Ohm model E speakers?

[telemike]

Is $50 good for a a pair of these? Are they any good? Thanks. Looking for something vintage and good sounding.

 

[Batch68]

I love Ohm speakers, but honestly this wasn't their best product. For $50? I'd tend to say yes, but you aren't getting any great deal. I suspect they'd need a refoam (& don't expect much bass even after that).

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[Mystery]

Go for their L model.

 

[jwc2012]

Whoa! Those were the first speakers I ever bought--with my paper route money no less. I loved them and they served me well for many years until a college roommate borrowed them for a party and blew them. They aren't a speaker for the ages, but for $50 why not? I spoke to John Strohbeen, Ohm's president (who, amazingly, also takes customer service calls), and told them the E was my first speaker. He responded without a pause, "that must have spoiled you for life, those were so naturally voiced." He was right!

 

[telemike]

I'll wait for a better deal then. I want more oomph in the low end.

 

[kbott]

I've had both E's and EII's $25 to $50 is about where I'd value them at Personally I didn't find the bass response really lacking. It is what it is, a smallish bookshelf. I found it to be a very nice sounding speaker when you were in the sweet spot, In the sweet spot the imaging is really nice and close your eyes and it's a very nice experience. However, I found the tweeters to be very beamy. Move 1 foot out of that sweet spot and the top end would just drop off and then it became mediocre.

A plus to me is the wood veneer. A lot of other speakers of that era are vinyl clad.

 

[situp&listen]

I found a pair on the street in great condition - no refoam needed (family moving into a new-to-them house threw them out to make room for their surround sound system); hooked 'um up to my Kenwood KA-3500 and they sang pretty nicely - I heard some details in familiar tunes that made me sit up & listen more attentatively. I thought the bass was adequate for a bookshelf speaker...
I just picked up an analog woofer (Velodyne V-1012 B) and plan to try it with the speakers; having the bass handled from 20-120 should open these cats ups to do even better singing. More to follow...

 

[EVBoy]

Strangely enough, Ohm is still in business. Are they the only ones left making floorstanding box type speakers?

 

[Rugg124]

Good speakers

I still have my speakers I bought back in 1972 from Tech Hi-Fi for $140 for the pair. The best sound is when you set them at ear level in a corner facing both toward the middle of the room.