Suggestions Please


I have always owned high end speakers and amps. However, I have always used my home theater AV Receiver as the pre amp. Recently I purchased an Audio Research Pre Amp and Audio Research CD player and opened my eyes to a taste of true listening pleasure.

However, gone is the days of day of bass and treable control and I am now seeing that not all recordings are created equal. Albums I loved like "Rush Signals" has no bass what so ever, and Pink Floyd "The Wall" blows me away. I was trying to figure out where my bass has gone and on Holloween, I put in one of those spooky CD's and cranked it up. The constant heart beat was clear and solid bass that blew me away. Once again leading me to re-evaluate my music collection...

So, I am on a quest to buy some new music and I am looking for suggestions in Jazz, Rock, and New Age. Dynamic bass is where my taste is, so any suggestions would make my day...I do like acoustic stuff as well...
mgrabow
Just throwing this out there, but in looking at your system pictures, is this how you have the system setup, or just pictures taken to show the speakers ? Dont see how having the speakers out in the room and a couch behind the speakers is helping the sound.

Of course not every member has the ideal room to listen in, but have you thought about adding a area rug for the hard wood floors that you have ? Maple platforms for the speakers ? Maybe even some acoustical wall treatments might help in the bass issues you are having.
Unfortunately, this is my room. Vaulted ceiling and couch just kill the bass. But once again, I should point out that several albums sound great which leads one to believe that both the room and the set up are capable of producing the bass. With my AV receiver, it had plenty, but the bass turned all the way up tends to help...

Thanks for the suggestions on the albums...
Jennifer Warnes "The Hunter".
Eels "Beautiful Freak" "Daisies of The Galaxy".
Peter Gabriel "Last Temptation" (Soundtrack).

I'll post more later
Good Luck

Marty