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

shinemaster OP5 posts09-24-2018 6:33pmSoix, fair enough :)  Currently I am using a pair of B&W 805 Monitors.. tried Vandersteen 3 series, Dali and Sonus Faber venere series..
At this moment my Dedicated audio room is 220 sf.

I don't know about the Vandys or the Dalis, but the 805s and SFs are not known for bass.  In my personal experience, the only way to get good bass with those 805s is to add a subwoofer.  You have a large-ish room, so it's going to take large speakers, as in full size tower, or a good sub like the SVS to fill that room with bass.  

I have owned 803s, and now have Revel F228.  The 803s have good bass, and the F228s a bit better.  But, even with these towers, I have a sub to fill in the bass.

Is it important whether or not it is good tight fast and accurate bass or just lots and lots of bass?

How much money you got? 

Hi Shinemaster,
For your budget I would look for used. The vintage Sonus Fabers tend to be a better build than the new models. Vandersteens are solid.

You may want to check out these guys as well, specifically designed for small environments. 

http://www.devorefidelity.com/

I hope this helps as I believe it touches on what your considering and what people have suggested in some regard. 

I have a pair Sonus Faber Cremona. The original Serblin design with the scanspeak drivers. A few years after I purchased them I decided I needed a bigger sound stage and more bass. Everything I was looking at was astronomical in price. More than I was willing to spend.

What I realized was that the bass drivers from most of the speakers I was researching were/are active drivers.  So I began to check out Subs to add to the Cremonas. The idea being that they would become the active drivers. 

I ended up with a used pair of REL B2  I have them connected through a Neutrik cable which integrates extremely well with the system. Not only did the addition of the subs bring out the desired bass, It enhanced the entire sound stage. Imaging, Clarity, Texture, Depth. It was like I purchased a whole new system.

Inspired by the addition of the Subs I added the ELAC - 4Pi plus.2 Super Tweeter to the system to expand the upper frequency range. I have pure silver cables that connect directly to the speaker taps for a seamless integration. Now the system is beyond anything I ever imagined it would or could ever sound like. 

Summary
2 Used REL B2  $ 2,200
2 Used Synergistic REL Neutrik Cables $1,500
2 ELAC 4Pi Super Tweeters $2,700
2 Pairs 1M Tempo Electric Pure Silver Speaker Cables $465

Total upgrade cost $6,865
Original Sonus Faber Price $8000.
Total Speaker Set Up Price $14,865
Frequency response on paper 13hz - 55khz
Most probable frequency response with room constraints 22hz - 50khz

Pros :
It sounds as good and in some cases better than speakers that list for
6X more.( I have done comparisons)

My kids can still go to college.

Cons:
Bulky, Not Sexy by any stretch of the imagination.

Took a long time to piece together.

Best of Luck on your Journey

you might want to rethink the use of a sub with Vandersteen new SUB 3 with same capability of the Quatros sub and can be tailored to any room