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Originally posted by Ashman
Set the bass as high as you can att he volume level you want, and keep setting it higher until you get distortion, then bring it back down until it doesn'tdistort.
That will give you maximum bass.
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Well Alon, I can see you won't be producing any hit recordings in the near future...
And here we also have two professional musicians responding who don't have anything to say about mid-balance, transient response, or the fact that no one can actually hear low end frequencies below 20hz?
What most people call "bass" is actually best reproduced with a punchy mix of strong mids and highs to supplement and enhance the low frequencies. In a professional sound recording studio, there are usually three separate sets of monitors used for mixing. One of these actually have 5" woofers. The intent in the studio is to meet a standardized equalization "curve" that allows fairly uniform playback of recorded material through any playback system.
Try turning the bass down and adding some mids and treble until you achieve a better mix of frequencies that allow a more accurate reproduction of the original recorded material. It'll be punchier and have better definition.
Of course, everything of this nature is subjective, and governed by a person's taste, sophistication, and ability to actually hear certain frequencies.:p
I have a Blaupunkt "Boston" in my MB driving the stock factory speakers. I have four levels of "XBass bass Boost" available in the receiver. I don't use them. I have my bass control set on 3, and the treble on 5. I can listen to everything from Wagner to Snoop Dogg and get great transient response and punchy bass. And I usually prefer music with a strong rhythm section.