Sony XA5400ES lack of bass when new?

"(Nothing below 100hz)"

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

Or are you speaker figuratively?

Kal

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,

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?

Using stock cord?

I too purchased one a few months back. I've owned a lot of players and I enjoy this one as much as any I have ever had.
(various Sony's including an SCD-1, Meridian 508-24 and G08,
Ayre, Cambridge 840c)I wanted a player for both formats and I have not been disappointed at all.
To your point, I have not found the player to be bass shy at all. Just the opposite. It has very deep and powerful bass when called for. It does this with extremely good definition and delivers what is on the disc. The player has excellent drive and a wonderful overall smoothness. I just can't complain honestly.