Narrowed down to the Kef R11 meta, but the bass?

You don't even need Meta. R11 has plenty of bass on its own.  Difference in my opinion is not much for the money between the two. Got to admit color of the drivers are cool.

Set up and room acoustics are a major variable in the sound of speakers. In your own home you should be able to adjust the bass through placement and room treatments and get a lot more of what you want.

Also, a hundred or two hundred hours on them are required to break in. They sound lean at first with the bass wooly. So that may apply to the ones you listened to, but will definitely apply if you buy a new pair. So, don't expect them to have great bass out of the box. 

Best buy lost mcintosh.mcintosh pulled it from them. I had some 11 and they sounded good. If you want base go with 10 gauge or larger gauge wire.try it if you don't like it then put sub on it.doesnt best buy have 15 day return.you would have to play them solid for a week to begin to break them in.best of luck.

Best buy lost mcintosh.mcintosh pulled it from them. I had some 11 and they sounded good. If you want base go with 10 gauge or larger gauge wire.try it if you don't like it then put sub on it.doesnt best buy have 15 day return.you would have to play them solid for a week to begin to break them in.best of luck.

There are very few speakers that don't really benefit from have a sub or two to support them.  Also, your room will determine how much effective bass is there since you should get some room effect that adds a couple of Hz lower extension.

The R11 Meta are good speakers and should be fine for most music but I would want a sub or two for movies and music with a lot of bass.