Getting the most out of my Definitive Tech bp2000's

Well you got a really good deal so I guess you should try to make them work.

Everyone is trying to be helpful, but missing the mark. The big problem with those speakers is the powered subs. No matter where you place the speakers or how much you adjust the amp/crossover you will never get tuneful bass. That speaker was first and foremost designed with home theater in mind. Listen to some music with well recorded kick drum or acoustic bass and you will discover the problem very quickly.

This is a design issue and all the room treatments and speaker placement techniques won’t make it go away. Good luck to you.

Oz

@ozzy62  what is the difference between the powered bass in these speakers compared to a different one? Why is that a bad thing when listening to music and not a bad thing when set up for movies? Honest questions. I appreciate the advice. Yeah, as far as the distance off the walls go, I'm not sure if people realize it has the 3 speakers projecting out the back of the unit. I do notice a significant incease in sound and clarity the further I pull it away from the wall.

Jesse12 wrote: " I do notice a significant incease in sound and clarity the further I pull it away from the wall."

Glad to hear it helped a bit!  

(I initially mis-read that as "I do not notice..." . Must work on my reading comprehension skills!)

Duke

roberjerman3,821 posts06-29-2020 2:32am

The farther from the wall the worse and uneven the bass response.
You can’t circumvent the Laws of Physics!

Why?

So no wall is better, or closer to A wall is better?
Away from the wall causes uneven bass responses, BUT WHERE?

Not in my seated position... Gatling gun the bass?.. LOL

Even bass is not an issue unless your ears are everywhere.
The whole house pays the price for pooly place bass enclosures...
If it's even,  it's EVERYWHERE. Good yes, great NO....

Above 100hz is very directional...
There is a lot of sound between 100 and 300 hz, So I direct it, NOT spread it...
Then kill it, or loose it
Distortion goes through the roof....in the bass region with "BASS everywhere"

Just an OK way to do thing, at best....

Regards

Jesse12

The tuning of that big woofer is designed for maximum excursion and output. When I owned my pair I went to hifi 96 in NYC. I had been into audio for many years but that was the place I heard a kick drum accurately reproduced in many of the show rooms.  I came home and listened to the same recordings and tried to replicate it in my system with no luck at all.

The BP 2000s always blurred the bass line with the kick drum and was boomy in any position or setting. I traded them in for a pair of von schweikert VR4 Silvers and never looked back.

I stick to my notion that these are home theater speakers. And very good ones for that task.

Oz