2-way speaker with best bass

Here's my votes..

- Magico Mini II
- Kharma 3.2 FE

..But please not limit judgement of these two exclusively to their bass performance (which is 'superb' by any measure). As they are also a standard-setting examples of what best 2-way transducers are capable of today.

The Version 3 is better than the Mini II, IMHO. The Kharmas are crap. I cannot imagine how they can sell them.

Debates on MiniII vs V3 has been a long and endless one in other forums, imo, they are both excellent speakers. Speaking of bass, yes, the V3 may slightly outdo the MiniII in terms of punch and overall ability to drive bigger rooms, but in pitch and definition, I'd still give the nod to the MiniII. Finally then, it boils down to taste and preferences of the be'hear'der. I did not previously mention the latter as they are irrelevant to 'title' of this thread.

And as for the Kharmas, admittedly I did not have as much exposures to qualify proper judgement, but the few encounters I've had with them were actually quite pleasingly impressive. Though ultimately, far from the wanting to replace my Magicos as yet.

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Reimer McCoullough
Standmounts and more affordable than Magicos

You did not mention any restrictions on speaker size so I am going to suggest the Emerald Physics CS-2's. They are a floor standing 2 way with an active digital crossover and require biamping. They are rated to 20 hz on the bottom end and the bass has outstanding pitch and extension. (2) 15 inch bass drivers in an open baffle design per speaker so they can really move some air. They do require significant driver break in time when new, particularly the tweeter. They also need to be at least 3 feet into the room as per the manufacturers set up instructions.