Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass

As we all know there are no absolutes here and to me that is
the only thing that is common sense. To say that an active
speaker can't compete with a passive with a separate amp in
the same price range is nonsense and border line dillusional.
The same flawed logic could be applied to buying an integrated
amp vs seperates.

If a designer of an active has spent the time to mate an amp
that sounds good with them then he is taking the guess work
out of the equation. Who cares if its not an ayre its more
about synergy. The forums on every audio site are full of
threads dealing with the subject of matching speakers with the
correct amp. Obviously this is a point of frustration for many
people in this hobby. In fact judging by the sheer amount of
gear bought and sold on here it appears as if more people than
not struggle to achieve it across the board.

If the op auditions a pair of actives and likes them who are
we to say he or she isnt getting good sound? The
recommendation was just another option for the op to explore.

You like vandies as do many others for the various reasons you
have stated on other threads. I dont care for them and the
amount of other people who dont like or own them far out weigh
those that do. That doesn't mean you didnt make a solid
recommendation and I think the op should definitely check em
out.

Aplogies for the rant I just think there is a lot of opinion
expressed on here passed off as fact and it does this site and
the members a disservice. Apologies for the misspellings as
well I'm typing this on my phone.

((("zd , How do you know all of this to be true ? Are you an audiophile savant?")))
Maplegrovemusic
If you do this long enough you realize ZD is just making
an simple observation with coherence.
An honest full range speaker like he owns will have the advantage of a smoother bass in room response this allows
upper frequencies to sit on a better foundation allowing the music to be more dimensional. Most Mini box monitors have no foundation and are dicked up at two frequencies Mid bass and Treble as a balancing act,
this in combo with the box lends male voice to sound nasal by comparison. This is why i would guess ZD doesnt listen to
Bookshelves.

"Maplegrovemusic
If you do this long enough you realize ZD is just making
an simple observation with coherence."

If you do this long enough you should know that when giving advice based on opinions you should not speak in absolutes . I have no problem with stating what one likes in this hobby . We all do it for the most part .When one tries to justify the opinions as facts is where it becomes nonsense . There were too many statements made by zd in his post that were just his opinion followed by untruths .

zd is the king of quotes . Quoting peoples opinions and stating reasons why he thinks they are wrong . Getting very old quickly . Just going to start giving him a taste of his own medicine .

Audioconnection you were careful to choose the word "most" instead of "all" which would make your statement about mini box speakers untrue. Thank you for making my point about speaking in absolutes.