timeframe 400's wheres the bass?

[oldskl]

I recently picked up some TF-400's. One of the tweeters was out so I replaced them with some Goldwoods from PE. I stripped them down and replaced the foam and will replace the socks soon. My question to other owners is how much bass should I expect out of these speakers? I have read alot of good things about the TF 400 and so far I am pretty disappointed.

 

[whoaru99]

First thing to check is that you have them in phase.

Check the speakers by using a 1.5V battery (AA, C, D, etc. doesn't matter) to ensure the woofers in both speakers move outwards when the battery (+) and (-) are connected likewise to the speaker terminals.

Then, of course, ensure the receiver/amp left and right (+) and (-) are connected likewise to left and right speaker terminals.

 

[oldskl]

Ok, I reversed the polarity on the top mids and that brought them to life. Apparently red is not always positive vise versa for black.

 

[whoaru99]

Usually, it is, except in the case of some JBL drivers where they tried to be tricky and made red = negative and black = positive.

The type of crossover will affect how (+) and (-) are connected to the drivers. Some require the connections to one driver, often the midrange, be reversed for the best overall response.

 

[DCMlover]

They should have decent bass now....