Monitor with a full range sound?

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

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.

Seems like monitors are getting "picked on" at the moment...suffice to say...your room really dictates bass response...and in a smaller rooms...monitors can sound bigger and deeper than their specs would indicate...floorstanders in small rooms can be a bit boomy...and as already stated...the imaging precision of monitors is unrivaled....