Hello Everyone!
I have read with interest this thread about the Ohms and would like to add my two cents to it.
I am the owner of Ohm 4s with the new 5 S3 upgrades I put in myself. In hopes of getting it a great sound, I purchased an ARC REF3 (Thanks Mitch4t!) and a Pass Labs X350.5 (lots of saving up and scrimping).
When I first fired it up I was disappointed with the treble because I listen to a lot of jazz, and like the sound of lifelike cymbals and triangles.
But then I remembered the John Potis articles about these same speakers, that they need to be broken in so some patience was required.
I had written to John Strohbeen about the treble and he said "Break in takes time, although the treble doesn't change much." He doesn't use metal domes for the metallic sound but instead uses a tweeter that has a "linear response beyond 20,000 Hz"
At about 68 hrs everything seemed to open up. The midrange was excellent, piano, voice and bass (although some might prefer a sub woofer, in my case its great as it is). The treble I'm beginning to think depends on the CD recording. On some CDs its great, on others, meh.
So far I am pleased with these speakers but was curious about the 5000 series, so I asked John about them and his response was "The new 5000 are better, but in an evolutionary way, not a dramatic improvement. I do not recommend moving up only one model; but wait and consider the 5000s replacement in a few years."
Just thought I'd add some thoughts to a remarkable product. There may be more expensive and better speakers on the market, but for my money I think the Ohms are a fantastic deal.
P.S. Hey Mapman whats going on with the Class D speakers for the Ohm 5 S3s?
