Originally Posted by
rdkusher
what were your previous speakers and how big were they?is it possible that you are just hearing more bass than you have become accustomed too?i have owned the 170's and i never found them to be bass heavy even on a table nearly up against the wall.it is possible that the spot you have the speakers placed in your room is is causing a large peak in the bass frequencies.one thing to try is moving them around to other spots in the room and try setting them up in another room also.if the bass sounds more even in another room or location you will have your answer.if not then i think you should spend more time listening to the speakers and allowing yourself time to acclimate to the new sound.when i first started getting into hifi as a teenager i didn't really like the more revealing nature of better speakers in the high frequencies at first.now i can't get enough of it.