Collection: Floorstanding Speakers

Floorstanders move more air: deeper bass, bigger scale, no stands required. Bookshelf speakers plus a subwoofer can match them for less money and fit smaller rooms. If your room is medium to large and you listen at lively levels, floorstanders are usually the better pick.

Sensitivity, measured in dB at 1 watt/1 meter, tells you how loud a speaker plays with a given amount of power. A 90dB speaker needs half the amplifier power of an 87dB speaker to reach the same volume. Low-sensitivity speakers need beefier amplification — match them accordingly.

As a starting point, pull floorstanders 2–3 feet from the front wall and toe them in slightly toward your listening seat. Rear-ported speakers are more sensitive to wall placement than sealed or front-ported designs. Small adjustments make a big audible difference — experiment before finalizing.

Dome tweeters (silk, aluminum, beryllium, diamond) are the most common and sound smooth and detailed. Horn-loaded tweeters (like Klipsch Heritage) are very efficient with a lively, dynamic presentation. Ribbon and AMT tweeters are fast and airy. Each has devoted fans; personal listening is the real decider.

Cables are the last few percent, not the first fifty. Get your speakers, amplifier, and source sorted first, then upgrade cables. Well-made cables from established brands do make a subtle difference in resolving systems — which is why we carry them — but they can't fix a mismatched system.

Yes. All Elite Audio accepts trade-ins of your current gear toward a new purchase. Email sales@alleliteaudio.com with what you have and what you're looking at.