[Mag]

Many of you might not have the luxury of heavy bass, living in an apartment or other living restrictions. But I find that upping the bass from +2 to +3 on tone control, that I don't crank the volume as much as previously. Why, because the music sounds fuller at a lower volume.

Bass IMO seems to be the foundation of music. When bass is good it also seems to accentuate upper frequencies as well. However the house shakes more dislodging spiders from the rafters. And it might even trigger tinnitus in the ears.

Your thoughts on bass.

[Elizabeth]

A little goes a long way... Generally the sort of bass I want to hear is a natural sounding Bass viol .. the bass in a jazz quartet. the bass tones of a cello in a string quartet. the fundamentals of a piano
I have zero interest in gut massage bass.
Th bass from my Magnepan 20.7s is more than adequate for my needs. along with a little adjusting with various bit of exotic wood (all over the system) to adjust the tone a bit.

[RonN5]

Since most speaker/room combinations often don’t do a good job much below 50hz, a subwoofer, even at a very moderate volume will add ambience a better balance a frequency response that can seem a little bright due to the lack of low end.

No need to dislodge spiders to get really audible results l

[Russell Dawkins]

I'm a bass freak, but value quality and deep extension, not excess quantity. I have gone to considerable lengths over the years to get it. Wrong bass is the most common flaw both in playback systems and recordings, the latter because it's so hard to capture in a mix.
I do some mastering and the most common flaw in what I'm given to work with is very wrong bass. It's understandable because the average home studio monitoring set up is far from accurate in the bass region, just like the average home listening environment.

I have gone through many monitoring set ups in my two studios and am seldom completely satisfied with what I hear. I am using a pair of obscure Yamaha subs at the moment but they're only flat to about 32 Hz. They do sound very good, though. I hear benefits to extension to 18 Hz and even that's a subtle improvement over 30 Hz extension and only audible on certain sounds like the popping of acoustic bass strings.

I plan to investigate H-baffle 18s and the Geddes approach when time permits.

[FullRangeMan]

https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=100689.0

[nickd]

As Russell mentioned, recordings are all over the place. So are speakers and rooms for that matter.

I use stereo Rythmik/GR Research servo subs below 70hz and Room Perfect DSP to keep things real. A nice shaped room and a couple of tube traps doesn’t hurt either.

I’m pretty happy depending on the recording. In a perfect world, I could adjust sub volume or even a 30-40Hz boost via remote (Hope you’re reading Brian). Even a button with remote relay control of +/-2db increments would be sweet.

DiChiro was also a lover of deep tuneful correct bass. The gain circuit in his Kinergetics electronic crossover was the best I have ever heard at any price. Never got to meet him, but perhaps someday. One of those pieces I should never have sold.

I used Altec Lansing model 14’s and 19’s for a few years. Up against the wall with Room correction, they were impossible to beat above 30hz. Crazy tight, powerful American Style bass. Just plain fun.

Danny’s OB servo subs are just as fun, but you need room and proper placement with Open Baffle designs. They are also not small.

 In my experience bigger is often better with bass drivers. 12” drivers are a personal favorite, but for tactile bass with amazing tone a well designed paper 18” driver is where the magic happens. Only the lucky few have room and budgets for those kind of toys.

Just my ramblings on a lazy, Covid era, Sunday afternoon.