A pronounced single bass resonance near 40 Hz is preferred over insufficient bass.

Evidence

Room A is very small, and the listener is seated close to the rear wall, with the loudspeakers close to the front wall. The listeners therefore experienced a huge bass boost at the first-order length mode around 40 Hz, and they liked the “one note” bass—bad bass is better than insufficient bass. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 541

Categorization

• CANDY: ‘One note bass’ being preferred over no bass is a simple, surprising observation suitable for dinner-table conversation.