XT F100 lacking bass

[amshah97]

Trying to figure out why the XT F100s are lacking bass. Does the 72 hour break in period really make that much of a difference?

Background:

They sound great as part of the 7.1.4 setup and in 2.1 with the SVS PB-2000 Pro. But recently I tried them out in just 2.0 without the sub and while the highs and detail sound good, they are missing the bass I remembered when I listened to them at the store before purchasing. I recently went back to the store and listened to them connected to the same receiver I have (Denon 4800) without a sub and the bass was so much better, as I had expected.

If not the break-in, what else should I be checking?

I removed any in-wall wiring/connections and even the external amp so they are now connected directly to my Denon 4800.

I flipped the wiring on purpose in case phase was off. I couldn't tell a difference.

I believe I have the receiver set to 2 speaker Full with no sub.

As for break in, i've got about 12 hours of movie time (with 60Hz crossover) but only another 10 hrs of dedicated 2.0 time at full.

Open to anything else I should be doing.

 

[Cowpunk]

You didn't mention anything about the placement of your speakers, your room characteristics, or your listening position. All these things have a huge impact on the perception of bass performance. Because bass sound waves are longer than a typical room, there will be areas of your room where bass frequencies are exaggerated or nullified, unless you have bass coming from many sources. If your bass is weak, you probably need to adjust the position of your speakers and/or your listening position since you seem to be listening in a null area of the room.