GENO I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL TYMPANI'S OVER THE YEARS AND JUST RECENTLY SOLD MY LAST PAIR I OWNED LAST WEEK ON AUDIOGON. THE TYMPANI IS A 4 OHM SPEAKER AND IS SENSITIVE TO HEADROOM IN AMPLIFIERS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE LOWER POWERED AMPS TO MATCH THE TYMPANI IS HEADROOM. BUY AN AMP WITH HIGHER POWER THAN THE 200 WATT RATING THE TYMPANI HAS AND ADJUST THE OUTPUT LEVEL OF THE AMP. I WAS USING A CARVER TFM-55 WITH A FRONT PANEL OUTPUT ADJUSTMENT THAT GAVE ME GREAT MATCHING FOR THE TYMPANI. THEY HAVE A FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF 35HZ TO 20KHZ SO YOUR TRANSIENTS WON'T THROW YOUR AMP INTO A HIGH GAIN OUTPUT LIKE A 30KHZ OR 40KHZ TRANSIENT WOULD. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE 2 AMP FUSE IN PLACE AND DON'T USE ANYTHING SMALLER THAN 14 GAUGE WIRE. YOU ALSO DID NOT MENTION WHETHER YOU ARE BIAMPING WHICH THE TYMPANI CAN DO. THIS WOULD CHANGE YOUR CONFIGURATION BUT WOULD GREATLY IMPROVE YOUR DEFINITION AND DYNAMIC RANGE. E-MAIL ME DIRECT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO OVER MY EXPERIENCES WITH THE 1-D'S I OWNED. DOMESTICOL@AOL.COM
