Need advice

[offtheroad]

Don't know if I'm in the correct area. I have a B&W Reference 200.2 S2 Power amp and a B&K Reference 5 S2 Preamp and a ROTEL RCD 971 CD player. Paradigm 100 speakers biwired. The kickis just not there.I have the speakers 8 inches from wall and 10 feet apart. There is a loudness button on preamp but makes everything mushey. There is also a tune up and tune down buttons on pre amp but can't hear them doing anything. I have a lot of hrd areas in my living room with hardwood floors (ugh) with as many carpets I can fit in but still about 15% floor area not covered.

 

[markw]

Dunno what to tell you about the lack of kick but you might want to read your owners manual for what those up/dpwn buttons do. That should solve one mystery at least.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

this is almost same question, please do not open threads with same question over and over again.
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/general-av-discussions/78079-should-i-upgrade.html

You have not still explained what do mean by lack of "kick" if you have a subwoofer or what size room you have

All these are important questions to help you find the answer