My Walsh 5's came new and took months to break in.
My 100s were acquired 2nd hand and already well broken in.
I've never heard micros, but bass is certainly not an issue with the 100 S3s or Walsh 5 s3s.
Keep us posted if things do not open up. If so, that could be due to 1) room size, 2) room placement or 3) amplification.
I've used a Carver m4.0t, the amp section of a Tandberg 2080 receiver, and the Musical Fidelity A3CR with both 100 and W5 S3s. Never had bass issues with the 100 S3s, though amps did make a bif difference in overall presentation. I was never happy with the bass using the CArver with the bigger Walsh 5's despite it putting out over 300w/channel. THis was because it was not a high current design. The Ohms require high current, not just watts, and higher damping factors (>50) in order for an amp to take control of the drivers fully and realize full bass potential.
The micros are smaller than the 100s even, so they should not require massive watts, but I would bet they can still benefit from a high current amp, one that essentially doubles in power output from 8 to 4 and then from 4 to 2 ohms (ie say 70 watts @8 Ohm, 140 at 16, and 280 at 2 ohms.
What amp are you using currently?
My 100s were acquired 2nd hand and already well broken in.
I've never heard micros, but bass is certainly not an issue with the 100 S3s or Walsh 5 s3s.
Keep us posted if things do not open up. If so, that could be due to 1) room size, 2) room placement or 3) amplification.
I've used a Carver m4.0t, the amp section of a Tandberg 2080 receiver, and the Musical Fidelity A3CR with both 100 and W5 S3s. Never had bass issues with the 100 S3s, though amps did make a bif difference in overall presentation. I was never happy with the bass using the CArver with the bigger Walsh 5's despite it putting out over 300w/channel. THis was because it was not a high current design. The Ohms require high current, not just watts, and higher damping factors (>50) in order for an amp to take control of the drivers fully and realize full bass potential.
The micros are smaller than the 100s even, so they should not require massive watts, but I would bet they can still benefit from a high current amp, one that essentially doubles in power output from 8 to 4 and then from 4 to 2 ohms (ie say 70 watts @8 Ohm, 140 at 16, and 280 at 2 ohms.
What amp are you using currently?