lobsterotter -
Clueless as to what is missing for you. A couple of recent experiences might be relevant, however. Played around with added damping to subwoofers. Initially it seemed a few pounds (4-5#) on top of the cabinets tightened things up. Tried more weight. Put a 20# paver on top each cabinet. Found this seemed to kill the liveliness of the music. Went back to no added weight at all. Overdamping just sucked the life out of things even though the subs were crossing over at 100 Hz max.
Tried a new digital Coax between streamer and DAC. This used an all silver core wire. It gave a cleaner, smoother top end - especially at volume BUT, once again, seemed like the music was now missing life. Didn't enjoy listening as much. Restored the old coax. and the life came back.
High end extension seems key to liveliness. I also found addition of subs and improving the bass added greatly to musical enjoyment. Probably nothing too profound here. Just wondering if your answer might lie at the frequency extremes.
Clueless as to what is missing for you. A couple of recent experiences might be relevant, however. Played around with added damping to subwoofers. Initially it seemed a few pounds (4-5#) on top of the cabinets tightened things up. Tried more weight. Put a 20# paver on top each cabinet. Found this seemed to kill the liveliness of the music. Went back to no added weight at all. Overdamping just sucked the life out of things even though the subs were crossing over at 100 Hz max.
Tried a new digital Coax between streamer and DAC. This used an all silver core wire. It gave a cleaner, smoother top end - especially at volume BUT, once again, seemed like the music was now missing life. Didn't enjoy listening as much. Restored the old coax. and the life came back.
High end extension seems key to liveliness. I also found addition of subs and improving the bass added greatly to musical enjoyment. Probably nothing too profound here. Just wondering if your answer might lie at the frequency extremes.