Bass, more or less?


Let me first say that I have a pair of Sonus Faber Guarneri that I have owned for several years now. I am driving them with a Mcintosh 2102 (100 watts per side). I recently read an interview with Sonus faber founder Franco Serblin in wich he made an interesting statement. He said "The search for perfect bass is futile, because if you want more you miss it and when you have it it disturbs you". Based on my experience I would say that statement is true, years later I have found my Guarneri still satisfy me. True when I listen to other speakers some may have more bass or more of "Something" else. But in the end it's the total sound package and signature that a speaker produces that will keep you happy. For me the closer a speaker comes to ideal midrange the less tiresome it is to listen to over time. Speakers that have a more extended bass response are somehow more frusterating to listen to. Just my thoughts.......
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Greggdeering
Is 100% correct.

Getting excessive bass is very hard, most speakers that are well designed can accomplish it with the best match in electronics, but its more about the room environment. This is where you see people drop 50,000 on a pair of speakers and ask "wheres the bass"? Funny to me some people with this kinda money decide to go out and even attempt speakers of this money yet can't afford to or don't want to use a dedicated tuned room!

Honestly some recordings can be just "That bad" but its rare, and unless you are literally almost scared your bass can take the room down around you, you are not producing enough of it to represent full scale of what music is. Go sit in front of a drum set, if you think your speaker is not producing it with that authority, than its simple its not or the room is not. By the way there are many more variables like I said such as cables, source, matching, and all the way down to the recording.

Its actually interesting because I could take an old Beatles album and play it on some peoples systems, with virtually no impact, sounds good, maybe magical mids etc... But not like its concert capable.. Put it on my system, and its capable of putting you thru the backwall like a shotgun just went off! This is where you truly experience full range down low, no distortion, no bloat, just pure power and authority.