All about the bass


I am new to the world of high end audio and I am looking to buy a new set of speakers. I am really interested in great bass (tight, powerful and fast). I listen mainly to electronic and classical music.

My budget is up to $5K and my room is small/medium size. Any good recommendations? Should I split the money between a set of speakers and a subwoofer or go all out on speakers ? I am wary of the possible speaker/subwoofer interactions...

Thanks a lot!

P.S. Any good power amp recommendations around the $3k range welcome too...
128x128lilu
I have a buddy that has the Focus Audio Legacy HD's...awesome bass down to the depths. Might be worth a look.

Ben
I'm going to put forward what I know. Have had virtually insatiable bass lust ever since being exposed to my first subwoofer decades ago.

Go MONTANA -- the higher up the chain you go, the more capability is there obviously. Pair them with Plinius amps and you are there.

I had to retire my dual 18" sub enclosures, because they now serve no purpose. The MONTANA/PLINIUS combination will astound you -- providing room-moving articulate fast and deep deep bass so profound that subwoofers are almost unthinkable. Since I had the subs before I got the Plinius amps, I kept trying to use them, but just stopped turning them on eventually. Now they are permanently retired.
I concur w/Maich and also w/Tafka Steve. Room does play a very important part.

For amps, I would go w/Ayre V-5xe. It's still a sleeper.