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Speaker dilemma
I have a pair of Sonus Faber Chameleon floorstanding loudspeakers which sound very good up top and in the middle. However, they are quite lacking in the lower registers and wonder if i should look at replacing them or adding a sub. I use Prima Luna Prologue Six monoblock power amps and know that they are not lacking in any way. The Sonus Faber's are sensitive too soo they sould have absolutely no bother driving them. Your thoughts please.
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Which output tap are you using?
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What are the speakers sat on, what is the floor made of, how big is the room, and where are the speakers positioned?
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The Supernatural Anaesthetist
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Tried both 8ohm and 4 ohm. No difference.Originally Posted by Macca
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On a carpeted wooden floor close to the corners. Room is 3.5 metres by 4 metres. I have had the bastards all over the room.
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Is there not a 2 ohm also?
I can't find any measurements for the speakers but the quoted low bass response is 38Hz - no indication of what level that is at though. I wouldn't expect a decent size floor stander with twin 7 inch bass drivers to be bass-light in any room. I wouldn't rule out the amplifiers not being up to it if I were you.
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They are more than up to it.
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maybe try different cables.. ive seen thicker wires improve base response, but also just the change .. when i moved to the thicker fisual it improved bass a fair bit
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This post should not exist then?
Have a look at how they coupled to the floor. If they are on spikes, you could be losing a lot of bass into the wooden floor.
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