What happened to my bass?


Ok, for those of you willing to read a bit, I have, as usual, something driving me nuts. I'm a speaker builder. Current speakers look like Watt/Puppy, consist of 11 inch Eton, 7 inch Scan Speak, Scan Speak Revelator tweeter. They perform very well and I haven't changed anything about them in 5 years.....but I have changed houses and of course rooms. Prior room was twice the size of the current, rather small, living room. Bass was a tad shy in the prior bigger room which was in a basement with a good amount of exposed insulation and floor joists up above. Current room is plaster covered drywall, bass traps in front room corners. Bass is generally quite a bit better in the smaller room and according to my pipe organ tracks, very low bass is no problem. So, finally, to the point. Yesterday I am listening to Bygone Days (Eileen Ivers violin track) and it dawns on me that that track has sounded different in the past. In fact, on second listen, there are bass notes completely missing that I clearly remember. I assume the memory goes back to the prior bigger, bass-shy room! I just don't get it. My sense is that bass is fuller and more balanced in this room on everything else I have listened to, and then I get to this Ivers track and there are bass notes that actually had some growl to them, completely missing? It's really wierd when you anticipate something in music and it has disappeared. Room null? By the way, it makes no difference where I am in the room. I even stuck my head behind the speakers. Am I the only one whose system drives them nuts from time to time?
240zracer
Sounds to me like there's some kind of suckout at specific frequencies, which is not at all uncommon, and will vary entirely from room to room. My room has a suckout at around 200hz, clearly visible every time I've done a graph of the room response.

FWIW I'd have my doubts that insulation batting had any effect on bass in the previous room, but would defer to other experts to say for sure. And what is "plaster covered drywall"? Do you mean the older style lathe and plaster (which is outstanding for a listening room vs. drywall in a single layer which is not nearly as tight)?
I would also experiment with speaker placement. I know it a PITA to move them, but the rewards are.... rewarding.
Plaster covered drywall is usaully thin coat plaster on plasterboard and much harder and reflective than regular drywall.
You need to measure the room. Maybe you have a null at certain frequencies. that might be why some notes are loud and others are soft.
Shadorne, can you recommend appropriate software? Can I measure my room with typical soundcard in my laptop? Any mike preferences need to be considered? Thanks.