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In Reply to: The bottom octave: how important? posted by Feanor on November 2, 2003 at 10:00:53:
But they are not easy to activate.Obviously speakers need to be able to reproduce them but that is not the end of the story as those speakers need to be carefully positioned. Sadly the best postion for great bass is rarely the same as to great imaging. I underline the suggestion of 2 subs -> better coupling to the room.
BUT, all the above is useless if the amplifier is soft at the bottom end as some are.
AND, if the CDP is not generating those low notes in the first place you can forget about throwing dollars at amps and/or speakers. I have been quite staggered at the bass improvement by the modifications done here to players. I have had 2 laserdisc and 3 CD players reclocked and modified and the bass improvement (among others) has been consistently obvious.
BUT, as RBP says, if it is not on the record, none of all the above is useful.
However, the musical pleasure gained from great deep bass is significant. It is the foundation to the music and is frequently there in the records, CD & LP (and LPs DO have significant bass, just as good as CDs). Without it there is a lack of balance and I often wonder if the "problems" some inmates detect in the sound from their setups is a result of this lack of bass & balance giving a tendency to shrillness.
John
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