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Yaqin MC-10T no bass?

Hello all.

I just got myself a Yaqin MC-10T. This is my first venture into better audio stuff and my very first vacuum tube amp. My speakers are a pair of old Wharfendale Emeral 93's that I got on craig's list for real cheap. My music sources so far are either a turntable connected to a Yaqin MS-22b phono stage to the amp or an iphone playing pandora through a usb to a DAC to the amp.

Everything sounds great! I love it more and more every time I listen to it.

Here's the problem. There is almost no bass to this setup. It's like you have a 5.1 setup and someone unplugs the sub woofers. I thought it was the music I was playing but I experimented and its the same thing.

I'm not a bass head and the music I listen to has very little bass anyways, but I just want to know if this is normal or if this is a vacuum amp trait or if there is something wrong with my speakers?

Will the tubes make any difference? I've checked the bias on my current tubes and they are all within range.

Suggestions? Thanks.
tanman2

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tanman2 OP
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I will check all those when I get back in town. Pretty sure the speaker wires are connected correctly. They are my home built wires but I'll check continuity just to be safe.

I paid $50 for those speakers. Figured whats the worse that could happen. I do have a pair of Acoustic Energy AE1 speakers that I can swap out real quick to see if it makes a difference.

I currently don't have a CD player but I can go get a cheap DVD player to try out.

But like I said, other than the bass, everything else sounds pretty amazing to me.
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