For big bass energy from a small footprint, I think that the Prelude is pretty tough to beat.
They're not exactly neutral tonally (and - as Wolf notes - they don't go particularly deep), but they can deliver the thump of a kick drum with surprising oomph given the tiny footprint. Even if they won't produce a particularly flat FR graph (they produce a serious bass hump in my set-up), they're definitely close enough - especially over +/- 150hz - for my purposes. I have a pair in my exercise room where floor space is tight and loud rock is essential (if I'm going to survive on a treadmill for more than 10 minutes). IME, the Preludes fills that particular niche as well as anything I've ever heard anywhere near the price point.
Marty
They're not exactly neutral tonally (and - as Wolf notes - they don't go particularly deep), but they can deliver the thump of a kick drum with surprising oomph given the tiny footprint. Even if they won't produce a particularly flat FR graph (they produce a serious bass hump in my set-up), they're definitely close enough - especially over +/- 150hz - for my purposes. I have a pair in my exercise room where floor space is tight and loud rock is essential (if I'm going to survive on a treadmill for more than 10 minutes). IME, the Preludes fills that particular niche as well as anything I've ever heard anywhere near the price point.
Marty