What speakers have best bass for hip hop, and rock

I second the motion recommending KHorns. They are easily found in the $2k - $3k range used. They are extremely easy to drive ( use a good low to medium watt tube amp) and they will blow you over with sound!

However, Khorns require a good room where you can place them solidily in the corners without any obstructions like windows or doors. You need a minimum of four feet on each wall for both sides of the speaker. A smallish room will not work well; need good space for this speaker to really work well. Also, use vinyl and they will even sound better.:)

With popular music, and especially hip-hop, you'll need a setup that excel at PRaT, vocal naturalness and not being hard-sounding with overly compressed productions. There are two setups, in my experience, which handles all of these three characteristics: Tannoy driven by Manley (as in mine own setup) or if you want an SS setup; a full Naim set. I guess there are a lot of great systems that can handle this kind of music. However, these are two possibilities that I have extensive experience with that can crank up the drive, flow and funk of rap.

I would use two really big powered subwoofers and nothing else. Other frequencies don't matter in this case. Try it and thank me later.

I agree with Cerwin=Vega. B&W is too expensive for what it is, and won't give you what you need...maybe with a 5000 watt amp.

Hard to believe you don't like the bass and sound stage of the Studio's . Have you checked the rest of your setup ? Iv'e heard the Studio one and two's in several setups and the bass was always excellent . Also thought the sound stage was at least on par with others in it's price range .