Zero Distortion: Oswald Mills - the OMA OMG tour

[bonzo75]

http://zero-distortion.org/oswald-mills-oma/

 

[kevinkwann]

Good. Now you can close down Zero Distortion and get on with life.

 

[spiritofmusic]

Great report Ked. Jonathan takes the prize for most realised old tech/aesthetics/modern reinterpretation I think. His premises is quite something too.
What do you think is making these Monarch butterfly-styled spkrs so special?

 

[kevinkwann]

Great report Ked.

You’re joking, right? First he says, “At the back was the most gorgeous TT I have seen, based on the Technics Sp10 motor,” which he follows up with, without mentioning any other turntables mind you, “Get this. And, idlers are where it’s at. Idlers gets it. The music is just right.”

That’s great? No, that’s just careless thinking and bad writing.

 

[Tango]

http://zero-distortion.org/oswald-mills-oma/

Thank you so much for sharing your experience at OMA. You be my ears for me.

Kind regards,
Tang

 

[microstrip]

Great pictures and report. The inevitable question - how did the Monarch´s compare with the Bionor's?

BTW, was your trip sponsored by LIDL?

 

[LL21]

Great pictures and report. The inevitable question - how did the Monarch´s compare with the Bionor's?

BTW, was your trip sponsored by LIDL?

Nice signature block, Micro! New Preamp/Amp combo! Look forward to reading Bonzo75 latest adventure.

 

[BruceD]

You’re joking, right? First he says, “At the back was the most gorgeous TT I have seen, based on the Technics Sp10 motor,” which he follows up with, without mentioning any other turntables mind you, “Get this. And, idlers are where it’s at. Idlers gets it. The music is just right.”

That’s great? No, that’s just careless thinking and bad writing.

Oh Come on Kidneystone don't be a party pooper--We all enjoy Keds ramblings--so what if the odd facts cloud a good story?

It all in the music after all

By the way is it bothering you?

BruceD

 

[kevinkwann]

Oh Come on Kidneystone don't be a party pooper--We all enjoy Keds ramblings

We do?

 

[cjfrbw]

Bonzo must be entering the "bigtime", he has a dedicated heckler already.

 

[kevinkwann]

Bonzo must be entering the "bigtime", he has a dedicated heckler already.

Faulty logic.

 

[bonzo75]

All other speakers apart from the Imperia one were played with the OMA Anatase, a 80lbs slate TT based on the Lenco motor with graphite platter, a Schroeder CB, and the Miyajima Kansui.

 

[bonzo75]

Great pictures and report. The inevitable question - how did the Monarch´s compare with the Bionor's?

BTW, was your trip sponsored by LIDL?

Lol

 

[Halcro]

Nice report Ked,

I’v been intrigued by OMA and Jonathon Weiss for a while but wondered (as you did) whether they were pretty, but flawed honkers....?
I’m still unsure if the 15” subs you mention are the drivers I see at the top of the speakers? And if so....how seamless is the integration? And where are the crossovers?

 

[Ron Resnick]

What an incredibly fun report! Your enthusiasm for this visit I think hits your highest meter reading yet!

What kind of stand is the turntable on? It looks like a Kinetic Systems type of table?

 

[bonzo75]

What an incredibly fun report! Your enthusiasm for this visit I think hits your highest meter reading yet!

What kind of stand is the turntable on? It looks like a Kinetic Systems type of table?

Not sure. You can PM Jon.

 

[Tango]

What kind of stand is the turntable on? It looks like a Kinetic Systems type of table?

Looks like ddk’s Table.

Very sure they do their own table.

Tang

 

[spiritofmusic]

So Ked, can you elaborate a bit more on the Monarchs and why they work so well?

 

[wisnon]

You’re joking, right? First he says, “At the back was the most gorgeous TT I have seen, based on the Technics Sp10 motor,” which he follows up with, without mentioning any other turntables mind you, “Get this. And, idlers are where it’s at. Idlers gets it. The music is just right.”

That’s great? No, that’s just careless thinking and bad writing.

Dude,

Take a chill pill!

 

[bonzo75]

So Ked, can you elaborate a bit more on the Monarchs and why they work so well?

Marc, I went through 6 speakers in that room that day. I did not get down to each technical detail. In fact Al was quite keen and fascinated with the technical details, and I had to pull him and Jon aside many times so that I could sit and listen.

Monarch was this good because it was complete. It gives you the SETs horn flow with a panel, open baffle type presentation, vertical bass instead of woofer bass from down there. Will you get even more tonal flow from Karel's DIY horn, from yamamura, or a couple of German bespokes? Probably. Will you get more bass from larger woofers? Yes. But this is top down integrated with everything. You listen for the whole music, the tone, flow, bass, dynamics, impact, is all there without having to listen for everything and yet missing nothing. I think the theoretical Definitive (100 Db apogee) that Graz was planning might be able to theoretically do this.

This is how life should be. Such speakers, play music, walk around the room. You can use your audiophile ears yet lead a normal person's life and you will critically miss nothing while listening to the music.