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Mirage OMD-28 - Speaker - 3-way - high-gloss black | 
| Brand: Mirage Loudspeakers
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Electronics
MPN: OMD-28BLK
Model: OMD-28
UPC: 629303139899
EAN: 0629303139899
ASIN: B000WVAW6O
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| Features:
| • | Complex curved cabinet design finished in exquisite wood veneer | | • | Uncompromised 2-channel audiophile performance with the benefits of OMNIPOLAR technology | | • | Woofer and midrange cones utilize woven carbon fiber | | • | Drivers are housed in exquisite heavily braced curved MDF cabinets | | • | High power handling and the ability to tri-wire/tri-amp |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The OMD-28 uses state of the art drivers which feature the latest in engineering and high-tech materials. All drivers and components used for the OMD-28 have been specifically designed for this particular model and are custom made to guarantee superior performance. The woofer and midrange cones utilize woven carbon fiber and are mated to Mirages patented Ribbed Elliptical Surround technology. The Ribbed Elliptical Surround technology was developed to guarantee linear inward and outward travel of the woofer, increased cone area and increased excursion. This technology, when applied to the new OM Design woofers and midrange drivers, allows the OM Design series to reproduce a level of sonic detail and accuracy unlike anything ever experienced. These revolutionary drivers are housed in exquisite heavily braced curved MDF cabinets. The OMD-28 features dual 8-inch multi layer woven carbon fiber woofers, one 5.25 multi-layer carbon fiber/fiberglass hybrid midrange with underhung motor system and a new chambered 28mm titanium dome tweeter mounted in Mirage's patented OMNIGUIDE module (patent number #6,996,243). It uses two downward firing ports to utilize the space between the bottom of the cabinet and the stylish high gloss base as a loading surface to further enhance low-end performance. This ingenious design allows the OMD-28 to reproduce incredibly low frequencies at stunningly high volume levels without sacrificing dynamics. With a frequency response of 25Hz 20kHz +/- 3db and a usable low frequency response of 18Hz (-10dB anechoic), the OMD-28s are sure to fill out even the largest rooms with incredible bass. High power handling and the ability to tri-wire/tri-amp complete this impressive speaker system. Painstaking craftsmanship is required to manufacture and finish the beautiful curved wood veneer cabinets.
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| Customer Reviews:
My Last Pair of Speakers! March 7, 2008
Gerard Masters (Soggy Seattle, Wa)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I previously reviewed the OMD-15's and wanted to append that review but Amazon makes no provisions for 'updates'.... So, we'll pick up the story here....... br /After the shipping/fingerprints on the drivers nightmare I endured with the 15's, I ended up shipping them back to Crutchfield ( a second time!!) and got a refund. Put my Infinity's back into service and spent the next few months longing for the sound that came out of those 15's in my living room!!! It's like life, once you've tasted the 'next level', it's almost impossible to 'go back', biblical indeed! The 15's had impressed me and sent me to the 'next level' sonically. Then a very special friend called while I was working and said "Ger....are you sitting down??" and proceeded to tell me that through a contact, he could score me the 28's for close to wholesale. Whoaaaaaa! Ok, Breathe Dammit!!!!!!! Once in a lifetime opportunity here. So, I went for it! Now going from $2500 Mirages with shipping damage to $7500 Mirages is a whole different gig!! After I ordered them, they arrived, within a week, on 'Pallets!!!!!' Freakin Pallets!!!! Ok, Breathe!!!!!!! That shipping method did them NO harm I'm pleased to say. So now fassssst forward to the meat...... br /Mirage speakers, and don't ask me why but they DO need to be played (broken in) for around two weeks to loosen things up. And the effect is audible as they do indeed 'open up' in your room. Still makes no scense to me but it's true with both the 15's and now the 28's. But as I was breaking them in I noticed a 'buzz' at a certain bass freq (around 50 hz) on one of the woofers. It seems that the 'laminated' cone was defective and at that certain freq, it produced an audible buzz!. I shot an email to Mirage and the next day got a call from a very friendly employee and with a fax of the receipt he sent me off a replacement woofer no charge. br /At this price point me thinks things like this should NOT happen, but then again one has to be realistic and made in china is....well....made in china! I also noticed when replacing the Woofer, that the screws Mirage uses to secure the drivers to the cabinet are too small for the hole in the cabinet. In another words, as I was unscrewing the screw, with it about half way out, I could take my fingers and slightly move it side to side! But when their secure they seem ok. br /So there's the cons, now the Kudo's: incredible soundstage, depth, clarity in the mids and highs, high-hats that seem to be suspended in the middle of the room, totally effortless and uncompressed sound, even at higher levels,...you get the idea. The BEST sounding speaker I've ever had! They are stunning both visually and aurally. Would I spend the $7500 for the pair if I had to do it again and didn't get a discount?? No. And again, for a guy who was used to paying around $1500 for a pair of excellent speakers like the Infinity Kappa 600's, Speakers that list for FIVE times that had better be better than perfect, but the china connection just doesnt cut it in the Quality Assurance department. But that being said, I used my bonus on this 'once in a lifetime' purchase and under those circumstances, I'd do it again. Even with all the little Quality quirks, These are Fantastic sounding speakers...I think I take them to my grave with me!!! br /Gerard Masters
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