Getting the most out of my Definitive Tech bp2000's

Jesse12

The tuning of that big woofer is designed for maximum excursion and output. When I owned my pair I went to hifi 96 in NYC. I had been into audio for many years but that was the place I heard a kick drum accurately reproduced in many of the show rooms.  I came home and listened to the same recordings and tried to replicate it in my system with no luck at all.

The BP 2000s always blurred the bass line with the kick drum and was boomy in any position or setting. I traded them in for a pair of von schweikert VR4 Silvers and never looked back.

I stick to my notion that these are home theater speakers. And very good ones for that task.

Oz

If you care about audio and not home theater, look for new speakers. I had the BP 2000s about 25 years ago and they were some of the worst speakers I have heard for two channel music. Great for car crashes, explosions and dinosaur stomps though.

Well you got a really good deal so I guess you should try to make them work.

Everyone is trying to be helpful, but missing the mark. The big problem with those speakers is the powered subs. No matter where you place the speakers or how much you adjust the amp/crossover you will never get tuneful bass. That speaker was first and foremost designed with home theater in mind. Listen to some music with well recorded kick drum or acoustic bass and you will discover the problem very quickly.

This is a design issue and all the room treatments and speaker placement techniques won’t make it go away. Good luck to you.

Oz