Good musical speakers that go low? Help

I would check out Legacy Audio's Focus or Focus 20/20's. I've had 2 pair - lots of tight bass, very musical and even the "S mag" likes them! They should be in your price range used and they look like fine furniture, so the WAF is quite high.

I recommend auditioning the Tyler Linbrook Signature System speakers... They go for about 3.5-4K used, and has some very nice low bass extension that is quite musical.

---Dave

Fostex f200a ,30hz 21khz very detailed bass with no bloom wonderful sound across the range due to advanced cone ,milled basket[not cast or stamped like the other loudspeakers mentioned]a true hiquality driver available in a few loudspeakers or DIY your own.It also features a milled alnico maginet instead of the cheap pressed powder mags the others use. http://www.audiocraftersguld.com/Xtreme/xtreme.htm

Look for Vienna Strauss or Mahlers, these have amazing bass impact, especially the Mahlers with the dual 11" Eton honeycomb woofers which are some of the best bass drivers made, and are really truly underrated speakers. I had Mahlers, sold them, and now have bought another pair because I missed them. There is a pair of black Strauss I almost bought on Agon right now for $3300. The Mahler/Strauss have awesome furniture grade finishes, so the wife issue sould be less of an obstacle. The rosewood in particular is very nice, and is what I have repurchased.

Regarding the above post about Vienna Acoustics Mahlers and their bass performance, I have Mahlers in my second system and really love the speakers, but it is incorrect to say that they excel at the reproduction of deep bass (40 Hz. and below). In fact, they begin to roll off below 40 Hz. and are down a good 12-13 db. at 25 Hz. according to Atkinson's measurements. In my room, they are likewise down a good 12 db. at 20 Hz.

The Mahlers have very impactful, powerful midbass (40 Hz. to 80 Hz.) that makes them sound very compelling in large rooms (and makes them sound like hell in most smaller rooms), but if it is deep bass you want, I suggest you look elsewhere. In any event, speakers that do deep bass tend to be hard to place properly and often end up sounding lousy as a result (for example, my Salons were never right in the bass at our old apartment).

PS - The Eton woofers are ten-inch, not eleven-inch.