Martin-Logan Odydssey and Yamaha YPAO Incompatiblity - Can you help?

[Florian]

Well since we are all calm now, i have to say that the ratings which i partly intoduced in this thread like Mid-Fi, HIFI High End etc... are kinda pointless. I consider the Yamaha good in its price range, but definetly not High End. Its a good unit, but thats about it.

[theaudiohobby]

Please guys stop using HIFI and High End in the same breath, it is annoying, it encapsulates a snobbery culture. I am fine with big ticket equipment, but please please do not bastardise the term "high fidelity" with snob accolades.

[Woochifer]

Please guys stop using HIFI and High End in the same breath, it is annoying, it encapsulates a snobbery culture. I am fine with big ticket equipment, but please please do not bastardise the term "high fidelity" with snob accolades.

THANK YOU! All too often, I see subjective sliding scale terminology like that used strictly for purposes of marginalizing and impugning other people's views. It all means something different to different people, and when these labels get arbitrarily applied and diced up like they often do on these boards, it is a pathetic form of snobbery.

[Florian]

Well how about we agree on this.

There are Receivers out there (big Yamaha, Lexicon, Denon 5805 etc..) that can drive the ML. They will work on it, but if you want the best out of your ML you need to get into seperates and also into higher priced regions.

[JoeE SP9]

The question still is; Why would anyone buy speakers like that and try to drive them with one of those crappy underpowered receivers?

[Florian]

The question still is; Why would anyone buy speakers like that and try to drive them with one of those crappy underpowered receivers?

That my good sir is beyond me, since if you can afford the big ML you surely can buy better than that Yamaha

[risabet]

When I bought my small M-L's (Claritys, 1.2 ohm minimum) the dealer, Magnolia, was driving them with a large Denon receiver. Being fairly confident that my setup was better, I got a written right of return within one week if they didn't work out. It has been my experience that non high-end dealers ain't necessarily gonna set-up M-L to sound their best, they do make them look good however. Yamaha won't cut it with the reactive/capacitive load presented by the M-L's, I doubt most receivers will.