Foster:
I started hanging around this site several months ago after various 17 year old stereo components of mine started to die of old age, hoping to get some hints and deals for a long-needed upgrade (obviously more a music lover than an audiophile!)
Probably the only thing I won't be completely replacing is my 17 year old Ohm Walsh 4X0s. Still love them. GREAT sound anywhere in the room (I mostly listen to classical, mostly chamber music). OK to look at. And almost indestructable: I bought them back then to provide great sound at significant volumes in fairly large rooms for workshops I was leading, carting them all over the country for years with only minimal packing, and now there's only a few minor blemishes on them, and no functional problems at all in the 17 years I've had them!
Rather than get new speakers by someone else, most of which at similar prices don't really hold a candle to these, IMHO, I am thinking of getting the new upgraded drivers that Ohm makes for my model for only $1.5K. I am very impressed with the company for the way they handle this upgrade as well: They send me the new drivers and new grills to put in the cabinet, and I have 60 days, to audition them and either send the old ones to them, or return the new ones. I also find that they are a good company to deal with, and respond quickly and helpfully to my e-mails.
I don't know about your particular situation, nor am I up to date on their current line of speakers, but I can certainly endorse the Ohms in general. BTW, my wife is pushing for the surround sound HT thingy, as it seems every wife in the world is, and the one time I heard an Ohm set up it was QUITE impressive for the price.
I started hanging around this site several months ago after various 17 year old stereo components of mine started to die of old age, hoping to get some hints and deals for a long-needed upgrade (obviously more a music lover than an audiophile!)
Probably the only thing I won't be completely replacing is my 17 year old Ohm Walsh 4X0s. Still love them. GREAT sound anywhere in the room (I mostly listen to classical, mostly chamber music). OK to look at. And almost indestructable: I bought them back then to provide great sound at significant volumes in fairly large rooms for workshops I was leading, carting them all over the country for years with only minimal packing, and now there's only a few minor blemishes on them, and no functional problems at all in the 17 years I've had them!
Rather than get new speakers by someone else, most of which at similar prices don't really hold a candle to these, IMHO, I am thinking of getting the new upgraded drivers that Ohm makes for my model for only $1.5K. I am very impressed with the company for the way they handle this upgrade as well: They send me the new drivers and new grills to put in the cabinet, and I have 60 days, to audition them and either send the old ones to them, or return the new ones. I also find that they are a good company to deal with, and respond quickly and helpfully to my e-mails.
I don't know about your particular situation, nor am I up to date on their current line of speakers, but I can certainly endorse the Ohms in general. BTW, my wife is pushing for the surround sound HT thingy, as it seems every wife in the world is, and the one time I heard an Ohm set up it was QUITE impressive for the price.