Bookshelf speakers have been around for over 60+ years. The invention of the Acoustic Suspension woofer changed the game allowing the use of a small enclosure to produce decent bass. https://smartcarting.com/the-history-and-evolution-of-bookshelf-speakers/ |
I would think you may have inadvertently clicked on a bookshelf speaker ad and the search engine then flagged that you looked at bookshelf speaker and then started barraging you with bookshelf speaker adds. If you triggered and interest... then it can pop up all over. Once you notice it, then you start noticing them... like you buy a car you never thought you would buy... and suddenly you see them all over the place. I haven't noticed any increase in bookshelf speakers being highlighted or more common. They have always been common because because they can be cheap... and of course over the last 20 or 30 years because of PCs. |
Could be a number of reasons. Internet ads are controlled based on algorithms. I also think that younger buyers don't have large houses (or houses for that matter) so smaller speakers work better in apts, condos, or small houses. And, smaller speakers with a woofer are really sounding good. I listened to a pair of B&W bookshelves with a Rel sub and was impressed at the sound in relation to the system cost and space required. |
This could be true! Lately I’ve been marveling about the high sonic quality of bookshelf/monitors, often seeing the Vivid Kaya 12 advertised. Another ad TAS April 2025 for Crystal Cable Minissimo. Stereophile April 2025 reviewed the Vovativ Hagen monitor. |
