Quote Originally Posted by bowtie427ss View Post
Or simply interpretations of strong bass, and extended bass that vary from person to person as almost all aspects of sound do.

My WAG is that you are conditioned/trained to listening with a subwoofer in system, perhaps even augmenting VLF beyond a natural or intended level. I'm not aware of any vintage 2-way system designed for or capable of that type of reproduction. In a nutshell, you're hearing/judging the AS-101's with contemporary "bass heavy" pre-conceived expectations.

Just my .02...............................
Yes!!!! I agree 100%...and this is the precise issue that I have been trying to tease out in my own head. I am a complete novice when it comes to DIY audio and this is very much a budding hobby of mine. These speakers have been my first project. My first attempt at soldering in new caps; l pads and assessing sound output etc. Frankly, I don't even know what you mean when you differentiate between strong bass and extended bass. I am trying to balance what is pleasing to my ears and whether these speakers are sounding as they were intended to sound. To further complicate things, there is this nagging part of my psyche that further complicates this endeavor by creating pause...perhaps wonder...of whether I actually wired everything in correctly considering this my first attempt and if indeed I did, then wow...I am surpirsed that you did it right on your first try. My neurosis can be good but it can also drive me nuts.

That being said what will stop this insanity is a confirmation of whether my woofers are operating properly. I suppose if they test to spec then I can rest easy knowing that these speakers are sounding as they should and I can add a sub when I feel like adding a sub to get the sound that is more pleasing to my ears. So, please, can someone recommend the best way of going about this. I have a digital multimeter.

My guess is that they are operating properly. Sans the subwoofer, I have listened to a variety of music...jazz, rock, classical from a variety of source recordings (vinyl, cd). Jazz always sounds phenomenal. Rock...depending on what I am listening to...sounds very good as well. It's just that when I add a sub I get the bass response that I enjoy and I'm struggling with that because what I am thinking is that I should be getting a very good response from a 15 inch woofer as that in the 101s. Thank you everyone for all your input.....so perhaps one last stream of assistance on testing those woofer, please....

Michael