Shouldn't the Bass be felt? Duh

those deep articulate notes are still found in larger acoustic suspension designs, but unfortunatly many of today's audiophiles are hung up on an overly articulate midrange at the expense of balance. the popularity of a speaker that plays flat, is well...flat.

viseral doesn't mean boom...most audiophiles judge loudspeakers using the most simple recordings. its the big stuff..classical/orchestra, progressive rock, jazz/big band, and yes, even border-metal such as zepplin, deep durple, etc, where speakers that pretend to have a flat response and tonal accuracy from top to bottom fall apart. Even the weight of low piano notes can have a viseral impact through a good design, big or small. when you hear the generalization that the midrange on a pair of speakers is a bit recessed, its often because we've all been trained by much of what's out there to pay too much attention to the mids. this in turn causes complaints about the sound of many cd's and vintage lp's. who has ever heard 'exile on mainstreet'or 'london calling' used in a demo? its always that 'whisple' recording (whispy female voice, and simple instrumentation) that pretty much 'can't' sound bad on anything. if we aren't getting a somewhat realistic overview of whats on the recording, why is someone's fingers sliding on a string the basis for a purchase?