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After all that, the answer, to my ears, was very simple.

Change the front speakers to 'large' but leave it on LFE (not LFE+main). I'm still subjectively listening to the xo at 60 and 80 to see what I like best - but there's a huge change. Stunning, really. I feel good!





Just so I understand your situation... I've got the 3805, and according to the manual, setting the front speakers to large and subwoofer mode to LFE (only) will result in the sub functioning only during Dolby Digtal or DTS signal playback.
Since your issue was with music playback, is your sub now playing with those settings when playing music?
This is assuming, of course, that I understand the manual in this regard... which would be an accomplishment!


Epic 80 / SVS PB13 Ultra
Denon 3805 / M2200 Outlaw Monos /
Sammy 55" LED