please help me with room setup

[tdt00]

hi all,
my room is about 10' x 12' x 8' and i have a rotel rsx-1056 running a pair of dynaudio dm2/10 but there is not enough bass on the lower-end. can someone please advice me on what to do? should i get a different set of speakers or a strong amp? thank you all for your help.

[htsteve]

hi all,
my room is about 10' x 12' x 8' and i have a rotel rsx-1056 running a pair of dynaudio dm2/10 but there is not enough bass on the lower-end. can someone please advice me on what to do? should i get a different set of speakers or a strong amp? thank you all for your help.

tdt00,

First, do you have a subwoofer? If no, then that is something to consider. If yes, then make sure your bass management settings in the 1056 are correct. Make sure all of the low end bass is going to the sub.

If you have done all these, then the next step is probably either better speakers or an external amp. If you have a dealer you can demo an amp with, this might be the way to go. However, speakers will give you the quickest improvement, but can be costly, depending on model.


Hope this helps.

[tdt00]

htsteve,
no i don't have a sub. the dynaudio people told me the dm 2/10 can go flat at 31hz so i don't need a sub. however, i do have an extra 15-inch sub to throw in but i need to get an amp for the sub. my lower bass is a little boomy, it's not tight and deep :M

[Kevin D]

The Dynaudio website says it's only flat to 40hz. The 31hz might be where it's -6db level is (essential where it quits). That's borderline for music, not adequate at all for movies.

Without out knowing what you're looking for (or feel you're missing) it's hard to say though. Might be the placement in the room. Walk around while listening to music and see if the bass sounds good in any portion of the room.

Kevin D.

[robert L]

do u listen to both 2 channel and home theater, becaus a bad sub will not work well with 2 channel but a b&w sub does a fantastic job with both movies and cd's , i cant believ they told u u dont need a sub

[robert L]

do not put a 15 inch sub in there oh god no, a 10 inch would be perfect for that room size, dynaudio should make a sweet sub that u can use , but those speakers should friggen rock, isnt the rsx1056 a surround reciever, r u just using it for 2 channel

[robert L]

please respond...im hung over and bored out of my mind

[Audio_ElF]

Don't think anyone suggested this ... Check your sprrakers are on phase. Also check that if speakers have biwire trminals the links are in place or bi-wire cable is correctly wired (as appropriate to your setup)

[Isaac]

since you have a rsx-1056 and small speakers I recommend a subwoofer.