@Sandthemall is right--it’s the room. At least part of it is the room.
My biggest system was Vandersteen 4s driven by tube amps >80 Hz and by a heavily modded Adcom GFA-555 amp <80 Hz. Prior to the mods the Adcom was a decent but unexceptional bass amp; after the mods it was a ridiculously good bass amp. The Vandy’s had a pair of 12" woofers mounted facing in the same direction & coupled by a steel bar. The enclosure was vented. That was the best bass I ever heard--tuneful, deep, taut, airy, all the stuff I now believe ported subs can’t do (Vandersteen was/is a genius speaker designer).
Our house was built in 1825, all wood. There were something like 9 windows facing the living room where the speakers were; also many shelves with knicknacks on them. All those windows and knicknacks vibrated audibly when deep bass notes were played. On deep notes that sustained, like low organ notes, the effect was downright alarming. You’d feel a weird fluttering in your abdomen as your diaphragm vibrated along with everything else.
I love bass (IRL music and in audio) and that was an amazing experience.