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In Reply to: What track(s) do you use to evalute bass response on your system . . . posted by Boybees on June 21, 2006 at 09:00:48:
Boybees,I usually use Bach organ- on LP if possible- when I'm especially considering bass reproduction. I've spent a lot of time hearing and playing pipe organs and those bass notes are not colourless mud there to add an undefinable rumble- the stops are voiced and have sharply defined timbres. A 32' stop at the bottom will be trying to make under 30 cycles and at a fairly high sound pressure.
Electronic and/or amplified instruments useless to judge bass as the timbre can be manipulated to be anything- I can't make reference as to the accuracy of the timbre.
There are recordings of the Passacaglia that are supposed to reproduce down near this realm- Telarc often broadcast this kind of thing, and for me, whether this sound is opaque and sluggish or nimble, transparent and with a natural timbre will constitute my main judgments of the bass.
When I want to judge bass plus bass imaging, I like Schubert's "Trout Qunitet" -if the double bass is a vague grumble without pitch and bow sounds, and spaceless, I know again something is letting me down- down there in the bass.
As for everything audio, bass reproduction is individual: In my office system I use an Audio Research D130 amplifier, which was criticised for a less than robust bass, but I find it puts out excellent bass- whenever it receives some good stuff to chew on. Thanks to Bach organ, with the case of the D130, I believe it's the refinement in timbre and outstanding transparency of the bass that actually makes the bass seem light to some.
Cheers,
Bambi B
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Follow Ups
- Bach: "Passacaglia and Fugue in Cmin" / Schubert: "Trout Quintet" - Bambi B 06/21/0610:51:47 06/21/06 (4)
- Agree most vociferously. - Harmonia 21:02:11 06/21/06 (3)
- Bach maybe not the best choice - Diapason 00:43:26 06/22/06 (2)
- Systems that do 16hz are rare, what I want is the whole pedal range from 300 down to 35 hz - tonal evenness / balance - Timbo in Oz 02:33:41 06/22/06 (1)
- Re: Systems that do 16hz are rare, what I want is the whole pedal range from 300 down to 35 hz - tonal evenness / balanc - Diapason 08:50:29 06/22/06 (0)
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