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 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* |
@tannoy56, my hearing checks great, and my "preferences" are, what they are. Tubes are not the best for me, when we are talking about bass slam, bass detail and bass control. I did state it is all subjective, and I do not appreciate your nastiness, however, I suppose you wanted a heated argument. ENJOY! MrD. |
The big ported 12 inch woofers on our Northcreek crossovered with custom Northcreek woofer zobel circuit Matrix 801 S2 speakers got tighter and go about a half octave lower going from a Jon Soderberg modified Threshold Stasis 2 with 250 watts per channel to custom built 140 watts per amp KT77 monoblocks. The bass became a lot more textured as well. And started blowing my pant legs around from 15 feet away. And everything else got better in fact. Better enough that I’ll never spend any money on the system again for anything other than KT77s and an occasional cartridge. |
