Best nearfield monitor?

"true deep bass response" & "dynamic contrast and extreme dynamical outburst" ....if you mean fairly accurate but deep bass rather than copious amounts of room shaking resonant distortion then my suggestion would be an active monitor with a reflex port such as Genelec 8250A. Most pro gear can handle much greater dynamic range than consumer stuff as the audio engineer listens to recorded music prior to it being purposely compressed for consumers LP's and CD's.

Hello Inpieces,

Is this for a recording industry application, or a home audio application?

When you say "true deep bass response", how deep is "deep"?

The requirement for extreme dynamic contrast without compression (or more realistically with minimal compression) is best served by prosound drivers. I don't have any experience with the Genelecs mentioned by Shadorne, but they're probably an excellent choice.

Now for listening at very close range, a coaxial type driver has some definite advantages. Be aware of this: A coaxial's response will be the worst exactly on-axis. You want to listen from about maybe 15 degrees off axis. Don't aim a coaxial right at your ears, especially for nearfield listening. Same thing with a round horn or wavguide.

Speaking of which, a company called SP Technology makes an excellent two-way waveguide-based speaker called the TimePiece. Very good dynamics (even though it doesn't use prosound drivers) and very good bass extension. You will need a lot of power though - the Timepiece isn't very efficient.

Best of luck in your quest,

Duke

Try the Green Mountain Callisto since they are able to throw a huge soundfield and have dynamics that will play up 105db!This speaker is a world class performer!!Check it out-Cheers Dennis