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I am afraid if there is no evidence, then there is only belief, religion, homeopathy, faith healing no actual evidence just belief. If subjectivists would just conduct unsighted comparisons for themselves, but I guess if you have invested heavily both financially and in a belief system. Keith

Subjectivism is entirely belief based, much more similar to religion, ASR simply asks for evidence not anecdote. Keith

Speakers bring the largest gains and the 90’s are superb loudspeakers. Keith

We received our first post-brexit Dutch&Dutch 8C delivery, so we have D&D8Cs, Kii THREE, Hedd ( entire range including Main Towers) GGNTKT’s new M1 loudspeakers (almost full range, cardioid or monopole response, external amplifier/dac/adc) £5500 and the brand new Mesanovic RTM10’s 28-20kHz with a true aluminium tweeter. All available for evaluation in your home, we can walk you through acoustic room measurement and the implementation of EQ filters. Keith

I can’t find any measurements of ‘Living Voice’ loudspeakers to compare to, but their in room response does look bass shy, what is the construction of your room? Keith

The target curve is very flat ( horizontal) usually there is more bass a downward sloping target? Are there any other measurements of Living Voice speakers you could compare to? Keoth

Our first Dutch&Dutch 8C post brexit has arrived without incident, although shipping did take a little longer. Keith

Prototype GGNTKT M2 in the anechoic chamber, Keith

Yes, of course open/sealed enclosures, extension, crossover , driver characteristics, there are lots of variables, but to improve the bass quality in your room with your current set-up... Keith

Your room is in almost complete control of the sound below a few hundred hertz , you can hugely improve bass performance by initially acoustically measuring your room and reducing any bass peaks ( boom) , cancellations are more difficult to treat, bass does sound fantastic in a fully treated room. Keith

These are my ex-dem Kii Three/BXTs pictured next to the Hedd, Main Towers, Keith

Perhaps give it some more thought. Keith

You stated that the amplifier is working harder to create a room mode derived bass peak it isn’t, the peak is purely room derived re-inforcement. I would always advise treating, then measuring, adding limited frequency passive absorption can adversely affect the off-axis response of your loudspeakers. Keith

Really you would suggest applying passive treatment willy nilly without any form of corroborative measurement ? Keith

Alex can you post an REW plot of your room? Is the right speaker closer to you? Thanks, Keith