3000 series driver update. I recieved my 3000's on Tuesday, and finally got to install them on my 3XO cabinets last night.
Installation was pretty easy, easier than the 2000 series on an OW2 cabinet that I had tried prior to the 3's. The hardest part is getting out the old terminal board on the bottom and getting the new one with the Sub-Bass Activator installed. Then it is a simple matter of connecting the plug from it to the new drivers and mounting the drivers with four wood screws each to the top baffle board.
I know from past expereinces with the 2000 series and also what others have experienced, the Ohm's do need a considerable bit of break-in. I used to think was a little bit of crap, and maybe for some speakers/drivers it is. But I find things tend to loosen up a bit and smooth out. It took the 2000's about 3 months of heavy playing and a fair bit of playing with positioning to get them where I was happy. I don't expect the 3000's to be much different in this regard, other than positioning will be a little easier now.
Initial impressions are very good, the treble is very smooth and lifelike, again, very realistic. The midrange/upper bass is a bit fuzzy at the present, and bass a little on the heavy one-note side. Again, most of this is the same impression I had of the 2000 as well.
I believe the 2000/3000 main drivers are a bit different from each other, and not sure of the surrounds on the 3000. I think the tweeters are the same though. Some of this might impact the break-in period a little, not sure at this point. In the meantime, I will be playing tunes whenever possible to get them up to speed, and enjoy them along the way. Shame the wife works from home or I would put the CD player on continuous/repeat while I am at work.
My thanks to John for working out a few bugs along the way, as mine were the first 3/3000 they had done. Will keep you all posted as time goes on. I think I am going to like these a lot! Enjoy the music! Tim
