[DaemonSire]

  I thought the Cherry one was a more relaxed sound lol .
Seems the Walnut would be right in the middle , hope so .

 
I believe that's what Zach says as well.  Walnut is middle ground between Cherry and Blackwood.
 
I cannot wait until my Walnut Omni gets here!

 

[Flyleaf]

Eagerly awaiting your impressions then .
When do you think you get them ?

 

[DaemonSire]

  Eagerly awaiting your impressions then .
When do you think you get them ?

I'm pretty far down the list so probably not for a bit

 

[Flyleaf]

Damn ....So sad !
Please Walnut Omnis , come soon to their respective owners !

 

[grizzlybeast]

I have the blackwood and dont remember the cherry I auditioned being this dynamic. In case it was read wrong.

 

[PacoTaco]

Really digging the blackwood Omni.

Compared to the Omni prototype I had here:
The lower mids are better balanced and this has one of the best midrange balances of any hp I have heard to date.
It sounds a little less open than the other but more refined and pure. I am not hearing this aggression others mentioned. But I have yet to properly amp source them as my pc is getting fixed again. Just pioneer old iron and my phone. Fwiw I listened to the other Omni like that too as well as my desktop when my pc was here.

Sorry, I've been a bit busy and sidetracked, but I have directly compared both (as Zach sent me the final tuning of my Walnut Omni and then his Blackwoods) and they're fairly similar. The Walnut is a bit more open, the bass is a bit more linear, and the mids are slightly thicker. The Blackwood has deep subbass, clearer mids, and a clearer highs. However, the soundstage is slightly smaller and I felt the Walnut was the better of the two (after much nitpicking.)
 
I should hear the Cherry set soon, which I, from what I understand, may like more.

 

[grizzlybeast]

^so for more bass and clarity go for the blackwood, for more openness and linearity go for the walnut?

I read somewhere the blackwood has stronger imaging as well. It seems like I may have picked the right one for me.

 

[PacoTaco]

^so for more bass and clarity go for the blackwood, for more openness and linearity go for the walnut?

I read somewhere the blackwood has stronger imaging as well. It seems like I may have picked the right one for me.

I'd say that's accurate. Cherry has the best resolution of the bunch, however, which I would probably be more interested in. My ability to detect sound direction is relatively lower than you'd think due to APD.  About the only thing that still remains from that, haha.

 

[gixxerwimp]

The Asia/Europe tour unit is at customs in Taiwan. Luckily, the CFO is away on business next week, so I'll be able to totally focus on listening to them.

 

[cs098]

  I'd say that's accurate. Cherry has the best resolution of the bunch, however, which I would probably be more interested in. My ability to detect sound direction is relatively lower than you'd think due to APD.  About the only thing that still remains from that, haha.

 
If by resolution you mean detail retrieval, I find that interesting. I would've thought the slower decay of the cherry would interfere with that.

 

[Stillhart]

Just a quick note:  I'm happy to report that the finalized version is nicely improved.  It was definitely worth the extra week or two to get it tuned just right.  Subtle changes add up to a better overall experience.

 

[ButtUglyJeff]

I forgot to ask what termination are the tour Omnis shipping with?  I'm hoping there's a 4 pin XLR cable traveling with the headphone...

 

[gixxerwimp]

I forgot to ask what termination are the tour Omnis shipping with?  I'm hoping there's a 4 pin XLR cable traveling with the headphone...

Zach told me ...

a set of Lambskin pads on the headphone, a pair of Cowhide pads, and then a 4 Pin XLR cable and a 1/8 cable with a 1/4 adapter.

 

[Schopenhauer]

After a bit of a hiccup with USPS, the Omnis are finally in house. Haven't had a chance to listen yet. Had to rush out right after signing for them. But I'll start listening tonight and will hopefully have some [preliminary] impressions pretty soon!

 

[gixxerwimp]

The Asia/Europe Omnis cleared customs yesterday and will hopefully be delivered today!