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I recently recieved my m80ti speakers but I have a problematic room.My previous speakers were Mirage frx 7s and AR9s.No matter what I did the Bass was excessive and boomy.I purchased a Audio Control half octave Richter Scale bass control equalizer with a sound meter and calibrated mike.The adjustable points are 22.5hz,31.5,45,63,and 125hz with 250hz as the reference frequency.I was able to smooth out the bass response to a large degree.With the m80s I have a problem.There seems to be a problem somewhere between 31.5hz and 45hz.Unequalized the speakers Were peaking out +6 dbs at31.5hzs.Equalized the most I can get it down to is +2dbs.All other frequencys are almost flat.The speakers still sound boomy no matter where I move them.I am really frustrated at this point.Anybody have any ideas?Please help.

way too technical for me man.. this sounds like a question for alan, the resident sound expert.. his email addr is avail from the newsletter on the front page. send him a letter direct. i wish bren was still around.. that guy was a stack of audio knowledge also.

see what alan has to say.. sorry i couldnt help.

bigjohn

where did Bren go. I too enjoyed his witty and informed posts.

he got pissed at some heated conversations and decided to take off.. i kinda thought he over acted a little, but hey, to each their own.. he had his opinion, someone else had theirs, and it just got a little persoanl and out of hand. i was really hoping he would cool off and come back, but i think not.. its been 2-3 weeks since i have heard from him.

i have just come to not let what is said in this type forum make me mad.. it just aint worth it.. i got enough poop to mess with in my REAL life.. so, for all you out there in cyberland, GO SUCK A FAT-ONE!! whoa, dont know what came over me there.

oh crap, good luck with your bass problems.. (i always do this)(shame)

bigjohn

I also miss his humor and contributions.

are they near corners?away from the back wall?thats all i could think of...good luck...ron

I had a similar problem. I had to employ bass traps which corrected my issue. However, it does take some tweaking to get it right. Try playing with some sound absorbing materials, like a pillow and place them in the corners near the M80's. Then retest, if it gets better then you should look into bass traps

Just a thought…


Tom

Alas, I am the one who ticked Bren off.
I'm afraid I reacted a little harshly when one of his opinions rubbed me wrong. I feel badly - but I've done much worse in my life, as, I assume, have we all.

Kyle Broflovski: Oh my God! You killed Bren!
Stan Marsh: You bastard!

RE: Bren... if ur gonna talk politics ya gotta have thick skin, ppl just see things differently (wrongly! )

RE: Bass... can you try the speakers in a different room as a test? Sure sounds like something in the current room is being fussy. Perhaps doing all the same testing u've done there in another place will help reveal something u hadn't thought of? Just an idea.