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The bass is the place...

Seems like that most speaker manufacturer’s are able to deliver a speaker that can, and mostly does, a reasonable job in the highs and the mids, BUT the bass is where so many fall down! This is also what most manufacturers ask big money for...the more bass capability the higher the asking price. So, we are left with, at least IMHO, most speakers that really cannot produce accurate and extended bass with any real precision. Your thoughts? Why is the bass the place?
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steve59
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I I agree. My dealer has a pair of full range persona 7f set up to sound magnificent yet when he supplements the bass with a sub the soundstage opens up even more and while the bass probably measures +10db more sounds better. Getting that elusive room lock can really compensate for other shortcomings in a system. Generally speaking 
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To keep the speakers from boxy coloration when digging deep they have to be constructed much differently than a speaker handing off to a subwoofer. Look at how exotic manufacturers are getting to help control resonances and you can see where a lot of the money goes, bending multiple layers of wood, testing different epoxy, then the volume of sales isn't large enough to make up design and trial costs. I'm not excusing the stupid markup on hi end products, but look at the square boxes we were being offered 20 years ago and compare them to the oval shaped 6 layer... then the metal or ceramic drivers that require mucho amplification and alternative's like 2 way + subs becomes the path of least resistance.
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