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I am looking to get more bass out of my system

Hi Guys,

I need advice on how to put a little more bass into my system, only because its my preference. I have a Jolida tubed Cd forking off into 2 integrated tube amps the Jolida JD 502B which powers a pair of Klipsch Chorus II and a Cary SLI 80 powering a pair of Klipsch Chrous I and an additional subwoofer. This system is capable of putting out the bass when the music is called to do so, but often I would like to hear a little more bass in general. There are no bass or treble controls, so what would be the best way to achieve more bass with out sacrificing too much music quality. Thanks for input. Pete
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foster_9
1,638 posts
 
Be careful, you can easily waste money trying to add bass in a system. Your room may not be capable in its current state, your amp to speaker match may not be the best for this, or, your subwoofers may be placed wrong. In addition, in the cable area, try cables you can return for refunds if they do not help with adding bass to your system.
macdadtexas
1,794 posts
 
A small sub, such as a Velodyne DD10 or a Definitive Tech Supercube III (older model with more connection options). Not too much money and a big boost in bass output. It can take some time to integrate.
ghasley
2,506 posts
 
The first thing i would try is to run your CD player WITHOUT splitting the signal into two amps. You may surprised that your bass will improve due to the fact you CD's output stage may not have enough horsepower to PROPERLY drive the 2 sets of outputs. The second thing I would try would depend on what tube compiment you are using in your CD player. Let us know the tubes before taking any other measures. What interconnects are you using between the CD and the amp. It could be that you get what you are after without spending a bunch of money.

Good luck.
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wilsynet
264 posts
 
A musical, fast, self-powered sub-woofer, (say a Rythmik Audio D15SE). Being self-powered, it will have line inputs from your preamp, crossover adjustments and level controls so you can get the bass you want on demand.
mrdecibel
3,065 posts
 
I would try and "stack" the 2 pair if Chorus speakers, inverting the top pair,as well as place the sub somewhere in between the stack, trying to keep all the drivers at equal distances from the listening area. IME, this will achieve the "tightest" bass, given your equipment. The bass characteristics of the 2 pair of Chorus differs a bit, as does the 2 amps. I always look for tighter bass, not more bass. One pair of Chorus's should provide enough bass, unless the room is quite large. Just experiment. But, too much bass will "excite" the room, which is no good.
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