Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo m22ti's lacknig low end - is it my amp or?

Hey all,

I've had my axiom M22ti's (black on ss16 stands, sexy!), and I was powering them with a marantz 2220b. I've heard of weak bass on the m22ti, but I found the setup to be quite pleasing, at least down to 60hz. The marantz eq controls were all neutral, and the loudness contour was enabled.

Now, just recently, I was able to pick up an arcam delta 290 amp. It is *awesome*! The soundstage and imaging are about a thousand times better than the marantz, especially with such precise axioms.

But... the bass is almost completely gone. I'm a purity nut, so I always have to have the tone defeat/direct switch turned on on the arcam - but it seems like all the warm lowend that the marantz pushed is now gone.

I do plan on adding a subwoofer soon, but.. is the arcam just bad at lowend/bass output? Or was the marantz overwhelmingly bassy and boomy?

Confused thanks for reading.