Replacing speakers, here's what Crutchfield Recommends

[Irvrobinson]

I'm still sticking my toes into the pond myself, but I think as long as you have a good sub(s), floor standers aren't necessary. you can get some better lower bass extension from floor standers, but a sub will almost negate that.

It depends how sensitive you are to the mains to sub transition. For solo piano you need mains that are quite powerful near the crossover frequency. For movie/tv HT use, perhaps the difference is unimportant. Nonetheless, there is an old audiophile axiom that does seem to hold true, unfortunately. The less a speaker needs a sub, the easier it is to integrate a sub for smooth frequency response.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

+1 on the previous hsu 5.1 recommendation. Hsu makes amazing value subs. Not the most powerful nor cheapest, but just right price /performance.
I have Heard their bookshelves and they there quite good. I won't necessarily recommend them for mostly music system, but for movies they are awesome.
Philharmonic AA, wavecrest, emp tek and ascend audio are some of my other to go brands.
Emptek is making especially nice looking and sounding speakers for price.

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[Marcus8699]

+1 on the previous hsu 5.1 recommendation. Hsu makes amazing value subs. Not the most powerful nor cheapest, but just right price /performance.
I have Heard their bookshelves and they there quite good. I won't necessarily recommend them for mostly music system, but for movies they are awesome.
Philharmonic AA, wavecrest, emp tek and ascend audio are some of my other to go brands.
Emptek is making especially nice looking and sounding speakers for price.

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Thanks! I am going to watching movies mostly so whatever is best for that should be "good enough" for music. Thanks again to all

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[Pogre]

It depends how sensitive you are to the mains to sub transition. For solo piano you need mains that are quite powerful near the crossover frequency. For movie/tv HT use, perhaps the difference is unimportant. Nonetheless, there is an old audiophile axiom that does seem to hold true, in my unfortunately. The less a speaker needs a sub, the easier it is to integrate a sub for smooth frequency response.

exactly why I said "almost negates". for my system and style of music the setup works well for me, but I totally understand where having better bass extension close to the crossover frequency will sound smoother. not a lot of piano in my playlist though.

I had never hear the axiom before, but I dig it. makes sense.