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PROAC D48R Bass Booming

Dear all,  I have just bought a pair of preowned Proac D48R speakers.  I really love these speakers very much.  But the only problem is Bass-boom and because of that, some tracks are unlistenable.  My room is 17 L, 11 W and 10 W.  My source is Ayre CX7EMP and I'm having a Balanced Audio Technology VK3000 SE HYBRID INTEGRATED Amplifier.  Please let me know whether I can solve this problem.  I there any benefit,  if I change my amp and replace it with a Cary Audio SLI100 Tube Integrated amplifier.    Thanks in advance.
gnanasekhar
rfc
35 posts
 
That’s the nature of these speakers I am afraid.

I had to let mine go because of excessive / boomy bass too.
jackd
1,068 posts
 
Too much speaker for too small of a room.  
extravaganza
373 posts
 
I would recommend amps which reproduce tight bass(krell,gryphon,dan d'agostino) ,avoid tube amps
jperry
2,449 posts
 
Do you have bass traps or other room treatment? I use an active bass trap instead of passive, but the idea is the same https://bagend.com/products/series/active-bass-trap/

You could also try some electronic room EQ, which should be able to fix your problem.


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kalali
1,977 posts
 
What type of floor are the speakers placed on? If suspending wood floor, make sure they are decoupled from the floor. You can also experiment with blocking the side vents near the floor to see if that helps.  
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