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Pro/Con Floorstanding VS Monitor, which's better?

If both speakers have the same design, i.e MTM or any one tweeter and 2 mid subs, what is the benefit of the floorstanding over monitor speakers (so except for the cabinet, everything else is the same)?

I would think that a floorstander would go a bit deeper, but not sure if that's correct.

Also which one should be a better speaker, over all?

thanks,

Ake
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rockvirgo
587 posts
 
I've had both. Monitors are easier on the eyes. Well made ones are elegant. Floorstanders dominate the space they populate. They're more dynamic. All I can suggest is walk the walk and discover which you prefer for your environment.
davetherave
95 posts
 
One of the audio magazines (I forget which, but I think it was British) recently did a comparison of comparable models within 4 or 5 major speaker brands; that is, for example, they compared a Proac monitor to the Proac floorstander with similar speaker elements. In all the cases, the reviewer preferred the monitor, and the monitor cost less. Sorry I can't pinpoint the publication; perhaps you can find it online.
cdc
1,822 posts
 
Davetherave, What Hi-Fi did this last year. They liked the B&W CDM7 over the CDM1. I remember because all others they liked monitor over floorstander.
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