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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
eldarado
381 posts
 
I have a buddy that had the M120's(upgraded to the 150's) and Vandy 2Sigs and he never had any issues other than his room. He treated the room to tame too much bass. The Vandy's are 86dB @ 7 nomial ohms. Middle of the road load. I would call Rogue and question them about the issue.

Good Luck,

Burton
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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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