As MC suggest DBA bass is better than most, and rightly so. The distortion levels are much lower. The reason is simple, many drivers doing less work. They are easier to control the over shoot. Less distortion in the sub/bass, bass and midbass regions equals a lot cleaner LOW MIDs on up (300 hz >).
Most folks don’t realize 20% distortion in the bass region is tough to hear, until you clean it up. Then everything else sounds better, cleaner, MUCH greater detail.
What your partner is hearing is the annoying left over of ALL the bass, and lack of room treatment.
I’m a column guy, close in theory to DBA. The difference is I like to break up the mid/bass and use it in a stereo fashion. 100-300 hz is pretty dog on directional. Point the MB at your setting position, and control the sub/bass with a servo system.. You and your partner will see a big difference.. You will get wonderful BASS, but you partner won’t get the nasty THUMP!!!
Slow Jazz, salsa, flamingo, just no Yoko Ono....
Regards
Most folks don’t realize 20% distortion in the bass region is tough to hear, until you clean it up. Then everything else sounds better, cleaner, MUCH greater detail.
What your partner is hearing is the annoying left over of ALL the bass, and lack of room treatment.
I’m a column guy, close in theory to DBA. The difference is I like to break up the mid/bass and use it in a stereo fashion. 100-300 hz is pretty dog on directional. Point the MB at your setting position, and control the sub/bass with a servo system.. You and your partner will see a big difference.. You will get wonderful BASS, but you partner won’t get the nasty THUMP!!!
Slow Jazz, salsa, flamingo, just no Yoko Ono....
Regards