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I am looking to get more bass out of my system

Hi Guys,

I need advice on how to put a little more bass into my system, only because its my preference. I have a Jolida tubed Cd forking off into 2 integrated tube amps the Jolida JD 502B which powers a pair of Klipsch Chorus II and a Cary SLI 80 powering a pair of Klipsch Chrous I and an additional subwoofer. This system is capable of putting out the bass when the music is called to do so, but often I would like to hear a little more bass in general. There are no bass or treble controls, so what would be the best way to achieve more bass with out sacrificing too much music quality. Thanks for input. Pete
mainsound

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ghasley
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The first thing i would try is to run your CD player WITHOUT splitting the signal into two amps. You may surprised that your bass will improve due to the fact you CD's output stage may not have enough horsepower to PROPERLY drive the 2 sets of outputs. The second thing I would try would depend on what tube compiment you are using in your CD player. Let us know the tubes before taking any other measures. What interconnects are you using between the CD and the amp. It could be that you get what you are after without spending a bunch of money.

Good luck.
ghasley
2,543 posts
 
Mainsound,

REALLY, REALLY examine your tube compliment in your Jolida amp and your Cary amp AFTER you have determined that you are tubed correctly in your CD player. And do that ONLY after you have remedied using a splitter in line to connect your CD player to BOTH amps, which would never be advisable for optimal performance. I'm not saying that stacking your speakers wouldn't be an interesting experiment, or buying another subwoofer nor am I saying that buying a couple of garden hose power cables wouldn't improve your setup (I have a few of those myself).

No one has asked the important questions, of which I am quite surprised. What tubes are you currently running in your amps? Is your Cary direct coupled? Is the bass performance equally weak on both amps?

Please, save yourself some time and money, the main problem is likely your source but until you get that right, you'll be wasting your time dinking around downstream.
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