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Hi All,
I'm new to this forum and recently purchased a pair of Phantom Silvers... I'm finding that the volume needs to be at a minimum of 10 before I can hear anything... and my listening volume ranges between 50 and 60 to get the showroom effect and feel (where I can feel the bass).
I never really paid attention to the listening volumes at the store and am wondering if there is something wrong with the way that I have set them up or with the speakers themselves.
Is 50-60 an average listening volume? What is your "regular" volume setting?
Thanks!
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I tend to listen to mine between 35 and 45, but I have them on either side of my desk so I'm not exactly far away. I can certainly hear mine from volume level 4 and upwards, but as I said, I sit very close to my Phantoms.
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Can you describe your room and placement of the phantoms? Are they on stands? Tree?
When I first got my pair of silver phantoms, I experienced similar in that I could not hear as well as feel the tremendous bass impact I was reading about. Listening "volume" was fine but as I cranked the system up more to much louder levers around 50 to 60, I would start to feel the bass energy. But still, it was pretty anemic. I was using my old cast iron speaker stands and simply placed the phantoms on top of them replacing my previous speakers.
When my Tree order finally arrived, I swapped those in place and immediately I heard a tangible improvement in bass energy in the room. I now heard more bass notes in music. But still, the bass impact was better but not great.
My room consists of a high vaulted ceiling and mostly flat reflective surfaces and wood flooring. I tried to treat the room to help reduce bass cancellation which helped somewhat, but I believe the lack of bass impact is due to the room.
Perhaps it's similar for you.
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The obvious thing first, have you checked they are not on 'night' mode. How are they sited?
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45 to 55 is normal with occasional very loud at 65
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Thanks for your comments. They are on branch stands. Room is 20ft x 20ft, 9 ft waffle ceiling with wood floors. Listening distance is about 14-15ft.
Night mode is off.
Did multiple factory resets as well.
Thx
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20 to 45 is normal with occasional very loud at 65
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Thanks for your comments. They are on branch stands. Room is 20ft x 20ft, 9 ft waffle ceiling with wood floors. Listening distance is about 14-15ft.
Night mode is off.
Did multiple factory resets as well.
Thx
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I tend to listen at around 35-45 which still allows the bass response to come through assuming it is on the track. 65 is very loud. However my ceiling height is under 8 foot and the room is about 20' X 14' 6'' so less volume to fill. Have you tried connecting a CD player to one of the Phantoms to give a comparison with streaming or Bluetooth?
