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Best Floorstanding Tower Speakers

By Gary Altunian, About.com

Floorstanding speakers are the largest type of speaker, and are available in a wide range of styles and prices. Their advantages include placement flexibility in your room and you can take them with you when moving. Another advantage is that the cabinet or enclosure is optimized or tuned to provide the best performance. Because of this, most audio enthusiasts and discriminating listeners prefer floorstanding speakers.

1. BG Radia Z-92 Speakers

BG Corp.
BG Radia, known for their planar ribbon drivers offers the Z-92 floorstanding tower speakers as part of their Z-Series line. The Z-92 is a 3-way stereo speaker that features two 6.5-inch Aluminum woofers, a Neo10 midrange and a Neo3 PDR tweeter. The Neo10 midrange and Neo3 PDR tweeter are planar ribbon drivers, the company’s signature speaker. BG has built their reputation on planar ribbon drivers, which offer outstanding clarity and detail. Their high-definition qualities present a clean midrange presence and a high-end that resolves details that often go unnoticed in music and movie soundtracks. They deserve serious consideration for a mid-priced to high-end stereo system and sell for $2499 /pair. Read my full review of the Z-92 speakers.

2. Audio Physic Sparks Tower Speaker

Audio Physic may not a speaker brand that comes to mind, but this German company has hit a home run with their Sparks tower speaker. The Sparks are 2-1/2 way speakers with a six-inch woofer, a six-inch mid-bass driver and a one-inch soft dome tweeter in a rear ported enclosure. At 38" tall, the Sparks deliver great audio performance for movies and music, with excellent imaging and soundstage, quick, fast transient response and faithful audio reproduction. Bass performance was tight, although a subwoofer is a good idea for the deepest bass reproduction. Construction quality is excellent and they're available in several cabinet finishes. Audio Physic may not be a top-of-mind brand, but worth consideration for movies and music. $2999/pair.

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