Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo M50's Bass?

Would you guys say the M50's have any bass? I have a pair and I'm really not getting any bass or rich quality sounds. I have an EP 350 that kills in the bass department, it not a problem when they are teamed up. Do the M60s or M80s sound a lot better in the bass department? Is there a big difference in sound quality?

Also, I'm using the VP150 as center, M3's as the rears with a QS8 as a center rear. If the sub is off they do not sound that great. I'm using a decent Yamaha receiver @ 120 watts per channel.

The M80s are more significant in the bass department, but my M50s are pretty good on the bass. Double check if all the drivers are working. What are your receiver settings? If your 50s are set to small with a crossover over, say 100, or so, then if the sub's turned off, you ain't getting no bass!

When you turn off the sub, do you set the M50's to large in the receiver settings so they run full range. If you leave the subwoofer off the receiver will still recognize them set as small and it will cut off the lower frequences below the crossover point. If they are anything like the M3's they should put out some decent bass.

Good luck!

I believe most receivers will set the mains to large automatically once you turn off the sub in the receiver, at least that has been my experience.

Correct. My question is if he is just turning off the sub itself.

It's a lot easier to flip the switch on the sub than to go into the menus and turn off the sub. Unless things have significantly improved in that department since I got my H/K 525.

I going to review all my settings when I get home, at work now. The receiver has a little mic that you place in the middle of the room and it automatically adjusts all the settings. I'm thinking that its not really doing me justice.

I have hard wood floors, does that help or hurt the sound quality?

If you have not gone into the receiver settings and checked it is quite possible the M50's are set as small. Settings to look for in the receiver is subwoofer set to "off" and front speakers set to "large"

Hard wood floors are not ideal for a rooms acoustics (this has nothing to do with your issue though). Placing a few area rugs in your room can help treat the room.

Aha, the auto calibration probably isn't doing you any favors at all--especially if it has an equalizer.

To test the M50s bass properly, you should put the receiver in pure direct, direct, or stereo-only mode, depending on your receiver.

I've pressed the "pure direct" button before and I get no sound at all.