I finally got the first pair of X-MTM Encores up and running. They are not quite finished yet. I still have to complete the bases and grills.
After just letting them play for a couple of days I sat down this evening and listened to them and they sounded AWFUL , TERRIBLE, really thin, all mids and highs but no bass. My X-LS Encores sounded fuller than these. WHAT DID I DO???
![Dunno :dunno:](https://www.audiocircle.com/Smileys/audiocircle/dunno.gif)
I thought maybe I put too much AcustaStuff in and was blocking the ports so I removed the woofers pulled as much of the AcustaStuff out from around the ports as I could and half of what was behind the woofers. Put the drivers back in, hooked the speakers back up, turned on the music and ARRRGGGGgggggg still no bottom end.
I knew the system worked, I had just pulled the Wedgies out to burn in the MTM-Encores and
![Duh :duh:](https://www.audiocircle.com/Smileys/audiocircle/duh.gif)
I hooked the MTM Encores up to the Marantz AVR (can you see where this is going?) The AVR had the front speakers set to small with a crossover of 200Hz for the Wedgies
![Embarassed :oops:](https://www.audiocircle.com/Smileys/audiocircle/icon_redface.gif)
no wonder I didn't have any bass.
I reset the fronts to large an viola they are singing like I expected them too.
![banana piano :banana piano:](https://www.audiocircle.com/Smileys/audiocircle/bananapiano.gif)
I'm not sure how much difference removing the AcustaStuff from around the ports will make since I lined the entire cabinet all the way to the bottom with NoRez.
Now to stain and finish the second pair while these are breaking in.
Mike