I hate to put any speaker company into a catagory. To say that this is a rock speaker or this is a Jazz speaker just does not seem fair to the company. However there are some companys who have build there reputation on doing certain types of music very well. I listen to alot of different types of music, from Jazz to very Heavy Death Metal. It sounds like you want speakers that can take really high volume and still maintain there composure. The best bang for the buck IMHO for rock music and the ability to play very loud would have to be JBL. My whole system is made up of JBL and they will rock the house There are alot of higher end speakers out there but I have heard nothing that can touch JBL for the money. The first thing you read in most reviews about JBL speakers is how impressed the reviewer was with there ability to play LOUD!! Hope this helps.

Lasher