Yourmama,
Very LF signals are easy to find on vinyl. Just break out your HFN test record and play the resonance measurement tracks. Paul and I both hear clean test signals down to 16Hz on our Teres 265/Tri-Planar VII/Shelter 901. On actual music the bass is tight down to low organ and string bass notes. Those aren't at 16 Hz of course, but 32 is not a problem - 'Zarathustra' and Bach's 'Pasacaglia' come to mind.
FWIW, before we added the Tri-Planar we had a modded OL Silver. Nothing was audible below 24Hz on the HFN record IIRC, and even 32Hz tones were both rolled off and muddy. The Tri-Planar seems bottomless, which I suppose it should be for the price.
I'm not sure why you think the N803's can't go below 60-70Hz, they're specified as flat to 33. Of course those 24/18/16 Hz test signals become progressively less loud, but they seem pretty clean to our ears. If someone else's N803's are boomy or absent from 33-70Hz then there's definitely something wrong with their system or their room.
In addition to our tonearm change here's another firsthand example: my old SAE amp, though it had nearly as many wpc as my c-j, couldn't take the N803's anywhere near as low without losing control. In fact one of my first A'gon threads was about finding for a cure for boomy bass. The amp was the answer.
Also, I've heard Cello's very nice system, which includes a Rel Storm. Obviously that goes lower and stronger than my N803's, but the difference is only in the 32Hz and below range. The N803's are just as full and tight as his system from there up.
Newbee,
I trust George gave up and bought concert tickets long ago! Or at least I hope so.
Very LF signals are easy to find on vinyl. Just break out your HFN test record and play the resonance measurement tracks. Paul and I both hear clean test signals down to 16Hz on our Teres 265/Tri-Planar VII/Shelter 901. On actual music the bass is tight down to low organ and string bass notes. Those aren't at 16 Hz of course, but 32 is not a problem - 'Zarathustra' and Bach's 'Pasacaglia' come to mind.
FWIW, before we added the Tri-Planar we had a modded OL Silver. Nothing was audible below 24Hz on the HFN record IIRC, and even 32Hz tones were both rolled off and muddy. The Tri-Planar seems bottomless, which I suppose it should be for the price.
I'm not sure why you think the N803's can't go below 60-70Hz, they're specified as flat to 33. Of course those 24/18/16 Hz test signals become progressively less loud, but they seem pretty clean to our ears. If someone else's N803's are boomy or absent from 33-70Hz then there's definitely something wrong with their system or their room.
In addition to our tonearm change here's another firsthand example: my old SAE amp, though it had nearly as many wpc as my c-j, couldn't take the N803's anywhere near as low without losing control. In fact one of my first A'gon threads was about finding for a cure for boomy bass. The amp was the answer.
Also, I've heard Cello's very nice system, which includes a Rel Storm. Obviously that goes lower and stronger than my N803's, but the difference is only in the 32Hz and below range. The N803's are just as full and tight as his system from there up.
Newbee,
I trust George gave up and bought concert tickets long ago! Or at least I hope so.
