Tagged: floorstanders

Rear-ported floorstanders against glass walls cause boundary reinforcement and reflections. Here's how to place, measure and tune them properly.

Six-figure floorstanders fail in rooms that were never built for them. Here's how to tell if your space can actually support one before you buy.

Bigger speakers don't mean bigger sound. Here's how to match cabinet volume, driver size and placement to your actual room, not your budget.

Doubling up on standmounts instead of buying a floorstander can beat it on bass and imaging, but only if your room and budget line up. Here's the real trade-off.

Bigger boxes aren't always the better statement. Why a serious pair of standmounts on the right stands can beat a floorstander in the wrong room.

Listening distance changes which speaker format actually works. Here's how near-field, mid-room and far-room seating should shape your standmount vs floorstander decision.

Choosing between standmounts and floorstanders isn't about budget or looks. It's a room-shape and listening-distance decision, and I've watched it wreck good systems.

A large floorstander in a small room doesn't deliver more — it delivers worse. Sofia Laurent explains when to walk away from the flagship and why.

Valve amps are unforgiving of a bad speaker match. Priya Anand explains the real rules — impedance, sensitivity, topology — for getting the pairing right.

Sensitivity ratings, room volume and amplifier watts are all connected by maths, not magic. Here's how to work out what you actually need.

When your speaker budget sits between $800 and $3,000, the choice between a used standmount and a new floorstander isn't obvious. Here's how to think through it.

The Bowers & Wilkins 801 D5 arrives at $65,000 a pair with a new tweeter, cabinet and crossover. What Australian buyers should know before 6 September 2026.

JBL unveiled the 237kg, US$159,990 Summit Everest at High End Vienna 2026, completing its Summit Series on the brand's 80th anniversary.

Klipsch teased Project Apollo at CES 2026, a horn-loaded MTM flagship tower concept. Here is what we know and what it could mean for Australian buyers.