Ohm Speakers, thoughts?

Frap, or anyone else, count me in as a future purchaser of a new and improved version of the Ohm F utilizing a true Walsh designed driver. If the speaker had a MSRP of around $5000, it may cause many audiophiles to give them a serious audition. I can imagine many listeners liking what these speakers do, even if they only sound identical to the original ones. My hope is someone who can make this happen reads this thread and has an ah-ha moment.

Check book and pen in hand and now just waiting to order...:>)

As for me, keeping the price below 4K would make it a lot easier.

> What was the MSRP of the F’s back in the mid to late 70’s?

I bought a pair of Ohm F's new in late 1974; the price was $800 for the pair. I believe the price increased fairly rapidly after that. They certainly had a magic about them.

Three or four years ago I auditioned the Ohm Walsh 200 MkII's with their at-home trial and found them missing the special qualities I remembered. They were a bit on the heavy sounding side and lacked the sense of space I was after. That was a pity as I really wanted them to be as magical as the F's from many years before.

Three or four years ago I auditioned the Ohm Walsh 200 MkII's with their at-home trial and found them missing the special qualities I remembered. They were a bit on the heavy sounding side and lacked the sense of space I was after. That was a pity as I really wanted them to be as magical as the F's from many years before.

I never owned the F's and heard them so very long ago; but what you said here confirms what i do remember and how the F's sounded compared with MkII's.

I think the F's cone is the coolest looking speaker there is.

Gentlemen,
I have read your discussions on the Ohm Walsh A and F drivers with enthusiasm. Didn't think anyone still cared.
I am new to this site.
Anyway, for what it is worth, and to my knowledge, I believe I am the only person in the world that builds F's and A's from scratch to this day. I have studied these drivers and their principals for the last 30 years. I am the only person that hand winds voice coils, makes complete cabinets, magnet assemblies and complete cones from new materials. I use the same materials as the originals and some improvements. My drivers are meticulously assembled in every detail. In addition, I refurbish old units as well. I have spoken with many people over the years whom claimed to be able to re-cone or repair these marvels, but NO ONE has ever done so as the original. My name is Dale Harder. I can be reached at dale@hhr-lasers.com