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Floorstanding speakers as a home theater or audiophile category encompasses larger speakers that mainly sit on the floor. Sometime floorstanding speakers are active meaning they have amps inside of them. More often than not, floorstanding speakers are powered by separate power amps. Stereotypically, these amps are placed beside a reference level loudspeaker. To read news about entry level floorstanding speakers to cost-no-object reference grade loudspeakers - please find a full archive of news stories below organized by date. For reviews of the best in audiophile floorstanding speakers check out the HomeTheaterReview.com Floorstanding Speaker Review archive.
Dynaudio Introduces the New Xeo Wireless Loudspeaker System
Dynaudio has created the Xeo wireless loudspeaker system, which the company claims is the world's first truly high end wireless loudspeaker system. The system features bookshelf and floorstanding models and has an impressive wireless transmitter.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Meridian Introduces the M6 Loudspeaker
Meridian has unveiled the M6 DSP loudspeaker. The M6 is a unique design, featuring a specially designed resin, and designed by Meridian to complement the Meridian Audio Core 200.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
GoldenEar Celebrates First Year With New Speakers
GoldenEar Technology had decided to celebrate the first full year of shipping products by releasing three new products into the market, including a new tower speaker, soundbar, and architectural speaker.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Rega to Showcase New Flagship Speaker
Rega has overcome some design challenges with the new RS10 floorstanding speaker and the company will be happy to show the production model off at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Sonus faber Unveils Aida Loudspeaker
Sonus faber has unveiled the company's newest floorstanding loudspeaker with the Sonus faber Aida. The Aida promises a great many design improvements that enhance both form and function.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Magico Introduces the S5 Floorstanding Speaker
Magico has released an update to the company's five-year-old V3 floorstanding model with the Magico S5 floorstanding loudspeaker. The new speaker features a beautiful design and notable updates in technology.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Aperion Audio Releases New Intimus Line of Speakers
Aperion Audio has done a favor for its customers and potential customers. The company introduces the new Intimus line of speakers, which provide the same level of quality as its predecessors but at a greatly reduced cost.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Legacy Audio Previews New Signature SE Loudspeaker
Legacy continues to introduce new floorstanding loudspeakers to the market. This new model is the Legacy Signature SE loudspeaker, which feature some beautiful craftmanship and impressive features.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Polk Audio to Demo LSiM Home Audio Speaker at 2011 RMAF
Polk Audio has created an entire new line of speakers featuring floorstanding, bookshelf, and center channel models. The company will be displaying the flagship tower speaker at the 2011 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Legacy Introduces Expression Loudspeaker
Legacy will be bringing a speaker with them to the 2011 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest that they hope will create some middle ground, not in quality, but between audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
KEF to Bring KEF Blade to RMAF 2011
KEF is very excited about their new floorstanding speaker the KEF Blade. As such, the company has decided to bring the new speaker to Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2011 to prove that it is as revolutionary as they claim.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
LG Releases New HX906TX Home Theater System
LG Electronics have announced a new home theater system package with the HX906TX. What does the HX906TX have to offer that previous models haven't? Well, 9.1 audio for starters.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Why Are Good Speakers So Damn Expensive These Days?
High end speakers famously cost quite a bit of money. But why? There are a lot of factors that determine the price of a speaker, many that are surprising and very rarely thought of by consumers.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Dynaudio Releases New Focus Series of Loudspeakers
Dynaudio has released an update to the company's most successful line of products, the Focus line. The second generation Focus series benefits from several new technologies used by Dynaudio.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Wilson Audio Announces Mezzo Center Channel Speaker
Wilson Audio has designed the Mezzo, a versatile speaker than can function in a variety of applications and takes the best technologies and designs from the Sasha W/P and Alexandria X2 loudspeakers.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
MK Updates the S-150 Loudspeaker
MK has finally decided to update the loudspeaker that is one of the most important in the company's legacy: the S-150. The S-150 will be replaced by the S-150MKII THX Ultra2. As suspected, there will be a significant technological upgrade.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Episode Announces ES-700 Tower Speaker
Episode Speakers has announced a new model, the ES-700 tower speaker. This new floorstanding speaker carries a lot of impressive design features and a very agreeable price tag.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Klipsch Launches a Line for Best Buy
Klipsch has planned an update to their Icon speaker series. These new speakers, which include floorstanding models, bookshelf models, and a center channel, will only be available at Best Buy.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
MartinLogan Now Shipping Theos Electrostatic Loudspeaker
MartinLogan has begun shipping their most affordable electrostatic speaker that the company has to offer, the Theos. While the Theos may lack in price, it does not lack in features.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
MartinLogan Ships New Electrostatic Loudspeaker, More Affordable than Ever
If you're an audiophile working on a budget, MartinLogan has just the thing for you. Their latest Electrostatic Loudspeaker, the ElectroMotion-ESL, comes with a 34-inch tall electrostatic panel and a price tag of only $1,995 per pair. Later this spring, MartinLogan will add a matching center and surround channels with the Folded Motion XT technology.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
