Two powered subs with bookshelf speakers or two floor-standing speakers?

What is your experience with this topic? In my current setup, I have amp to subwoofer in and subwoofer out to bookshelf on each channel.

My girlfriend has an old receiver out to two old floor-standing JBLs, which sound WAY better.

Your thoughts? Thanks.

mikeydee12-21-2022 2:17pm

gareents Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 62 posts 12-22-2022 at 04:54pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I had a number of very good bookshelf speakers (B&W 805D, Harbeth 30.2) and subwoofers (REL, SVS) in different rooms. Sound was very good but not even close to floor standers I now use (Wilson, Spatial Audio). As others stated above, integrating subs with bookshelfs can be difficult. I am convinced that using floor standers is much better option. -GAR