More Bass
I recently purchase a pair of Legacy Signature speakers from an on-line retailer. I purchased them unheard, but I did my due diligence in researching them and I would have thought with the 7" woofers and a rated frequency response of 22-30K hz, there would have been a bit more bass (although there is a couple of tunes I have played where there is some bass that is really deep and sounds all garbled, very weird, but I just won’t listen to those songs,I guess).
I bought floor standers so I wouldn’t have to deal with the hassle that goes along with setting up subwoofers, also with all the space they take up and the negative WAF that goes along with them.
They are a little bright on the top end, but I’ll blame that on my room, it probably needs more treating, just limited on funds at the moment.
If I thought I needed subwoofers, I'm thinking I might have bought a pair of Fritz bookshelfs and a pair of subs, for probably less than the Sigs.
The price of Legacy subs is over the top for me, so do you think there is any way to get more bass without subs or are there any subs that are a bit smaller, that might do the trick as I am pretty limited on space (and funds as previously mentioned!) Thanks
This thread is so long because of the lack of measurements. I strongly recommend you get OmniMic or Room EQ Wizard and measure at your listening location. Yes, the lack of room treatment can make the room sound far too bright, but it can also have bad room modes. Look at the AM Acoustics room mode simulator and try to keep your speakers and listening chair out of the lowest modes.
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Legacy Signature SE user for 6 years. All very good suggestions above, and they may work for you. Certainly it's too soon to judge before yours get 100+ hours of good workout. I personally can't do without LOW bass, whereas the SE's are designed with a peak at 35Hz and a sharp rolloff below that. The "22Hz" rating presupposes optimal conditions which your room is unlikely to duplicate and is down many dB at that frequency anyhow. Subs did the trick for me, and they need NOT be pricy Legacys. Although placement certainly matters, with 3-4' from front wall being optimal for me, to my ears subs were still required. Legacy recommends running the SEs full range and setting the subs accordingly. I have followed that advice with satisfactory results. |
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I didn't except so many great responses, very informative and lots of good ideas, thank you! I have reached out to the manufacturers and am awaiting their response. @blisshifi - the room is 24' x 15' with a 12' vaulted ceiling (the long ways). Then there is a kitchen to the left of the speaker, so the room is L-shaped. Drapes cover the window to the left which run pretty well the whole length of the wall. The manual says 1 - 3 feet off the back wall, so being a multi-function room, it's pretty hard to get the speakers more than 1 foot out. They are 6 1/2' apart, slightly toed in and I sit about 9 feet away. So, there is 8' feet of space behind me. The room does suck, but acoustic treatment are expensive and lack WAF. I'd hate to spend a bunch of money on them and still have a base problem, so I like the idea of a couple of small subs, or better yet the room correction suggestion. @erik_squires - thanks Eric, for some reason when I click on the link you provide (as with some other links here) I don't get redirected. Any tips?
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