This is bizarre. My friend has a pair of Ohm C2s that he bought back in college. I believe he graduated in 1981, a couple of years after I did. One of the mid-ranges on his C2s went bad. He brought to someplace in Providence, RI to have it replaced. Well we just pulled out his C2s about a month ago and the mid-range that was put in was not an original Ohm mid, but it looks EXACTLY like that phenolic tweeter. I did some research on this thing online and a place called Simply Speakers still carries these for about 25.00.
But what the hell is it doing in my buddy's Ohm C2 as a replacement mid ??? Is it possible that some clown just popped it in there because it fit ? I'm scratching my head on this one. By the way, this replacement for the original mid took place in the early 80s, so the place that put the new "mid" in is long gone.
Just recently I bought a pair of pristine Ohm C2s for 300.00. They already had the upgraded poly woofers so I ordered the upgraded mids and tweeters from the Ohm website. Yes they are still in business and still in Brooklyn, NY. And the President, John Strohbeen, even answers the phone when you call. I since have found a pair of new, open box original C2 tweeters from a former Ohm parts rep up in Canada. Never been used. I like the looks of the original tweeters better so those will be going in.
As for that mid-range replacement on my friend's C2s that seems to be that phenolic tweeter thing.....I'm giving him one of my original C2 mid-ranges to replace that bastardized mid. We will be putting that in tomorrow night.
I just joined this site, although I have read a lot of threads here. And stumbling on this thread inspired me to tell this most recent speaker story....