Olympica II arrived today

[Bavarian05]

Originally Posted by livestrong

Wow - you're not kidding about them being such a pretty speaker! Sweet mother of good looking!

Thank you. ;-)

[Bavarian05]

Originally Posted by cmalak

Jason...congrats on the O2s So how do they sound with the Ref 110? I know you were looking for SS suggestions because you were worried about the 110s ability to drive them, especially in the bass. My guess is the 110s are doing just fine but looking forward to hear your thoughts on the combo...congrats again!

I'm Bi-wiring them with two pairs of Audioquest CV-8's and have heard differing opinions on wether or not single or bi-wire is best. I will need to also try single wiring with jumpers and see what sounds best, though will likely wait until they get a good 100+ hours on them.

[cmalak]

Originally Posted by Bavarian05

I'm Bi-wiring them with two pairs of Audioquest CV-8's and have heard differing opinions on wether or not single or bi-wire is best. I will need to also try single wiring with jumpers and see what sounds best, though will likely wait until they get a good 100+ hours on them.

I'd also try them on the 4ohm taps on the Ref 110s.

[cmalak]

Jason...who did the speaker placement/set-up for you. Loose bass could be a result of bass overhang as a result of exciting a room node, so there could be an opportunity to tighten up the bass articulation by moving the speakers around. I would put blue tape to mark the current placement if everything else is sounding pretty good to you and this way if after playing around with placement you are still not happy, you can come back to the current (original) position. Good luck.

[brb]

The bass will improve alot over the first hundred hours. I have a Bryston 4bsst that I'm borrowing and should have some updates on how that handles the II's later today or tomorrow.

[metaphacts]

Originally Posted by cmalak

Jason...who did the speaker placement/set-up for you. Loose bass could be a result of bass overhang as a result of exciting a room node, so there could be an opportunity to tighten up the bass articulation by moving the speakers around. I would put blue tape to mark the current placement if everything else is sounding pretty good to you and this way if after playing around with placement you are still not happy, you can come back to the current (original) position. Good luck.

[Bavarian05]

Originally Posted by cmalak

Jason...who did the speaker placement/set-up for you. Loose bass could be a result of bass overhang as a result of exciting a room node, so there could be an opportunity to tighten up the bass articulation by moving the speakers around. I would put blue tape to mark the current placement if everything else is sounding pretty good to you and this way if after playing around with placement you are still not happy, you can come back to the current (original) position. Good luck.

Me, myself and I unfortunately. :-) I agree with you. I have placed the O2's on a couple of MDF shelves that allow me to move them around very easily and it has definitely helped in dialing in the bass. Also using the 4 ohm tap today. Bass is definitely better, though highs are not quite as open. We'll see... Still have a long ways to go with run in as they only have maybe 35 hours on them currently. I have a BAT VK-250SE arriving tomorrow and will give it a fir shot too. With a little luck, maybe my wife will allow me to keep both the Ref 110 and the VK-250SE. Cross your fingers for me! ;-)

[cmalak]

Originally Posted by Bavarian05

Me, myself and I unfortunately. :-) I agree with you. I have placed the O2's on a couple of MDF shelves that allow me to move them around very easily and it has definitely helped in dialing in the bass. Also using the 4 ohm tap today. Bass is definitely better, though highs are not quite as open. We'll see... Still have a long ways to go with run in as they only have maybe 35 hours on them currently. I have a BAT VK-250SE arriving tomorrow and will give it a fir shot too. With a little luck, maybe my wife will allow me to keep both the Ref 110 and the VK-250SE. Cross your fingers for me! ;-)

Good luck with that

[brb]

I have never heard anything from BAT or a Audio Research REF 110 but can't wait to see what you think between the 2.

I spent sometime with a Bryston 4bsst2 this weekend as well as a Berkeley Dac 2. I have been using a Mcintosh ma6500 and a Micromega DAC. The Mcintosh is a pretty old piece and the Micromega is very inexpensive.

The Berkeley Dac made a huge improvement and the Bryston made a huge difference as well. The Bryston is outputting over 500 watts into 4 ohms and has a high dampening factor. This amp has incredible control over the bass output of the II's. The bass is deep and tight with the Bryston and it's kind of round and flabby with the Mcintosh. There are a lot of other details between all the components but it seems like the II's like some power!

[Bavarian05]

Originally Posted by brb

I have never heard anything from BAT or a Audio Research REF 110 but can't wait to see what you think between the 2. I spent sometime with a Bryston 4bsst2 this weekend as well as a Berkeley Dac 2. I have been using a Mcintosh ma6500 and a Micromega DAC. The Mcintosh is a pretty old piece and the Micromega is very inexpensive. The Berkeley Dac made a huge improvement and the Bryston made a huge difference as well. The Bryston is outputting over 500 watts into 4 ohms and has a high dampening factor. This amp has incredible control over the bass output of the II's. The bass is deep and tight with the Bryston and it's kind of round and flabby with the Mcintosh. There are a lot of other details between all the components but it seems like the II's like some power!

Agreed.
I am getting the same feeling overall that the O2's like power. I owned a Bryston 4BSST2 a couple years back.
That is a beast of an amplifier. Very high damping factor and can really rock out on heavier material.