I,m not a bass player but have played with quite a few. Have to say that over the years they have taught me quite a lot about bass, ie can,t go wrong if you keep it route, third and fifth. It also amazes me that most guitar players think that the bass player has an easy job, when in fact all the bass players i know have been very knowledgable and have added a lot more than the guys who just want to stay out in front with their single note lines. To answer your question, yes they have all complained about their hi-fi not giving a true representation of how they recon the bass should sound, so yes you are not alone, i,m at the stage now where i can tell if the bass on the track is being played on a fretted or fretless bass, played for five years with a bass player who played constantly with a Warwick fretless bass, sounded superb, hard to play considering you have to fret on the intonation.