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Bass of the Meadowlark Osprey

To those who own the Meadowlark Osprey, does the quality and quantity of the bass deepen after a certain amount of time? I love everything about this speaker except the bass, although they only have about 100 hrs on them and the company says it takes between 200 and 300 hrs - I'm wondering if that's true?

Also, I'm looking for an integrated amp to drive these, any recommendations in the $1000. used price range? I find it hard to believe tubes would do the job but I really don't have any concrete experience to base that on.

Any and all comments will certainly be appreciated.
Thanks
sedona
gotoma8
32 posts
 
Don't know if this would help any, but I have the Shearwaters and they are similar to the Osprey, but only a two way. The bass, driven by my Classe CAP-80 is tremendous...its wonderful and Sherod is right, it takes a long time for the Meadowlark to start singin...

There are lots of classe amps up for sale.
best of luck.
gsselling
29 posts
 
I would love to hear about your impressions of the Osprey after they are broken in. I am currently in the market for a new set of mains and they are on my short list to audition. My amplification is a Sonic Frontiers Power 2 SE and my room is only 18 X 15 X 8. I think that they would be a good match for Jazz, Blues, Classic Rock, Classical et al. but I will have to see. Too many speaker options in this price range!!!!
Greg
sedona OP
144 posts
 
I want to thank everyone for their replies - I am playing my Osprey's at least four hrs a day and hoping that at some point the bass will start to fill - I kept my Hsu sub just in case!
I owned the Von Schweikert VR4 Gen III and they had plenty of bass although I am happier with the Osprey at this point - plus they look a heck of a lot better. I'm considering the Jolida integrated hybrid (1501) to drive the Osprey's.
Thank you for the comments and recommendations.
aniwolfe
761 posts
 
I heard the Ospreys at great length and lack of bass never came to mind. Actually I was very impressed with that spectrum more than anything else(fast,detailed,deep and tight). Top notch bass!
nita
9 posts
 
I just received a near new pair of Ospreys less than one week ago (about 40-50hours). My initial impression is that the sound was just plain poor. My wife and I knew that they took a lot of time to break in but we were not sure that we could stand to wait that long. My Montana SPIIs were better in nearly every way. However with about 25-30 hours of loud music (when not at home) the sound is improving rapidly. At this point the bass is still not very deep but the quality is improving. On some music the sound is very good already. I will try to update my impressions in about 2-3 weeks. Thanks, Nita
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