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Speakers with bass response?

I have a decent speaker system, BW N804's but they seem a little bass shy at times, so I tried adding a sub, to see the difference. First; the BW asw500, real muddy at any volume, it's really designed for small HT, next was the BW asw1000, plenty of kick but no clarity or real "musicality", then I went up to their asw 2000, well, it occassionally added some musical low frequency, but muddy, and it seems to clip and pop at any volume. I wonder if I need different speakers to really get that bass I'm looking for, or will a good sub do it, or is it something else in my system?
Components: Classe CA300 amp, Classe cp50 pre-amp, pro-silway xlr interconnects, BW N.804's and the weak link: Technics CD.
joeb
joeb
garfish
1,840 posts
 
Not inexpensive, but the Vandersteen 5s are bass champs, and the bass is highly tunable. The 5s have built in subs that are near flat to 22 HZ-- they are powered by built in 400 WPC amps. Many also like the Vand. 3A/3Asig with subs also.

It seems to me you just need a good sub (or two) that integrates well in your system and room. A friend has a pair of REL IIIs that he really swears by. Good Luck. Craig
sean
6,231 posts
 
Try taking a look at the thread below. Scott did a very nice job of compiling info for those that have never seen that specific magazine. It has a TON of info in it about subs.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1007327923&read&keyw&zzsubwoofer

As to the weak link in your system, i would definitely say it was your Technics player. However, i would think that it would be more limiting in terms of upper mid and high frequencies than i would the bass department. Sean
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hfman
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You can also try to use a good speaker cables, which would give you a deeper controled bass, and try to get another CD player, but if you are looking for sub which is also musical you should try Sonus Faber Gravis, it's a very nice sub.
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