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Getting weak bass from Tannoy D700 speakers

I've got a pair of D700 Tannoys matched with a Quad 707 power amp and a Quad 77 integrated amp which I thought would give me a rich punchy sound, but alas they sound tinny and weak. I grew up with Tannoy 10" (uncle) and Tannoy 15" (father) and their sound is so rich and powerful and they are probable 30 & 40 year old speakers. I bought my system new quite some time a go and have never really been happy with it. Do you think I've wired it incorrectly, preamp output is wired directly to top rung of speaker inputs and poweramp goes to bottom rung of speaker inputs. Also I haven't Quadlinked the power amp and preamp, do you think that would make a difference?
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krv
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Not sure about the Quad set-up, however, I have D700's with a Denon AVR. Running just the D700's without the sub I get the a very balanced or as you say rich-puncy sound.

I have silver jumpers and just connect the Denon to the bottom speaker terminals.

I've had them for years and they still impress me.
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