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Hi guys. New member here, joined today purely because you all seem to know what you're on about!
I have a problem that needs a solution.
Kit
Amp - Yamaha RXV-683
Centre - Klipsch RP-404C
Mains - Klipsch RP-260F
Surrounds - Dali Spector One (will be replaced soon)
Sub - Wharfdale Diamond SW150 (the problem item!)
The problem
Amp set to have the FR and FL set to large, music sounds amazing, but movies are too bass-heavy, with the dialogue becoming a bit on the boomy side.
Amp set to have the FR and FL set to small (crossover 60hz). Music seriously lacks bottom-end, and the sub simply cannot keep up with the new Klipsch setup across the front. Movies not so bad, with dialogue becoming clearer as desired, but the sub chuffing away under heavy load. I have actually turned the sub upside-down, to have the port fire up into the room, rather than into the floor, which I always thought was a stupid direction to fire a port.
To run the amp with FR/FL set to small, I need a much more capable sub. I'm in the UK, so appear to lack a lot of options that the US buyer has. In my price range (£500-600), there's the Klipsch SPL-100, the SVS PB1000, or...........? I was also considering a pair of Tannoy TS2.8's, but I'm not sure even a pair of them would have the grunt required.
I have attached a scale plan of my bedroom for reference. Any advice would be cool.
I have a problem that needs a solution.
Kit
Amp - Yamaha RXV-683
Centre - Klipsch RP-404C
Mains - Klipsch RP-260F
Surrounds - Dali Spector One (will be replaced soon)
Sub - Wharfdale Diamond SW150 (the problem item!)
The problem
Amp set to have the FR and FL set to large, music sounds amazing, but movies are too bass-heavy, with the dialogue becoming a bit on the boomy side.
Amp set to have the FR and FL set to small (crossover 60hz). Music seriously lacks bottom-end, and the sub simply cannot keep up with the new Klipsch setup across the front. Movies not so bad, with dialogue becoming clearer as desired, but the sub chuffing away under heavy load. I have actually turned the sub upside-down, to have the port fire up into the room, rather than into the floor, which I always thought was a stupid direction to fire a port.
To run the amp with FR/FL set to small, I need a much more capable sub. I'm in the UK, so appear to lack a lot of options that the US buyer has. In my price range (£500-600), there's the Klipsch SPL-100, the SVS PB1000, or...........? I was also considering a pair of Tannoy TS2.8's, but I'm not sure even a pair of them would have the grunt required.
I have attached a scale plan of my bedroom for reference. Any advice would be cool.