IMO, my best guess, what I suspect:
You and your friend must love clarity of highs and mid-range without lows, as, for 2 reasons, you are not getting much bass
1. low volume, our hearing is less sensitive to bass, soooo, as per fletcher munson, bass needs to be progressively boosted in proportion to reduced volume. for me, properly adjusting and retaining bass, i.e. stand up bass in jazz trio, is the key to successful 'involvement' for low volume listening.
2. a driver in ’free air’, the back wave cancels the front wave, and that 8" bass is cancelling it’s own bass waves
crystal clear right?
You and your friend must love clarity of highs and mid-range without lows, as, for 2 reasons, you are not getting much bass
1. low volume, our hearing is less sensitive to bass, soooo, as per fletcher munson, bass needs to be progressively boosted in proportion to reduced volume. for me, properly adjusting and retaining bass, i.e. stand up bass in jazz trio, is the key to successful 'involvement' for low volume listening.
2. a driver in ’free air’, the back wave cancels the front wave, and that 8" bass is cancelling it’s own bass waves
crystal clear right?