Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs?


I want to know if you have been on a journey moving from a large full range speaker to a smaller one paired wit subs, maybe even four subs.


Maybe you moved away from the big speakers because you had too much bass or you got a better soundstage from the smaller speakers. Let me know what motivated you and if you think it’s better now.


My motivation for wanting to try smaller speakers.


I have the Tekton DI and until a month ago I was using a LM845P SET amp to drive them.

It only sounded good on simple jazz and vocals but on complex music everything was falling apart.

I am not playing loud but I think it was the low 2 ohm load in the midrange that made the LM break down.


I bought a used PS Audio BHK250 and pre and it was like getting new speakers. Never ever had it occurred to me that speaker and amp matching could have such a profound effect.


So I am enjoying my speakers now and listen to music I have avoided like the plague and enjoying it (:


But all of this got me thinking, what if I paired my LM845P with an easy to drive speaker and paired it with some subs?


Then the LM845 could do what it's best at, playing glorious midrange and the subs could play the bass.

So that's my motivation for trying smaller speakers.


I am also hoping that maybe I could get better and more even bass with 2 or 4 subs. Maybe a better soundstage because the small speakers have a very small baffle.

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I have a variety of speakers, from floor standing to standmounts.

I recently got rid of my subs/crossover/DSP unit.

Ultimately I didn't find it added much to my speakers, and I found I preferred the tone and palpability of my speakers without the subs.

Selling the subs was a load off my shoulders.  Very glad to be rid of all that extra gear, the subs taking up space, the additional AC cabling, other cables, other boxes etc. 


I still prefer a good floor standing speaker to any sat/sub I've personally heard.

That certainly isn't an objective take on subwoofers.   I know tons of people love what they bring to a system, and there are technical advantages to integrating subwoofers if you can eek them out in your set up.   They just didn't work out for me.