i think i was misguided by some forums. on a lot of forums i have read that it was best to turn off dynamis eq and dynamic volume so i did but i found that the sound was to thin. last night i turned them on and put the dynamic volume to medium and now teh sound is popping the difference is day and night. so what i basically learned is don't go blindly on what people say on the internet. i am saving for a sub and the r-14s to further improve my set