I understand Serblin's comment. It is why after trying all sorts of speakers I settled on Merlin VSM-MXe. The speaker is balanced with the right amount of bass for my ears in my 13x18 room with bass traps and room treatment. I've had that feeling before of too much bass, it never seems natural to me, but on acoustic instruments the small two-way Merlin feels realistic to me over extended listening. Now I don't listen to symphonic music where I might want a different kind of speaker, maybe.
Bass, more or less?
Let me first say that I have a pair of Sonus Faber Guarneri that I have owned for several years now. I am driving them with a Mcintosh 2102 (100 watts per side). I recently read an interview with Sonus faber founder Franco Serblin in wich he made an interesting statement. He said "The search for perfect bass is futile, because if you want more you miss it and when you have it it disturbs you". Based on my experience I would say that statement is true, years later I have found my Guarneri still satisfy me. True when I listen to other speakers some may have more bass or more of "Something" else. But in the end it's the total sound package and signature that a speaker produces that will keep you happy. For me the closer a speaker comes to ideal midrange the less tiresome it is to listen to over time. Speakers that have a more extended bass response are somehow more frusterating to listen to. Just my thoughts.......