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RE: Shifting instruments and room layout

Thanks for the great feedback all! Unfortunately (I use that word loosely) I got the Marantz today and swapped out the Onkyo. BIG, BIG difference. The short story is it will take some time for my ears to calibrate before I go tinkering. I plan on getting my placement down before I bi-amp the speakers.

The long story:
I hooked up the Marantz and was very pleased immediately. I turned it up pretty loud and noticed the bass was completely out-of-control loud: I had to turn the bass down 5db on the receiver to be reasonable. My rule of thumb is if something sounds bad enough to adjust treble or bass, or a graphic equalizer, then something else is wrong (I don't think I have terribly acute ears for minor EQ changes).

Luckily I quickly identified the issue: the big ol' "bass traps" in the corners. They were absorbing bass, sure enough, but they were absorbing a heck of a lot more higher frequency. With the poor Onkyo barely able to move the woofers, that helped. The Marantz amps actually have some push, so it was not helpful.

I pulled out the TV and laid one of the panels on it's side against the wall behind it, and put the other under the left-hand side window, right next to the woofer. Bingo!

Anyways as I said it'll be some time before I can effectively tinker. Once I have it set up nicely, to the saudering iron for the bi-amp job!


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