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This is what led my to my Totem's. They take up less space than a pair of stands+speakers and the freq response goes much, much lower.
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Why not have a neat compact pair of floorstanders and have the wider frequency range built in?
Because stand-mounted speakers on decent stands sound better than compact floor-standers.
Compare the Kef R3 stand-mounts vs Kef R5 floor standing speakers. The R3 has a 6.5" driver, the R5 has a pair of 5" drivers. The R5 will go a bit louder except you lose bass frequencies, whereas the R3 will be better balanced and go down to lower frequencies more comfortably.
IMHO stand-mounts also look a LOT better in most living rooms, which let's face it is where they're going to live for most of us
JB
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So, if you still need floorspace to put stands for the standmounts... Why not have a neat compact pair of floorstanders and have the wider frequency range built in?