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More Bass

I recently purchase a pair of Legacy Signature speakers from an on-line retailer. I purchased them unheard, but I did my due diligence in researching them and I would have thought with the 7" woofers and a rated frequency response of 22-30K hz, there would have been a bit more bass (although there is a couple of tunes I have played where there is some bass that is really deep and sounds all garbled, very weird, but I just won’t listen to those songs,I guess).

I bought floor standers so I wouldn’t have to deal with the hassle that goes along with setting up subwoofers, also with all the space they take up and the negative WAF that goes along with them.

They are a little bright on the top end, but I’ll blame that on my room, it probably needs more treating, just limited on funds at the moment.

If I thought I needed subwoofers, I'm thinking I might have bought a pair of Fritz bookshelfs and a pair of subs, for probably less than the Sigs.

The price of Legacy subs is over the top for me, so do you think there is any way to get more bass without subs or are there any subs that are a bit smaller, that might do the trick as I am pretty limited on space (and funds as previously mentioned!) Thanks

 

 

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soix
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Are the speakers broken in or are they new?

soix
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The Signatures I believe are a sealed-box design, so maybe if you’re used to hearing ported speakers the bass is just different so you may need to give some time for your ears to adjust and for the speakers time to settle in more.  From what I saw it looks like they have dual 10” woofers and go down to 22Hz (-2dBj, which is damn near full-range.  Maybe try pushing the speakers a little closer to the back wall to possibly add some extra room reinforcement?  BTW, what amp are you using and what speakers did you have before?  Just some thoughts FWIW, and best of luck in figuring this out. 

soix
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Go right to the source.  Call Legacy — I imagine they have good customer support and could save you a boatload of time and stress. 

soix
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I’m confused as to whether you’re still limited to 12” subs?  If not, a pair of 13” SVS SB1000 Pro subs will definitely up your bass performance and include integration software all for $1100 with a 45-day, risk-free trial including shipping both ways.  Definitely worth a try I’d think. 

soix
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The good news is that the included integration software should greatly expand your placement options, which is the beauty of the 45-day trial.  

soix
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Buy a couple SVS SB1000 Pro subs that’ll undoubtedly augment your bass and other areas ass @blisshifi mentioned.  They’re only $1150 for a pair and offer integration software that’ll make life a lot easier, and at only 13” square they offer a really small footprint for what they deliver.  And with a 45-day, risk-free trial period including shipping both ways, why the hell not?

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