TransAmLS1 Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 I replaced the old Pioneer that had one channel go out with the Panasonic XR-50 which is supposed to have more power than my old pioneer. But I have WAY less bass. What the hell is wrong????? I am getting PISSED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meuge Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Your receiver is probably cutting off the bass to the speaker. If you want the RB-35 to produce bass, then you'll have to set it to "large" and/or route bass to "suwoofer+mains" somewhere in your receiver's menus. P.S. This is based on experiences with many other receivers, but not the XR-50 in particular, which is why I don't know the exact places in the menus to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmLS1 Posted October 30, 2004 Author Share Posted October 30, 2004 Hmmm. I have tried about every thing almost and I have them set on large and still there is almost no bass. I'm stumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpg Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 More power doesn't always mean more bass. Your speakers are drawing less than 10 watts, probably, unless you listen at insane levels (which you might want to consider not doing often). The first watt is what is most important when using Klipsch speakers... it has to be everything a good watt should be. Re-read your receiver manual to see if there is a setting you missed... also, could the positioning of the speakers be the problem? Maybe your receiver is just light on bass... my Onkyo is a tad bit light sounding in Direct mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 I hate to ask, But have you checked your phasing? I see a lot of people hook up new systems and reverse the connections on one speaker or on the back of the amp, Causing phase problems. Just recheck your speaker connections to ensure all your connections are + to + and - to -, All you need is one connection to be wrong and all your bass is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JewishAMerPrince Posted October 31, 2004 Share Posted October 31, 2004 Spanky has a good point, something worth investigating. I have a Panny XR25 which I use in my MBR music system with RB15s set to small, and an energy 10" sub. Even without the sub the RB/XR combo definitly doesn't lack bass! In your case, there has to be something else standing in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmLS1 Posted November 1, 2004 Author Share Posted November 1, 2004 Something must be wrong. I will have to check all my cables again...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodger Posted November 1, 2004 Share Posted November 1, 2004 Hello: A friend experienced a similar problem. She was able to keep her old receiver. After checking numerous things, we were going to hook her old receiver up. As we were about to move it to the position needed, I noticed that the lougness button was in the "on" position. She's been into audio of all sorts for about 15 years, so things can happen to anyone. dodger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmLS1 Posted November 7, 2004 Author Share Posted November 7, 2004 All cables have been checked and they were correct and still no bass. Somebody has to know whats up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 It is also possible that the new reciever is defective. Will the dealer allow an exchange? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgarib Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Hey there! 9 out of 10 chances are that there is some sort of on screen menu where the default setting is that there IS a subwoofer connected to your system, and that all source below a certain frequency should be sent to it. Is there an OSD on this model? Just going through the manual online to see if there are any such settings Is there NO bass (as in, only the mid and uppers are audible) or just LESS than before? Shall get back to you once the darn manual loads up. -F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fgarib Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 There we go. On page ten of the manual, I see that you have to set the SUBW setting to NO. Have you done that? -F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdsang Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Not to take over this thread, but what reciver/intergrated amp or perhaps amp would you suggest with RB-35s to give them good bass? CD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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