The bottom end forms the tonal foundation of some types of music, and in others bass is the source of music’s rhythmic drive, propulsion, and energy.
Consequently, many of us live with less than great bass performance.īut wonderful-sounding bass is immensely rewarding musically. The laws of physics make it difficult to achieve a smooth, extended, and articulate bottom end in our listening rooms. Accurately reproducing music’s low frequencies is the single biggest challenge facing the audiophile.