Thank you for your responses,
You are probably right about the burn in time for the capacitors. I'm using Clarity Caps SA, and I remember when I built some speakers last year and had a similar problem. It took a good three months for the higher frequencies to settle down. Once they burned in, the sound was beautiful. After that time period I may try a Rogue amplifier since my local dealer carries Rogue.
Dave, When you said Biamping the Apogees is a waste of time, what effect did biamping have on the sound from your Apogees? When I first tried biamping with my Pass Labs x150 and Sim Audio W3, it really opened up the sound and allowed me to match the strength of each amplifier with either the bass panel or tweeter midrange ribbon. I have never tired using tube monoblocks to power the stages, only an Audio Research Vs110 amp. I though the sound frp, the Audio Research was a little to "soft and mellow" for my taste. Maybe I should try a few more tube amps.
Scott
You are probably right about the burn in time for the capacitors. I'm using Clarity Caps SA, and I remember when I built some speakers last year and had a similar problem. It took a good three months for the higher frequencies to settle down. Once they burned in, the sound was beautiful. After that time period I may try a Rogue amplifier since my local dealer carries Rogue.
Dave, When you said Biamping the Apogees is a waste of time, what effect did biamping have on the sound from your Apogees? When I first tried biamping with my Pass Labs x150 and Sim Audio W3, it really opened up the sound and allowed me to match the strength of each amplifier with either the bass panel or tweeter midrange ribbon. I have never tired using tube monoblocks to power the stages, only an Audio Research Vs110 amp. I though the sound frp, the Audio Research was a little to "soft and mellow" for my taste. Maybe I should try a few more tube amps.
Scott