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Bass is not enough !!! Speaker problem? Speaker cable? Power Amp? PC of Power Amp?


The bass is not enough!!  Not sure which part is not good enough. Can anyone give any idea??

My system:
Speaker: Sonus Faber Amati (SC = Jorma Prime)
Power amp: Esoteric A80 mono blocks (IC = Transparent Opus MM )
Pre-amp: Esoteric C-02 (PC = Jorma Prime)

PC for Power Amp:
I had been using BMI Oceanic Statement。The sound was beautiful, but the bass was not low enough.
I changed to NBS Black Label II 。The bass was better, but still it was not good enough. However, the sound was not as good as BMI Oceanic Statement. So now I have changed back to BMI .

How I can improve the bass performance??
Amati's weak point is bass? Jorma Prime's bass is weak? 

Thanks!!

opera_lover
opera_lover OP
17 posts
 

Thank for All.

The Digital AES/EBU pair are  Wireworld Platinum Starlight 7. (My mistake of always mixing up Wireworld cable names)

Not sure how to describe the bass region.
In pop music, the drums are not punchy enough. 
The big bass (like those played by Ben Wolfe) is not deep enough.

Thanks.
opera_lover OP
17 posts
 

Would it be those audio boards (CEC Wellfloat anti-vibration platform and BDR Carbon Fiber board) take away the bass?
If they are, the impact to source or the power amp is higher?

Would it be the spike bases (strong in anti-vibration) create the problem?

 
hifibouncer
29 posts
 
The speakers are too close to the wall. How long will it take for you folks to realize that the combination of equipment and the way you push minute voltage fluctuations through wire and fuses pales in comparison to the importance of how your ears are pressurized by the speakers in the listening environment, and the resultant effect not only on sound quality, but also musical involvement? Opera lover - your speakers are improperly placed and positioned, plain and simple - moving them to where they belong, mot just where they fit is the solution to your problem. MySpeakerSetup.com - read and learn- then talk to me!
czarivey
5,946 posts
 
According to your statements, all components including speakers match each other and only option left to exercise is your personal hearing. For this you'll need to actually measure frequency response in your room http://http//www.raecorents.com/products/noise/3M-Quest-Edge-eg5/?_vsrefdom=ppcgoogle&ex=oerf7a-eep549-1ojahoy&gclid=CN71jfO4mMoCFU4WHwod-CICiw
Did you try any other amplification? Why did you decide on Esoteric? Was there ever enough bass in your system current or previous? What compares to what you've heard before? How old are your speakers and how many hours they've played so far?
inna
7,296 posts
 
It does sound like you may want to try a much more powerful/high current amp and probably different cables. You'll just have to experiment, I guess, we appear to be out of ideas.
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