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Why not the piano as a reference for bass

I see a lot of commentary/reviews on a systems bass response that all seem to hinge on the 41 hz double bass and such range.  At 27.5 the A0 note on a piano seems a better point to judge.  Lots of piano in normal music vs say an organ note.  I know when I feel that deep chord played it is one of things I enjoy about listening the most!  Was listening to Wish you were here live and the piano was sublime.

So is it more of how much musical energy is perceived in the 40 hz range or what that makes this more of a reproduction benchmark?

I welcome your input!

New Joe Bonamassa out BTW!

guscreek

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yoyoyaya
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It's Geddy Lee on the Moog Taurus if you want bass pedals in rock.

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The difficulty in using piano as a reference for bass response is that very few pieces stay down in the low bass for long enough. And the bass part is usually complementary to what's being played in the right hand so cognitively it's difficult to just listen to the bass part by itself. And if it' a grand piano, it usually has a lot of reverberation so the ADSR envelope of the notes is very different to an acoustic or electric bass. But of course, piano is still useful for gauging the bass response of system at frequencies that a string bass does not reach. Synthesisers are arguably even more useful. 

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