I never thought the Abyss would be my favorite headphone. If you've not tried it it sure doesn't look comfortable, and, IMO, it's aesthetic is an acquired taste.
I was very happy with my 009/Carbon (not quite at the level of Paradoxper's 009/T2, but especially relevant as we both no longer have the 009 and our amps, and do have/love the Abyss).
At CanJam 2018 I first tried the Abyss TC, and it was one of those What, moments: This sounds better than everything I've tried.
3 years later, I'm still loving them. I guess I will until I don't. But after I've enjoyed a headphone immensely for 3 years, I'm not going to start disliking it because it reviews poorly. I like Resolve's videos. I hate ASR's reviews, that's why I read them
But if I stopped listening to the Abyss because reviews told me they sucked, wouldn't I be guilty of the same bias that ASR so adamantly warns against? I feel like they spurred a bunch of Abyss reviews and re-measurements, yet are plagued by the same group think and pre-bias they supposedly guard against by taking Amir's words as gospel - and buying what he tells them to.
To answer your question, I don't think I can separate the bass from the Abyss, the same way I can't ignore it's staging - the depth of it's image, or it's resolution. I can hear changes with DACs and amplifiers and tubes that I can't hear with other headphones. It's just damn fun to listen to, and I always end up going back to it.