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Floor-standing vs Book-shelf from upper line up?

Hello, 

I’d like to ask your general opinion and experience.

Of course, I plan to hear (if possible) both to make the final call, but would like to know possible long-term experience.

A room is about 14ft x 13ft, a dedicated listening room with couple acoustic panels.


My question is, (specifically or generally)

- Floor stand speaker vs A book shelf type speaker from the upper line up

What would be the better choice?

 Technically, the bookshelf would provide enough sound for a room, and it’s from the upper line up, so I think this might be the optimized solution.

At the same time, I personally prefer floor-standing design (not that important), and though there might be slightly more power than I need, I think having slightly more power would not sound like a bad idea.

https://www.marten.se/products/

I compare Marten Oscar Trio vs Marten Parker Duo

Both are relatively new, and the price is basically same...  
“This price factor” (assuming you pay for what you get, especially from the same company) is a tricky thing.

If this were B&W 805 vs 704 decision. It would be a lot easier.

What would you choose?


Happy New Year! :D 
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Showing 1 response by erik_squires

erik_squires
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Depends how important and how much work you are willing to put into the lowest octave.

The Fritz bookshelves are excellent choices, and with the Scan speak mid-woofers have amazing bass for the size, plenty for a lot of modest listening rooms. 

If you pair them with a good sub, excellently integrated, you'd have a world beating system. However, as I write here, it's not easy:

https://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2020/04/how-to-not-buy-subwoofer.html

Personally, unless you have a dedicated listening room, nothing beats stand mounts plus a sub.  Your ability to locate the sub ideally, and put an EQ in line with it while avoiding degrading your mains results in a wonderful system.
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