Good musical speakers that go low? Help


I am looking for a good muscial speaker (4k or so used) that really does good deep base, but in a controled manner.

I have a fairly powerful SS amp (kraft) so current should not be an issue.

Oh and to make things even more difficult I have a wife which means the speaker can not bee over 50 inches or so. No super towers here.

Must a go with a sub?

Ken
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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.
Raquel,

I disagree, in my smaller room with the setup I mentioned the midbass was not overcooked, so setup as always is the key. Also as far as deep bass, the Mahlers do quite well on organ music, and pick up much deeper bass than the Von Schweikert VR4 jr's I have used in the same room, which claim to extend into the 25hz region, and several magazines have mentioned this if this is criteria used. Rolloff at 40hz? I don't think so, maybe if you electronics can't produce it. I believe what I hear, not what magazines print. The Eton drivers are excellent pieces used in many high end designs that definitely do not roll off deep bass, their resonant frequency is 21hz with a -3db point of 25hz for the raw drivers. The port on the Mahlers is tuned in the 26 hz range from my research, which would also indicate strong output down to this frequency rolling off quickly 3db below this. Also if you do some research, Eton is a german company, the drivers are measured in metric units and they are closer to 11" than 10".