Just got this set of speakers, and I want to know why does my sub seem underpowered while my monitors are doing great? Bass seems minimal.
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Dear Kyle. It's a pleasure to help you. About your question I will say that the sub working properly and these speakers are designed to resist distortion sound. For this reason, when you hear a song, you should raise the speaker volume so you can account for the difference. The levels of the sub must be the maximum and just can listen the real sound when the volume is high. I hope this review helps you better understand how great these speakers are. Regards Tomas
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Keep in mind its not a 15" subwoofer, its as deep as it will go for its size : ]
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I have the same set, and the sub is under-powered compared to a lot of other speaker systems. However for me the bass is good with no problems, you might have received a damaged unit. The board and controls are "IN" the sub container, so they get hit by the air passing by. But I would contact Limitless Creations and see if they will replace it as a damaged unit.
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I found my set to be very balanced in sound. In my old unit, the bass distorted at high volume. This unit appears to balance the bass with the other sounds. Could your unit be defective?
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My experience is the opposite... too much solid, rich bass, so I keep the volume knob located on the subwoofer control panel turned down to about 15%. Surprising for such an inexpensive system. Assure your connections, assure the subwoofer volume is tuned up, try a different audio cable between your sound source and subwoofer, try a different sound source. If none of these things work, consider returning them for replacement.
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when i first turned mine on the sub wasnt even working , had to move the control knob for the bass level left and right, and literally push on it hard to get it to come on , have not had any problems since..
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I haven't heard any low noise from the monitor's internal speakers. I agree with the other the internal speakers are pretty tiny and don't produce very good sound. I just used some old BostonAcoustics theatre speakers I had laying around.
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That is a hard question for me because when I got the speakers they handled the 2400 power but they sound bad.so put more power to them and blew them to bits. I ended up replacing them( with the same box of corse) with jbl sub woffers just wasn't what I was lookin for
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I need to clarify something on my last answer... There are no built in subs in these speakers. They have dual 6.5 inch ported woofers. The low end sound they produce are more than adequate for my needs. If you choose to add a separate sub to your system, I feel you won't need much as this model of speaker carries the low end quite well
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Bill, I doubt anything "went wrong", but the Yamaha may not deal with potential impedance differences between your main speakers and your sub. Luckily, Yamaha allows you to set up levels for each set of speakers (front, center, back, sub) from within the setup menus. Using the remote, do the following: setup -&gt; speaker -&gt; level -&gt; scroll down to "sub" and raise the level (default is flat (0db)) until you like how it sounds. hope this helps, gfd
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They really don't need a whole lot of power to sound great. There are better speakers out there, but not for this price. I am really happy with my Kappas. I used this amp, MTX TD75.4 and had to turn the gains down as volume betwen 2 and 3 bars on my stereo was crazy loud. You will want a decent sub to complete the sound stage, I used a MTX Thunder500.1 paired to a Alpine Sbr-s8-4 8. It won't shake my mirrors off, but it sounds perfect for me!!
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I blew these subs out like 2 weeks after i had them installed lol... Upgraded to a kicker cwr12 which is much better. My advice is dont skimp on the sub if you want some impressive sound
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I haven't listened to the Klipsch 100 watt sub yet but in my opinion there is no floor stand speaker that can replace a good subwoofer. Maybe the super high end speakers but nothing I have heard yet. I own these along with a pair of 52's and 42's. I would recommend the 52's and spend a little more on a sub. Both the Klipsch 350w and 400 or 450w sound amazing. If I simplify I will be keeping the 52's over the others.
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1200 for 2@ 350 watts ea on one channel or 2, and is this going to be as I call it "Thumpin" as in low bass sound only or are they involved with other speakers if not, then if your going to run ea speaker on it own channel you should have more than enough, just adjust the levels so that you don't over drive them. They should sound fine. Also are your 10" speakers KFC-W2513PS, and not kfc-w2153p, again either way you should have enough to push them speakers to the beat.
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Mine are working fine. They were easy to install and the sound is quite good. If you're expecting studio monitor quality, you will want to spend more money on a higher end system. If you're looking for good quality sound, you'll be satisfied.
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Let me add one other thing. Kicker under rates there amps. You will get a bench test card with yours. It will tell you the real power of the amp. Mine is a 1500w, but benched at 1723w. To much power can cause distortion and blow your speakers even if you keep it turned down. Too little and you get bad sound and overdrive your amp. If your subs are rated at 750w @ 2 Ohms and you have two then 1500w is what you want. So keep that in mind. Also remember you want your amp to always do the work for you. So keep the base on your head unit at 0. Then mess around with the EQ on the head unit and the frequency on the amp. Gain can be your enemy if you have really good pre-amps. So you shouldn't have to turn it up a lot. My recommendation if your not experienced is once everything is installed take it to a place that does it all the time and have them fine tune it.
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I own two sets of these speakers. I use them for the rear surround 5.1 systems. I think they sound good high and low end maybe a little more on the low end but they are still clear on the high end. I don't know of any set of speakers that can match them for the price. Mow to figure out how to get them without UPS damaging them in shipping? Both sets had shipping damage by the time they got to me.DNS
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These speakers Do Not have sub woofers, they have Bass-Mid drivers. That being said, it depends on what kind of sound you like. If you like Booming, Un-natural sounding bass, add a sub woofer. I have a large, powerful sub that I'm Not Using as these speakers make plenty of bass on their own and it is good sounding bass. That is one reason I choose such a large speaker. People who are not getting good bass from these speakers DO NOT have them set up correctly. Yes, you can use a sub but you really do not need one IMHO.
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Yes they have a great full spectrum sound, the bass is more than adequate for balance with the mids and highs. Of course adding a sub is never a bad idea, not only makes the mains more efficient but provide a fuller overall bottom. So much depends on your application. If you're a performer or DJ in a packed club environment, you will of course need a sub.
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Two things to note. Where and how you installed them. If they don't have a deep door panel or deck then you bass will be lacking, and it could. Be the deck or amp settings. Also you need to be aware that 3 way, 4 way, speakers will not deliver the sound of separate ttweeter, mid range, and bass speakers. If you're looking for big bass then you probably need a subwoofer.
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I have a powered sub also and am using the LFE.btw...I did some experimenting with the Speaker Settings because i actually have small bookshelf speakers for my surround setup (Energy CB-10 frt and Polk r30 back). So I set the Speakers to Small for the front and back and the Sub defaulted to 'Normal' (I think that's what it said) and it sounds much better now. Hope this helps.
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Without the sub the bass is really non existent. Truthfully with the sub it's not bad. I don't think anyone would notice unless its cranked all the way up.