Hi brimel,
I don't own Omens but I own 2 other pair of Zu speakers (Superfly and DefHead). I can't answer your question directly, but I have upgraded the drivers on my Superflys, so I can offer some perspective. The new drivers on Omen mkII should sound subtly but noticeably better. In my own experience, the new drivers were just a touch more effortless, a bit more oomph (or "shove" as Zu likes to say), just a bit more "there". Again, subtle but noticeable.
The key word is "subtle", meaning if your budget only allows for a used pair of mkI, don't feel like you are missing out on a world of sound. Your best bet might be to wait until Zu offers their $999 Dirty Weekend II sale again, those now use the new drivers but without the upgraded capacitors and level of fit/finish in mkII, which you can see in the chart here:
http://www.zuaudio.com/loudspeakers/omen-dirty-weekend-2
My personal take is that you get what you pay for with the mkII upgrade but used mk1 is still a nice entry point. It's up to you to decide on the tradeoffs.
Zu does shows with Peachtree all the time so your amp should be fine.
I don't own Omens but I own 2 other pair of Zu speakers (Superfly and DefHead). I can't answer your question directly, but I have upgraded the drivers on my Superflys, so I can offer some perspective. The new drivers on Omen mkII should sound subtly but noticeably better. In my own experience, the new drivers were just a touch more effortless, a bit more oomph (or "shove" as Zu likes to say), just a bit more "there". Again, subtle but noticeable.
The key word is "subtle", meaning if your budget only allows for a used pair of mkI, don't feel like you are missing out on a world of sound. Your best bet might be to wait until Zu offers their $999 Dirty Weekend II sale again, those now use the new drivers but without the upgraded capacitors and level of fit/finish in mkII, which you can see in the chart here:
http://www.zuaudio.com/loudspeakers/omen-dirty-weekend-2
My personal take is that you get what you pay for with the mkII upgrade but used mk1 is still a nice entry point. It's up to you to decide on the tradeoffs.
Zu does shows with Peachtree all the time so your amp should be fine.