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If you can’t decide between a two-way speaker and a three-way speaker, consider the Focal Chora 816 Floorstanding Speaker, which is a 2.5-way speaker with a woofer and a mid-range/bass speaker driver. “It’s reasonably priced for speaker quality and great for reproducing movie theater quality sound,” Prouty says. Both components have a slatefiber cone made of non-woven carbon fibers and thermoplastic polymer. Available in black, dark wood, and light wood, the Flora Chora speakers have a frequency response of 50 to 28,000 Hz.
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If you like the idea of a floor-standing speaker, but not necessarily the idea of a tower speaker taking up visual space, Master & Dynamic’s MA770 Concrete Wireless Speaker might fit the bill. The low-profile speaker weighs 35 pounds, so it’s heavy enough to sit firmly on your floor without fear of knocking it over. Designed with architecture Sir David Adjaye, the speaker is a work of art. It has a Class D amplifier, 4-inch woven long throw woofers, and a 1.5-inch titanium dome tweeter. The concrete composite provides excellent acoustics, and there are inputs for your turntable, TV, and other sources. The speaker has Bluetooth 4.1 with LE, works with Chromecast, and has inputs for optical and a 3.5 mm aux cord. It comes with a power cable and magnetic grille and can be used alone or paired. The speaker is available in either gray or black.
