Will a separate ss amp bring up the volume for the bass driver front speakers?

[StratCountry]

47 minutes ago, jimjimbo said:

Try borrowing a straight good quality 2 channel amp and see what happens.

 

I have been looking at a Marantz MM-7025 2 channel amp, but the way I have been hearing from here is that would not bring up the bass level.

[StratCountry]

12 minutes ago, Khornukopia said:

 

You have standing waves that are cancelling the bass. You need to change something about the relationship between the speakers and the shape of the room.

 

This is my listening area, about 14 feet from the A/V center.

I'll work on the suggestions today & tomorrow that were given in all the previous posts.

 

 

[veloceleste]

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[StratCountry]

8 minutes ago, veloceleste said:

+1 to what Shiva and Khornukopia said. It sounds like you're sitting in a bass null area. Speaker as well as listening seat position can go a long way to fix the problem. As stated before, with bass heavy music playing (I usually find a part of piece of music that has this quality and put my CD player on a-b repeat of the passage)  move around the room until find the spot with more bass. This may seem silly, but do you have an office chair with wheels that won't scratch your nice floors where you can scoot around the room while seated to do this?  This will keep your ears closer to listening height. Sometimes the nulls and peaks are present  at different heights also. 

 

The bass is always the strongest just before entering kitchen and next to door on right of the picture.

I'll work on many of the suggestions over the weekend, but first will be taking a look inside my speaker cabinets for the first time, to check polarity connections.

[Khornukopia]

11 minutes ago, veloceleste said:

+1 to what Shiva and Khornukopia said. It sounds like you're sitting in a bass null area.

 

I think many other forum members would also have suggested the same thing earlier with more of the details upfront. Bass null problems are sometimes difficult to express and understand.

[Khornukopia]

3 minutes ago, StratCountry said:

I'll work on many of the suggestions over the weekend, but first will be taking a look inside my speaker cabinets for the first time, to check polarity connections.

 

I wondered about your polarity earlier, but the way you further describe the condition, it is most likely a room mode bass null at your listening position. I suggest you start by placing the speakers up on tables or chairs and listening with Audyssey turned OFF.

 

[jason str]

14 minutes ago, StratCountry said:

 

The bass is always the strongest just before entering kitchen and next to door on right of the picture.

I'll work on many of the suggestions over the weekend, but first will be taking a look inside my speaker cabinets for the first time, to check polarity connections.

 

If you are running a sub in the system try positioning the sub there.

[StratCountry]

I removed all the screws from the radiator speaker but having trouble pulling the speaker out. I took a small flat screwdriver to pry  it out but I'm leaving indentations into the wood which I don't want. Any safe way removing the speaker without leaving any markings?

 

[jason str]

Unhook it and lay a large towel on the floor and prop it up at a 45 degree angle and try again as the gasket may have gummed up over the years.

[veloceleste]

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[StratCountry]

29 minutes ago, jason str said:

Unhook it and lay a large towel on the floor and prop it up at a 45 degree angle and try again as the gasket may have gummed up over the years.

 

I tilted it to almost 45 degree forward until I felt the speaker cabinet slipping on the floor. I'll have to til wait this weekend and have someone help me tip it forward farther. I hate to have things go wrong. 

[StratCountry]

14 minutes ago, veloceleste said:

If it's still not cooperating, with the speaker on its side, remove the six screws from the terminal cup and carefully pull the cup out and let it hang.  There should be  a little slack in the wires. Reach in with your fingers until you feel a part of the woofer basket and give it a little push out on the basket, not the cone,  ready to catch it as it pops out.  I just did this a little while ago when I installed Crites crossovers. 

Not sure what you mean about 6 screws holding terminal cap.

[moray james]

this would be a good time to install all fresh gaskets all over including the terminal cup and while you are inside make sure that the mounting holes for the grill are all sealed with caulking. This will  insure the cabinet is air tight which is essential for best bass response.

[wvu80]

4 hours ago, StratCountry said:

sounds great as is except for the bass null while sitting in my easy chair.

It sounds like you've got the null thing nailed.  That's what it sounds like to me, too.

 

If you haven't moved the speakers yet that may be your best bet to deal with that null.

 

Something else you might do because it costs you nothing to try:  Try using Double-bass.  See if that smooths out the null.

[StratCountry]

45 minutes ago, StratCountry said:

Not sure what you mean about 6 screws holding terminal cap.

 

I removed the speaker terminal box and was able to push out the speaker which took quite a bit of force to pop it out.

Connections are correct.

Seems like their should be more foam inside the cabinet, only on one side which is 1 inch thick? Everywhere else is bare?

Could this contribute to the bass issue?

 

[jason str]

17 minutes ago, StratCountry said:

 

I removed the speaker terminal box and was able to push out the speaker which took quite a bit of force to pop it out.

Connections are correct.

Seems like their should be more foam inside the cabinet, only on one side which is 1 inch thick? Everywhere else is bare?

Could this contribute to the bass issue?

 

 

 

No, there was minimal foam to begin with.

 

If i recall that foam pad was U shaped on the bottom of the cabinet, it was probably moved to install the crossover there.

 

Nothing to worry about.

[Shiva]

3 hours ago, StratCountry said:

 

This is my listening area, about 14 feet from the A/V center.

I'll work on the suggestions today & tomorrow that were given in all the previous posts.

 

 

Just for fun mind you, as an experiment,  put the sub in place of the lamp table.   Put the lamp and anything else that will fit back  on top and play some tunes. Or put the sub in place of the teddy bear bench 🐻, then test. That could be a good perch as well. 😀  Or put it right by your chair and see if you can turn that chair into a massager.👍  

[StratCountry]

Funny thing, after I put everything back together and torqued all the screws a bit extra, the bass is now more pronounced! Even while sitting in my recliner.  This without the sub on, probably no longer need it.

Before, the volume had to be up between 40 and 50 to get my pant legs to ruffle, 50 was the max my ears could take unless out on the deck. Now, volume at 25 , I can feel the rumble throughout my body which is more of a comfortable listening level.

 

[garyrc]

10 hours ago, StratCountry said:

... as well as the phase shift adjustment. 

Polarities are correct....

 

The adjustment often marked "phase" on a  subwoofer -- a two position switch -- is typically just polarity. 

 

The multipath problems that can occur with a sub and a main, with the main set to "Large" and the sub working (usually requiring something like "LFE + Main," another misnomer) can take the form of valleys or peaks and valleys.  In some rooms, with some positions, no problem.  I've tried both, and although it is no big deal with my set-up, I eventually decided on "Small" for a bit of extra clarity that may be illusory.  

 

If you get a second sub, it should be identical to your present one because if you want to use Audyssey (and I think you probably should) when Audyssey scopes out your F3 for each sub, it will limit correction to above the F3 of the inferior sub (unless they have changed that feature).   Mike's Guide should help here -- see the Table of Contents -- I think you want VIII--C.
 

[StratCountry]

40 minutes ago, Shiva said:

Just for fun mind you, as an experiment,  put the sub in place of the lamp table.   Put the lamp and anything else that will fit back  on top and play some tunes. Or put the sub in place of the teddy bear bench 🐻, then test. That could be a good perch as well. 😀  Or put it right by your chair and see if you can turn that chair into a massager.👍  

 

The front speaker bass issue seems to be solved.

If I still have the null in my chair using the sub, I'll move the sub around, but not til tomorrow. I have enough bass now. I'll probably move the sub next tmy recliner, always wanted 2nd table by my chair. Thanks.