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On a mission for more BASS

Would biamping Sophia 2's add a substantial amount of BASS (including SPL) from those 10" woofers?
What am I trying to achieve? I need more BASS from those 10's, and lots of it!
Streatch goal: Enough SPL to watch the crumbs on the coffee table bounce like corn in a hot-air popper!

The shop where I got the Sophia 2's demod the Sophia 3's and the BASS (especially in SPL) was very disappointing (or my expectations are too high for my $16,700 Sophia 2's).

Existing equipment:
3 McIntosh MC501 500W monoblocks
Pre-amp should have what I need as its a Tri-Amp (McIntosh C500t)
Audyssee MultiEq XT w/install kit (mic, software)
Sophia 2's

I'm looking for a 1000' view on "how to" or pointers for what to do for/to crossovers (removal/replacement/bypass/hack and so on).

Suggestions on how much wattage for each woofer (under breaking point) and how many McIntosh amps to leverage would be immensly helful. Was thinking about getting a McIntosh stereo amp for the mids and tweeters and then use existing MC501's to drive each 10 (or tri-amp).
joelz
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lokie
528 posts
 
Figure out a way to get a pair of these in your system:

http://www.danleysoundlabs.com/pdf/DTS%2010%20spec%20sheet.pdf
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johnk
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Peter your not moving air but exiting a wave to form this imparts its energy to the next air molecule and so on. The air doesn't go anywhere the wave moves through the air.
soundcomponents
49 posts
 
Are you under the impression that they are bi ampable? They are not.
cathode
72 posts
 
I really think the problem has to do with your room and acoustical treatments. What are the dimensions of your room and what kind of treatments are you using?
palasr
525 posts
 
I completely concur with Cathode. This sounds like a room acoustics issue. Dimensions would be very helpful, as well as where you and your speakers are positioned within the space. Subtle positional shifts (less than an inch) can make profound differences with modal peaks and nulls, and how the room propagates them.
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