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Did you ever buy too much bass?

I talk a lot about bass and integration of subwoofers in a system and I realized that I need to hear more about the experiences auidphiles have when they go buy speakers and put them in a room.  Did you look at specs?  Did you audition in the home?  Did you end up with too little or too much bass compared to what you were expecting??

erik_squires
sounds_real_audio
1,013 posts
 

There can never be too much bass. Simply a bad listening room. 

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m-db
981 posts
 

Are you running your source full range through the anthem room correction?

tomcarr
1,518 posts
 

@erik_squires 

Yes! Unbelievable how a car can be so good in driving experiences and yet be so bad when listening to music.

rlb61
789 posts
 

I have a JL Audio e110 that I’ve been unable to dial in properly in my small, treated room. No matter what I’ve done based on advice on A’Gon and from audio professionals, the sound has not been satisfying. I’ve taken it out of my system, and am happier with the sound now. I likely will sell the e110 to someone who knows what they’re doing with it.

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kokakolia
198 posts
 

YES! I have too much bass. I bought Closer Acoustics OGY speakers with a REL T5x subwoofer. 

I dialed the sub different ways, until I found a decent compromise. So the sub blends really well on typical music where the bass isn't stupidly fast. Think Dire Straights or Michael Jackson. It's a plus in that application. The guests seemed to enjoy the sub tremendously. 

But the OGY has faster, cleaner bass compared to the REL. And the REL can't keep up on experimental tracks with weird bass from the likes of Panda Bear and Animal Collective. 

And I'm so torn because the community is like "set up your room better and play around with subwoofer adjustments and placement". And I just think that the REL is slower than my speakers, and playing with the settings drives me a bit crazy. 

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