I just got these and the bass is very disappointing. My Fluance bookshelves are considerably better. Normal?
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These speakers were designed for surround sound applications in a 5.1 or 7.1 system. Your subwoofer should handle all the really low frequencies. I am using mine for surround sound to cover chairs in the middle and chairs to the side. I had no place to mount them except two cabinets holding lamps. I had to raise them to be at ear level with another small speaker. As such with direct sound to each person's ear, they work about as good as possible. I tried putting them up over 6 feet on top of two cabinets, but they seemed washed out. Each installation needs some variation.
801170
Surrounds aren't designed to carry a ton of bass. Just enough to fill their role as a "surround". Your front/subs should be carrying the bass load. Since bass is non-directional, it is projected everywhere. Mids and highs are directional and the human ear can locate them easily as they should. Go to a theater with a decent sound system and you shouldn't be able to locate where the bass derives from but the mids and highs are easily pinpointed.
801171
Big difference between bookshelf speaker and surround speaker! Other answers are quite correct, your other speakers and/or subwoofer should handle the lower frequencies. I like good low bass so I am using two DefTek subwoofers w/500 watt amplifiers driving a 15 inch speaker. I was using a pair of Kenwood surrounds just like these DefTeks w/dual radiating speaker array, but I wanted to get all the bass from those surrounds so I ran the surround speaker wires to these Yamaha YST-SW216BL Subwoofers from Amazon and then to the Kenwoods, wow, pumps out great low frequencies from surround channels in addition to the LFE from the subs. Big difference between bookshelf speaker and surround speaker! Other answers are quite correct, your other speakers and/or subwoofer should handle the lower frequencies. I like good low bass so I am using two DefTek subwoofers w/500 watt amplifiers driving a 15 inch speaker. I was using a pair of Kenwood surrounds just like these DefTeks w/dual radiating speaker array, but I wanted to get all the bass from those surrounds so I ran the surround speaker wires to these Yamaha YST-SW216BL Subwoofers from Amazon and then to the Kenwoods, wow, pumps out great low frequencies from surround... » Read More Big difference between bookshelf speaker and surround speaker! Other answers are quite correct, your other speakers and/or subwoofer should handle the lower frequencies. I like good low bass so I am using two DefTek subwoofers w/500 watt amplifiers driving a 15 inch speaker. I was using a pair of Kenwood surrounds just like these DefTeks w/dual radiating speaker array, but I wanted to get all the bass from those surrounds so I ran the surround speaker wires to these Yamaha YST-SW216BL Subwoofers from Amazon and then to the Kenwoods, wow, pumps out great low frequencies from surround channels in addition to the LFE from the subs. « Show Less
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These are designed for surround sound in a theater set up. Thus bass would come from a subwoofer. I have a 9.2 set up with two sets of thes definitives and for surround sound they are great. If you are looking for bookshelf speakers then you should pick a different Definitive model.
1218679
No static or buzzing...but not completely happy with them. Kind of dull...I also bought a pair of Creative speakers and felt them a little bassy at first, but definitely the best sound quality.
1236867
I agree with Ron they are meant for a studio setting which means the sounds are deep and rich but don't carry very far. I would suggest looking for speakers that don't have "monitor" in the name.
271724
I'm using them as part of a surround system with a subwoofer, so don't really have an opinion about the bass response of these.
523135
You shouldn't notice much difference in sound from when these are new and after they have played for a couple thousand hours... These are surround speakers so should be either the rear or side speakers which get very little use. Effect speakers in general see under 5% of what the front sound stage will see... I have never seen any proof that speakers needed to "break in", hook them up and enjoy...
271726
From what I've read and personal experience, these speakers do not excel at bass output, but also depends on their location relative to the surrounding walls. They simply are not very large and they especially don't put out much bass if you have them on a bookshelf or other place where there is a wall directly behind them. It seems that they are designed to be able to put out some bass only if you have several inches or even a couple feet of open space behind them, so if they'll sound better sitting on the floor out in the open than on a bookshelf.
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I find that these sound very muddy. It's a shame coming from a company that designs high end home theater systems. I don't know if they will become better over time. I think that your ears will get used to them over time until I put on my Audio Technica ATH-WS55i, then reality hits. I'm considering returning them. I was looking for something more compact with high end sound (over the ear). I thought these were it. Apparently not!
990490
This sound is not normal. I had the same issue with both my speakers when they arrived. I was too curious to send them back, so I took out the speaker and tweeter and found a piece of wood corner brace that had came unglued. I also noticed the crossovers came loose from the inside of the enclosures and were hanging by the wires... I remounted the crossover, took out the loose corner pieces, and put the speakers back together and they woked fine. I'm still using them, and I like the way they sound, but I am disappointed in the build quality.
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Don't think the bass is bumping for ur setting I only play mine in ma house ...wld suggest u get sm with more wattage Berlinger is better if u cld find with built in amp
1311291
No. You want to treat these more like tweeters. They sound good on the high end, but trying to put a lot of mid-frequency and low end bass through them will only make them crackle.
485338
The built-in speakers are "tinny" . . . No bass . . . I like music, so I have Bose speakers, one on each side of the screen. Sorry!
1431871
For noise isolation they work great, classical I find rather underwhelming. Perhaps due to the small or lack of sound-stage, although when I used them with a dac/amp on my PC it improved that aspect by a large amount. Still, I find them lacking in the classical genre and quite a few others, except perhaps hip-hop/electronic music which I don't listen to that much of anymore.
564996
I guess you could say that. They separate the frequencies from each of the speakers so it should sound a little more crisp and clear. I put them in my Sony 3 way floor standing speakers. Works well and hooks up super easy! Make sure you get more speaker wire and connectors to rewire your speakers.
625755
In fairness, they may not be broken in yet, but I find them to be a bit stiff. I'm comparing these to my Klipsch and find the bass is weak. I listen to R&B; and the sound is not as rich compared to others I've purhased. Had I paid the $189 instead of $59 I would have really been disappointed.
342869
I have both and the speakers did fit. I am not crazy about the tone that they produce. More midbass than true lows
1893640
Seems to me to have excellent bass but have not directly compared to the ones that you mentioned.
115900
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.