low bass response


My system, which is shown on my profile, does not seem to produce the low bass I would expect it to.  I listen near field, and my room is 13'x30'x9'....in your experience, is this most likely due to my room and near field position?

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Showing 1 response by jji666

+1 on RELs as a good answer. True, the room is also critical, but many of us don’t have choices or simply have different priorities. Subs will help and RELs are fast and tuned for music.

Also agree that multiple subs even out the bass response.

I really like bass so I went one extra: I have the main speakers and 2 REL subs running directly from the preamp, and 2 additional, smaller subs running through a DBX 120X-DS. Yes a sound crapifier for sure, but I don’t hear it through these two small subs that just add a bit of lower rumble when it’s not there in the music. I will also run the synthesized bass through Magnepan DWM woofers for a bit more texture.

The OP’s gear is waaaay too good to need that kind of help. But definitely, check out a couple of subs, or more.