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Sony XA5400ES lack of bass when new?

I just recieved this player from American Theater & set it up.
I know it has to break in of course but the lack of bass is surprising. (Nothing below 100hz)
Is this normal for a new unit and approx.how many hours to hear an improvement.
Other than that it sounds pretty good.
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fishing716
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kr4
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"(Nothing below 100hz)"

If you have confirmed this with measurements, the player is defective.

Or are you speaker figuratively?

Kal
metralla
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My experience was that the bass increased in suppleness and tunefulness over a period of a few hundred hours. It got slightly deeper, but not so much. The bass became more integrated into the music and developed more propulsion in songs where the bass really drives it along.

I noticed the bass right away. It was more prominent than my modified Sony SCD-XA777ES. Still, hang in there - break in does vary from unit to unit.

Regards,
crimhead
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tim (tkmetz), would you please explain and detail the sonic differences between the sony5400 and your forme meridian and musical fidelity cdp on RBCD? is there difference in overall SQ (are they in the same league on RBCD)? in what system do you use it?
billmcd
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