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RE: The best bass (below 100 Hz) you have heard

I own Thiel CS3.7 speakers and they are exceptional speakers -- the best I have ever owned and some of the best I have ever heard. However, I wouldn't call them a speaker for deep bass. They were rated Class "A" by Stereophile with the caveat of restricted extreme low frequencies. At any rate, the Thiels in my listening room require a subwoofer to augment bass below 60-Hz.

My subwoofer is placed against a rear wall behind my listening position in such a manner that it's approximately the same distance from my ears as the Thiels in front. My subwoofer produces powerful response down to 30-Hz, which seems low enough for my purposes. I set its volume control to blend seamlessly with the Thiels and you don't even realize there's a subwoofer in the system. However, when I turn it off, the deep bass disappears. When it's turned on, all the music including the deep bass sounds like it's coming from the Thiels.

You can see my two black 12-inch powered subs in the picture below just to the right of the curtains in a backwards "L" configuration. One sub is on its side with the other standing on top of it.






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