Bob_A
Supporting Actor
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2000
- Messages
- 876
Finally, your argument seems to be for full-range speakers + sub whether the speakers are powered or not, right? Why not get unpowered full-range speakers? All other things being equal, the unpowered speakers would obviously be less expensive than the powered ones due to not having to purchase the two internal amps.
If you compare a powered tower to (nonpowered) speakers at or below it's price range...generally the powered tower will have more output between 40-80Hz and more low frequency extension. Basically, a powered tower will let you effectively cross over anywhere between 40-80Hz when used with an external sub. You also get low frequency volume knobs for each speaker, as well as "stereo" subs. Using a built in powered woofer is simply a means to achieve lower extension and higher output for the loudspeaker. Try them out with an external sub according to my recommendations for setup...you might be pleasantly surprised