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In Reply to: Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? posted by Greg P on May 15, 2009 at 20:59:30:
I had the same problem with the AN/J's when I moved and put them in a small room (10.5' x 12' x 8'). The room modes of that room contributed to the boom I heard in the 45-50 Hz area. Due to the small size of the room and furnishings there were limited options in siting the speakers and listening position. In my previous room, which was much larger, this was less of an issue and the speakers sounded much better.
Introducing a pair of Spendor S3/5 speakers eliminated the boom as the lower frequency output did not excite the room modes and with proper positioning the bass extended lower than the published specs. The Spendors were perfectly suited for the small room with a well balanced presentation but were lacking the dynamics of the larger more efficient AN/J's.
Missing the distinctive qualities of the AN/J's that I liked I decided to try the corner positioning that in recent years has become recommended with Audio Note speakers. I think I ended up with them about .5" from the side walls and 1.5" from the back of the 10.5' wall with the speaker axis crossing 3' in front of the listening position which was an improvement. The boom lowered and the bass extension increased. Corner positioning does require some time and experimenting as an inch or so either way can result in big differences in the sound.
The other informed respondents to your question have offered some insights and possible solutions for your situation. Your room modes are likely the biggest contributer to the problem and the lower end response of the AN/J's is causing you to experience the boom that also masks the midrange detail that the AN/J's are capable of producing. With the AN/K's this would be much less of an issue. Personally, I would first try moving your listening position closer to a bass null point to see if that improves things and then try experimenting with the corner positioning. It may take some time and effort but in the end it will be worth it.
The AN/J's are fine speakers that one could live with for a long time with great satisfaction. I've moved on to a different speaker that is better suited to my room but will always hang on to the AN/J's hopeful that in the future I can use them in a room that is best suited for them.
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