High end bookshelf speakers vs more common brand floorstanding speakers?? - Blu-ray Forum

crazyBLUE · 11-19-2008, 10:29 AM

Room size too ; Do you have the room for tower speakers !

THERE AREN'T ANY STUPID QUESTIONS ! JUST STUPID RESPONSES !!

BETTER !!

cravnsn · 11-19-2008, 10:32 AM

By sacrificing some overall bass response, you’re gaining better drivers & crossovers, which will translate to better sound. Plus, the size of the smaller speaker will give a more open and unboxed sound.

MacDaddyOJack · 11-19-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by supaman72

I was wondering what people thought were better smaller bookshelf speakers from PSB and Paradigm vs comparably priced floorstanding speakers from brands like klipsch and Polk ?

It heavily depends on the amount of use, type of use, space constraints, and source material. I would never blindly recommend either 100% of the time.

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Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

THERE AREN'T ANY STUPID QUESTIONS ! JUST STUPID RESPONCES !!

You spelled responses wrong

rlf3911 · 11-19-2008, 12:16 PM

Well, if you need the good bass response(dont have an awesome subwoofer), and you have the space get the floorstanding. Lots of people use floorstanding for their FL and FR speakers, because with the center they handle the majority of the work in the higher frequencies.

sokrman14 · 11-19-2008, 12:38 PM

Good bookshelves can almost extend their bass down the level of name brand towers. I like the Vienna Acoustic Haydn Grand. Here is the link. Also go to the absolute sound magazine's website, they probably have reviews for them. They run $1500 for a pair, but they always seems to amaze me..

PSB_Paradigm_HSU · 11-19-2008, 12:49 PM

Go with PSB B25's and a sub!

supaman72 · 11-19-2008, 04:23 PM

thanks guys as always very helpful

HHX · 11-19-2008, 04:39 PM

oh yeah, the Haydns are awesome speakers, some of the most accurate bookshelf speakers I've ever heard. The problem is - they are really hard to drive. You have to have an amazing receiver to get the most out of them...(we had them powered by a two channel $2800 Primare amp at some point and they sounded better than when we had them powered by our denons, yamahas and pioneer receivers).
But you can get some Boston Acoustics towers that sound really really good too for a reasonable price - look at the VR2s or the VR3s.

11-19-2008, 10:29 AM	#1
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11-19-2008, 10:32 AM	#2
cravnsn Banned Member since:Aug 2008	By sacrificing some overall bass response, you’re gaining better drivers & crossovers, which will translate to better sound. Plus, the size of the smaller speaker will give a more open and unboxed sound.

11-19-2008, 12:16 PM	#4
rlf3911 Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Mansfield, TX Blu-ray collection:251 Trading Score:6	Well, if you need the good bass response(dont have an awesome subwoofer), and you have the space get the floorstanding. Lots of people use floorstanding for their FL and FR speakers, because with the center they handle the majority of the work in the higher frequencies.

11-19-2008, 12:38 PM	#5
sokrman14 Special Member Member since:Mar 2006 Location:Omaha, NE Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:32 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Good bookshelves can almost extend their bass down the level of name brand towers. I like the Vienna Acoustic Haydn Grand. Here is the link. Also go to the absolute sound magazine's website, they probably have reviews for them. They run $1500 for a pair, but they always seems to amaze me..

11-19-2008, 12:49 PM	#6
PSB_Paradigm_HSU Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:VA Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:23	Go with PSB B25's and a sub!

11-19-2008, 04:23 PM	#7
supaman72 Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:High Desert, California Blu-ray collection:163 Trading Score:1	thanks guys as always very helpful

11-19-2008, 04:39 PM	#8
HHX Expert Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:2	oh yeah, the Haydns are awesome speakers, some of the most accurate bookshelf speakers I've ever heard. The problem is - they are really hard to drive. You have to have an amazing receiver to get the most out of them...(we had them powered by a two channel $2800 Primare amp at some point and they sounded better than when we had them powered by our denons, yamahas and pioneer receivers). But you can get some Boston Acoustics towers that sound really really good too for a reasonable price - look at the VR2s or the VR3s.

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