Ok my 2nd DSW.2 was received. When playing the problematic movie pieces without calibrating the same behavior occurs on the new sub as well so it’s safe to say it is a problem “by design”.

After recalibrating my system the problem disappears using stacked subs in Trinnov settings but the bass as a whole is somewhat distant. Disabling stacked subs is making the bass more apparent and still very clean, but occasionally the pop is appearing though very rare.

Overall the bass is much improved: I’m simply unable to pinpoint where it’s coming from. Using one sub it was detectable where the sound came from.

If Meridian is able to fix this overdriving of the woofer I would be very happy! Needs to be fixed IMO

Living: Trinnov Alt32, 271, DSP7200SE, DSP7200HCSE, DSP5200SL, DSP320.2 heights, DSW.2, LG OLED 77C8P, Xbox One X, AppleTV 4K.
Office: DSP5200SE, 218 Zone Controller