Are you a [b]ass man, mid man, or a t[w]eets man?

[sluggish]

See, I just don't do subtlety well. I think I'll stick with the potty humor.

[Clive]

See, I just don't do subtlety well. I think I'll stick with the potty humor.

ok....I guess when I'm scanning posts quickly I can miss the true meaning. Either way 6" is way to small.

[magiccarpetride]

I don't know about shifting large quantities of air, but control is the key to attaining meaningful results in tight spaces. Really, even 6" is enough, and and going beyond 8" would require a bigger box than I'm interested in.

Plus, you most likely wouldn't be able to fit it all in, so what would be the point in going that big, right?

[Techno Commander]

Due to my musical preferences, I do on occaison like a bit of bass. However I absolutely detest any kind of bass that goes "boom, boom, boom" like so many cheap car stereos that one hears when walking up the high street.

Bass needs to be articulate, dynamic and very tight.
Often it isnt noticed or heard at all, until that moment where the lower registers take control are felt in your rib cage.

So going back to the original analogy, more Keira Knightly than J-lo

[Joe]

until that moment where the lower registers take control are felt in your rib cage.

So going back to the original analogy, more Keira Knightly than J-lo

You'd have more chance of feeling Keira's rib cage than J-lo's, that's for sure.

[Clive]

Plus, you most likely wouldn't be able to fit it all in, so what would be the point in going that big, right?

Depends whether you're talking about midgets or not.

[MartinT]

Silly question really as the full appreciation of music requires the whole frequency spectrum. However, a system that does not do midrange transparency and proper voicing gets short shrift from me.

[sluggish]

You must just a bigger man than I am, Clive. I guess that's why my wife keeps saying she's only an inch away from being a lesbian.

[magiccarpetride]

Silly question really as the full appreciation of music requires the whole frequency spectrum.

You didn't understand the question, Sir. Even when the whole frequency spectrum is present, different audio systems tend to favor different areas of that spectrum: some emphasize the bass, some emphasize the highs, etc. My question was: if you had to choose, which would it be?

[MartinT]

It doesn't really emphasise anything, but the midrange is truly magical.