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Too much bass

Brief equipment list: Rogue Magnum 120 amps, AR LS3 preamp, Vandersteen 2c's.
The bass is overwhelming. Either source, CD or Vinyl I cant turn up the volume over 1/3 of the control knob. The music falls apart. I have had many other speakers using this combo of electronics. Proac, Thiel, Meadowlark and Magnepan.
It almost appears as the amps are clipping. But if I chose a program with very little bass involved, everything is fine.
Could my amps be clipping with these speakers? Are they a difficult load?
Thanks, Scott
scottht
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drew_eckhardt
394 posts
 
What are your room dimensions, speaker placement, and listening position?

Sub-optimal placement could easily get you a 10X increase in bass power. Everything else is negligible compared to this.
programmergeek
322 posts
 
I would say it is the room or mismatched amps. The vanderteeen 2 bass is a bit mushey I think. Play around I would sugest a 2wq though it would tighen the bass and give you more control over it. Also you can place it where it performs the best. I was never happy with my bass because of where the speakers had to be till I got a 2w.
eldarado
381 posts
 
Viridian,

Thanks for the info from Stereophile. Very interesting that the Richard's spec's are quite different than what Stereophile found.

Thanks,

Burton
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