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PROAC D48R Bass Booming

Dear all,  I have just bought a pair of preowned Proac D48R speakers.  I really love these speakers very much.  But the only problem is Bass-boom and because of that, some tracks are unlistenable.  My room is 17 L, 11 W and 10 W.  My source is Ayre CX7EMP and I'm having a Balanced Audio Technology VK3000 SE HYBRID INTEGRATED Amplifier.  Please let me know whether I can solve this problem.  I there any benefit,  if I change my amp and replace it with a Cary Audio SLI100 Tube Integrated amplifier.    Thanks in advance.
gnanasekhar

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mozartfan
2,143 posts
 
Oh I am sorry,
The woofers are not Scanpseaks,, Not sure which lab makes that driver,..
I’d never have gone with a speaker such as that midbass.
I only trust Scanpeak, Seas and SB Acoustics.
Before I buy any speaker I need to know who makes the drivers.
I never buy based on a name of the company.
A bit pricey to have this type of coloration going on,
btw they are made in England, home of B&W, another speaker line that i find upper bass has coloration = fatigue.

at 11G's , I expect nothing less than perfection  throughout entire spectrum

https://soundorg.com/news/proac-d48r-speaker-review-tone-audio/

mozartfan
2,143 posts
 
these speakers very much. But the only problem is Bass-boom and because of that, some tracks are unlistenable.


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I think ProAc uses Scanpseak woofers, 
Yes?
WEll this **boominess* in upper bass, is part of that drivers character.
Which is why I went with Seas Magnesium to avoid the upper bass resonances.
I think Wilson also uses Scanspeak.
Scanspeaks offer incredible low bass. Tight punch in drums. 
Every driver has its tradeoffs.
Paper composite  vs magnesium.
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