Do most people prefer tight bass or non tight bass?


Today I compared a McIntosh 462 to a Moon audio 761 amp. Both sounded really good. I noticed the bass was tight on the Moon Audio 761 while it was not tight on the McIntosh 462. Both on Dynaudio towers (do not know the model but they go for about 14k).

It is hard for me to know which type of bass I would like better in the long run. The tight bass sounded awesome and the non tight bass sounded more fuller.  Curious, do most people prefer the tight bass or the non tight bass?

dman777

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@ghdprentice 

+1 

‘“non-tight bass” audio performance subwoofers are responsible for many people disliking them in 2-channel audio, car audio, and home theatre if it  calls attention to the system and is the cause of the dissatisfaction problems.

In two-channel audio systems, poor choice subwoofers have fully earned a bad reputation. They usually suck when it’s boomy, muddy, and out of control with an obnoxious bass overhang that lingers so long as to blur most of the musical information up until the next bass note is struck.

 

We all know outright irritating subwoofer experiences, whether it’s from

(a) a nearby car thumping so loud that it appears to be bouncing up off the road,, or,

b) a home theatre system with such overblown (ergo, anything-but “tight” ); bass that causes you to start feeling nauseous part way through the movie