Here is the short answer, worth every minute of the hour and a half.
Controlling the woofer after it has been put in motion by the signal. No extra bass caused by improper 'loose' movement after the signal. i.e. My vintage 15" woofers, Electrovoice 15W's weigh 37 lbs each, very strong spider, rigid magnet enclosure, and a 5-1/4 lb Alnico Magnet to push/pull 'tightly' control the cone. you could have an 18" woofer with a less strong spider and less powerful magnet, but longer throw, i.e. move more air, more bass (the iron law), but it would NOT be tight bass.
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Somewhat anachronistic term for well damped, not ringy or boomy etc. Fairly intuitive. Nothing more than that. The bass player for Blood, Sweat & Tears described the Altec 421a as ’tight’ in an ad on the back cover of Guitar Player in 1969, e.g. I recall AR loudspeakers being described that way occasionally, as far as hi-fi goes. |
@artemus_5 You are the first person I've heard say tube amps produce better bass. I think I agree with that. I thought I must be wrong because EVERY review says SS produce great bass and tubes do midrange and vocals better. So many audiophile facts that I don't agree with. |