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German Physiks Speakers, MBL or Other Omni-Directional Designs
Does anyone here own German Physics speakers? If so, I'd very much like to pick your brains a little!
My room is very oddly shaped (see sketch) and choice of speaker is difficult because they need to be placed mid-room. The room is about 945 sq ft so the Borderland IV is the likely best speaker from the GP range.
I've been using Avantgarde horn speakers for many years, even before I moved to my new home. I love their sound from the small sweet spot in front of them, but they sound decidedly dull if I’m in my kitchen or dining area behind the speakers.
I thought I'd see what other speaker technology may be better than the horns and bought Martin Logan Expression 13A electrostatics 18 months ago. Unfortunately but the room seriously let them down and the horns (Unos at the time) were far better, despite the fact that the panel speakers sounded much better from behind.
Someone has suggested I should consider omni-directional speakers and GP is the obvious main contender as far as I can see. There are no demo Borderlands in the UK, but I could try the smaller HRS-130s at home to judge the “house sound” of this type of design.
Any constructive comments on how you think these speakers would perform in my particular room would be greatly appreciated. It worries me slightly that this company is hardly progressive in that their Borderline speaker is a decades old design with (as far as I can see) only the material that the DDD cone is made of being changed in all that time and a modification to the crossover circuit quite recently.
What amplifier do you use with your GP speakers and how would you consider the NAD M33 amplifier with the Purifi Eigentakt Class D module (200 / 380 watts into 8 / 4 ohms) may suit the Borderline. Changing the amp is an option, though not for a prohibitively costly German Physiks one! Thanks. Peter
PS - Looks like the MBL 111f would be the one to go for from their range of omni-directional speakers. Again, opinions from owners regarding suitability in my room appreciated.
Does anyone here own German Physics speakers? If so, I'd very much like to pick your brains a little!
My room is very oddly shaped (see sketch) and choice of speaker is difficult because they need to be placed mid-room. The room is about 945 sq ft so the Borderland IV is the likely best speaker from the GP range.
I've been using Avantgarde horn speakers for many years, even before I moved to my new home. I love their sound from the small sweet spot in front of them, but they sound decidedly dull if I’m in my kitchen or dining area behind the speakers.
I thought I'd see what other speaker technology may be better than the horns and bought Martin Logan Expression 13A electrostatics 18 months ago. Unfortunately but the room seriously let them down and the horns (Unos at the time) were far better, despite the fact that the panel speakers sounded much better from behind.
Someone has suggested I should consider omni-directional speakers and GP is the obvious main contender as far as I can see. There are no demo Borderlands in the UK, but I could try the smaller HRS-130s at home to judge the “house sound” of this type of design.
Any constructive comments on how you think these speakers would perform in my particular room would be greatly appreciated. It worries me slightly that this company is hardly progressive in that their Borderline speaker is a decades old design with (as far as I can see) only the material that the DDD cone is made of being changed in all that time and a modification to the crossover circuit quite recently.
What amplifier do you use with your GP speakers and how would you consider the NAD M33 amplifier with the Purifi Eigentakt Class D module (200 / 380 watts into 8 / 4 ohms) may suit the Borderline. Changing the amp is an option, though not for a prohibitively costly German Physiks one! Thanks. Peter
PS - Looks like the MBL 111f would be the one to go for from their range of omni-directional speakers. Again, opinions from owners regarding suitability in my room appreciated.