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Apologies to Norah Jones, I needed more bass!

I've read a lot of positive reviews about Norah Jone's, both in her individual talent and the quality of the recordings.  I've been "meh!" for years.

The last six months I upgraded my main speakers with dual 10" woofers per side and enormous amplifier power and wow, suddenly I really enjoy Norah Jones!! I just didn't have enough bass to do her recordings justice. 

erik_squires
erik_squires OP
17,552 posts
 

In case anyone wants to see the additional bass cabinetry:

 

https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2025/09/powereing-woofer-mark-i.html

At least in terms of displacement, this puts my main speakers in the same category as B&W 801’s and Magico S5s, if they were active. :)   Also, at 48" tall, they are the same height as the Magico S5, so they MUST sound the same, right?  

bipod72
179 posts
 

I would recommend Norah's album Little Broken Hearts if you want to hear her music with a bit more umph and bass. She collaborated with the producer Danger Mouse, so that album is decidedly not in her traditional oeuvre that most people associate with her. 

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curiousjim
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@erik_squires 

Other than the few songs that got/get played to death,  what songs/albums are you referring to?  I’m not a big Norah fan and I’ve tried to listen to her albums, but I end up skipping through the tracks.  Also, what volume levels are you using now?

Thanks.

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amansker
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Nora demands a black background for those moments of silence and low notes.

soix
11,249 posts
 

@curiousjim  I’ve found Norah to transcend her pop stuff if you dig a little deeper in her catalog.  Here’s a little clip on her doing Joni Mitchell’s “Court and Spark” along with the song…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AiNxT5xv7y0&list=RDAiNxT5xv7y0&start_radio=1&pp=ygUlY291cnQgYW5kIHNwYXJrIGZlYXR1cmluZyBub3JhaCBqb25lc6AHAQ%3D%3D

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RrNs4_FgzOI&list=RDRrNs4_FgzOI&start_radio=1&pp=ygUxbm9yYWggam9uZXMgY291cnQgYW5kIHNwYXJrIGZlYXR1cmluZyBub3JhaCBqb25lc6AHAQ%3D%3D


Here are a few more worth a listen I think in case you haven’t heard them…

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2yrzCmho7AY&list=PLfjHVVJWpF9HNpRG5rOy9SDPKmibnWTA_&index=5&pp=iAQB8AUB
 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kfhQjEzxyGs&list=PLfjHVVJWpF9HNpRG5rOy9SDPKmibnWTA_&index=12&pp=iAQB8AUB

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1LYy6vuf0Go&list=RD1LYy6vuf0Go&start_radio=1&pp=ygUnbm9yYWggam9uZXMgaW4gdGhlIG1vcm5pbmcgbGl2ZSBmb3IgYW9soAcB0gcJCSIKAYcqIYzv

All of these are available on Qobuz if you have it.  Hope you enjoy some of this. 

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