Pugs, though I haven't heard the HT3's and am buying on faith, bass quantity or authority should not be an issue with the HT3's. In this area, it should be on a par with the very best. For years I lived with what I thought was an inadequate bass response from my old Dali 7's with 10" woofers, leading to a tilted high frequency response. With various system tweaks, especially in regard to isolation feet on components and de-coupling the Dalis from my hardwood floors, as opposed to coupling with spikes, ( this would vary depending on the speaker, flooring and room size ), I was able to get satisfactory, strong bass when I thought I needed a component change. Change of cabling also made a significant difference, this can easily tilt the frequency balance the wrong way. For increased bass weight and authority, I strongly recommend you try a double run of anti-cable ( single in my system sounded a little lean ). I found the best performance from using cable ties to bind the parallel runs together and terminating with Eichmann (terrilium copper) bayonets. In this configuration, the sound is very smooth, with great bass weight and authority and a slightly rolled off top-end, which would reduce glare in a bright room. You can experiment with twisting the double run, which I preferred for more top end extension. You can get the anti-cable in bulk for $1.25/foot and try bare-wiring first. What they say on the forums is true - will outperform many top cables; what you won't read about is the double run, a great improvement and must be tried. What I am saying is don't give up on your speakers, if you haven't experimented with the above. If you want satisfactory high-end sound, you will have to launch yourself on a learning curve, it doesn't always come easy.
