Ohm Speakers, thoughts?

I owned a pair of Ohm F's for a couple of years and loved them. I sold them thinking I would be able to pick up a pair of the new and improved ones down the road. Ha! Man was I wrong. Why can't someone or company deconstruct and then commercially manufacture the F's again. Regreted selling them but based on what I leaned from Sean several years ago, it would have been a moot point since they may have died of natural caused based on the explaination above.

Longing for F's again
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Very nice information being posted. Thank you.

Question - What is preventing a Manufacturer from building an authentic Ohm F again?

Is it the licensing?
Is it the technology?
Is it the patent?
Is it the cost of producing them correctly?
What is it?

It has been approximately 30 years since they first appeared with such great potential, but later proven to be flawed. Why hasn't someone taken today's computer based designing techniques and applied them to this speaker in an effort to make them a reality. IMHO, there would be a viable market for them in 2-channel as well as HT.

I would definitely put my name on the list of future owners if they weren't priced ridiculously. Heck, when I purchased them in 1974 I was just out of undergraduate preparing to go to graduate school. IOW, I was flat broke but had the foresight to scape enough coins together to purchase them. I now have a coin jar spilling over. LOL

Sean and Jamscience, thank you for your very informative posts.

Sean, I purchased the Ohm F's in early 1975 while I was working on Long Island (Huntington). When I auditioned the speakers, the gentleman who was fielding questions at the Audio store was from Ohm. I can't recall his name but he seemed like the #1 guy. I remember the price of the speakers was not in outer space and were a little more than the Bose 901's. My friend bought the Bose around the same time I got the Ohm F's and couldn't believe how stupid he was for purchasing something that sounded so inferior to what I had. To add insult to his injuring himself by self inflicted dope slaps upside his head, the F's were a couple hundred more (rememebering the details are foggy due the fact I was just out of college and hmmmmmm...maybe using some party substances at the time. LOL) I'm sure I am not alone in this aspect of youth. Regardless, I loved those speakers with or without being under the influence.

Based on what Jamscience stated about the patient (my cousin is an attorney for the US Patient Office and she had already stated as much this past weekend), then there is hope some very creative and gifted person will look at this design again and give it a whirl. I think, even built by hand, these speakers wouldn't be as expensive as was stated above. Remember, a well connected in the bizz person is going to have connections for some if not all the parts. Case in point, look at where the Von Schweikert line of speakers are being made, plus many many others.

Unsound, thank you for pointing out the German Physiks again. I guess you must own a pair of their speakers. So, I will ask if you ever had the Ohm F's and would share your thoughts on how they are similar or dissimilar in overall sound? I am interested in a true Walsh driver, which has no crossover and stands up to the riggers of day-to-day performance.

Sean, I do recall from an earlier thread/post about you contemplating the possibility of taking on this type of project/venture. It would be nice if one of the smaller DIY companies out there would take this on. I mean between you and Bill Legall, there is a wealth of knowledge that could be shared with the right party. Right? When I look around Audiogon, Audio Circle, Audio Asylum, and other sites, I see dozens of sole proprietor speaker builders. Heck, with China now very serious OEM electronic/speaker builders, one might subcontract them to build the drivers by hand and have the bases built here in the States, or visa versa.

Someone out there must know someone who skilled, talented, and would be curious /willing enough to take this challenge on.

What was the MSRP of the F’s back in the mid to late 70’s? I can’t recall because when I purchased mine pair it was part of a package deal which included an amp and preamp and I traded in a pair of EPI 201’s (another great speaker in its day).

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...:>)