Something I have found about my own tastes is the absence of bass is a lot better than the presence of bad bass.
Over a period of years I tried multiple subs + amps and multiple crossovers, both passive and active. No matter what I tried, I never got it to a point where I preferred my sound with the sub. To me, it just sucked the magic out of the sound.
The only time the sub really shone was when I used my two channel system for watching tv shows. So now I have a $500 tv with a +- $5,000 crossover/amp/sub connected to it - and the sub integrates with the tv speakers seamlessly.
Over a period of years I tried multiple subs + amps and multiple crossovers, both passive and active. No matter what I tried, I never got it to a point where I preferred my sound with the sub. To me, it just sucked the magic out of the sound.
The only time the sub really shone was when I used my two channel system for watching tv shows. So now I have a $500 tv with a +- $5,000 crossover/amp/sub connected to it - and the sub integrates with the tv speakers seamlessly.