@danager & @tablejockey "Optimize the bass for each song or shoot for an average that sounds best for most and live with it." I identify with this. I listen to music that ranges from electronic dance or club music to solo vocals and it is hard to get it all right.
@knotscott I can adjust the bass by plugging a port or there are jumpers on the back of my speakers that can bump the bass up or down a db. I am wearing out the carpet though by adjusting it for one song, and then the next it is not right so I adjust it again.
@jastralfu Thanks. Glad you get the bass in that portion of the song. It is a bit much on my system for my ears and I like bass. Maybe it is my room or a node or something.
@ghdprentice You know what I am doing and you are spot on with my mind set. I am hyper analyzing the sound because I am evaluating a new amp. You know how it is when testing out new gear - I am in that mode and trying to decide whether to keep it or box it up. I love the mids and treble, but it is more bassy. I am getting lost in the mids and treble for songs so I am understanding what you are saying - I just have to play another song. I find myself lost emotionally in a higher percentage of songs then before but then on some songs, but not all, the bass is too much. Might just be the song or I don't like songs with too much bass or particular frequency or maybe a room node. Yet on other songs I love the extra richness and power in the low frequencies so I don't want to tone down the bass on those songs.
We are all chasing perfection on a budget.