In general, I prefer the bass I hear from sealed box speakers with larger drivers, 10” minimum, 15” maximum, although I’ve never heard an 18” or larger, I might like it. The larger drivers seem to hit the lower notes better, and the sealed boxes don’t boom as much. Solid state amplification seems to dig a bit deeper than tubes which can roll off quicker, but may offer better tone. Tubes also reproduce the music as I remember it from the 60’s and seventies
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?
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@dman777 Thanks for posting this. The tight bass is more accurate. McIntosh is using autoformers which is what is reducing the dynamics in the bass and the damping factor. Thanks for reminding me why switched from McIntosh amps. I was considering switching back. Which amp did you prefer for mids and highs?
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@hilde45 ....When it's tight, it's right. Goes for a lot of things, it do...😏 I think DocFreud would agree....kinky old fart.....*L* |
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