Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass

I agree johnny when and only when they are set up to properly vandersteens sound great but off axis not so much. Kinda like the clues they need to be set up properly or they won't measure well either.

((Chrshanl37 I agree johnny when and only when they are set up to properly Vandersteens sound great but off axis not so much.))
What you can try to improve off axis response is if in a rectangle room, is much wider then normal spacing, try sitting within the triangle, speakers closer to the side walls with just a bit of toe in and nail the first reflection with diffusion as well as secondary reflection on the opposing wall.
Best JohnnyR
Vandersteen dealer

Topten - $4000 for speakers or for amp and speakers? I believe most $4000 speakers would need something better than the NAD you have.

Check out Ascend's Sierra-1 monitors. Sierra-2's don't go as low.

""the bass is in a different league than what you have now " zd ,Speaking in absolutes
"that said the model 1's are hard to beat . You should like them". How do you have any idea if he will like them ? He should like them ? One of the dumbest statements i have read recently . I could dissect zd's posts for hours and bring to light the terrible suggestions ,but only so much time in the day .
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I can tell you for sure that I was spot on about the retard comment I made. First, everyone is complaining that I talk in absolutes. I then ask for you guys to read my post, and to your credit, you actually do. But this is where the retard part comes in. Looking at this;

"You should like them". How do you have any idea if he will like them ?"

Well, by me saying the OP should like them, proves that I'm not talking in absolutes. Should is not definite. And to even ask how would I have any idea that the OP would like them? Vandersteen's are usually respected for their bass. If you are looking for a speaker that has good bass, Vandersteen is a name that typically comes up. I even go so far to say that if the OP doesn't like the Vandersteen's for some reason, I gave an alternate recommendation of Monitor Audio. The thing that makes this whole conversation so ridiculous is that I clearly lay all this out right from the beginning, with no attitude or ambiguity whatsoever.

Just to clarify, I stand by my recommendation of the Vandersteen model 1's, and Monitor Audio. If anyone doesn't like my recommendations, that's OK. We all like different things. For the people that are attacking me for making these recommendations, you can kiss my ass.