best speaker I ever had I bought it used but when I listen to it sound very good I have a friend he had 10k speaker and no compare to this set I hook it up with the z9 Yamaha receiver sound so good for the money I will keep this set for years to come

Very powerful and precise sound. Work great for the music and the movies, recomend a bigger type room to really enjoy them.

For a precision sound folks they would produce a bit of distortion due to its unique design having speakers both front and back.

Really great for parties - just move them out and let people enjoy the sound - they do produce 360 sound, and its very decent and loud.

1.Sound image 2.Clear sound

1.Needs a good bit of space for sound image to work. 2.To get the most out of the speakers,you need some good power!

I mostly use my OM-5 for home theater.Like other reviews,the OM-5 needs a lager room(2 feet behide and 3 feet to the side)I have the whole Mirage OM theater set-up(OM-5,OM2,BPS-400 and the rears)In a 600sqfoot room the sound image is a treat.The sound is great for movies and music,i find myself listening for hours on end.The bottom end takes a bit time and listening to get right,as well the speakers love the power.My poineer elite vsx-49tx at 160 watts per channel,just did not have enough power.So a Bryston 4B SST was added (bi-wire the hi and the lo)this put it over the goal line.Jazz and 70's rock comes alive. I'am very happy with what the OM-5 do for me and look forward to years of good listening.

All surrounding sound. Satisfying. I've listened to BWs and Martin Logans. Mirage takes them on and beats them all hands down in my humble opinion.

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I have used the speakers (Mirage Om-5s) for a few months now and they are totally satisfying. Full range sound, highs, mids and lows are fully represented. Omnipolar is convincing and full of life. I have a huge family/combo ht room with which to fill. To top it off the room has no backwall as it continues on to a kitchen area. I am using OM-5 front left and right, OM-C2 center speaker. Since I have no backwall and wife didn't want floor speakers in the back, I opted for celing speakers - NHT 6.3 (3 tweeters each!) for left, right, and left right back surrounds. Mirage BPS210 subwoofer. Receiver is a Denon 5803. I love the setup. The NHT 6.3s can easily be timmbre matched to the OM-5s thanks to Denon's 5803 channel setup capabilities. Woo-HoO!

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First home theater attempt for me! :)

As a followup to my earlier review, I felt the bass on the OM-5 was simply too overwhelming. I found out that Mirage had a fix. They modified the bass amps to smooth out the bass. The amps on my speakers were retrofited and now the bass is tuned properly.

Soundstage, bass, the company that stands behind the product.

Size. Require to be near electrical outlet to plug in the bass amps.

A hidden gem in the world of Audio. Wonderful sound. Great soundstage and definition. Fabulous bass. The service provided by the manufacture is unbeatable. I had my speakers for one hour when both bass amps died. The distributors representative came to my home and replaced both amps.
I felt the bass on the OM-5 was simply too overwhelming. I found out that Mirage had a fix. They modified the bass amps to smooth out the bass. The amps on my speakers were retrofited and now the bass is tuned properly. The equipment that I use with the OM-5 speakers are: Krell KSP-7B Preamp Krell MDA-300 Monoblock power amps Krell KAV-300CD Player SOTA Saffire TT Cardas Cabling throughout

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Depth of soundstage. Excellent powered subwoofers blend perfectly with the rest of the speaker.

I actually went to the local audio dealer to listen to the OM-7. I have always preferred a powered subwoofer to be separate from the main speakers, and I already have a good one in my system. The OM-7 sounded very good, and offered a nice step up to the 595is I have now.

However, when I listened to the same tracks on the OM-5 (classical and jazz selections) I was even more impressed. I was expecting to dislike the built in subs, but they blended beautifully with the speakers. The music came through with a level of clarity and a depth of soundstage that I haven't heard since listening to the M1si a few years ago. The previous Omnipolar speakers have been pretty good, but I felt they were a step down from the M series that Mirage had discontinued. I think the OM-5 sounds better than any of them, and brings Mirage back to a higher class of speakers.

The speakers were being driven by a Mark Levinson amp. I need to hear them with my (lesser quality) amp before committing to the purchase. I also need to justify the additional cost to my wife.

I highly recommend listening to the OM-5 to anyone who is thinking about spending about $3K on speakers.

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Mirage OM-8
Mirage 595is

1. Great Sound Stage
2. Good Imaging
3. Great Slam for HT application
4. Very Musical and balanced
5. Great Bass due to powered subs

1. Weight
2. Lose a little detail due to omnipolar design
3. Not as efficient as paradigms or monitor audio

This speaker is a great speaker for producing a live wide enveloping soundstage. We have 2 HT rooms. One is Paradigm the other Mirage. The paradign room is very detailed and precise. The mirage room creates on open soundstage that truly gives one the illusion of being in a concert hall.

Associated Equipment

1. B&K Reference 30 Prepro
2. B&K Reference 2220 and 3220 amps
3. Harmaon Kardon CDR 30 CD Player / Recorder
4. Pioneer Elite DV-38A DVD Player
5. Velodyne SPL-1200 Sub-woofer
6. Mitsubishi 50 inch rear projection
7. Monster Z Series interconnects and speaker wires
8. Monster HTS3500 Power Centers
9. Harmonic Technologies Poer Cords

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1. Paradigm Reference 100
2. Monitor Silver 9i
3. Bose 901

Airy, wide soundstage, crisp and detailed highs and strong mid and bass response

Some slight distortion when fed deep bass at high volume, for now I'm chalking this up to that the drivers are still brand new

This review is for the Mirage OM-C2, as it isnt listed yet. What a phenominal speaker. I was originally leaning towards Definitive Technology, I liked their powered sub center speakers because my old Advent had to be set as a small speaker (80hz cut off) which robbed it of any real impact and depth. I drove an hour to the closest Definitive dealer, only to find a sign that said "hours by appointment only". I wasnt going to drive 6 hours to New York City and back, so I went to the local Tweeter and auditioned the Vienna and Mirage. An interesting comparo because these two speakers are exact opposites. The Vienna at 1100 dollars and a very tight and restricted sound stage that seemed to disappear with one step to the right or left. The 750 dollar Mirage on the other hand was wide and open, its bass was fuller than the Vienna, and its midrage was warmer and more pleasant. I also listened to the Vienna Floorstanders and the Mirage OM-5s. No contest Mirage hands down, at a thousand dollars less in price. The Viennas were dull and flat, while the OM's really filled the room with sound, even just setup as a stereo pair. I'll be purchasing a pair of them myself sometime in the future.

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great bass, very clean,well balance overall,great detail.

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Love,love,love. These speakers are by far the best speakers i`ve listen too in its price range.The more i listen to them the more i keep falling in love with these babies.Cannot go wrong with $3200.00

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