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Does anyone remember Ohm I speakers?

OK were talking vintage here. Wonder how these compare to new speakers? I have a set and compare them to PSB Stratus Golds. I had upgraded all drivers in the OHMs over the years. To me it is a toss up. The PSB has better imaging and maybe midrange tonality. The Ohms go deeper in the bass and play louder. The presentation of the midrange is different cause of top speakers point up. The PSB does have a slight edge. Has anyone else compared the OHMs to new speakers? Maybe I am a little biased toward OHM. I have read that speakers and amps , preamps that fidelity has changed the least. Digital sources the most. Any comments appreciated.
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YEs, I remember them. Pretty unique. Made to go loud. Would love to have a refurbed pair in the right large room.

I sold OHM at Tech Hifi back in teh 70's. Mostly the conventional models E, L , C2 and H. I's came around towards the end of my run. Each model tended to be my favorite at their price point over other lines like Infinity, Advent, JBL , EPI/Epicure, ElectroVoice. OHMs were the cleanest top to bottom and also relatively easy to drive with common amps of the day. I still have and like my OHM Ls I bought originally back then. I refurbed these myself recently replacing woofers and adding the OHM sub-bass port tweak. THese still excel with progressive rock music in general, though they do not do imaging and soundstage as well as more modern designs.
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