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- Μηνύματα
- 8.978
- Reaction score
- 895
"Today's speaker is by Analysis Audio, an Athens-based panel speaker specialist, with their smallest of four models the Omicron, the others, by escalating profile, called the Epsilon, Omega and Amphytrion. The latter exceeds our tester by a good meter for a total of 2.15 meters. The Omicron -- 112 x 61 x 6cm -- thus would be considered compact, albeit with a width hard to disguise to become a dominant cosmetic feature.
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Conclusion
The Analysis Audio Omicron is an unusual speaker in many ways. It's clearly no do-it-all which somehow handles all music with equal aplomb. I'm left wanting for LF displacement on Rock, Soul, electronica and such which require it. That and higher volumes. Sometimes it's really that basic.
That said, once you focus on vocals and acoustic instruments, the Omicron can take your breath away. That's due to
- Extreme impulse response. Attacks are tracked with precision, each sonic modulation pursued to the ends - and when a tone stops, it stops. No blurring, no mixing, no confusion. Very clear, transparent and lucid.
- Exactitude of articulation. The Omicron differentiates the smallest of tonal nuances. This extreme resolution does not degrade into psychoanalysis and thus lacks the fake factor. Point of contention: Played too loud, the tonal balance drifts upwards into the bright.
- Unbounded and airy staging which transports music into the room. Localization is good but not a specific strength. In general, music is presented holistically and as the greater gesture. Some may hope for more inner structure, others may regard it as being closer to the concert experience.
Full Review: 6moons.com
