I would have to agree with others. Don't despair. Take your time and calibrate your system with an SPL meter. There are very helpful posts in this forum as well as by Alan in the main site to use as reference. You owe it to yourself to be very impressed with what you have. The volume setting on your EP-500 should be somewhere between 6-7 o'clock position. When properly calibrated with an SPL meter, your system should have a superb sound with a very articulate and powerful bass.

John

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