Monitor with a full range sound?

Hello Tcpip,

I recently did an in home demo of the Jean Marie Reynaud Trentes and I've never heard a monitor speaker go so low with such presence and authority. I've owned the Revel M-20 and currently own the Dynaudio 1.3MkII and the Trentes put them both to shame with their low-end extension. If I were able to I would buy the Trentes right now, unfortunately, I have to wait a while. They also throw up a very impressive soundstage and are not that difficult to drive. If you have an opportunity, find a dealer and have an in home demo and see if you get the same results in your own system. Happy hunting........John

I was in the same boat...and after an exhausting search....settled on the new Quad 12L...huge soundstaging,3-d imaging,legendary Quad transparency and speed,and surprisingly....phenominal bass from a standmount...conservatively rated at 45hz...but dont let the specs full you...these sound like they are going a lot deeper...for 1k new...you are not going to find a monitor with a more full presentation...in short...they dont sound thin and bright...to get this type of bass performance from SPendor or Sonus Faber....will cost u 2x as much....

Try listening to the Green Mountain Europa. They have a HUGE sound and go down to about 45hz. They really do sound like floorstanders. I love them.

Seems like monitors are getting "picked on" at the moment...suffice to say...your room really dictates bass response...and in a smaller rooms...monitors can sound bigger and deeper than their specs would indicate...floorstanders in small rooms can be a bit boomy...and as already stated...the imaging precision of monitors is unrivaled....