Bluetooth speakers they may have come on leaps and bounds in recent years, but they still can’t hold a candle to tower speakers, sometimes known as floor standing speakers.
These bigger units will take up more space, but that’s the point – bigger speakers mean bigger sound, which is good if you have a listening area that they can take up.
That said, you can still buy compact tower speakers that also work in smaller spaces – so you don’t have to live in a big house for the best tower speakers to sound great.
They can also be incredibly versatile, so whether you’re looking for the best tower speakers for your home theater, or you’re a hi-fi enthusiast, our picks based on our research should offer solid options across a range of styles. price points.
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Chora Mawu 826
1. Good luck
A strange sound
These amazing speakers look great, but more importantly they sound great.
French hi-fi manufacturer Focal is no stranger to stylish speaker designs, and the Focal Chora combines an elegant finish with premium sound.
The Chora 826 sits at the top of the Chora range – a four-driver, three-way speaker with a bass reflex design.
One of its drivers uses a new material developed by Focal called slatefiber – a mixture of non-woven carbon fiber and thermoplastic polymer to ensure good damping, strength and lightness. This is supported by two woofers and a 25mm aluminum/magnesium inverted dome tweeter for a low-frequency tweeter and a larger sound. The result is a detailed, impactful statement for less money than you might expect.
They are very slanted in their base, to match the right timing and sound quality, and they come in three colors – black, light wood and dark wood.
There is another model that includes a Dolby Atmos up-firing unit as well (Chora 826-D), so you can opt for this if you want to double as home theater speakers.
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Wharfedale Evo 4.4
2. Fun to the side
Technically competent
These professional speakers are technically superior to most in their price range, and they sound great too.
The Wharfedale Evo 4.4 takes much of what the brand has put into its Elysian range, so it’s packed with technology that far exceeds its price tag.
The Air Motion Transformer tweeter is one of the heads of these speakers, which promotes precision and consistency at the top, and is a technology that you would not expect to find at this price.
The same can be said of its soft dome midrange driver, which ensures clean and precise sound reproduction, while the twin Kevlar bass cones and SLPP bass reflex system are able to reduce the pressure.
The result is a performance that suits a medium-to-large room very well, although the low-profile firing ports make it easy to place it as close to a wall as possible.
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Triangle Borea BR09
3. Excellent flexibility
Good luck all around
Very versatile speakers that will do a great job with music and videos.
These floor stands from Triangle are incredibly flexible, and can do magic with movies and music.
Perfectly suited to large rooms over 30m, it is a three-way design, with three 16cm drivers, a dedicated center driver and a 25mm silk dome tweeter.
This ensures low power, detail, intelligent midrange and smooth and refined control – even in volume. It’s also very efficient, so it’s easy to drive with very low amps.
They are available in a choice of black, white, walnut or light oak, with magnetic fasteners and contrasting baffles on the wooden poles.
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Dali Oberon 5
4. A good middle ground
Small but powerful, these Dali floor stands can bring a bold statement to all but the largest rooms.
If you really appreciate music, you will find it in the Dali Oberon 5. They are smaller than their competitors, such as the Q Acoustics 3050i, but they can still fill a large room with clear and clear sound.
At the heart of the Oberon 5 is a Soft Magnetic Compound (SMC) disc magnet – an advanced tool to help drive precision and minimize distortion.
They feature wooden woofers, based on Dali speakers and ultra-lightweight tweeters, with the aim of sounding close to what the artist wants. You don’t need to plug this in or place it too far from the wall.
They are available in a choice of Black Ash, Light Oak, Dark Walnut and White, so you can choose a finish that works well with your room.
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Klipsch R-26FA
5. Perfect for Dolby Atmos sound
A big, bold sound
Powerful speakers with built-in drivers to reproduce Dolby Atmos music and music.
The Klipsch R-26FA are big speakers with big sound. Measuring 16 inches, this isn’t for you If you have a small listening space, but for those with bigger rooms and accessories to take advantage of, the Klipsch R-26FA is a great option.
This can handle even the most powerful amps, with a total output power of 400 watts per channel at 8 ohms, and a clear 97dB. It’s a great way to set up home movies too, as it includes a Dolby Atmos feature.
It was cheap to set up but now it can be found very cheap making it a good choice for those who can find the best for them.
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Q Acoustics 3050i
6. Perfect for small spaces
Small but mighty
Amazing speakers for small spaces, thanks to flexible space and compact design.
If you have a small room, the Q Acoustics 3050i is a good choice that never gets old – even though it was released in 2018.
That doesn’t mean they don’t have scale, they do. They are very forgiving when it comes to placement and compounding, and they have a small footprint as well.
It uses HPE (Helmholtz Pressure Equalizer) technology to help reduce distortion and resonance, while the control cabinet supports this, leaving the driver parts for a much crisper, cleaner sound.
The twin paper woofer cones are both lightweight and rigid, and respond quickly for accurate, deep and quiet response. The tweeter is divided to be protected from any bass resonance, ensuring that it also works powerfully and discreetly in the end.
You can choose between Graphite Grey, Carbon Black, English Walnut or Arctic White.
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KEF LS60 Wireless
7. Best for big budgets
Amazing wireless
These speakers all offer unique, head-turning looks and wireless playback. All you have to do is add the resource.
If you have a budget to spend and a sense of luxury above all else, the KEF LS60 Wireless is a fantastic choice – designed to celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary.
At first, they look very special with their narrow cabinet which is 13cm long. This required the unique engineering of KEF’s Uni-Q driver, with a 10cm aluminum cone occupying the center and a 19mm output dome tweeter occupying the rear end.
For bass in the three-way speakers, the KEF LS60 Wireless borrows the same technology from the more expensive Blade speakers, with 14cm Uni-Core drivers on the speaker that sits on the side, positioned in a way that defines all frequencies. the range seems to be coming from the same place to be able to draw more accurately.
However, the beauty of the LS60 Wireless is that it’s wireless (apart from the power cord) and it’s a box system – you don’t need an amplifier for this. You don’t need to connect the left and right speakers together if you don’t want to.
Just add a source and you’re ready to go, from AirPlay 2, Chromecast and UPnP to hardwiring via HDMI, phone, optical, coaxial or RCA inputs. The price is high but good hi-fi is real and we’re here for it.