Want More Bass


Got a new Rogue Audio tube amp and preamp. (88 and 66 magnum). Used to have a solid-state integrated that seemed to have more bass output. Now, with my speakers (and these components), I long for deeper bass. (My current speaker's bass response is rated at 50hz.) My previous experience with a tube integrated also seemed light in the bass at lower volumes. I listen more at lower volumes than at higher volumes.

So... what are my options:

1. find a new speaker that goes deeper? if so, what is recommended? Budget $3000 max. Needs to be a slim tower design due to room constraints. (Room is 11x17 and speakers are on the 17' wall. Music preference is mostly indie rock, small group jazz and electronica.)

2. add a sub? the preamp has two outs, so I could use interconnects from the preamp. if so, what is recommended. Budget for a sub would be sub $1500.

3. Other suggestions?

Thanks all for your help.
vertewax
If you just changed amps, & are now bass-thin, isn't the problem obvious? Your speakers are obviously up to the task; they were working fine previously weren't they?
But if you're really stuck on keeping that amp, then try tweaking it. Tube roll. Try out different upgrade AC cords. Try different interconnects / speaker cables, for better synergy. Try shelving, cones, pucks, footers, & etc.
But forget the subwoofer!
Bob, I think your right about forgetting the sub woofer but for a different reason. One of his statements, that no one has keyed on, is his preference for low volume sound. One of the ancient studies about human hearing shows that we tend not to hear the presence of low frequencies at low volumes to the same degree that we hear the mid-range/highs. For a long time recievers and intergrated's included a tone contour control which implimented the Fletcher Munson curve (which has since been somewhat discredited - I believe because of the high end emphasis, not the low end). This provided for a increase in the bass which automatically diminished (the added emphasis) as the volume was increased until you had a flat frequency response signal at the output.

As I see it, if the poster adds a sub and tunes it for typical low volumes he'll be very unhappy when he increases the volume as the sub will then become overbearing. I'm not sure that full range speakers will make that much difference, but there are some full range speakers that do present a more balanced and resolved sound at lower volumes, however his room placements might make implementing full range speakers somewhat problematic.