Bookshelf Speakers with the decent bass

zd , then for speakers in general , what attributes do you enjoy

Go listen to some active monitors . Any brand will do . Might be an ear opener . It is for some anyways . LOL

Have not heard them . I assume they have a flat response being a monitor. So i will blindly say i like them !

nope , not at all . Never looked at a spec sheet in my life .

zd , what attributes do you look for in a bookshelf ? Hyped treble or overblown bass ?

Audioconnection , You assume you know peoples emotional states ? Your recent post is a emotional incoherent rambling. You like zd's brand recommendations . Fine, look closer at how he states them . Telling someone he will like the Vandersteen ? Never heard a more preposterous statement . Do you tell people what they will like too ?

You folks who shill specific brands repeatedly because you like them is strictly ego driven . Anyone can repeatedly shill a brand . Open your ears and minds .

"There's not that many high end powered speakers. Regardless, all of the ones I have listened to are overpriced for the SQ that they deliver. I have yet to hear actives that can compete realisticly with well matched separates costing the same or less. To be fair, I most likely have different taste's than most. For example, I like Ayre for solid state. There's no active speaker that has an amp like that inside of it. But what I find amazing about all of this, is how everyone is so careful to get just the right amp, preamp and speaker combo, but for an active, whatever comes in the box is good enough. Everyone just goes brain dead. All common sense goes out the window.

Anyway, to answer your question, I've either owned or demoed the following. All of the Meridians. Audio Engine, All the ones that they sell in the music stores (JBL, KRK, Tannoy, Adam, Alesis etc.), PMC, ATC, Genelec, AktiMate. There's probably more, but that's all I can remember for now.

I should also mention that I'm referring only to fully powered speakers. Some speakers just have powered bass sections (Vandersteen, Genesis, etc). They can sound fine.

To sum up, regardless of the type of speaker you buy, active, passive, or partial, the selection process doesn't change. Buying an active speaker guarantees you absolutely nothing with regards to sound quality. And why should it? "

zd , How do you know all of this to be true ? Are you an audiophile savant ?

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If you do this long enough you realize ZD is just making
an simple observation with coherence."

If you do this long enough you should know that when giving advice based on opinions you should not speak in absolutes . I have no problem with stating what one likes in this hobby . We all do it for the most part .When one tries to justify the opinions as facts is where it becomes nonsense . There were too many statements made by zd in his post that were just his opinion followed by untruths .

zd is the king of quotes . Quoting peoples opinions and stating reasons why he thinks they are wrong . Getting very old quickly . Just going to start giving him a taste of his own medicine .

zd's first post on the original subject to break down : Or, should I try Floor standing speakers. Thank you in advance on yours opinions.
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I think a floor standing speaker would be a much better way to go. See if you can audition a pair of Vansersteen Model 1's. They're very easy to drive and the bass is in a different league than what you have now. If for some reason, you don't like them, listen to some Monitor Audio floor standers. The silver series is very nice. That said, the Model 1's are hard to beat. You should like them.

"the bass is in a different league than what you have now " zd ,Speaking in absolutes
"that said the model 1's are hard to beat . You should like them". How do you have any idea if he will like them ? He should like them ? One of the dumbest statements i have read recently . I could dissect zd's posts for hours and bring to light the terrible suggestions ,but only so much time in the day .

Audioconnection , If you are going to chime in on Roxy54's recommendation of "the clue" being a clueless suggestion then give your own recommendation for the speaker the op should buy . You must have the "correct" answer with all that knowledge you have .

Wow , You are a dealer huh ? It makes you a living , keeps you alive with food and shelter . Defend until the end ? I now see why you wanted to defend zd since he exclusively recommends Vandersteen . Are you an Ayre dealer as well . You seem like the prototype dealer . Every post you enter here should state you are a dealer so we can skip over your biased input .

Zd , You pulled out one sentence out of a million and defend yourself in a whole on that one sentence ? No one really cares who and what you recommend . I surely do not . The constant quotes of members thoughts , idea's and recommendations is aggressive to say the least . You try to justify it by calling it open dialogue or discussion . When it is just uncalled for .