I like the bass my Rythmik F12G produces for me with its paper cone, servo control, and multitude of adjustment possibilities - in particular its three damping adjustments (high/medium/low) that work for ALL music genres . For the jazz/blues/classic rock music I most listen to, high damping is king. It gives me the tightest, most articulate bass possible. An incredibly fast, resolving subwoofer (no affiliation w/the brand, just a fan).
In a word (or words) I'm partial to tight bass, which seems to me to dovetail with the term "articulate". I don't know if you can get one w/out the other. Or......they're simply synonymous audiophile terms. Can bass be "articulate"...but not "tight"?
You decide.