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SPEAKERS, SPEAKERS AND MORE SPEAKERS.. BUT NEED BASS.?

Greetings audiophile fans,
I am in a challenging dilemma with SPEAKER selection and need a advice.. Budget 4K and less!!
Currently my setup consists ps audio pair mono amps, Jew Rowland pre and Oracle Delphi turntable..
I am mostly listening records (Jazz, folk....) I honestly prefer not to use sub due to space but prefer ful size tower SPEAKERS with enough bass to satisfy my need.. “IT’S ALL ABOUT THAT BASS” 
Soooo what have you heard and recommend for me??
Thanks and happy listening....
Cheers 

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mtrot
642 posts
 
Another option that comes in well below your budget would be a set of the Canton Vento 890.2 from accessories for less.  I'm seriously considering a set myself. 
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bdp24
4,908 posts
 
Regarding Duke's finding of reduced transparency as result of high-pass filtering of main speakers, if a 1st-order filter is sufficient, a simple passive one can be installed on the input jacks of the amp powering the speakers, just a single cap usually. His approach of instead making speakers that are built to handle the demands of a full-range signal ignores one of the major benefits of high-pass filtering---removing the low frequencies from not just the speaker, but also the amp driving them.
mcreyn
103 posts
 
So here is what we know about the OP:

1) He listens to Jazz and Folk;
2) He may or may not have speakers since he hasn’t bothered to tell us what he has.
3) He likes bass, only cares about the bass, has told us nothing about what he prefers for other characteristics of a speaker.
4) He has a room, it is small, but who knows where his speakers are placed, where he sits, or if there are setup problems.
5) Any speakers with horns are out because as he puts it: " I have a small size room and no I do not want horns!! I am not a huge rock or pop genre listener... all I need is “ENOUGH BASS”".
6) He wants to spend less than $4000.

So given all the amazing information provided, I suggest the following:

1) Cerwin Vega SL-15- "large motor 15" woofer for punchy bass".
2) Polk S60 with "(3) 6.5” low distortion mica-reinforced polypropylene cones with four-layer voice coils for clean, clear bass, better linearity, and dynamic mid-range" and " Exclusive Polk Power Port technology for greater, more impactful bass".
3) Bic Venturi DV-84 with "Two 8" polymer active woofers, two 8" passive radiators".
4) Dayton Audio T652 with " Dual 6-1/2" woofers provide superb bass power and punch" . . . "for unobtrusive yet modern aesthetics and incredibly deep bass."

All of the above meet your stated criteria and should provide, as you put it “ENOUGH BASS”.

" happy listening....
Cheers"
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audiokinesis
1,872 posts
 

bdp24 said, "[Duke’s] approach of making speakers that are built to handle the demands of a full-range signal ignores one of the major benefits of high-pass filtering---removing the low frequencies from not just the speaker, but also the amp driving them."

Such was not the case in my experience with the Quads and Gradient subs. The net benefits of not using a highpass filter were greater.

And please note that my approach of making speakers that are built to handle the demands of a fullrange signal gives users the OPTION of using them that way. It is not mandatory. In a situation where the amplifier is the limiting factor, the greatest net benefit may well come from reducing the load on the amp. I’m not unaware of this issue, which is why I specified that I try to build "enough efficiency" into the speakers. An extra 6 dB or so of efficiency arguably makes a greater contribution towards easing the load on the amp.

"Regarding Duke’s finding of reduced transparency as result of high-pass filtering of main speakers, if a 1st-order filter is sufficient, a simple passive one can be installed on the input jacks of the amp powering the speakers, just a single cap usually."

In some situations that can work very well. I used that approach in a system I built back in the mid-80’s. The effects of a first-order highpass filter extend well into the next octave up, which may or may not be a good thing. Again what I do adds an option; it does not remove other options.

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