Ohm Walsh old vs. Microwalsh new

I'm using an Onkyo A-9555. It's listed as 85 Wpc at 8 Ohms, with dynamic power of 120 Wpc/8 Ohms and 200Wpc/4 Ohms. The damping factor is relatively low, listed at 25.

I think the Onkyo should do pretty well with the smaller CLS drivers in the micros.

My observation has been the smaller CLS drivers (100 S3s in my case) are not as hard to drive and control properly as the larger ones (Walsh 5 S3s in my case).

Unless you are running in a significantly larger room or have the speakers located way out away from the wall or have some other unfavorable room acoustics happening, bass should not be an issue. Just give 'em some time to break in fully.

My "Super Walsh 2s" with the 100 S3 drivers are in a 12X12 sunroom with cathedral ceiling, about 18-24 inches out from the rear wall. The bass in this room was a bit too much for me at first so I loosely plugged the ports underneath to ease things up a bit. Now the bass is balanced much better, similar to my other rooms.

If my wife would allow it, I would probably opt to move these out another 6-12 inches for even better sound stage, at which point the plugs in the ports would probably come out again as well.

My room is 13'x13' with a 9' ceiling. I have the Micros about 2' out from the rear wall. So, based on what you say, it's probably just a matter of the speakers breaking in fully. I'll be certain to report back. Thanks again.

Dogue,

Any news, have things settled in for you yet?

Things are starting to settle in. I had a bumping and long party last weekend which helped to do some solid breaking in. I still feel like the bass is a little light, but I think it's improving and still breaking in.