RE: Actual Room size is 12'-6" x 24' - Speakers are on the long side toward the corner

If this is the case, then I'm not surprised you're experiencing the problems you have. Unless each speaker is in the same position relative to the room boundaries you are going to experience an unequal frequency response from each of the speakers. This will mess up the imaging as each speaker will have peaks and dips in the frequency response that is different from the other due to unequal positioning. Its also quite possible that one speaker is positioned in an area that is creating the boom you are experiencing. I experienced something similar to this when I had my AN/J's in a large room along the long wall where one speaker was very close to the center of the long dimension and the other was about four feet from the corner. Moving them to a relative symmetrical position was much better.

If you have a Radio Shack SPL meter measure each speaker separately from your listening position with 20-20K Hz 1/3 octave test tones to see how they differ in their current position. Don't be too concerned about the meter's ultimate accuracy as you are measuring each speaker relative to the other. My guess is that you will see a definite difference in their response and one may be the boomy culprit. If that is the case, repositioning the speakers for the smoothest and more equal frequency response relative to each other will give you much better results if that is feasible in your room. Good luck.

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Topic - Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? - Greg P 20:59:30 05/15/09 (24)

RE: Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? - Peter Qvortrup 01:31:43 05/21/09 (2)

RE: Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? - jasonpatrickbrowne 11:00:33 10/20/14 (1)

RE: Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? - jasonpatrickbrowne 11:02:04 10/20/14 (0)

RE: Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? - R Browne 10:57:09 05/17/09 (0)

If you have to do so much to improve it ... - NGeorge 10:26:44 05/17/09 (3)

RE: If you have to do so much to improve it ... - R Browne 11:12:49 05/17/09 (2)

If the speaker sounds great out of the box ... - NGeorge 11:20:28 05/17/09 (1)

That's good to hear. - R Browne 12:15:50 05/17/09 (0)

RE: Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? - pennfieldgreen 17:50:08 05/16/09 (2)

RE: Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? - RGA 20:15:03 05/16/09 (1)

RE: Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? - pennfieldgreen 09:44:03 05/17/09 (0)

"I may be moving in a couple of months," - Richard BassNut Greene 08:08:17 05/16/09 (0)

RE: Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? - andyr 04:36:50 05/16/09 (0)

RE: Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 01:58:47 05/16/09 (0)

RE: Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? - RGA 00:40:12 05/16/09 (2)

Also - RGA 04:32:49 05/16/09 (1)

Maybe the Ongakus and Dac 5 helped a bit NT - Frihed89 14:46:09 05/16/09 (0)

RE: Audio Note J's Boomy Bass - What to do? - AudioSoul 23:04:24 05/15/09 (6)

The bass problem is room problem - Greg P 19:29:44 05/16/09 (5)

This is the placement manual for the E which should be the same as the J...but my J manual... - RGA 20:00:09 05/16/09 (4)

Actual Room size is 12'-6" x 24' - Speakers are on the long side toward the corner - Greg P 09:50:19 05/17/09 (3)

RE: Actual Room size is 12'-6" x 24' - Speakers are on the long side toward the corner - RGA 18:54:54 05/17/09 (0)

RE: Actual Room size is 12'-6" x 24' - Speakers are on the long side toward the corner - R Browne 11:46:46 05/17/09 (1)

One more thing... - R Browne 12:01:04 05/17/09 (0)

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RE: Actual Room size is 12'-6" x 24' - Speakers are on the long side toward the corner - R Browne 11:46:46 05/17/09 (1)

One more thing... - R Browne 12:01:04 05/17/09 (0)

RE: Actual Room size is 12'-6" x 24' - Speakers are on the long side toward the corner

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