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Smoother bass by running woofer out of phase?

In my dedicated room that is furnish with bass traps, I still get to much bass energy on bass heavy music. I discover recently that in bi wiring my speakers (ML Vantage)I wire the woofers out of phase;the bass bloat goes away and I have greater detail from top to bottom. What is the explanation of this and is this a recommended "fix" in dealing with excessive bass? Thanks, Sam
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robr45
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I third setting up on the long wall. No question about it.

In addition- only 50% or so of recordings actually maintain absolute phase, so who knows what you are actually hearing. Just because your wiring is in phase doesn't mean your music is.
eldartford
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Robr45...Absolute phase or not, the woofer and tweeter should be the same.
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robr45
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The OP is explicitely talking about changing the phase on the woofer for smoother bass.
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dave_b
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by the way, have your outlets checked for polariy...mis-wiring can give you an out of phase effect!!
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