If you have room for them, how about a pair of Cerwin-Vega CLS-215s? Check around and read the reviews, which include favorable write-ups from Absolute Sound and Soundstage.com. Designers were formerly of NHT and another audiophile spkr company. Mid and tweeter, although horn-loaded, are sourced from Scandinavian speaker companies.
About $1K/pair, measured sensitivity around 92dB, bass down to the mid-20s or lower in-room, dynamic range to (literally) beat the band, and yet the reviews indicated that they excel in microdynamics and low level detail, especially at the price and factoring in the frequency and dynamic ranges.
You want bass? Twin 15-inchers should do it. Fortunately, they cross over to the 6-1/2" midrange at a fairly low 250 Hz. That would function similarly to a minimonitor mated to a 2x15 sub, but with better integration.
About $1K/pair, measured sensitivity around 92dB, bass down to the mid-20s or lower in-room, dynamic range to (literally) beat the band, and yet the reviews indicated that they excel in microdynamics and low level detail, especially at the price and factoring in the frequency and dynamic ranges.
You want bass? Twin 15-inchers should do it. Fortunately, they cross over to the 6-1/2" midrange at a fairly low 250 Hz. That would function similarly to a minimonitor mated to a 2x15 sub, but with better integration.