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Pro/Con Floorstanding VS Monitor, which's better?

If both speakers have the same design, i.e MTM or any one tweeter and 2 mid subs, what is the benefit of the floorstanding over monitor speakers (so except for the cabinet, everything else is the same)?

I would think that a floorstander would go a bit deeper, but not sure if that's correct.

Also which one should be a better speaker, over all?

thanks,

Ake
ake

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phasecorrect
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Depends on your room..for transparency,out of box imaging,and few difraction issues monitors will prevail in a small room...in larger rooms the added bass of a floorstander will fill out the sound...few monitors have enough low end to compete...they will end up sounding very lean...case your wondering...not a good thing..
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DEPENDING ON HOW HIGH YOU HAVE TO CROSSOVER...SAT/SUB SYSTEMS CAN BE DIFFICULT TO INTERGRATE TOGETHER FOR SEAMLESS SOUND...BASS BECOMES OMNI-DIRECTIONAL AT 40HZ...CROSSING OVER HIGHER THAN THIS DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE SUB PLACEMENT...IN SMALLER ROOMS..WHERE THE LISTENER WILL BE IN THE SINE WAVE CREATED BY THE SUB...THIS IS LESS PROBLEMATIC...EITHER WAY...DECENT SUBS ARE PRICEY...AND ANY SUB IS TRICKY TO INTERGRATE...IN LARGER ROOMS...I LIKE THE COHESION OF LARGE STANDMOUNTS...SUCH AS THE NEW QUAD 12L..WHICH HAS VERY TIGHT,QUICK,ARTICULATE BASS...AND SOUND MUCH DEEPER THAN THEIR SPECS WOULD INDICATE(40HZ)...PLUS YOU STILL GET THE PRECISION IMAGING MONITORS ARE KNOWN FOR...WITHOUT DISTRUPTING THE CRITCAL MIDBAND AREA..AND IF YOU WANT TO ADD A SUB...YOU CROSSOVER AT 40 INSTEAD OF 60...ETC...
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