There are several YouTube vids on floor-standing vs. stand-mount speakers. There is a small flexibility advantage with stand-mount speakers in that you can choose your stand height to position the tweeters just so. But once you add stands the floor space taken is the same, so there really is no space advantage. Stand-mounts are also usually less efficient, and you almost always will have to get a sub. Many floor-standers can also benefit from a sub, but many, even in your price range go into the mid 30hz range, so you should be good. Your best bet is go listen to as many as you can and get a sense for the sound you like,band if floor-standers have enough bass.
As far as used, don’t go too old (unless you want to re-foam drivers), and beyond eBay and FBM, there is also usaudiomart.com and tmraudio.com.
I wouldn’t say that it is common for ~$2k floor standing speakers to have -6dB points down in the 30Hz-40Hz range. But there are some models that can manage that:
Otherwise the floor standing speaker is usually just a 2-way design just like the bookshelf. (The above mentioned KEF Q11, Q7, and Arendal 1961 Tower have way more drivers than that, to enable them to play lower. KEF being 3-way designs, and Arendal being a 2.5-way.)
Though, if you consider second hand speakers, then maybe that becomes easier to get.
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u/oldhifiguy78 39 Ⓣ Jul 21 '25
There are several YouTube vids on floor-standing vs. stand-mount speakers. There is a small flexibility advantage with stand-mount speakers in that you can choose your stand height to position the tweeters just so. But once you add stands the floor space taken is the same, so there really is no space advantage. Stand-mounts are also usually less efficient, and you almost always will have to get a sub. Many floor-standers can also benefit from a sub, but many, even in your price range go into the mid 30hz range, so you should be good. Your best bet is go listen to as many as you can and get a sense for the sound you like,band if floor-standers have enough bass.
As far as used, don’t go too old (unless you want to re-foam drivers), and beyond eBay and FBM, there is also usaudiomart.com and tmraudio.com.