I have great bass. I don't have a dedicated room and I even got great bass from an amp notoriously known for very modest bass (Carver TFM).
The secret is the room. And you don't really need specialized audio accoutrements.
Now it helps to have a larger...symmetrical...rectangular room with an acoustic (popcorn) ceiling. But you can get pretty good bass with less than ideal circumstances.
Remember the room telegraphs the surfaces you have in it. Lot's of pictures behind glass, tile floors, large TV screens, glass coffee table? Expect bright, smeared sonic picture.
One of the best things you can do if you have hardwood or tile floors is to put your equipment rack and speakers on a long rug that spans the width of the entire front wall.
A runner that goes from corner to corner against the front wall is not only amazing for bass but timbre too. The corners are important for bass. this is in addition to a large central rug.
People who say their speakers sound better at lower volumes...or that they 'lose composure' when they crank up the volume? That's mostly the room.
In a well treated room, you should be able to crank it up big time and it should sound great and not seem too loud.
You can make a small room feel bigger to a speaker by being sneaky with your decor.
My wife and I don't always see eye to eye about decor. But I'm a creative director. I can come up with some solution she will like.
Family pictures are in the dining room not the living room. Wall art is oil paintings on canvas or tapestries or wood carvings. Lots of books and LPs help.
The TV has it's own smaller sound system and is on the side wall...it gets covered by a wool throw blanket when I do serious listening.
The aggregate of these little things make a huge difference.
The secret is the room. And you don't really need specialized audio accoutrements.
Now it helps to have a larger...symmetrical...rectangular room with an acoustic (popcorn) ceiling. But you can get pretty good bass with less than ideal circumstances.
Remember the room telegraphs the surfaces you have in it. Lot's of pictures behind glass, tile floors, large TV screens, glass coffee table? Expect bright, smeared sonic picture.
One of the best things you can do if you have hardwood or tile floors is to put your equipment rack and speakers on a long rug that spans the width of the entire front wall.
A runner that goes from corner to corner against the front wall is not only amazing for bass but timbre too. The corners are important for bass. this is in addition to a large central rug.
People who say their speakers sound better at lower volumes...or that they 'lose composure' when they crank up the volume? That's mostly the room.
In a well treated room, you should be able to crank it up big time and it should sound great and not seem too loud.
You can make a small room feel bigger to a speaker by being sneaky with your decor.
My wife and I don't always see eye to eye about decor. But I'm a creative director. I can come up with some solution she will like.
Family pictures are in the dining room not the living room. Wall art is oil paintings on canvas or tapestries or wood carvings. Lots of books and LPs help.
The TV has it's own smaller sound system and is on the side wall...it gets covered by a wool throw blanket when I do serious listening.
The aggregate of these little things make a huge difference.