Originally Posted by chesebert
stock plugging into the wall with the freebie RCA sounds bad..sound stage suffers and slight forward midrange and muddy sound. (there is a fine line between muddy and musically natural

Caveats: it can sound bad unless these "freebie RCAs" are replaced??? Not to be plugged derectly into the wall; And these two differences then clears up "muddy sound", increaced soundstage and decreased forward midrange; Got it...Hmmmmm
And I suppose the speakers not being full ranged also helps in this illusion of bass being near equal to your referance too...