stuartk

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Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
@cakyol:Please see #3 under response to duckworp.  
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
@duckworp:1) Yes, I could. It quickly gets expensive shipping back and forth across the country, though. I went through this routine when shopping for a high-end acoustic guitar last spring and guitars weigh a lot less than a pair of speakers!  2)... 
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
@tvad:He might but as I know I can't afford to buy a new amp from him, it doesn't seem quite ethical to ask him. I once explained up front to a speaker manufacturer that I couldn't afford to buy new but would like to hear his speaker. He agreed an... 
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
@tomic601:Thanks for your generous offer. Unfortunately, there's not a practical option for relocating amp at present.  @tvad:Yes-- I found ads for both the Pass and the Coda for sale, used. As it happens, Coda is  located an hour's drive from me,... 
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
@oldhvymech:Don't have subs. Sand-filled Target stands sit on heavy cement pavers on wood floor with Herbies Gliders between bottom plates of stands and pavers. My system is very-less-than-ideally-located in livingroom. I put the pavers under the ... 
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
Thanks for all the comments.@tvad:The review comparing Pass Labs to Coda would incline me more towards Coda. Needless to say, reviews are no guarantee of satisfaction! Thanks for clarifying Sistrum possibilities. @fuzztone:Please re-read original ... 
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
@tvad:This review of the Coda makes it sound very appealing, especially given that reviewer prefer warmer sounding gear, as I do. http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/coda-csib-integrated-by-richard-willie/ 
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
@tvad:I checked out the Sistrums and am not sure how they'd work with stand-mounts.  
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
Hi tvad-- always nice to hear from you!I appreciate you offering advice based upon your experience with Silverlines.As it happens, I live in the town where Pass Labs used to be located but have only heard Pass separates driving larger Zu speakers-... 
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
And... I've experimented with speaker distance from back wall. Moving them as far forward as I can (37"), I note no improvement.  
Which component to upgrade to improve bass control?
I guess I'd better state that I'm aware that what I'm after may simply not be possible by upgrading a component. That's fine. Just thought I'd ask, as I'm no expert.  
Please Suggest Approaches to Perceived System Darkening
@oldhvymec:Thanks for your suggestions. Drivers are fine.At any rate, I figured it out. . . A couple months back, I took an old Symposium shelf I wasn't using to a shop and had them saw it in half. I stuck the resulting slabs under my monitors (be... 
Please Suggest Approaches to Perceived System Darkening
@oldhvymech:I currently do not have tone controls.Hence, there's no way to turn down treble or turn up bass.  
Please Suggest Approaches to Perceived System Darkening
@deadhead:Tweeters seem to be working fine... 
Please Suggest Approaches to Perceived System Darkening
@deadhead and @jasonbourne52:Thanks for the suggestions.