too much bass

[ruadmaa]

I need some help. I have a wonderful pair of floorstanding speakers however, I have recently moved and, due to room, furniture and wife issues, have been forced to place the speakers in the corners of the room. While still looking good, unfortunately the bass output has become overwhelming due to the speaker positioning and I have been forced to plug the bass ports in order to gain some sort of control.
I have toyed with the idea of placing some acoustic foam on the walls behind the speakers to stop the bass being reinforced by the back wall but was unsure whether this was the right move. Does anyone have any ideas or solutions to this problem which will keep the bass under control?

Have you turned down the bass control on the receiver. Seems to me that the bass can be turned down to just about nothing on any receiver. I have a large pair of 12 inch 4 way tower speakers placed in corners in an 18 X 20 ft room and have no problem whatsoever.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

Have you turned down the bass control on the receiver. Seems to me that the bass can be turned down to just about nothing on any receiver. I have a large pair of 12 inch 4 way tower speakers placed in corners in an 18 X 20 ft room and have no problem whatsoever.

Unfortunately the bass controls on most receivers have a center frequency at 100hz. This will not deal with any frequencies below 60hz very effectively.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

Have you turned down the bass control on the receiver. Seems to me that the bass can be turned down to just about nothing on any receiver. I have a large pair of 12 inch 4 way tower speakers placed in corners in an 18 X 20 ft room and have no problem whatsoever.

I bet if I bought my RTA into your room, you would SEE that you do have a problem. I think you have grown accustom to the way it sounds. ANY speaker tucked into a corner will have a elevated bass response, and poor imaging. I bet if you had a point of reference (a correctly positioned speaker) you would here the difference.

[emaidel]

Here's a solution that ought to generate lots of comments: buy a Bose wave radio!

Then, if you're ready for the onslaught of ridicule, post it here that you actually did buy it! You sure won't get too much bass, but then you won't get much of anything else either - except ripped off due to its price tag of well over $1,000 for a plastic box and $20 worth of componentry.

Just my attempt at some humor...

[ruadmaa]

I bet if I bought my RTA into your room, you would SEE that you do have a problem. I think you have grown accustom to the way it sounds. ANY speaker tucked into a corner will have a elevated bass response, and poor imaging. I bet if you had a point of reference (a correctly positioned speaker) you would here the difference.

I prefer the audio just the way it is. Whether it is correct by anyone else's standard is of no concern of mine. My bass does not sound boomy and to my ears sounds very close to a live performance.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

I prefer the audio just the way it is. Whether it is correct by anyone else's standard is of no concern of mine. My bass does not sound boomy and to my ears sounds very close to a live performance.

Anything can sound exactly the way we want it, especially if we don't care about what is correct or balanced. As I said before, you are used to it whether it is right or completely wrong.