The main problem for most systems is room acoustics. My room is 4x5m, and all speakers I had so far (quite a lot) always have a bass peak around 45Hz and a big sink (around -10db) from 80-120 Hz. I have seen similar issues in other rooms as well, also in a room which is about 4x8m. There the sink is from 60-100 Hz. In my case there is no possible speaker placement that would solve the issue. Using an EQ to boost this range to flat is not an option, you would loose these 10db of dynamic range and also this would overload the room and possibly the speakers.
This sink is the reason that it sounds flat and thin!
My solution is using a subwoofer. This can be placed between the speakers where in most cases the room reacts completely different with less issues. Then I use the crossover of the Devialet for a highpass of the speakers (60Hz, 24Db in my case). The sub can cover the range where the sink is. Best option is to use something like a miniDSP to correct the subwooofer response. In most cases this is the only way to get a good bass response. In comparison to all the other tweaks this is fairly cheap, around 350€ for a miniDSP 4HD and a microphone.
This sink is the reason that it sounds flat and thin!
My solution is using a subwoofer. This can be placed between the speakers where in most cases the room reacts completely different with less issues. Then I use the crossover of the Devialet for a highpass of the speakers (60Hz, 24Db in my case). The sub can cover the range where the sink is. Best option is to use something like a miniDSP to correct the subwooofer response. In most cases this is the only way to get a good bass response. In comparison to all the other tweaks this is fairly cheap, around 350€ for a miniDSP 4HD and a microphone.
