The increased internal volume for a floorstander (assuming
roughly the same footprint) gives it a significant advantage
in bass extension and/or efficiency relative to a stand-
mount. The standmount can be designed to take advantage of
boundary reinforcement (a la Sjofn and Audio Note), but then
so can a floorstander.
So if we compare roughly equal-cost/equal footprint options,
the floorstander enjoys some advantages compared to the
standmount + stand... depending in part on how expensive the
stands are.
In my experience most stand-mount speakers usually benefit
from at least some boundary reinforcement. While it's
possible to build a stand-mount that doesn't need any
boundary reinforcement, such would tend to be either very
low efficiency or very large. So I guess my first questions
would be:
- What's the room like... size? Open into other rooms?
- What are your speaker positioning options?
- How important is performance (soundstaging, timbre) when
you listen from outside the ideal "sweet spo"?
- What sort of amplification do you plan to use?
By the way, I've been consistently very impressed by Fritz
speakers, and the concept behind the Sjofn Clue is
brilliant. The guy who designed the Clue is really good,
and I'd trust his work.
Duke
dealer/manufacturer
Sorry about the weird spacing; I'm not trying to write
poetry here
roughly the same footprint) gives it a significant advantage
in bass extension and/or efficiency relative to a stand-
mount. The standmount can be designed to take advantage of
boundary reinforcement (a la Sjofn and Audio Note), but then
so can a floorstander.
So if we compare roughly equal-cost/equal footprint options,
the floorstander enjoys some advantages compared to the
standmount + stand... depending in part on how expensive the
stands are.
In my experience most stand-mount speakers usually benefit
from at least some boundary reinforcement. While it's
possible to build a stand-mount that doesn't need any
boundary reinforcement, such would tend to be either very
low efficiency or very large. So I guess my first questions
would be:
- What's the room like... size? Open into other rooms?
- What are your speaker positioning options?
- How important is performance (soundstaging, timbre) when
you listen from outside the ideal "sweet spo"?
- What sort of amplification do you plan to use?
By the way, I've been consistently very impressed by Fritz
speakers, and the concept behind the Sjofn Clue is
brilliant. The guy who designed the Clue is really good,
and I'd trust his work.
Duke
dealer/manufacturer
Sorry about the weird spacing; I'm not trying to write
poetry here