30-May-2018, 09:27
To build on what Jean-Marie said:
The bass response you hear from a speaker depends on the speaker's bass ability, it's location in the room which will provide greater or less support to bass frequencies, and your listening position which can be in a place which accentuates bass at some frequencies, a place which totally wipes out bass at some frequencies, or a place which falls somewhere between those two extremes.
You haven't given us any information about your room, speaker placement, or listening position. I'll list some things which can, but may not necessarily, cause problems:
Room: irregular shaped rooms, rooms which open into other areas through openings like archways because the other areas acoustically couple to the room and can cause problems
Speaker placement: proximity to a wall tends to provide bass support and proximity to a corner provides the most support so placing speakers well away from walls can reduce bass. If the 2 speakers aren't placed symmetrically in relation to side walls and the wall behind them, the support the room provides to each speaker is likely to be different and that might increase the possibility of the bass from the new speaker cancelling some of the bass from the first speaker. Also where you place the speaker determines how strongly the room modes (standing waves) which occur in all enclosed spaces will be activated. Placing a speaker near an opening like an archway into another area will weaken the bass support the room provides and might contribute to weakened bass response and possibly help create a situation where the bass from one speaker cancels some of the bass from the other.
Listening position: bass is accentuated in some positions in a room and weakened on other positions so experimenting with your listening position might result in you hearing improved bass. You should hear strong bass if you stand/sit against a wall and the strongest bass if you are standing/sitting in a corner but those locations may not be the best for sound overall for a lot of other reasons but trying listening in those positions should give you an idea about the maximum amount of bass you can achieve, even though you should expect a bit less bass in the positions which provide best overall sound.
See if any of those sorts of things might be contributing to your problem and experiment with changes in speaker and listening position placement to see if you can improve things. I will warn you that irregular shaped rooms with openings to other spaces can be very tricky, I know because I have an L-shaped room with 2 archway entrances. but you can get reasonable results in many cases if you work at it. Another problem room situation can be living rooms where placement of speakers and listening position can be subordinated to interior design considerations and the approval of other residents. Hone your negotiation skills to deal with that situation.
The bass response you hear from a speaker depends on the speaker's bass ability, it's location in the room which will provide greater or less support to bass frequencies, and your listening position which can be in a place which accentuates bass at some frequencies, a place which totally wipes out bass at some frequencies, or a place which falls somewhere between those two extremes.
You haven't given us any information about your room, speaker placement, or listening position. I'll list some things which can, but may not necessarily, cause problems:
Room: irregular shaped rooms, rooms which open into other areas through openings like archways because the other areas acoustically couple to the room and can cause problems
Speaker placement: proximity to a wall tends to provide bass support and proximity to a corner provides the most support so placing speakers well away from walls can reduce bass. If the 2 speakers aren't placed symmetrically in relation to side walls and the wall behind them, the support the room provides to each speaker is likely to be different and that might increase the possibility of the bass from the new speaker cancelling some of the bass from the first speaker. Also where you place the speaker determines how strongly the room modes (standing waves) which occur in all enclosed spaces will be activated. Placing a speaker near an opening like an archway into another area will weaken the bass support the room provides and might contribute to weakened bass response and possibly help create a situation where the bass from one speaker cancels some of the bass from the other.
Listening position: bass is accentuated in some positions in a room and weakened on other positions so experimenting with your listening position might result in you hearing improved bass. You should hear strong bass if you stand/sit against a wall and the strongest bass if you are standing/sitting in a corner but those locations may not be the best for sound overall for a lot of other reasons but trying listening in those positions should give you an idea about the maximum amount of bass you can achieve, even though you should expect a bit less bass in the positions which provide best overall sound.
See if any of those sorts of things might be contributing to your problem and experiment with changes in speaker and listening position placement to see if you can improve things. I will warn you that irregular shaped rooms with openings to other spaces can be very tricky, I know because I have an L-shaped room with 2 archway entrances. but you can get reasonable results in many cases if you work at it. Another problem room situation can be living rooms where placement of speakers and listening position can be subordinated to interior design considerations and the approval of other residents. Hone your negotiation skills to deal with that situation.
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