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32 Popular Freestanding Speakers

We round up popular freestanding speakers your clients will love.


Thiel Audio CS2.4 Speaker

Products like Thiel’s CS2.4 speakers represent a mix of performance, value and design attributes.

There are some that may pine for the good ol’ days, but in the world of custom installed electronics, it’s almost always best to move forward.

The freestanding speaker category, for instance, demonstrates that the best is yet to come.

Gone are the days of large boxes and fake-looking wood veneers. Electronics dealers of every size and specialty are forging ahead, armed with new speakers that feature designs that complement the modern home. There are:
  • Smaller footprints
  • Broader color and finish choices and industrial designs that combine sound quality and artistic flair
Perhaps most importantly, manufacturers are reaching price points that enable consumers of all economic backgrounds to purchase products that align with their musical and design tastes.

Sure, there are a number of big and cumbersome products that look like they’re from the 1970s still on the market. Moreover, there are a number of products that carry price tags that are more inline with the good times of 2006 and 2007, but the good news is that big, ugly and expensive is quickly becoming the exception rather than the rule.

For a closer look at how the speaker industry is incorporating these new values, here is a roundup of the latest freestanding loudspeakers.

Click here for 32 Popular Freestanding Speakers.

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About the Author

Robert Archer, Senior Editor, CE Pro
Bob is an audio enthusiast who has written about consumer electronics for various publications within Massachusetts before joining the staff of CE Pro in 2000. Bob is THX Level I certified, and he's also taken classes from the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) and Home Acoustics Alliance (HAA). In addition, he's studied guitar and music theory at Sarrin Music Studios in Wakefield, Mass.

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