On Bass Korea GTG at Seoul I've tested Omni 12 with various basses and a few heads at high volume.
Heads: Yamaha BBT 500H, Mesa Boogie 400, Ampeg SVT II Pro
Cabinets: Omni 12, Peavey Black Widow (2 X 15), Marshal 4 X 12
Basses: MIJ 62 RI P with NP4 and GraphTech ghost piezo saddle strung with Fender 9050ML flatwound (mine!), Fender Deluxe Jazz with Aguilar 3 band pre, Warwick Corvette, Cort noname plywood! bass with MM style pickup
Overall impression is...
'It's different!!'
Omni 12 was very upfront about true sound of heads, bass and players.
It showed very high resolution and revealed true nature of signal components.
Plywood bodied bass sounded much horrible on Omni 12 than on any other cabs!
Low was open and encompassing, but when the volume went up, it flooded whole room with thick and papatable existence.
And flaps your trousers, too.
More like feeling, less like hearing.
When volume of Yamaha BBT 500H at 3 o'clock (BBT 500H is 125W at 8ohm), the sound of bass shook not so small room and bleeded through the sound proofed double door.
- We gathered at rent- a-studio which has good sound proof.
At the nearby lobby, many could feel the rumble of bass.
Mid was straight, piercing and present.
It cuts through easily loud drums and could compete with tight and loud snares.
I've not installed L-pads yet and it tremendously helped defined slap & pop.
With Jazz Deluxe, slap & pop was like wielding a razor bladed war hammer!
Some memeber complained the sharpness of Omni 12, but most are impressed.
And Mesa Boogie 400... it suit Peavey Balck Widow more
Brown/dirty/hot tone of 400 was too exaggerated through Omni 12 especially whe overdirven and should be tamed with more round PBW.
After A/B/C ing 3 cabinets, some member exclaimed.
'I've been driving my car (bass) with greased and cracked windshield!'
Omni 12 is very clean, frank and unforgiving.
I could hear all of my mistakes and bumbles.
Bassman Mo was right.
I can't go back to old direct radiator style cabinets any more.
Thank you for your great cabinet and service.
