Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Bookshelf Vs. Floorstanding for movies only

I haven't listened to any axiom bookshelf speakers yet. I am extremely happy with my m80's and wouldn't want anything smaller for my living room.

I would probably go with book shelf speakers in a bedroom or smaller den/living room though.

OK
Here's what I am thinking from AVS Forums

Yup. And there's another advantage. The best locations for soundstage and imaging is almost never the best location for bass reproduction in the room. Better to filter the low frequencies from the main channels and re-direct them to a dedicated subwoofer, which will not only reproduce those frequencies better, but also allow placement where bass reproduction is best in the room (without having to compromise the soundstage). Can't do that with large floorstanders, unless you're real handy with a saw.

That would be true, but if putting in two subs ....is there really a difference.

Remember MOvies only ... no music

I never understand why people try to categorize such things.

For Music Floorstanding works best
For Movies Bookshelves and subs

Seriously?
I suggest you listen to more logical people and get the heck off that AVS forum.

There is music IN movies, even more so in musicals.
How can anyone think it is possible to separate these two into distinct categories for which different speakers are somehow more attuned?
Speakers are designed to reproduce sound from whatever the source material.
Period.

Choose what is best for your room size and listening preferences (capacity/need for higher SPL, sound without the use of subwoofers, placement space available, budget....)

I dont if ever watch a musical.
I rarely sit back to watch a movie and listen to the sound track.

Thirdly if I listen to music, it is in 2 channel, not 2.1

If I am watching a movie it is and will be 7.2
So, for my music I have and know without a doubt floorstanding M80's or equivilent.

It is for watching movies that I am concerned about. Not Bon Jovi concert vidoe's or Stevie Ray or any concert or music video.

I know there is back ground music etc, but rarely do I even notice that.

The room is around 2000 sq ft. I do not need mmy ear drums to bleed either so extreme volumn is not needed.
Bookshelfs fill the room quite well, at least my MK750's do.

The budget allows for M80's and two SVS Ultra's just as well as it does for MK950's and two SVS subs.

So then just change your receiver to 2.0 when you want music and back to 7.2 for movies. Can still use all the same speakers.