I really appreciate the input everyone... yeah I use them listening to CD's/streaming half the time, and Movies/TV the other half. @ozzy62 yeah I have heard some people say that theh are one of the best speakers DefTech has ever made and others that say the same thing as you, but I couldn't pass up the deal of 2 bp2000's, 2 bp30's, and 2 marantz amps all in amazing condition for $200 lol. @freediver yeah I'm most likely going to split it up and add the mono amps to it, I just was wondering if anyone else has had some experience doing that with these speakers. @audiokinesis yeah I have thought about the exact things you are saying. It's a 20x12 room, so it is pretty small for the size of these speakers. I can't place them more than a foot off of the walls sadly...
Getting the most out of my Definitive Tech bp2000's
I was wondering if I could get some help getting the best and most sound out of my DefTech bp2000 speakers. I'm fairly new when it comes to home Audio, so be patient with me. I recently aquired the bp2000 speakers along with 2 Marantz MA500U monoblick amps. I know that the bp2000's are Bipolar and have a built in amp for the subwoofer. Will it produce a better sound if I take the bridge off of the h/m/l terminals on the back of the speaker and use the mono block amp for the mid/high speakers on it? I know my reciever (Denon AVR-9010) puts out 90 watts per channel, is that enough for the DefTech speakers? It's all a bit confusing to me
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First, welcome to this wacky world of audio. With your equipment I’d use the monoblocs alone to drive the speakers as they likely have better parts and power supplies (along with more power) than your AVR. And as Duke mentioned, by all means pull the speakers out 5’ or as much as you can as that in itself will likely improve the sound you’re getting significantly if you currently have them closer to the wall. Hope this helps. |
audiokinesis2,313 posts I do not suggest absorbing the output of the rear-firing drivers because they are there to make a spectrally-correct contribution to the reverberant field. Absorption will remove the short wavelengths (high frequencies) but have progressively less effect as the wavelengths get longer (as the frequencies become lower). So absorption can end up ruining the spectral balance of that reflected energy, which correspondingly degrades the timbre of the system. So, no treatment needed?.. I understand.. There are a lot of speakers that the wrong room treatment, just kills the dynamics of a rather weird speaker to begin with.. Not bad, actually good, but different. Almost the Bose idea, really, weird treatment needed, but not typical. I've been tinkering with dipoles for a lot of years, they are TOUGH... Regards |
Well you got a really good deal so I guess you should try to make them work. Everyone is trying to be helpful, but missing the mark. The big problem with those speakers is the powered subs. No matter where you place the speakers or how much you adjust the amp/crossover you will never get tuneful bass. That speaker was first and foremost designed with home theater in mind. Listen to some music with well recorded kick drum or acoustic bass and you will discover the problem very quickly. This is a design issue and all the room treatments and speaker placement techniques won’t make it go away. Good luck to you. Oz |
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