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Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass

Looking for the bookshelf speakers with the decent bass that would sound nice in 17'x 12' room. Listening preference:
Smooth/Uptempo Jazz; Acoustic Jazz and Ambiental music.
So far I am using Focal 807W Speakers and the NAD C356DAC.
Good sound, just missing "that" lover bass (hate sub woofers).
I really like how NAD sounds, especially after I replaced the
stock Pre/Amp jumpers. Nice open highs.
Or, should I try Floor standing speakers. Thank you in advance
on yours opinions.
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roccl007
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I doubt very much the NAD C356DAC (150 wpc) will drive comfortably a pair of Totem Manitou. They will run out of gaz........
xti16
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For a bookshelf speaker try to audition some Dynaudio C1's. Quite a bit of lows for a standmount. Great mids and highs.

For a small floorstander the new Scansonic MB 2.5's are killer for the money. Note: make sure if you can hear the 2.5's they are broken in (at least 100 hrs and more is better).
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muzikat
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Funny, all this discussion and no mention of budget.
You can buy bookshelf speakers from $199 to $10,000. That includes a lot of models.
How much do you want to spend?
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goldprintaudio
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As mentioned above, what's your budget?

If you want a bookshelf with basically true, full range capability, then it's hard to beat the Alta Celesta/FRM-2. Some of the best speakers I have ever heard and serious bottom end for a speaker of it's size.

The Joseph Pulsars also have very a nice bass response.

****Alta and Joseph dealer disclaimer
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roxy54
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Topten,
He knows very well what I was talking about. He just thinks that he is being funny as usual. I would be very surprised if he had ever even heard them. Bad puns and vitriol, he's an authority on both of those things though.
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