It's something people hate to hear, but the best way to get good bass (acoustic bass and assorted musical cues) is from room treatment. The cleanest bass can not be bought, it has to be made. In a sense it's based reduction, not addition.
Treatment is generally impossible in most people living-rooms - but it's not an audiophile choice - it's a design choice. I think it should be acknowledged that people spend fortunes and spend years agonizing over something that they have control over once they step out of the audio chain.
In real life (with acoustic music) there is no bass bloat or "boxiness", why should we have it in our systems?
Gregg
Treatment is generally impossible in most people living-rooms - but it's not an audiophile choice - it's a design choice. I think it should be acknowledged that people spend fortunes and spend years agonizing over something that they have control over once they step out of the audio chain.
In real life (with acoustic music) there is no bass bloat or "boxiness", why should we have it in our systems?
Gregg