It's possible your room is just a really bad shape for bass but if you put the Phantom in a corner you should at least get some sort of reasonable bass. Keep this in mind; the Phantoms do incredible bass compared to most speakers and compared to just about any speaker it's size. The Sony sound bar you're comparing it to would be considered rubbish by most here so there's definitely something else going on. As @kmjy says, the bass just gets played without distortion and it might be that you just have to get used to what a proper speaker sounds like. That's not impossible at all.
One speaker though does have to work quite hard to get good sound in any room / setup so you might want to consider using the 30 day money back guarantee to change to two white or silver Phantoms with a Dialog. Not only will it possibly sound fuller but properly setup you will get incredible sound stage which, if you're used to listening to a sound bar, can be quite spectacular when you hear it for the first time.
You've just put your big toe into the High End of sound reproduction @aasch08. Once you've jumped right into it, there no going back to sound bars!
Good luck,
Pim
One speaker though does have to work quite hard to get good sound in any room / setup so you might want to consider using the 30 day money back guarantee to change to two white or silver Phantoms with a Dialog. Not only will it possibly sound fuller but properly setup you will get incredible sound stage which, if you're used to listening to a sound bar, can be quite spectacular when you hear it for the first time.
You've just put your big toe into the High End of sound reproduction @aasch08. Once you've jumped right into it, there no going back to sound bars!
Good luck,
Pim
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Dynaudio C1 MkII.
Jim Smith's GBS.
Northern NSW Australia.
