So I recently upgraded my system and I think it isn't getting enough power (electricity) to properly run. Here is my previous setup that ran fine:
Marantz SR5005
Polk LSi-M 703 - Fronts
Polk LSiC - Center
Polk LSi9 - Rears
Bose Acoustimass 10 - Surrounds
SVS PB-12 Plus - Sub
With that setup everything seemed to run in harmony with now issues. But I'd been saving up for a new system and then Klipsch had that major sell on their reference II line so I decided to upgrade and this is now my current setup:
Marantz AV7701 - Preamp
3 Emotiva XPA-1L (Powers fronts)
Klipsch RF-7ii - Fronts
Klipsch RC-64ii - Center
Klipsch RF-82ii - Rears (Currently not even being use bc i needed to have wiring ran to the locations and want to get a dedicated 2 channel amp that i currently don't have.......ran out of money after buying all the above mentioned gear)
SVS PB-13 Ultra
SVS PB-12 Plus
Okay so now lets get to the issue that maybe you guys can shed some light on for me. As i stated above I am not even using the RF-82s currently and will use another amp to power them. Currently the only speakers getting powered are the RF-7s, RC-64, and the two subs. I wasn't satisfied with the output i was getting from the subs at all and I actually had a friend at my house and he told me that his $500 surround bar with sub had more low end then my 2 SVS's and needless to say i agree and it royally pissed me off. However after doing some troubleshooting I decided to watch a movie trailer through my apple tv (mad max) and in the middle of the trailer when its really going nuts (Klipsch's sounded amazing but still no real low end from the subs) I powered off the 3 amps and the subs immediately started going nuts, insane low end and bass, basically exactly how i wanted and expected them to sound. I powered the amps back on and back to the same with no real bass from the subs. So I tweeked the settings and took a lot of the power away that the marantz gave to the speakers and turned the subs up a bit and I can get some decent punch from the subs but the speakers aren't sounding great like they initially were and the bass is overpowering the audio from the speakers but if I go back and add power to the speakers the subs stop producing low end. I can't even imagine how it will sound or what will happen if I connect two more speakers to another amp in the same room. Has anybody else encountered this issue and is there an easy fix or do I need to call an electrician and have him run another power line to my living room? The house is relatively new that i live in, Im the only owner and had it built in 2007 if that provides any helpful info.
Please help
Adam