment. Why the hell they ever gained kudos with the magazines is completely beyond my comprehension.
IMHO, speaker in the middle of the room syndrome is single handedly responsible for the demise of the good stereo system as a desirable item in the modern home.
The original Metronome was born out of that frustration 10 years ago and the OmniMet is a continuance of that emphasis on rekindling the old 50s/60s/70 idea of domestic acceptability coupled with proper hi-fi performance, so that good sound, whether it be from music, movies or gaming becomes accessible in the living room once more.
Speakers in the middle of a room are completely unacceptable in a family environment. Why the hell they ever gained kudos with the magazines is completely beyond my comprehension.
IMHO, speaker in the middle of the room syndrome is single handedly responsible for the demise of the good stereo system as a desirable item in the modern home.
The original Metronome was born out of that frustration 10 years ago and the OmniMet is a continuance of that emphasis on rekindling the old 50s/60s/70 idea of domestic acceptability coupled with proper hi-fi performance, so that good sound, whether it be from music, movies or gaming becomes accessible in the living room once more.
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These Omnimets remind me of something:I tore myself away from the speakers and dismantled them for finishing.
Veneering is now completed:
They will be left to stand 24 hours, after which the deep mahogany Danish Oil
finish will be applied.
Apologies for the grainy picture, but the crappy camera on my iPad is garbage in artificial light.
It also distorts perectives. The tops of the pyramids are smaller than they appear
and the bases are wider than they appear. IOW these speakers are a lot more "pyramidy" than they look in this pic.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
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These are the early stages of assembly, way before final trimming and shaping of the legs and arches. The pics show the interior partitions that form the two tapers for each half of the line.
View from wide end, up through the cab:
View from top of pyramid, down through the cab:
In the above images on the top one, the line can be seen expanding up, towards the cabinet base, whilst on the bottom image the line can be seen contracting downward, towards the cabinet base.
All this took a lot head scratching to translate my plans into actual bits of wood that were the right shape and had the correct angles cut into them. But we got there.
Looking good Steve. Can we have a frontal shot also with the grilles on?
I am guessing the grilles will not be much of a visual issue at all.
Front view.
Not much of a visusl issue there.
Another OM
Great work Steve, there aren't mamy commercial floorstanders that have taken this approach, but one your OmniMet brought to mind is the FJ OM - given a very positive review here - 6moons audio reviews: FJ Om. Though in the FJ design the crossover is at a lower frequency typical for a 2 way (2.2 khz). It's an interesting thing about omni designs that they often get better subjective reviews than measurements might suggest. There was a review of a Shahinian model (similar to pictured above) in Hifi Critic I think where Martin Colloms admitted that they sounded much better than the measurements - perhaps indicating that omni designs are hard to measure properly!
Great work Steve, there aren't mamy commercial floorstanders that have taken this approach, but one your OmniMet brought to mind is the FJ OM - given a very positive review here - 6moons audio reviews: FJ Om. Though in the FJ design the crossover is at a lower frequency typical for a 2 way (2.2 khz). It's an interesting thing about omni designs that they often get better subjective reviews than measurements might suggest. There was a review of a Shahinian model (similar to pictured above) in Hifi Critic I think where Martin Colloms admitted that they sounded much better than the measurements - perhaps indicating that omni designs are hard to measure properly!
Cheers Ian,
IMHO the "problem" with omnis or semi-omnis, like the OmniMet, and the Om speaker you linked to, is that they are designed, deliberately to use the room as part of their presentation and therefore cannot be measured under the controlled conditions, favoured by the hi-fi press, so objectively are a moving target that can't be conveniently pinned down.
IMHO the "problem" with omnis or semi-omnis, like the OmniMet, and the Om speaker you linked to, is that they are designed, deliberately to use the room as part of their presentation and therefore cannot be measured under the controlled conditions, favoured by the hi-fi press, so objectively are a moving target that can't be conveniently pinned down.
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Thanks for the updated diagrams Steve, they make all the sense now.
I've been contemplating this whole thing this week. In my mind, one could start with a rectangular form, and "fold" the design by making it straight sided, and placing the upper portion of the taper centered inside the rectangular bottom. Giving you constant taper. I'm contemplating a Sketchup model of this. If I do one I'll share here...
John
I've been contemplating this whole thing this week. In my mind, one could start with a rectangular form, and "fold" the design by making it straight sided, and placing the upper portion of the taper centered inside the rectangular bottom. Giving you constant taper. I'm contemplating a Sketchup model of this. If I do one I'll share here...
John