I know this is an old thread but I wanted to share my experience with my Adagios. I had two problems in my new (much smaller) house. 1) the midrange was very in your face. I tried various angles in and out but I could not get a good balance. I figured out the midrange was bouncing back off the rear wall and reinforcing the midrange and top end. The back wall was behind a pot belly stove so I could not mount any diffusers there so I tried tilting the speaker back and bingo! Problem solved. 2) great bass alongside the speakers and down the back of the house but lacking in any practical listening position. I had the speakers various distances from 30cm to 1m from the back wall but still insufficient bass. One day against the usual speaker setup rules I moved them back against the wall with a slight angle in to allow for speaker leads and another bingo! The bass became more prominent, not overpowering and very clean. This is probably due to room node interactions but despite the speakers being transmission line loaded with front ports I was still surprised at the great quality of the bass- no drag, boom, muddiness or doubling. Really happy in my little house now.
Acoustic Zen Adagio Floor-Standing Speakers Set-Up
I have owned a pair of Acoustic Zen Adagio Floor Standing Speakers for two years. They have been in 5 different rooms in 5 homes and apartments in that time (been downsized a lot!). No matter what I try, I cannot get ANY bass response at all. I have used the Cardas speaker setup instructions and every other article I could find on speaker set-up. I have tried several different preamp/power amp/integrated solid state and tube electronics from McIntosh, Jolida, etc. with absolutely no bass. I have 3 test cd's from Stereophile and a tripod mounted Radio Shack SPL meter. I have laser rangefingers, etc. I have moved bookcases, cd and lp racks, equipment racks, etc. until I am blue in the face. I only have one piece of furniture, a recliner--the bachelor's dream sound room. I have tried Acoustic zen, Audioquest, and Cardas interconnects and speaker cables. Nothing, absolutely nothing, produces even a hint of bass. The speakers are connected in phase of course. I don't believe the speakers are damaged as they image well almost any where I place them, and the sound stage is very 3D. Can anyone offer a serious suggestion? I don't need any jokers at this point in my life please.
Thanks, Alwaysbroke
Thanks, Alwaysbroke