The bass produced by both amplifiers are quite different, however they are completely different sounding throughout the rest of the range as well. Without getting into a heated argument, I gave up on tube amps a long time ago. The bass from a dc coupled amp, ime, follows any bass player, drummer etc. much more accurately, with greater speed, control and timing; superior start/stop, again, to my ears. I have had a few class D amps that also excel with bass, but overall, my large dc coupled class A amps do the best, for me. It is very personal and subjective, keeping in mind that the recordings are so varied. The producers of recordings are generally the ones who determine everything, from the mics used for vocalists, to everything else. Another thing....each component, more specifically the speakers / room / listening seat......heck, proper room tuning and set up, are all a huge part of obtaining proper and accurate bass, just as it is with sound staging and imaging. I hope everyone well. My best, MrD.
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?