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Specifications
OMNI 260 Floor-Stander:
• Quasi- Three Way
• One 1" Pure Titanium Hybrid Tweeter, Two 6 1/2"
Titanium Deposit Woofers
• MFR: 35 Hz - 20 kHz ± 3 dB
• Crossover: 700Hz, 2 kHz
• Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms (4 Ohms min.)
• In Room Sensitivity: 93 dB/W/M
• Size: 42" H x 9" W x 15" D
• Weight: 55 Pounds Each
• MSRP: $500/Each - Cherry or Black Ash
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Product Review
Mirage OMNI 5.1 Loudspeaker System
version.
May, 2003
Sandy Bird
Introduction
The one encompassing statement accepted
by all when starting into the world of hi end
audio is, "The loudspeaker is the most
important and most influential part of the
entire system." A good loudspeaker can
make medium grade electronics sound
astonishing, and even the best components
cannot make an inferior loudspeaker sound
acceptable.
The overall voice of your entire system will
be realized by your loudspeakers. When
people start into the market, they may know
this and spend time and energy getting the
right speakers for their setup. However,
once we get into the perpetual upgrade loop,
the speakers are often the first component
to be forgotten.
The legacy of the Mirage OMNI polar speaker
is a long one that started over 15 years ago.
The flagship of the original series labeled the
M1 débuted in 1987 and is still regarded as
one of the best bipolar implementation to
date. This was a massive speaker that
weighed in at almost 200 pounds, and its
legacy is still remembered in the hi-fi world.
In the used market, which has a tendency to
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  • Page 1 Product Review Mirage OMNI 5.1 Loudspeaker System Click the photo above to see a larger version. Specifications OMNI 260 Floor-Stander: • Quasi- Three Way • One 1" Pure Titanium Hybrid Tweeter, Two 6 1/2" Titanium Deposit Woofers • MFR: 35 Hz - 20 kHz ± 3 dB •...
  • Page 2 Mirage's OMNI polar configuration. Now any reputable speaker manufacture knows you cannot listen to a driver in this orientation. Just look at the polar plot of any driver’s frequency response when you get more than 30 degrees off axis, let alone 90 degrees.
  • Page 3 I have never shared that opinion. In fact, if you spend a day with Secret’s Colin Miller you would probably never bi-wire a speaker again. My personal belief is the difference is negligible. With the savings Mirage made...
  • Page 4 Due to the design of the OMNIGUIDE, it was also necessary to design a new kind of speaker grille. The grills on the 260 are a two- piece design. The first part sits on top of the speaker covering the OMNIGUIDE and is attached with rubber mounts under the grilles, fitted over metal pins on the speaker.
  • Page 5 The speaker is stabilized by two thick rubber feet which should be attached to the back of the speaker. I would have known this had I read the instructions, but due to my dislike for instruction manuals, I stuck the rubber feet to the wall, oops ..

  • Page 6: General Comments

    To address this, Mirage has released a couple of smaller and cheaper offerings in the OMNISAT series. Mirage has kept a speaker for everyone's price point. The design and finish of the OMNI lineup is excellent and betters the FRx series. I also believe Mirage has improved on the audio performance of the FRx series, and I will talk about that below.
  • Page 7 There is some minor tonal difference between each speaker, but I have yet to hear a 5.1 setup that did not exhibit this. In most rooms even different speaker positions will cause tonal changes.
  • Page 8 OMNI CC is a warm sounding speaker, certainly warmer than the OMNI 260s. This is caused by the lower positioning of the speaker. If the speaker is positioned at the same level as the mains, it sounds almost identical.
  • Page 9 Product Review At the heart of the OMNI system is the new OMNIGUIDE design allowing for Mirage’s acclaimed OMNI Polar sound from a single pair of drivers. My words to the designers are ‘bravo and congratulations’. The new OMNI series from Mirage is a technology to be reckoned with.
  • Page 10 Product Review Page 10 of 10 Go to Home Page About Secrets Register Terms and Conditions of Use http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_10_2/mirage-omni-speakers-5-2003.html 5/5/2003...