For me Its not true that floorstanders are hard to drive as compared to BS.
Now this I did not mention in this thread. Maybe you are referring to some of my posts in other threads.
Sir, maybe for you its not true cuz I have the impression you do not use entry level gears at all
. Almost any speaker you can throw at your high end gears/electronics will sound good
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But for me & the regular Joe (or Juan), the majority in this forum who use entry level gears, maybe its a different case. My observations are
mostly for HT & concerns entry level gears. I would like to clarify that I actually meant that FS "sound better" w/ upper class gears, but wont they all? There is no spec for "sound better" , not even the spec of sensitivity. IME, FS w/ some underpowered entry level AVR's do not sound good at all, but thats me. If there will be a speaker shootout, make sure there are those 14k receivers for test as well.
This is totally dependent on the specs of the speaker itself and not on the size of the cabinet.
If you are referring to sensitivity, I have auditioned enough FS & BS the past month to disagree with "specs" based on my experience.
I wouldnt always rely on specs for everything. Speakers are like cars or people. You can read the specs, Bio datas for people, brochures for cars. But you wouldnt buy a car based on specs alone, or hire someone based on biodata. Will marrying a 34-24-34 woman guarantee a long happy blissfull mariage? (mail order bride/ arranged marriage anyone?) LOL. You have to know them more by being with them. I wont use "audition them" cuz it sounds green: like audition your secretary or audition Inday comes into mind...
Anyway, one example is that I have auditioned 86 sensitivity BS & a 89db FS w/ 2 woofers w/ the same low powered amp. The 86db BS was LOUD & sounded much better, the 89db FS could barely be audible.
In my auditions in audio shops, this amp rocked an 89db BS so I wanted to use it w/ the same brand FS with two additional woofers (3 woofers) @ 91 sensitivity. The shop owner claimed it wont be able to power it well. I said "But its 91 db!, sabi sa pdvd kaya daw yan!". Let me give you this store owner's response: "Audio is not only about specs or numbers, some in this hobby are 'by the book', specs driven people, but in my experience w/ all these speakers, you have to really test them yourself to know if an amp can really power them well."
2 days later I met another experienced hobbyist who also auditioned many FS & BS speakers in his search for his, He also rallied the store owner's viewpoint on specs. But there are some FS brands that can truly be easy to drive based on specs. But not all...
It will all depend on the speaker model, set up, positioning, associated electronics. So many variables and combinations to consider.
Just like you said, so many factors to consider... I agree with you on that one.
all for the sake of friendly discussion