Omnia one.fm thoughts

[gcon999]

If you're going to go with a 2200, you may as well stick with an analog 8100a. All that box is is a digital version of the 8100a, and not a very good one at that. You'll find some weird "fuzz" on the analyzer when you clip the HF in that box that you won't find on the 8100. If you can find a used 8200 v3, you'll get decent results and it does a better job of masking the "fuzz" of clipping. That was fixed in all later Orban boxes that I've come across, not sure the reason for it, I just know I can both hear and see it. Try running a 10k tone through the 2200 or the 8200 and listen to it, what comes out isn't very close to hat goes in. The 8100 on the other hand, doesn't have that distortion.

See if you can demo one of the BW boxes, the DSPx or even the mini. Again, with your budget, you'll get presets, remote control, warranty and something that won't require maintenance like a 25 year old (or more) 8100. They're still nice processors, if you can give them the TLC they need or send it back to Bill Sacks to get it up to spec. But then you're looking at $3k plus, which puts you in the ballpark of the One, BW, or Vorsis.

Hows the overall sound? I can get the 2200d for about $700 on ebay, the unit Im looking at is pretty beat up=(

 

[gcon999]

If the bass sounds like it's "getting out of control", it may be due to some non linearity in the transmitter or antenna system (if not both) at really low frequencies. This seems to happen a lot. Try a different high pass filter setting, and this may clear it up for you.

IOW, if it is 30 Hz by default, try a much higher cutoff frequency.

-C

hey Cornelius, Is it possible to switch the omnia 3am to fm? theres one used for $1800

 

[cgould]

hey Cornelius, Is it possible to switch the omnia 3am to fm? theres one used for $1800

As long as the FM hardware is still functional, yes. Contact our support department for details
on what you will need to do...

[email protected] or 216.241.7225

-C

 

[WNTIRadio]

Don't go for the 2200, you'll get the same sound without the digital hash on an 8100a. It's topology is almost the same as an 8100a with a zero card installed, and it suffers from 20 year old technology. Put the $700 towards a current budget box instead of the budget box from 1993. You'll never really be happy with the 2200, especially when you hear it next to everyone else.

 

[gcon999]

Don't go for the 2200, you'll get the same sound without the digital hash on an 8100a. It's topology is almost the same as an 8100a with a zero card installed, and it suffers from 20 year old technology. Put the $700 towards a current budget box instead of the budget box from 1993. You'll never really be happy with the 2200, especially when you hear it next to everyone else.

I might just go with the used omnia 3am and have it converted

 

[gcon999]

hey Cornelius, Is it possible to switch the omnia 3am to fm? theres one used for $1800

As long as the FM hardware is still functional, yes. Contact our support department for details
on what you will need to do...

[email protected] or 216.241.7225

-C

What do I need to look at? ??? I sure would love to get this

 

[cgould]

What do I need to look at? ??? I sure would love to get this

All the parts on the Omnia 3AM are there to do FM Stereo. Assuming the FM composite outputs weren't damaged by some kind of a bad installation or something, I *think* you should be fine....Do contact our support dept to make sure there isn't a difference that requires another DSP card to be plugged in.

It's been a while since I've really dealt with all the variations of the Omnia3, so my memory is a bit foggy. Mark and the crew will steer you in the right direction!

-C

 

[satech]

All the parts on the Omnia 3AM are there to do FM Stereo. Assuming the FM composite outputs weren't damaged by some kind of a bad installation or something, I *think* you should be fine....Do contact our support dept to make sure there isn't a difference that requires another DSP card to be plugged in.

It's been a while since I've really dealt with all the variations of the Omnia3, so my memory is a bit foggy. Mark and the crew will steer you in the right direction!

Is it possible to convert an Omnia 3 FM Turbo into a non-factory-offered Omnia 3 AM Turbo? 8)

 

[cgould]

All the parts on the Omnia 3AM are there to do FM Stereo. Assuming the FM composite outputs weren't damaged by some kind of a bad installation or something, I *think* you should be fine....Do contact our support dept to make sure there isn't a difference that requires another DSP card to be plugged in.

It's been a while since I've really dealt with all the variations of the Omnia3, so my memory is a bit foggy. Mark and the crew will steer you in the right direction!

Is it possible to convert an Omnia 3 FM Turbo into a non-factory-offered Omnia 3 AM Turbo? 8)

LOL!