Guest bk Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 Today I found a pair of Model III at a junk store. (They have 8" woofers and peerless tweeters in relatively large vinyl cabinets.) Brought them home, cleaned the pots, and connected a low-power modern (black face) Luxman amp. Well, let's just say I was underwhelmed. Nasally vocals and almost no bass.I was ready to post a message asking what was wrong, but I decided to first try them with a different amp. Hooked up a Sony receiver that has more power than the Luxman but is inferior in every other way. Man, I'm glad I tried this. What a huge difference! Now I'm hearing something like I expected.So, my questions for those of you with more experience: Am I correct that Cizeks benefit from watts, maybe because they were designed at a time when power was king? What was the hot amplifier to hook them to back in the day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest molecules Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 I don't know if it is power alone, or the way the output impedance of the amp reacts with the impedence curve of the speakers, or something else. I had a similar experience with Design Acoustics PS10a's. I bought them cheap at a yard sale and hooked them up to my Adcom/Anthem preamp/amp and they sounded very good. I brought them upstairs and hooked them up to my 70's Marantz receiver and they sound terrible ! "Nasally" and flat are the first words that comes to mind. I can't believe the difference, because the Marantz sounds great with my old Advents and newer Energy speakers. If anyone has insights on this, it would be an interesting thread.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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