This afternoon I looked for Ken Kessler's 1993 of the Guarneri Homage. At some point he talks about the Guarneri's lack of bass, which didn't bother him much because he thought whatever bass they have is so good that you do not need more...and found this passage fairly amusing:
"So, before I go any further, I want to qualify my remarks with a reminder: I do not give a damn about deep, thunderous bass. I find the obsession with sub-70Hz sonics to be not just juvenile but anal. And I can think of no lower life form than the kind of mutant who puts twin 15 inchers in the boot of his Escort, driving along with 125dB's worth of 40Hz grunge in each lughole."
I am not sure I fully agree, but I think he has a point here...
"So, before I go any further, I want to qualify my remarks with a reminder: I do not give a damn about deep, thunderous bass. I find the obsession with sub-70Hz sonics to be not just juvenile but anal. And I can think of no lower life form than the kind of mutant who puts twin 15 inchers in the boot of his Escort, driving along with 125dB's worth of 40Hz grunge in each lughole."
I am not sure I fully agree, but I think he has a point here...