Vandy 2WQ bottoms out with movies

Red- I was answering the ? based on the symptoms; you were basing your actions on logic. Your position was logically correct, but inconsistent with the facts! The 2w series is an awesome sub, but just not made for those subsonic effects that directors put into their soundtracks!

Well guys I am not crazy after all (not that anyone said I was...I was just starting to wonder myself as this problem didn't make sense).

After much playing around, I contacted James Tanner of Bryston and ultimately one of his "experts" Mike Picket. Well they were gracious enough to research into the problem at the factory.

After trying to replicate the problem Mike called me back saying "I can't believe that it took this long to find that there was a problem!" Apparantly no one else had ever complained of this. Bottom line is that it isnt my sub's problem at all. It is a software issue with the Bryston SP1.7 which they are going to fix.

You see when the SP1.7 has the main speakers set to "Large" and the surround set to "Small" the bass below the crossover point for the surround speakers is redirected to the main speakers. Here is the problem, the level control for the LFE sub also incorrectly controlled the level of bass that is redirected from the surrounds to the front speakers.

I had the sub level set at 6.5 (for the LFE sub). This was all fine and good until it incorrectly cranked up the redirected bass to the main speakers sub...boosting the level too high!

My temporary fix is of course is simply to reduce the SP1.7 LFE sub level to 0 and crank up my level control on the LFE sub to the appropriate level.

And, as I speak...guess what...my SP2 has arrived!

Thanks for all of your insight.

I have 2 Vandy 2WQ subs in my system and I also hear the subs bottoming out in movies. I currently do not have a LFE sub. I hear the problem with my Rotel and the wonderful Lexicon MC12 I borrowed. I am looking for a LFE sub and I am considering the Vandy V2W but I am really concerned that it will bottom out just like the 2WQ's do. I love the 2WQ's for music though.

Agenttaylor- If you look at a couple of the responses above, they report that the V2W does not bottom out on .1 channel material.

I recommend (even one will do in a room 3000cu feet) a couple of Paradigm Servo 15's and you'll be fine. Pretty darn musical, and plenty of range for movies...excellent subs.
You could go with more expensive Revel's and M&K MX5000's and such, but you'll spend a great deal more for similar.
good luck. I also like the Earthquake subs, but don't know what you'll get for music with them.