Hey @n80 - There are some good deals on speakers, especially Boston, at accessoriesforless.com right now. They had a smallish Boston floor stander for something like $169 each, but the second one is BOGO 1/2 off right now. They also have KEF, Canton and a couple of other brands. Worth looking into for your cabin speaker replacement needs.
Tower vs Similar Bookshelf?
I asked this question in an unrelated thread but did not get an answer so I'm going to see what kind of input I get by posting as a separate thread:
I'm looking at lower end speakers for my cabin.
I was looking at a certain brand and noticed their lowest end small tower speaker had a 6.5" woofer and 1" tweeter. These were the same woofer and tweeter that come in one of their bookshelf speakers. The towers cost about $100-$150 more than the bookshelf version. Both have bass ports in the the rear.
My question is: Is there any sonic benefit over the tower model verses the bookshelf model with essentially the same hardware? Better bass? Different crossover? Any thoughts appreciated.
I'm looking at lower end speakers for my cabin.
I was looking at a certain brand and noticed their lowest end small tower speaker had a 6.5" woofer and 1" tweeter. These were the same woofer and tweeter that come in one of their bookshelf speakers. The towers cost about $100-$150 more than the bookshelf version. Both have bass ports in the the rear.
My question is: Is there any sonic benefit over the tower model verses the bookshelf model with essentially the same hardware? Better bass? Different crossover? Any thoughts appreciated.