First id like to say hello to everyone. *waves*
I'm new to the forums. I bought the v2.400's for X-Xmas and I'm extremely happy with them. although I cant say the same for my parents, Ex. broken mirror in their room. and the constant boom boom boom you hear from downstairs.
I'll get to my point about the sub placement in a sec here.. just want to give my 2cents on some of the other things talked ab00t in this topic.
people that talk about the crackling sound from the preamp, I noticed this slightly and it went away when I unplugged system and turned volume knob up/down over and over for a while.
as far as the mid range goes, that's what Eq's are for. Keep reminding yourself that these are multimedia computer speakers... Remember the speakers that came with computers back in 1995? Those were a joke, thanks to klipsch for changing the whole speakers for computers sounding like children's cheap boom box's to decent sounding HT(I have to say this cause all those audiophiles will attack me!).
one thing I really noticed was how different the system sounded in 4 diff locations.
- my room (where they are now)
sub placement was crucial I ended up putting the sub underneath my corner desk, with the front port facing about 4" away from the wall. this seemed to amplify the bass more at the recommended THX setting for me. there were some spots in my room where it sounded like there was NO bass at all! hehe must be something to do with rarefaction overlapping or a silent node, (I'm in HS so I am not very knowledgeable with this stuff)
in the corner opposite to me desk the bass was twice as loud, must be cause of twice the amp caused by 2 compressions. (I'm guessing here)
- living room
where I first tried them out, (sounded amazing, since low freq waves are longer , the bass sounded really good in the larger living room. I often lug down my speakers from upstairs to watch a cool dvd movie with friends (now I got to convince dad to get a set of his own!)
- small sun room/study room
sounded extremely clear and very tight punchy bass! (best sounding place that I tested.)
- basement
lets just say this was the worst location of the ones I tested. concrete floor cant help...I think
so if you are not happy with your subwoofer volume levels or if it is too "boomy/muddy" try changing the position of the sub.
sorry if anything I said was inaccurate, I'm still learning a lot about sound physics etc..