Thanks GM...You've actually been very gracious with your time and input throughout this project, and I thank you for that. I actually moved to a tube amplifier to experiment with a high output impedance source to no avail. Funny thing is, I even thought my oldie but goodie Rotel CD player might be contributing to the excessive midrange and/or weak bass, but have yet to try another CD player to see if that might be the case.
The system is extremely shouty in the vocal range; so much so that listener fatigue is nearly immediate, making them unlistenable. I can only describe it as a "megaphone" effect in the frequency range where vocals appear. Any instrument in that frequency range is significantly "enhanced." It overwhelms the rest of the spectrum, and at times, is painful to listen to. It almost sounds like a giant clock radio, I'm sorry to say.
Other's that have listened to the system notice it immediately. It almost seems as if woofer beaming is the issue, and despite the inclusion of a notch filter in this range on my lastest round of XO's, the beaming persists.
Believe me, I hate to give up on this project, but I'm stuck, and my wife has been very nice about FedEx shipments, XO's lying on the floor, and a washer/dryer combination sitting in the living room! 8)
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