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After some quick and dirty soundproofing, the bass suddenly made more of an appearance.... hopefully with more, they will be sounding like they sound. After inspecting, no damage, they look like original cones, and there IS bass coming out of the woofer, just not making it to the listening position (or 2 feet from the speaker for that matter)

---------------- On 12/18/2004 5:46:34 PM sunnysal wrote: by all means reverse the polarity of one speakers just to hear the effect. if that does not bring back the fullness then you need to check the woofers for damage, I have not heard the chorus described as bass shy before. best of luck, tony ---------------- What's the best way to do this? I only know of inspecting the cone/seal for physical damage, and pushing on the driver to hear any grit.

thx again for the interest, and the responses! You say "not good" to have the speakers backed up against a wall, but would it be enough to damage the woofer(driver)? I wonder, b/c the passive radiator gets pushed and pulled by the movement of the woofer, correct? Then, any interference with the radiator would mean interference with the driver/woofer? I was really surprised at the lack of bass, especially after the rave reviews I read from these speakers... I definately wouldn't have thought a speaker with a 15inch woofer would be bass shy!

Thx for the replies so far, I'm bascially familiar with acoustics, I'm more concerned about the natural sound of the speakers. Due to how reflective the room is, bass does come and go as you move about the room... even on the well recorded discs. That was the main reason for trying to speakers in different positions, and moving the listening position around. It didn't matter much. I think what I'm getting at is the speakers producing a lack bass on the majority of CD's I have listened to so far. Attenuating the midrange horn sounds interesting, but I definately wouldn't attempt myself. Wouldn't it just be easier to get a preamp or eq that would attenuate the mids for you? I know about cancellation effects, and I do acknowledge the room is a problem. However, I have never heard it to this extreme, and it dosen't explain why some CD's are sounding good while most aren't. It almost sounds like a radio, no bass, mostly voice frequencies, and some highs. The speakers have been tried against corners, and against walls with little difference. Here's a little sidebar - with the passive radiator on the back, would having the speakers too close to a back wall "suffocate" the passive rad? Interfere with it's operation due to the air it's pushing out having nowhere to go? By extension, would interfering with the passive rad also interfere with the operation of the woofer? The phase of the connections was the first thing I checked when I heard them. They are hooked up correctly, maybe I should try reversing the polarity just to hear the effect? One last check as well, I'm going to take the NAD out of the picture, and hook up an anthem power amp to the adcom preamp. Thanks again, and keep the replies coming! I'd really like to get to the bottom of this.

Hi there, I recently bought a pair of Chorus II's, and I've got a few problems so far. Please post any information to help me out! First off, the sound quality of the speakers really stuck me. They have an incredible "live" sound to them, and guitars/vocals sound absolutely fantastic. Problem is, the midrange seems really overpowering, so that the bass and high freq. take a backseat...is this due to the horn? I've messed around with speaker placement, any tips? Right now they are 2 feet off the ground, and 1.5 feet from the back wall. The room they are in is all plywood, with a conrete floor. I'm sure the nightmarish reverb is affecting the sound, but in some CD's the bass COMPLETELY dissappears, where other recordings have fantastic, full bass. Any idea about this? It seems older CD's like led zepplin 1-4 and jimi hendrix stuff are missing the kickdrum sound, and the bass guitar is barely audible. However, the newest Santana CD sounds incredible. I bought a new NAD intregrated amp b/c the dealer told me it would compliment the chorus' well. I certainly don't feel that way! With flat eq, they sound really midrange heavy. Crank the treble, and they get harsh. Crank the bass, and they get tubby. I bypass the pre, and hook up my adcom pre. Flat, it's nothing special. Crank the bass however, and the kickdrum magically appears, loud and strong. I guess this is due to the 2 pre's manipulating different bass frequenices? Anyways, can someone reccomend a proper amp to drive these speakers with? It sounds to me like I need something with a few more tone control options....maybe an older luxman or something? C-300, M-300 combo perhaps? I was thinking of an external EQ, but I figured I would explore more amp/pre options first. I know these are great speakers, but I feel that I really don't have the setup right now to make them shine. I'd like to see a bit of a flatter response from them, but the more I read, I realize that loud and proud horn is characteristic of the older Klispch sound? True? I know there is a big difference between being accurate, and sounding good... Any help would be greatly appreciated!!