This has confused me for quite a while and I'd be interested in all your opinions.
I'm in the market for all speakers for a 5.1 set up and I've been looking at a lot of speakers. Regarding the two fronts, is there any ACOUSTIC reason why -- as a general rule -- one would buy towers over bookcase-on-stand speakers? Or vis-a-versa?
I understand there may be aesthetic reasons. And I also understand that SOME floorstanding models have innovative port systems, etc. that seem to use the whole structure. But most towers look to me like bookshelves on a permenant base.
Also, my gut tells me that bookshelves should give you more bang for the buck (less materials needed), but what do I know?
By the way, if it matters, I think I'm spending somewhere between $1,000 and $1,500 on the whole system (so I assume somewhere between $500 and $800 on the fronts) -- though none of this is set in stone.
Thanks.
I'm in the market for all speakers for a 5.1 set up and I've been looking at a lot of speakers. Regarding the two fronts, is there any ACOUSTIC reason why -- as a general rule -- one would buy towers over bookcase-on-stand speakers? Or vis-a-versa?
I understand there may be aesthetic reasons. And I also understand that SOME floorstanding models have innovative port systems, etc. that seem to use the whole structure. But most towers look to me like bookshelves on a permenant base.
Also, my gut tells me that bookshelves should give you more bang for the buck (less materials needed), but what do I know?
By the way, if it matters, I think I'm spending somewhere between $1,000 and $1,500 on the whole system (so I assume somewhere between $500 and $800 on the fronts) -- though none of this is set in stone.
Thanks.