I've been having a look at Omnis on and off for awhile, and I'd still say that they're a fairly fascinating look. Them being niche however, due to the difficulty in getting them to work their best in the typical home environment of an average user, plus the difficulty of getting such a speaker right in the first place, means that solutions are very rare, and not discussed about frequently. What I'm aiming to do with this thread is mostly to give a space to just share and discuss about omnidirectional speakers as a whole, and also possibly further function as a place for a list of such speakers to be found, since both are a rather rare sight, so having a proper place to search info on both would be ideal. I'll be sending another message below listing the brands I'm familiar with, but suggestions of other brands are definitely welcome.
Note: For the definition of Omnidirectional, as long as it is so on one axis(i.e. horizontal), that should be sufficient to be categorised as such for this thread. Of course, if one wants to discuss as to why that may not be the right approach/mindset, feel free to voice out your disagreements. On the other hand, pseudo-omni speakers in the form of Apple Homepods, Syng Cell Alpha etc, basically those that rely on beamsteering to adjust the directivity on the fly depending on the position of the user will preferably be excluded from this.
Note 2: While it is inconclusive whether omnidirectional speakers are beneficial or detrimental when compared to monopoles, this thread is largely just to compile info available on existing omnidirectional speakers and people's experience with them, with data being welcome as always. Nonetheless, it wouldn't be fair to restrict discussion on whether omnidirectional speakers serve a purpose or function that monopoles are unable to(not that I have the ability to police such things in the first place, I'm just a random lad on this forum lol).
Note: For the definition of Omnidirectional, as long as it is so on one axis(i.e. horizontal), that should be sufficient to be categorised as such for this thread. Of course, if one wants to discuss as to why that may not be the right approach/mindset, feel free to voice out your disagreements. On the other hand, pseudo-omni speakers in the form of Apple Homepods, Syng Cell Alpha etc, basically those that rely on beamsteering to adjust the directivity on the fly depending on the position of the user will preferably be excluded from this.
Note 2: While it is inconclusive whether omnidirectional speakers are beneficial or detrimental when compared to monopoles, this thread is largely just to compile info available on existing omnidirectional speakers and people's experience with them, with data being welcome as always. Nonetheless, it wouldn't be fair to restrict discussion on whether omnidirectional speakers serve a purpose or function that monopoles are unable to(not that I have the ability to police such things in the first place, I'm just a random lad on this forum lol).
