Originally Posted by
nickbaba
Don't forget most vinyl produced after the mid to late 80s will be cut from digital studio masters, so that confuses the comparison somewhat.
And one can't really compare a vintage acoustic double-bass sound to modern synthetic bass e.g. kraftwerk etc.
And furthermore, the low frequencies you can hear will be more dependent on your audio system than the particular playback medium eg.. can your speakers reproduce sound below +/- 35Hz? And can your ears detect it if they do?
Let me clarify what I intended. I wasn't remotely trying to compare Kraftwerk bass with acoustic double bass. I made the reference as what I value for one is not the same as for the other (or at least my priorities change). Eg with Kraftwerk one thing I want is "slam"; with double bass I want dynamics yes but the balance of other aspects shift what I want - I want to hear the strings wobble and the natural acoustic. My point about vintage recordings aligns with your point about mid to late 80s recording methods - especially too with music that's pretty much created in a DAW without a natural acoustic, bass can then become a sound effect rather than be musical.
My speakers go down to 18Hz (I have measured them) but I'd agree that there's generally little information below around 30Hz. There are a few tracks which are exceptions to this.
TT 1 Trans-Fi Salvation with magnetic bearing + Trans-Fi Terminator T3Pro + London Reference
TT 2 Garrard 301 with NWA main bearing + Audiomods Series Six 10.5" + Ortofon 2M Mono SE
Digital Lindemann Bridge + Gustard R26 with LB external clock
Pre and Power Amp EWA M40P + M40A
Bass Amp & DSP Behringer iNuke NU3000DSP x 2
Speakers 1 Bastanis Sagarmatha Duo with twin baffleless 15" bass drivers per side
Speakers 2 MarkaudioSota Viotti Tower