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How to control long decay of B&W woofers ?

I have B&W Matrix 800 speakers (3-way system) with two 12" woofers per side. Currently the speakers are actively bi-amped between the woofers and the midrange modules using active crossover. A pair of KRELL FPB 350MC are directly connected to the woofers without the passive filters. The bass output is extremely good, deep and very tight. But some times I notice that on some drum beats the woofers don't stop as it should be, instead the woofers continue to make sound till the next drum beat. The long decay time of the woofers (some times) makes a kind of continuous background sound from the woofers and the sound becomes muddy. On many other recordings, the drum beats stop and start very accurately and the sound is very clean and crispy.

I am wondering what is the reason of this long woofer decay time (with some recordings) and how can I achieve a clean sound from the woofers ? I have tried the amps with damping factor upto 10,000, and the result is the same. Any suggestions from experienced inmates ?
Best regards,
Sunny
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johnnyb53
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I agree with Newbee. It's gotta be the recordings. The fact that some recordings sound very controlled and tight means that it's not the speaker because it's proved that it's capable of stopping when "told" to.

Remember: When the B&W Matrixes came out, they immediately became the monitors of choice at Abbey Road Studios and also at Telarc; no doubt they found their way into several other studios as well. The thing is, the B&W Matrix was immediately received as a new standard in playback accuracy.

So I'd say if you're getting excessive bass overhang on some recordings and not on others ... it's the recording.
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