I'm not sure how to answer your question concerning the bass. Musical tastes being what they are, I have never listened to a monitor speaker that couldn't use help with the bass from a quality sub. The Craffts and Confidence 3 were no different in that regard IMHO. I will say that the Craffts had significantly more bass (tighter & deeper) than the 1.3SE (I upgraded to Craffts from 1.3SE which I owned for about a year). Compared to the Confidence I thought they were slightly more revealing and lifelike in the upper frequencies. I used to be able to answer your questions more accurately because I did extensive research on the three speakers but that was a year ago and the memory just isn't what it used to be. I do know that a Dynaudio dealer (he also preferred the Crafft) was able to get a lot of spec information for me and I used several A - B listening sessions before I made up my mind. I would suggest the same. The differences between the Confidence and Crafft were subtle and your ear may be different. Good luck with your choice.
