Anyone seen these speakers? "The Planets"

[Colin Liston]

http://www.urbanfidelity.com/planets/

[Tim]

omni speakers always seemed interesting to me.

[BC]

omni speakers always seemed interesting to me.

some other ones to check out:

http://www.ohmspeaker.com/

http://www.beocentral.com/products/lab5
http://www.bang-olufsen.com/page.asp?id=40

http://www.morrisonaudio.com/

http://www.mbl-germany.de/english/site_3.html

[ero3030]

pic up a pair and let us know!!   ed

[Frank in JC]

No, but my gut tells me those spheres wouldn't do a whole lot even if they were real speakers instead of 3D CAD models!  Not that there aren't valid applications for diffusers like that, but it looks like a scam amateurish gimmicky (that's the word!).

[Tim]

anyone here every spent some time with omni speakers?

[RebelRebel]

anyone here every spent some time with omni speakers?

the VR-4s (which seem to be popular here) are omni-directional, I believe.

[Frank in JC]

anyone here every spent some time with omni speakers?

the VR-4s (which seem to be popular here) are omni-directional, I believe.

I've have a pair of them, but they're not omni-directional.  They're "quasi" omni-directional at best, which is a big difference.  They do, however, have very good off-axis response, which was one of the design goals.  I bought them in '95 or '96 and I don't see myself getting rid of them any time in the next few years.  Because the sound off-axis isn't dramatically different, the sound throughout the room is more consistent than from most other loudspeakers I've heard.  I only sit in the actual sweet spot once in a blue moon.  Planar-magnetics (i.e. Magnepan) and electrostats for example, tend to do the opposite--the sound can change when you move your head.

One of the best deals on the used market, hands down.

[Nick's Picks]

damn'd straight.
they are not omni, as stated.  there is only that rear ambient tweeter that provides anything in from the rear.

they are more like a dipolar speaker (like a maggie or quad or MLs).
but not quite..as its not an equal distribution.

have to love those VR4s !