Monitors or floorstander to match Velodyne DD15?

Vladimir - That's my expectation too, especially since the DD-15 used the same magnet as the larger DD-18. Do you have any thoughts about getting fronts and whether it's wise to get something that's lighter in the base and use the Velodyne in 2-channel?

Aroc/Emile - Thanks for the suggestions. There's a dealer a couple hours away who has Maggies, Velodynes and even the Anthem elctronics I'm interested in and I hope I can listen to them together.

Gunbei -

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm not sure what you meant in your third paragraph. Are you saying that if the response of the fronts are too quick they won't match as well to a 15-inch sub as would slower floorstanders? Of the size of the DD might not be as compatible with the smaller drivers of a monitor?

I hadn't looked yet at the Aerial Accoustic. Nice looking speaker and quite an unusal design with the side woofer (which is sizeable). I haven't seen review for it because it's new.

There's a laundry list of speakers I'd like to hear, many of the usual suspects. I just haven't had free time. I'd like to audition a monitor and sub to see how they match.

Comparitively speaking the DD was easier to chose. There are manu contending good speakers (with different strengths and weaknesses) but there are relatively few that compete with the DD. Good luck with your choices and thanks for your help.

Gunbei - I am an accoustical novice so take my theory with that in mind. It just seems to me there are several questions to ask when it comes to speed it is not simply the diameter of the woofer but rather the diameter and its interplay with the the type of material and design of the woofer and the type of magnet and design. And again, using my intuitive sense, I would suspect that a magnet powerful enough to drive the DD-18s would be more than ample to drive the DD-15s with speed and precision. I sure hope so.

Gmood1 - Stereo subs aren't in my cards for now but I will try to listen to such a setup if I get the chance.

Vladimir- Thanks for your response and the link to your blog. Your theories have a certain aestetic appeal. Doesn't make them necessarily right although the better solutions often seem to to be attractively simple. Do you recommend any minimonitors in particular?