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Post by dsonyay on Aug 14, 2020 16:47:04 GMT -5
I bought a pair of Omens (Dirty Weekend edition) with capacitor upgrades. At some point a small SET amp will be running them.
Does anyone here own Omens? Have you run them with an XPA type amp?
How do you like them?
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Post by novisnick on Aug 14, 2020 18:52:27 GMT -5
Nice buy there bud! Hope you fall in love with their sound, we all expect a review! Eventually! 😋
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Post by dsonyay on Aug 15, 2020 7:52:40 GMT -5
Nice buy there bud! Hope you fall in love with their sound, we all expect a review! Eventually! 😋 Thanks pal... I found an online review in Stereophile about the XPA-2 Gen3 .. they ran it another Zu model (Soul Supreme maybe). They seemed to like that pairing a lot. But, I'll be sure to post a review  Edit... Review of XPA2 / Zu speakers www.stereophile.com/content/emotiva-xpa-gen3-two-channel-power-amplifier |
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Post by leonski on Aug 15, 2020 12:13:01 GMT -5
I'm GENERALLY not in favor of running very high sensitivity speakers with powerful amps. ANY system noise will be ruthlessly revealed. One site calls 'em 98db sensitive. That's a huge number if correct. Me? I'd be tempted to send off for the Amp Camp Amp KIT for 330$ and spend a weekend with a do-not-disturb dign on my work area door. 6 or 8 a side of Single Ended Class 'A' should be way sufficient unless you are in a very large space or like it on the louder side. diyaudiostore.com/collections/amp-camp-ampI'd personally go for the complete kit, with case, PS and ALL the internals. Just so much easier that way. |
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Post by mgbpuff on Aug 15, 2020 17:43:08 GMT -5
I have a pair of Zu Essence which I drive with a Melody I2A3 pushpull amp (18watts per channel). Seems like a good match. Attachments:
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Post by leonski on Aug 16, 2020 2:59:30 GMT -5
I have a pair of Zu Essence which I drive with a Melody I2A3 pushpull amp (18watts per channel). Seems like a good match. Any thoughts on any of the lower powered, Class 'A' PASS efforts? I'll bet even your 18 a side is more than enough...... |
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Post by mgbpuff on Aug 16, 2020 7:35:15 GMT -5
 I have a pair of Zu Essence which I drive with a Melody I2A3 pushpull amp (18watts per channel). Seems like a good match. Any thoughts on any of the lower powered, Class 'A' PASS efforts? I'll bet even your 18 a side is more than enough...... In another small bedroom, I have a set of Cain & Cain Abbeys, a 96 dB efficient single full range driver design. I had read about how Nelson Pass was enjoying these same speakers driven by his FirstWatt F1 amp, which is a current controlled amp specifically designed to power a single driver. So I ordered an F1 from that Las Vegas outfit that Pass uses and my F1 was the built by Nelson. He even sent me a note that he was going to supply a simple filter to put across the speaker outputs that , for his ears, seemed to make an improvement. I thought the F1 and the Abbeys sounded great but needed some bass help, so I added stereo active subs to the set up. Now things seemed really pleasing, UNTIL .. I found some one selling a pair of 8 watt George Wright 300 b mono blocks for only $400. Now, I prefer these on the Abbeys instead of the F1. They just sound sweeter, fuller to my ears. But I can easily go back and forth between the two systems. Sometimes I use the ss F1s because I fear using too much life of the 300bs. The tubes are expensive. |
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Post by garbulky on Aug 17, 2020 9:24:56 GMT -5
View AttachmentAny thoughts on any of the lower powered, Class 'A' PASS efforts? I'll bet even your 18 a side is more than enough...... In another small bedroom, I have a set of Cain & Cain Abbeys, a 96 dB efficient single full range driver design. I had read about how Nelson Pass was enjoying these same speakers driven by his FirstWatt F1 amp, which is a current controlled amp specifically designed to power a single driver. So I ordered an F1 from that Las Vegas outfit that Pass uses and my F1 was the built by Nelson. He even sent me a note that he was going to supply a simple filter to put across the speaker outputs that , for his ears, seemed to make an improvement. I thought the F1 and the Abbeys sounded great but needed some bass help, so I added stereo active subs to the set up. Now things seemed really pleasing, UNTIL .. I found some one selling a pair of 8 watt George Wright 300 b mono blocks for only $400. Now, I prefer these on the Abbeys instead of the F1. They just sound sweeter, fuller to my ears. But I can easily go back and forth between the two systems. Sometimes I use the ss F1s because I fear using too much life of the 300bs. The tubes are expensive. What do you use in your main system speaker wise? |
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Post by mgbpuff on Aug 17, 2020 9:47:13 GMT -5
View Attachment In another small bedroom, I have a set of Cain & Cain Abbeys, a 96 dB efficient single full range driver design. I had read about how Nelson Pass was enjoying these same speakers driven by his FirstWatt F1 amp, which is a current controlled amp specifically designed to power a single driver. So I ordered an F1 from that Las Vegas outfit that Pass uses and my F1 was the built by Nelson. He even sent me a note that he was going to supply a simple filter to put across the speaker outputs that , for his ears, seemed to make an improvement. I thought the F1 and the Abbeys sounded great but needed some bass help, so I added stereo active subs to the set up. Now things seemed really pleasing, UNTIL .. I found some one selling a pair of 8 watt George Wright 300 b mono blocks for only $400. Now, I prefer these on the Abbeys instead of the F1. They just sound sweeter, fuller to my ears. But I can easily go back and forth between the two systems. Sometimes I use the ss F1s because I fear using too much life of the 300bs. The tubes are expensive. What do you use in your main system speaker wise? My main system uses Revel Salon Ultra II speakers. Amp is Musical Fidelity 550K monoblocks. |
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