My Sonus Faber Amatis have weak bass even though I'm running ML 536s--800 w/ch into 4 ohms


I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I thought the new monos would solve the problem. I still have to use subwoofers to feel like my system has any bass. I've tried speaker placement but to no avail. I realize it could be room issues, but short of packing my room pull of room treatment, there has to be something else. The drivers work, it just doesn't sound full. Should I get a different speaker? At this price, I expected more.

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Thanks all. I'll give it another try. I had 803d2s before. I thought they were to bass light. I moved up to the SFs hoping that would solve the problem. It didn't. I moved up to the MLs from a Classe CA-2200. The MLs have twice the power of the CA-2200. That didn't really make a difference on the low end. I've tried every cable possible. I've moved them around to every conceivable location in my room (which is somewhat limited by the fact that it's our living room, and I can only get away with so much with my wife. Thanks again.

BTW, not looking for crazy bass, but there is a completeness of sound that I get with the subs that I don't get without. The mids and upper frequencies also sound better with more fulsome bass. Not sure why, but that's what it is. I will say that the mids and hi frequencies are somewhat forward (not sibilant or harsh, just top heavy. But that could be because the bass is so weak). I listen to jazz and classical mostly. Bass drums, kick drums, double-basses, etc., are there but not there.

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I don’t know where you acquired your speakers, but if you bought $30K Speakers from a Dealer and they didn’t care enough to set them up for you, then you purchased from the wrong dealer! The specs of your speakers says the go down to 28Hz which is below what most music goes down to so your speakers are producing the desired frequencies, but their position in your room is creating a suckout at your listening position. Your Dealer should have assisted with placement so this doesn’t happen or suggested ways that you can mitigate the problem. In the end for some speakers and positions the only solution is Subs which can be placed randomly to achieve the best position.