I was in the same boat...and after an exhausting search....settled on the new Quad 12L...huge soundstaging,3-d imaging,legendary Quad transparency and speed,and surprisingly....phenominal bass from a standmount...conservatively rated at 45hz...but dont let the specs full you...these sound like they are going a lot deeper...for 1k new...you are not going to find a monitor with a more full presentation...in short...they dont sound thin and bright...to get this type of bass performance from SPendor or Sonus Faber....will cost u 2x as much....