Considerations When Buying Floorstanding Speakers
Floorstanding speakers may seem more complex than the smaller speakers you’ll see on top of a desk or a shelf — bookshelf speakers, in other words. But a floorstanding speaker system can be a much simpler way to get great sound quality, and here’s why:
For one thing, floorstanding speakers are self-contained, all in one systems. They usually have a built-in base, so you don’t have to lay out extra money for stands — and the speaker drivers are already at the optimum height for your ears when you’re sitting in your favorite chair.
For another, most floorstanding speakers have a three-way, or full range, configuration. Therefore, you’ll see three or more speakers on the front, each of a different size, with a tweeter on top to handle the highest range of the audio spectrum, a larger midrange speaker driver below that, and a bass speaker driver or two on the bottom.
A third reason that floorstanding speakers can deliver better sound quality is that they typically have larger cabinets than bookshelf speakers, which can facilitate bass extension. In well-designed cabinets such as those in the speakers listed here, this makes for clearer low-end because it accommodates the longer distance a bass speaker driver needs to travel to reproduce bass frequencies. Sound quality is key here, not quantity: Our experts have chosen the models in this guide not because they deliver more bass volume, but because they deliver better bass sounds.
Another plus: A pair of floorstanding speakers that deliver the right amount of bass and overall power for your music room or home theater may give you the sound you need without having to add a subwoofer, depending on the kind of music and movies that are in heavy rotation in your home theater system.
Besides the size of your room, your listening style, and price, another factor you get to consider with many floorstanding speakers is cabinet finish. A pair of speakers this tall should make you as happy to look at them as they do to listen to them. Some of the speakers in our guide have finish options that can fit right in with your furniture.
You can use floorstanding speakers in any system that you'd use bookshelf speakers for. They're a great choice to be the front speakers in a surround sound setup. If your listening room is small, you'll find floorstanding speakers that are designed not to overpower you.
Read the reviews in this guide, and then give our experts a call. They’ll be happy to discuss the kind of room your music system will be in, and to recommend the speakers that will be perfect for your needs.
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If you’re still not sure which floorstanding speakers are best for you, give us a call or send us an email. Tell us a little about how you will use it, what kind of music and movies you like, what’s your budget, and/or anything else you think we should know. Just think of us as your own personal audio gear shopping concierge, on-call to help you pick the perfect floorstanding speakers for you.
One more thing...
In the early days of the speaker, it was easy to decide where to buy your speakers: In a brick-and-mortar store, since the Internet wasn't the e-commerce juggernaut it is now. But then as now, the best way to approach your purchase of home theater gear was to buy it from a trusted dealer. And the more experience and longer the track record, the better. Even more so today than 40 years ago, a good dealer will take care of you in the event anything happens.
Speaking of trusted dealers…
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