Meadowlark Ospreys II ? Low Feq. Response?

Dr Ken,

They were 36" from the back of the speaker to the front wall. I had them as close as 12" at one time. According to the dealer they were well broken in. And I auditioned them for three weeks in my room. Again, in the dealer demo room they were fine. Could be the high ceiling in my room and overall volume of my room was just to much for them.

Meadowlark is an excellent company with an excellent reputation. You should hear them for yourself. I only suggest it is in your room with your equipment. Good luck.

Cheers

Thanks!

Yep thats me with the silver sigs. Do not get me wrong the silver sigs are one of the best speakers ever produced. However, the listening window for them is very small. If your are in it, great! If not, so-so, and I want more base in a speaker.

I am also considering a pair of von 4's.

That's interesting, because we're on the same page. Go to http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/archives/ and check out Wayne Donnelly's reviews of the Osprey and the Von Schwiekert VR-2's and there's also a review shootout between the two.

I emailed Wayne and asked him if a comparison against the VR-4jr's was coming since the 4's and the Osprey's are more in line moneywise. He told me that he had just come from an initial listening session with the VR-4jr's and his reaction was "Wow!". He's in the process of reviewing them now.

Like I said, I've heard the Osprey's but not the Von S's, but the people and dealers I've talked to say that the VR-4jr's are awesome, and even the VR-2's at $2500.00 will rock your world.

The funny thing is, I think that I want new speakers because I've had the Silver Sigs for so long, it's time for the "new car". Honestly, I still have to smile and say "this really sounds good" everytime I sit down and listen to my system. I replaced my Krell pre-amp and amp and Theta GEN III DAC with the Musical Fidelity A308cr pre_amp and amp, and the Tri-Vista DAC. I added the DAC last because it was on order, but after I put the DAC in the system, my bass now actually vibrates the items in my room with the low synth notes from Enya. The bass is clean and tight with no boom at all. You may consider looking into your electronics and accessories as well as speakers for more bass.

Samac, I didn't mean anything bad in what I said. I've heard unbroken in Meadowlarks that I wouldn't even consider after hearing them. Then I finally heard the Osprey's that were broken in and they were really nice. I didn't audition them at home like you did, and who knows what might have happened if I had. I've seen some speakers that just don't sound right in given places no matter what you try or have heard somewhere else.

Hey Krell man, I know you didn't. I wanted to make sure people new the conditions the were auditioned under and the fact that I believe Meadowlark is an outstanding company. Also, I believe you cannot over state how important an audition with your equipment and your room is. I learned that the hard way. Dang near knocked me out of this hobby. Take care.

Cheers

My Ospreys really opened up in the 180 to 200 hour range and I heard improvements up to about 500 hours.