Have a question please

[mpribble]

So I new to the a lot of this so bear with me please. I have a smaller room say 9.5' wide by 15.5' long have some room treatment in it hope to get more soon. Equipment is pioneer sx-980 and have a pair of new Wharfedale Denton. I have noticed the louder I turn it up the better it sounds the problem is then its to loud for my taste. Think these need some power it get moving so is if I had a say more powerful receiver could I turn down volume and still get the impact I do when volume is up? Hope this all makes sense thanks

 

[Dave_1962]

I believe that amps and receivers that have a bigger wpc tend to have more headroom and sound better at lower volumes.

 

[JoeESP9]

The 80WPC that Pioneer produces should be more than enough to properly drive those Dentons. IME many speakers sound different depending on the volume. Of course they shouldn't do that but they do.

Have you considered adding a "decent" subwoofer? A properly integrated subwoofer will add some oomph to the low end that will be audible even at low listening levels.

 

[mpribble]

wasn't sure if it was the room or just the speakers or the receiver. Maybe a sub would help how would a guy go about hooking up a subwoofer to a older receiver?

 

[JoeESP9]

Make sure the sub you get has speaker level connections. One option is connecting the sub to the A speaker outputs and the speakers to the speaker out connectors on the sub. Your other option would be to connect the sub to the B speaker connectors on your receiver. With either type of connection read the manual and follow the directions.

 

[BrocLuno]

Sometimes the better when louder is about more amps flowing through the voice coils... So one way to test this is to add some wire wound power resistors in series with the speakers. This will cause more amps to flow and keep the volume down as the resistors are dissipating some of the energy. I usually use 10 watt 3.3 ohm resistors for this test. I wire them into the "Red" or + input on the speaker and that lead goes into the resistor.

If the test works, you can make something more permanent. I like these:

 

[wmgwizard]

At lower volumes you may want to try the "loudness" button.

 

[musichal]

Change position of the speakers in the room, even if it's only temporarily, to better assess the problem before spending money. I suspect that is likely the issue.

 

[mpribble]

I use the loudness button at low volume tried on and off. I know the room acoustics or not good that i have to work on. I have moved the speakers alot back side to side. Where i have them now i get best sound still have a little bass issues.