My Response 2s showed up before the stands did and I thought I'd blown it entirely. They sounded thin and the mid-bass that they should have had wasn't there. I was seriously doubting my purchase until the stands showed up. The stands I used were the Target RS2s and made the difference. I gather the RS2s were designed in conjunction with the Response 2s, so it really takes both to make the whole. Mine came with the S'phile review of the Response 2s... To quote Corey Greenberg:
HARSH REALITY TIME
Unfortunately, there is *one* teensy-weensy detail: the ProAcs absolutely, positively MUST be used with Target's custom-designed RS2 stands.
"Whew! Is *that* all?! We thought you were going to tell us about some fatal flaw in the--"
The RS2 stands cost 700 clams.
"AI-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"
Sorry, but its true. The ProAcs are astonishing *only* when sitting on these muy espensivo sand- or lead-fillable heavy metal Target RS2 stands; used with even the excellent $350 Sound Anchors model I also tried, the Response Twos lose most of their incredible imaging precision and startling-for-the-size bass.
HARSH REALITY TIME
Unfortunately, there is *one* teensy-weensy detail: the ProAcs absolutely, positively MUST be used with Target's custom-designed RS2 stands.
"Whew! Is *that* all?! We thought you were going to tell us about some fatal flaw in the--"
The RS2 stands cost 700 clams.
"AI-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!"
Sorry, but its true. The ProAcs are astonishing *only* when sitting on these muy espensivo sand- or lead-fillable heavy metal Target RS2 stands; used with even the excellent $350 Sound Anchors model I also tried, the Response Twos lose most of their incredible imaging precision and startling-for-the-size bass.