Great thread! I have heard deep bass live but not well done with home systems. The bass I have heard in home systems has been somewhat boomy and difficult to integrate. Also, the price for great home bass has always seemed prohibitive and difficult to crowd into a shared living room(WAF)and difficult to tune in.
That said, what drew me to audio was crystal clear mids and highs... and the stand up bass of Christian McBride and others and the kettle drum of Hotel California and a great woody cello of Bach's solo sonatas.
I have found that for me a 40-45 hz speaker like the Triangle Celius with a tubed amp can do great highs and mids and, for me, satisfying lows. I do turn up the volume if I want to hear the kettle drum, however. The novelty of gut thumping bass has worn off for me as I have gotten older (62). The pain of turning on and off a sub has become less interesting as well. (Thanks, Elizabeth). I may have become more of a romantic and will need to turn in my guy credentials but have come to love the mid and high registers of solo piano and violin.
I am satisfied for now. That could change but it seems now like too much trouble to try to reproduce the low end... and I have more money to buy good music and attend symphonies and live performances. I suppose it becomes more about contentment.
NRCHY once said here in 04/02/2005 "Perfect sound is not attainable. Many have written long posts on whether live music is a good objective standard. In my opinion it is not. The only time a system will sound great is when the owner/listener has determined to be content. The concept of contentment is a little esoteric or nebulous to many people. Contentment is a choice and not the result of a great system. People may choose an ideal they can never obtain while ignoring contentment which everyone can possess. The same concept applies to many facets of life... choosing an ideal not obtainable while ignoring contentment." ( Expensive cars, deep bass, relationships, physical attributes, and all the other things that have been listed.).
John
That said, what drew me to audio was crystal clear mids and highs... and the stand up bass of Christian McBride and others and the kettle drum of Hotel California and a great woody cello of Bach's solo sonatas.
I have found that for me a 40-45 hz speaker like the Triangle Celius with a tubed amp can do great highs and mids and, for me, satisfying lows. I do turn up the volume if I want to hear the kettle drum, however. The novelty of gut thumping bass has worn off for me as I have gotten older (62). The pain of turning on and off a sub has become less interesting as well. (Thanks, Elizabeth). I may have become more of a romantic and will need to turn in my guy credentials but have come to love the mid and high registers of solo piano and violin.
I am satisfied for now. That could change but it seems now like too much trouble to try to reproduce the low end... and I have more money to buy good music and attend symphonies and live performances. I suppose it becomes more about contentment.
NRCHY once said here in 04/02/2005 "Perfect sound is not attainable. Many have written long posts on whether live music is a good objective standard. In my opinion it is not. The only time a system will sound great is when the owner/listener has determined to be content. The concept of contentment is a little esoteric or nebulous to many people. Contentment is a choice and not the result of a great system. People may choose an ideal they can never obtain while ignoring contentment which everyone can possess. The same concept applies to many facets of life... choosing an ideal not obtainable while ignoring contentment." ( Expensive cars, deep bass, relationships, physical attributes, and all the other things that have been listed.).
John