Did you ever buy too much bass?

Are you running your source full range through the anthem room correction?

@erik_squires 

Yes! Unbelievable how a car can be so good in driving experiences and yet be so bad when listening to music.

I have a JL Audio e110 that I’ve been unable to dial in properly in my small, treated room. No matter what I’ve done based on advice on A’Gon and from audio professionals, the sound has not been satisfying. I’ve taken it out of my system, and am happier with the sound now. I likely will sell the e110 to someone who knows what they’re doing with it.

YES! I have too much bass. I bought Closer Acoustics OGY speakers with a REL T5x subwoofer. 

I dialed the sub different ways, until I found a decent compromise. So the sub blends really well on typical music where the bass isn't stupidly fast. Think Dire Straights or Michael Jackson. It's a plus in that application. The guests seemed to enjoy the sub tremendously. 

But the OGY has faster, cleaner bass compared to the REL. And the REL can't keep up on experimental tracks with weird bass from the likes of Panda Bear and Animal Collective. 

And I'm so torn because the community is like "set up your room better and play around with subwoofer adjustments and placement". And I just think that the REL is slower than my speakers, and playing with the settings drives me a bit crazy. 

hi @kokakolia  - It sounds like your problem is room modes.  You need a DSP before your sub to clip the peaks off, then you can integrate, and raise the volume of the sub to match your mains.

My suspicion based on your symptoms is that you are compromising the volume of the sub because you have particularly hot peaks that prevent you from turning it up properly.

Besides measurements and getting an EQ, consider the AM Acoustics room mode simulator.  Try to keep your sub out of the first few room modes.