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Main Speakers When choosing main speakers you have 2 basic options. One is choosing your main speaker as a tower speaker or floor standing speaker, best teamed up with large subwoofer. The other way is choosing a front bookshelf speaker best paired with smaller subwoofers for a more compact sound system. Tower Speakers : Towers can be of two general types, 2-way or 3-way. 2-way means that they have a high frequency driver(tweeter) and a low frequency driver(woofer). A 3-way tower will have that plus a midrange speaker, thus enhancing the critical midrange area(dialogue in movies, etc.). Generally when choosing a tower, consider having an included midrange. Good Tower speaker frequencies should be below 50 Hz and above 20,000 Hz. Normal Towers have about 150-200 Watt capability but the extreme ones go further. Bookshelf Speakers : Bookshelves are generally smaller than towers, and are usually two way units, although 3-way units are not uncommon. Typically, bookshelves have lower wattage capability. Follow the same guidelines when purchasing a bookshelf as the one to purchasing a tower.
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