Monitor with a full range sound?

I have heard, though not firsthand, the Avalon Monitor (no longer in prod) is quite good. Sweet mids and satisfying, though not exactly visceral bass. Ditto on the nod to the 3a's above. I have found my Proac Response 1sc's to be an excellent compromise between tonally coherent lower octaves and the palpable magic of the midband. If you want full-range, however, clear the room for a floorstander and get out your checkbook.

Although I personally haven't heard all the other speakers mentioned, I bought and absolutely love the Totem mani-2s. I needed bass from a small monitor because of my small listening room - 15x12. They fit the bill just right and they will bring out the best of any upgrade you put in front of them. Most likely not the most uncolored speaker, but they have soul baby yeh! They rank class B full range in Stereophile.

Hello Tcpip,

I recently did an in home demo of the Jean Marie Reynaud Trentes and I've never heard a monitor speaker go so low with such presence and authority. I've owned the Revel M-20 and currently own the Dynaudio 1.3MkII and the Trentes put them both to shame with their low-end extension. If I were able to I would buy the Trentes right now, unfortunately, I have to wait a while. They also throw up a very impressive soundstage and are not that difficult to drive. If you have an opportunity, find a dealer and have an in home demo and see if you get the same results in your own system. Happy hunting........John

I was in the same boat...and after an exhausting search....settled on the new Quad 12L...huge soundstaging,3-d imaging,legendary Quad transparency and speed,and surprisingly....phenominal bass from a standmount...conservatively rated at 45hz...but dont let the specs full you...these sound like they are going a lot deeper...for 1k new...you are not going to find a monitor with a more full presentation...in short...they dont sound thin and bright...to get this type of bass performance from SPendor or Sonus Faber....will cost u 2x as much....

Try listening to the Green Mountain Europa. They have a HUGE sound and go down to about 45hz. They really do sound like floorstanders. I love them.