How important is bass to you?


It is to me. If it is recorded - it should be reproduced in a correct manner. Bass provides the foundation. No matter how well system might sound in other elements, if it doesn't play bass the right way, except the lowest bass, I would want to upgrade.
inna
I can't say I like it much, but it's unusual - three different bass guitars together. Must have a lot of deep bass, but I can't hear it! I just got computer and Grado 225e phones that are separate from my system. Start at about 5:30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3fGKLHW66w
This prompted me to run some Bass test tones through my system, JMlabs original Micro-Utopia and suffice it to say I was pleasantly surprised to hear usable output into the upper 30's. No wonder I don't feel like I'm missing much with my speakers that I believe have a mfg listed low of 50hz -6db. I guess in room response is more useful. Sorry if that's off-topic but thanks for inspiring me to check that out!
Earlier this week I saw a band playing live. The band had a bass player, but it didn't have a midrange or treble player. From this I conclude bass is important to the band's music.
Onhwy61---Ha! One reason I asked Inna if by the lowest bass did he mean 20-40Hz, is that the lowest frequency produced by the standard 4-string bass (both electric and acoustic upright) is 42Hz, on the open E string. The output of many loudspeakers is already dropping like a rock at that frequency.
Onhwy61, actually the band probably had several midrange and treble players and singers. So the bass is vastly outnumbered (but the real answer is: only one is needed--with more than one things would get really messy in a heartbeat).

Bdp24, that's why we have subwoofers, which are closer in size to the speakers used by electric bass. I know you know this and I was surprised by your comment. Did I miss something?