New Speakers

[MusicLover]

I will give it time of course as I have had my current speakers for 4 years and I am so used to them. I love so much about the Olympicas but to me getting the bass right is essential. If not it clouds everything else.
On certain music without a lot of bass they are tremendous and a massive step up from my PMCs, but it's no good if bass is not good on the rest of my music.
An example is Helllo by Adele. First minute it sounds great until the bass kicks in, then it just overpowers the room and I can actually feel myself vibrating :-)

I agree Womaz, you have to get the bass right. As you said before, it may be worth experimenting with the bass traps if speaker positioning is limited.
 
Irony is, a turning point in my system was some months ago when a friend came home to listen to it and found it light on the bass department!! It took about 15 cm to get them closer to the rear wall to realize that I was indeed missing something! At the time I was a bit obsessed with getting the image depth right and hence I was reluctant to get the speakers closer to the wall, sacrificing tonal balance on the way. End result was that depth stayed and at the same time the change brought in the much needed bass.

The system must be close to delivering its full potential as now I find it exciting every time I play something, like closer to having a private performance when listening to it.

Regarding your doubt about front ported speakers, my limited knowledge is that it's not that straightforward. There's definitely speaker designs made to work closer to the walls, maybe worth investigating which ones should you not get the bass right in the end with the Olympicas. Although I am sure that with a bit of experimentation with the bass traps you will get there!