In the late 70's, at Tech Hifi, among all the major speaker brands and models sold that I heard, my overall favorite for a somewhat larger room were the OHM Hs, one of just a few, and the only OHM that used a passive radiator. They were the ones that did everything right. I think they went for $900 a pair or so back in 1978.
I did not have the right room or budget for those back then so I ended up with smaller ported Ls, which sounded similar on a smaller scale.
I came very close to going with new refurbed OHM Hs a couple years back when looking to bring my setup "up to date" based on the continued strong performance of my Ls, but decided to go with other models that can do the imaging and soundstage deal better than most box speakers from teh 70's.
I did not have the right room or budget for those back then so I ended up with smaller ported Ls, which sounded similar on a smaller scale.
I came very close to going with new refurbed OHM Hs a couple years back when looking to bring my setup "up to date" based on the continued strong performance of my Ls, but decided to go with other models that can do the imaging and soundstage deal better than most box speakers from teh 70's.