Wilson Benesch Omnium Loudspeaker (pair)

The Omnium is a celebration of the “modular design” that Wilson Benesch added to its design philosophy when it released the ground-breaking Odyssey Range in 2001. With each new design, the modular design approach builds upon the lessons of its predecessor. Like the Porsche 911, the Omnium is then not a singular design, but rather the latest evolution of a living lineage – more than 30-years of incremental improvement in the pursuit of genuine world-class audio reproduction. It is this heritage that can be seen to have honed every single detail of the new Omnium loudspeaker.

Omnium – from the Latin “of all”

The name Omnium was chosen in recognition of this landmark, the name means of all, and it is a reference to the heritage of three decades of research and development that has come before it. Whilst the Omnium references all that has come before it, it is also a product that marks the dawn of the next generation of materials technologies developed through a collaborative research and development project – SSUCHY.

The stepped features seen in the Omnium’s foot are a reference to its larger sibling the Eminence. Hewn in house by Wilson Benesch from a single billet of aluminum to reduce an 80kg solid billet of aluminum by more than half, to create a single 38kg Omnium loudspeaker foot. This formidable component governs over the energy above by way of the 14mm tie bolts that generate a metric ton of compressive pressure through the Omnium enclosure. This is the foundation, ground zero and arbiter of performance.

Omnium stands boldly as the industry-leading design in this market sector from the pioneers and leaders in composite loudspeaker design.

DRIVE & CROSSOVER TECHNOLOGY
Upper Bass One:
(1) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic 3.0
~ First-Order

Upper Bass Two:
(1) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic 3.0
~ First-Order

Tweeter:
(1) 1” Wilson Benesch Fibonacci Hybrid Silk-Carbon
~ Second-Order, 5kHz High Pass Filter

Midrange:
(1) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic 3.0
~ Directly Amplifier Coupled

Low Bass One:
(1) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic 3.0
~ First-Order

Low Bass Two:
(1) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic 3.0
~ First-Order

Isobaric Drive System One:
(2) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic in Clamshell Formation
~ First-Order, 500Hz Low Pass Filter

Isobaric Drive System Two:
(2) 7” Wilson Benesch Tactic in Clamshell Formation
~ First-Order, 500Hz Low Pass Filter


ENCLOSURE TECHNOLOGY
Materials:
A.C.T. 3Zero - Advanced Bio-composite Monocoque Technology
Poly-Alloy, Hybridized Construction

Upper Bass Enclosure:
Infinite Baffle Sealed Enclosure

Tweeter:
Labyrinth Sealed Tweeter Backplate

Midrange:
Infinite Baffle Sealed Enclosure

Lower Bass:
Infinite Baffle Sealed Enclosure

Isobaric Enclosure:
Infinite Baffle Sealed Enclosure


MEASUREMENTS
Type:
2.5-way

Impedance:
4.5 Ohms

Sensitivity:
89dB @ 1-Meter on axis, 2.83V Input

Frequency Response:
27Hz - 30kHz +/- 2dB


DIMENSIONS & TERMINATIONS
Height:
67.7”

Width:
8.1” Baffle / 23.39” Widest Point of Foot

Depth:
24.6”

Weight:
308.65 pounds per speaker
{Ships as two Enclosures}
242 pounds Lower + 66 pounds Upper

Termination:
Bi-wirable terminal on the loudspeaker footplate at ground level