I’m interested to see how this pans out.
On one hand, OHM’s are a pretty unique product with a LARGE established customer base. So, from that perspective there is appeal.
From my own perspective, I think there probably is a lot that could be done to streamline and improve new product production, shipping, grills, and some additional standardization of quality. While I would HATE to see it, offshore production would always of course be an option.
But the flip side to that is that much of the established customer base is that because of the support for 50 year old products, that is VERY, VERY hard to maintain. I also get a feeling that OHM in many regards is mom and pop in it’s operations and so much of the magic is John, and what has been handed to Evan at this point. I know they want old parts back when you upgrade, and a big part of that is supporting the older products in one shape or another.
It’s a very unique sale/company even in the world of loudspeakers. Salk recently tried to sell his company for a pittance of a price also but the speaker business is hard, real hard particularly with US production and what I assume to be an aging primary customer base.
I’d love to see someone take a shot here and move OHM forward in many ways that are needed, while somehow maintaining the unique product, and value proposition they have. Very unique opportunity within the speaker industry.