Room Set Up(Photos) - Help Request

[ATX]

My children left for College and I converted their Game/Media Room to a Stereo  / 5.1 HT with my original audio components from around 2000 -2005. 

Equipment:

• Vandersteen 2Ce Mains, V2W, VCC 5 with Axiom QS4 Rear Surrounds
• B&K AVR 307: Class A/B AVR with 7 Channels - 150 Watts - 8 Ohms
• B&K 125.2 STR Amp with Class A Pre-driver & A/B MOSFET Power Output Stages(Not currently being used but available)

Challenge:

In Stereo the 2Ces Mids and Highs sound overly bright and pinched.  

Set Up:

• 2Ces dials set to “0”
• V2W set to “0” - in phase
• B&K Menu: 2Ces set to Large, 0dB & V2W set to Ultra, 0dB
• Listening distance from the 2Ces / V2W is 8’.  

I hope y’all can help me dial in my beloved OG system.   Appreciate the help…

 

[Oregon]

Have you tried adjusting the tone controls? I ran my 2Ce Sig. II's with both tone controls, the mids and highs, set to -2db, tamed 'em.

Thanks for sharing,

Cody

[Richard Vandersteen]

43 minutes ago, ATX said:

My children left for College and I converted their Game/Media Room to a Stereo  / 5.1 HT with my original audio components from around 2000 -2005. 

Equipment:

• Vandersteen 2Ce Mains, V2W, VCC 5 with Axiom QS4 Rear Surrounds
• B&K AVR 307: Class A/B AVR with 7 Channels - 150 Watts - 8 Ohms
• B&K 125.2 STR Amp with Class A Pre-driver & A/B MOSFET Power Output Stages(Not currently being used but available)

Challenge:

In Stereo the 2Ces Mids and Highs sound overly bright and pinched.  

Set Up:

• 2Ces dials set to “0”
• V2W set to “0” - in phase
• B&K Menu: 2Ces set to Large, 0dB & V2W set to Ultra, 0dB
• Listening distance from the 2Ces / V2W is 8’.  

I hope y’all can help me dial in my beloved OG system.   Appreciate the help…

 

Not a lot of hope here with all the reflective surfaces so near the Model 2's.  Try using more tilt back (a lot) on the 2's to delay the mids and highs.  Cut the tweeter and mid about 1.5 dB but don't go any further as in HT the controls may not handle enough power.

RV

[ATX]

Thank you for the advice @Oregon and @Richard Vandersteen  I trimmed the dBs and gave the 2Ces a Texas Rake. Definite improvement.