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

I privately messaged Bill Stevenson, respecting his opinion on the latest Clavinova. 
All I can say is please let me know when you get to see a Clavinova at any one of the best concert halls in the world?? I will confidently say NOT IN MY LIFETIME!! Also, remember that yes, a synth can be programmed aimed to make subsonic frequencies, but what transducers can accurately reproduce them?? A 32 foot organ pipe will, even if you don’t hear the 16hz, your body will definitely feel it!! 
Wonderful discussion, but with many misunderstandings about the actual physics of the lowest frequencies. 

I cannot thank enough the person here ( i dont remember who) who recommended to use this small organ  interpretation of the Bach Klavier which is truly astounding : 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyGMg1GcqkU&list=PLaK8vS3Zo1ShbeZE1EZZi-6z6V3C0eRY6

 

@mahgister 

   It is a collection of various Japanese musicians, essentially a small orchestra.

Only reference I could find is someone named K. Hata.

Thanks i will try to get it...

 

@mahgister 

   It is a collection of various Japanese musicians, essentially a small orchestra.

Only reference I could find is someone named K. Hata.

 

@toddalin 

A synthesizer can play basically any waveform all the way down to subharmonic.  A subharmonic square wave with an instantaneous rise time is harder on the speakers that have to make the transition more quickly

An infrasonic square wave, and in fact any square wave, theoretically contains every higher harmonic right up to infinity.  As such every driver in a conventional dynamic speaker will contribute, and the tweeter in principle will be fed infinite power.  Fortunately, the slew rate of any real-world amplifier is not infinitely fast.

My favourite digital format, Direct Stream Digital, cannot even represent a square wave, any more than a vinyl groove can.  I cannot think of any natural phenomenon that produces a true square wave.