New Home Theater Trend - 2.1 Speaker Surround Sound
The latest trend in home theater technology is 2.1 speaker surround sound. This allows audio and video enthusiasts to bring investment grade audiophile gear to an audio video system. Previously, the equipment was practically considered disposable.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Magico Introduces the QPods
Magico QPods are here. Magico maintains that by employing a combinationof extensional damping, constrained-layer damping and vibrational isolation, the overall system Q factor was brought to ideal levels which allowed them to create the model and the name. The QPods are being introduced to improve front-end system performance.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Aperion Audio Unwraps the Aperion Verus Forte Home Theater Speakers
The newest products from Aperion Audio are the Aperion Verus Forte line of home theater speakers. The new line delivers the same sleek look as the Verus Grand series but is more petite in stature and has slender curves.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Whale Hunting In The Desert - $20,000 Plus AV Components Are Everywhere At CES
Many of the products at the January 2011 Consumer Electronics Show indicate that despite the poor state of the economy, companies are still looking to make sales of big ticket items. The market for these products is getting smaller and smaller due to the economy, but that doesn't appear to be stopping companies from trying to sell these high priced items.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
MartinLogan Introduces Motion LX Series with High-Performance Bookshelf and Tower Speakers
MartinLogan has introduced the new Motion LX Series which features Bookshelf and Tower models of speakers. They feature traditional quality wood craftsmanship and minimalistic elegance. In addition, there are extensive performance improvements that will keep users on the cutting edge of audio technology.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Boston Acoustics Debuts A Series Loudspeakers
Boston Acoustics has introduced the new A Series loudspeakers. The A Series includes two floorstanding speakers, the company's flagship 3-way A 360, with dual 6 1/2" wooders and a 3 1/2" midrange, the two-way Model A 250 with dual 5 ΒΌ" woofers; two two-way bookshelf models.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Wisdom Introduces the New Wisdom Series
Wisdom has introduced the new Series LS4 and LS3, new modular line source loudspeaker systems designed by a team directed by David Graebener of Wisdom Audio. The series are comprised of newly designed individual modules 20" in height, each incorporating two planar magnetic midrange drivers flanking a planar magnetic high frequency driver in a vertical line source configuration.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
JBL Synthesis Introduces Top-of-the-line LCR Loudspeaker
The new SK2-3300 LCR loudspeaker from JBL Synthesis has driver technologies directly derived from the company's flagship Project Everest DD66000 speaker. The SK2-3300 LCR is a three-way, THX Ultra2-certified speaker with compression drivers used for the highest frequencies due to their reportedly superlative dynamic range, transient response and resolution.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Aperion Audio Unveils Aperion Verus Grand Speakers
Aperion Audio has unveiled its newest line of home theater speakers: the Aperion Verus Grand. The Verus Grand is designed to be the high-end compliment to the Aperion Intimus line of home theater speakers. The new addition allows audio enthusiasts to configure a well-matched five channel home theater system.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Meridian Offers Trade Up Program
Meridian has announced a new trade up program which will offer the minimum value trade up price to existing loudspeaker customers against the purchase of its latest digital active models. Many people are disappointed that the company is offering the bare minimum rather than making trade value dependent on the condition of the trade in product.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Wharfedale Opus2 Lineup Displayed At CEDIA 2010
Sound Import debuted the Wharfedale Opus2 loudspeakers at CEDIA 2010. They are a complete range of home theater and stereo models that include two bookshelf speakers, three floorstanding towers, two center channel speakers and two wall-mountable surround loudspeakers.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Wharfedale Introduces The Diamond 10 Series
The new Diamond 10 Series was introduced at CEDIA 2010 by Sound Import, the exclusive American distributor for Wharfedale loudspeakers. The new products include 16 bookshelf, floorstanding, center channel and surround models as well as three powered subwoofers.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
MartinLogan Introduces Full-Sized XStat Electrostatic Loudspeaker Series
MartinLogan's brand new ElectroMotion Series features the thin film transducer technologoies, electrostatic and compact Folded Motion. The ElectroMotion Series floorstanding loudspeaker, the ElectroMotion ESL (EM-ESL),will feature the lowest priced full-size XStat electrostatic transducer ever offered by MartinLogan.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Boston Acoustics Expands Reflection Series
Boston Acoustics has expanded its mid-level Reflection Series, adding a new three-way floorstanding speaker: the RS 326. It features a piano-black finish, rounded edges and magnet-mount grilles that line up with the baffle which the company claims nearly eliminates acoustic diffraction.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
Aperion Audio Announces Wireless Home Theater System
Along with Apps and Internet connectivity the next big trend in the AV space, especially home theater, is wireless technology, specifically loudspeakers. Aperion Audio, one of the industry's leading Internet direct retailers, is looking to cash in on the new trend with the release of their first wireless home theater speaker system.... Click Here To Read The Full Review
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24 was a great show that had some ridiculously impressive technology. So impressive, it defied the reality of the actual technology used. However, the ideas are great. Jerry Del Colliano thinks about how those ideas could be translated to home theaters.
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