FennerMachine said:
I'm moving in the next few months. I will likely have a larger room – one of my requirements for my new place – so I can accommodate a larger speaker – might even need one.
I always have bass problems will speakers! Every demo I have ever had, every speaker, amp, CD player I have ever owned, I have considered that the speakers have had bass issues. Part of the problem is me. Finding a speaker that limits this issue is a bonus.
Unless you are always listening in rubbish rooms, then I feel that your system building skills need some work.
I saw this thread earlier and thought the basic premiss was hopeless, interesting to see that your own listening seems to confirm my thoughts.
I find a lot of 'modern' systems have bass issues which I personally put down the current 'fashion' for good speakers with amplifiers that are wholly inadequate to get the best from them.
I know changing speakers makes a big difference, but in many cases these differences are simply 'presentational', more/less bass. brighter/darker treble etc etc. To make a real difference, to really enhance the capabilities of the system is much more difficult and it is necessary to use good amplification to do so, something that people seem increasingly reluctant to do these days.
To use a vintage amplifier of modest capabilities and expect it to drive demanding speakers such as the Spendors (or Harbeths, or PMCs) is going to be a fruitless task, if you want to hear why, just try any of the Spendors on the end of a more capable amplifier.