Guarneri Tradition and Devialet

[Damon]

Do the SF Olympica III's have a difficult impedance curve? I don't understand this stuff very well, but the GamuT Phi 5 mkii's I had previously had impedance curves that were far from even and also had some wild peaks and valleys. That (as it was explained to me) makes life hard for an amp, and the Devialet, or digital amps generally, have a hard time with that sort of speaker load.

I also agree that room acoustics make a big difference, especially in terms of bass bloat, but it seems that you have already looked into that.

I hope you get it sorted; being disappointed with new speakers (especially the expensive and beautiful variety) is a hard thing to get over.