All about the bass


I am new to the world of high end audio and I am looking to buy a new set of speakers. I am really interested in great bass (tight, powerful and fast). I listen mainly to electronic and classical music.

My budget is up to $5K and my room is small/medium size. Any good recommendations? Should I split the money between a set of speakers and a subwoofer or go all out on speakers ? I am wary of the possible speaker/subwoofer interactions...

Thanks a lot!

P.S. Any good power amp recommendations around the $3k range welcome too...
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Showing 1 response by xiekitchen

Since no one else has answered your thread and you are new here, I'll take a stab at it..
Tight, Powerful and Fast is really gonna cost ya. Like Wilson WHAMM or Duntech Sovereign.
Some suggestions on pretty good bass:
Vandersteen model 3 sig. or 2ce sig.
VMPS: some big ones with ribbons and 12" woofs
Snell: bigger older models esp. the Aiii had great bass
Sonus Faber: except for the really small ones.
Chario (impossible to find)
Nestorovic (also impossible to find)
PSB Stratus gold wasn't bad
AR (Acoustic Research) model 9, 3A, 11. All featuring the acoustic suspension 11" woofer. AR not really high end per say but great bass.
Bass depends alot on the Amplifier.. speed, clarity, current dumping/dampning factor all affect the bass in a big way. For example, I can hook up an old JBL L-166 to a pioneer receiver from the 70's, then hook up to my Eagle 4 and the bass will be COMPLETELY different (no boom just tight and powerful).