i agree with your assessment regarding be Carmel's bass. I am very satisfied with the bass quality. The bass is tight, tuneful, precise and goes down to the sub 40hz range. It's just that on some material I believe the Carmel's are lacking in bass volume in the sub 40hz range, there is only so much air a 7" mid/woofer can move. I am assuming this is the most significant difference between the Carmel and its bigger brethren. I am only considering augmenting the Carmel's with a subwoofer because the quality of a sub today may make it possible to integrate a subwoofer without effecting the Carmel sound as long as the crossover for the sub is in the sub 40hz range. I think more volume in the very low bass frequency would lock in the soundstage to provide an even greater illusion of
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