Too much bass

I had problem once with overwhelming bass after I had a component modified, so of course I attributed it to the equipment mod. However, it was easily corrected by pulling the speakers just a few inches further from the back wall.

I have a buddy that had the M120's(upgraded to the 150's) and Vandy 2Sigs and he never had any issues other than his room. He treated the room to tame too much bass. The Vandy's are 86dB @ 7 nomial ohms. Middle of the road load. I would call Rogue and question them about the issue.

Good Luck,

Burton

I would respectfully disagree with the above. The last Stereophile review found the Vandys to be 82db sensitive, four db below spec. This is way inefficient. But I don't think that this is the problem, though I don't see the reason for this in a modern moving coil loudspeaker. Damping factor could certainly be the culprit. The large woofer and passive radiator need very good damping. Try the four ohm tap, which will have a much higher damping factor than the eight ohm tap. Other than that, you may just want to borrow a solid-state amp with high damping factor to see where the problem lies.

What are your room dimensions, speaker placement, and listening position?

Sub-optimal placement could easily get you a 10X increase in bass power. Everything else is negligible compared to this.

I would say it is the room or mismatched amps. The vanderteeen 2 bass is a bit mushey I think. Play around I would sugest a 2wq though it would tighen the bass and give you more control over it. Also you can place it where it performs the best. I was never happy with my bass because of where the speakers had to be till I got a 2w.