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What is the most dramatic way of increasing a speaker's Bass and Low mid?

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I am wondering what would give the most dramatic increase in bass and low mid projection/Volume, even on account of accuracy ...


My speakers can go down to 28hz but i need to boost it’s level, not frequency extension. They are 2 way with bass reflex port. 6.5" woofer size and a tweeter. Floor standing.

My floor is old hardwood strips.

placement and coupling methods are the first things that come to mind. I do not want to add an equalizer at this point.

Spikes, footers, concrete platform, direct floor flush contact? anything and everything that YOU know works.
Speculations on untested methods are not needed as i need real life experience from people.

Thanks!
Rea

dumbeat
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dumbeat OP
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OK- So I took off the footing altogether, no spikes or any type of feet, just speakers on my wood floor bare and flush.
Already big improvement. The spiking is good for fat sounding speakers, not for lean sounding ones, in my case.
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geoffkait
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Next stop, speaker isolation. 🚂 Toot, toot!
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dumbeat OP
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Yes? isn’t the direct connection to the floor, full on, amplifying somewhat the lows? Would isolation not kill that acoustic amplification?
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dumbeat OP
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Some Tube Rolling today also helped. Old Mullards in the 12ax7 preamp and Old Amperex Britain EL34’s in place of the JJ KT77’s in the Power output section.
More pleasant and less harsh sounding overall. a bit more balanced.
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pkvintage
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What about a DBX 120 or similar? It is made for this type of application. Pro sound guys deal with this issue daily  because their job is tunning to different acoustical environments. Maybe post on a pro site and get some suggestions.


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