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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!!

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dill
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What is your room size? Where, in the room, are the speakers & listening area located?
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cleeds
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What's your source?
czarivey
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Source? Recording(s)? How old is your speakers? Did they play at least 50hours?
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nonoise
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Like the last two posts, I agree that it may be your source. The amp, cables and speakers can only reproduce what is sent through and to them. I had the biggest improvement in bass response going from a CD player to a SACD player (better built, more substantial power supply, etc.) It got even better when I got the matching integrated.

Better ICs tightened up and toned the bass while allowing better delineation and nuance. Some new monitors took it big step further by being able to portray that new bass presentation, and better speaker cables took it further by sorting out the gestalt of it all. But it all started out with that SACD player, so make sure your source is up to snuff.

All the best,
Nonoise
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