Quote Originally Posted by cam
Another trade-off is that standmounts are typically not as efficient (sensitive) as a floorstander. They say you need double the power to increase 3db. Power costs money. An example: paradigm mini-monitor 90db, monitor 7 93db. If the floorstanders cabinet is built solid with no resonating problem at all I say go for the floorstander just for the fact that they usually go louder without adding the cost for more power and stands. If the cabinet sucks then the extra sensitivity is not worth it.
It also really depends how loud you listen to your music and how big your room is that determines how much amplifier power you need. My 93db Monitor 7's don't need much power because I'm not a volume freak. I've actually measured how much power, worst case, my receiver has to deliver to my speakers and guess what that number is......not even 3 watts!! The whole "you need 400 watts of earth shattering power" is ridiculous unless of course you like your music LOUD and have 80db sensitive speakers.