Did you ever buy too much bass?

I have several amps but one blows away anything I've ever owned or auditioned. The Mcintosh Ma6550 is unbelievable in its bass... you don't need a subwoofer with this amp at all. I have the bass turned down almost all the way when I listen to music otherwise it will blow you out of the room. If you have doubts, try one out if you can find one.

Bass is a strange creature. I was running a small 8" sub that only went down to 40hz, but wanted more bass, so I bought another 8" sub.

At the listening position, the bass was softer like I was in a vacuum, but as I walked out towards the edge or stood up, the bass was booming hard! Poor neighbors.

I learned the second sub activated standing waves and nulls and achieved the opposite of what I wanted. I went to one properly positioned bigger sub and now life is good again.

Back in the day I built 11 subwoofer’s. One pair, with 18” drivers and three thousand watts,  actually broke three out of four panes of glass in my apartment. today I have but one subwoofer, a SB2000 Pro from SVS and it’s more than enough 😄

@curiousjim  Your efficiency at 20Hz must have been pretty incredible.  😂 Guess you really did pressurize the room.

Tight, fast, articulate bass is clean bass (or is it the other way around) and that's what I get with four subs.  I have a SWARM system and the bass helps mids and highs.  No boominess, no sludge, no heaviness.  The four sub recommendation is some of the best advice I ever received.