Bass from a cabinet rather than from a subwoofer · review
The entry floorstander: a passive pair with a maximum power figure and little else published, at the price where most people buy their first tower speakers.
The bottom line The entry point to tower speakers — cabinet volume for the money, with none of the figures that would let it be compared.
Cabinet volume, and a tweeter at ear height without stands. Those two are real advantages over a bookshelf pair and they are what a first floorstander delivers.
Published specifications. No sensitivity, no impedance, no frequency response, and a power figure stated as a maximum. This page reports that rather than filling the gaps.
It is a peak, honestly labelled. An RMS figure states what an amplifier or speaker sustains under defined conditions; a maximum states neither. The two are not on the same scale and there is no conversion.
Give them room. A floorstander close to a wall produces fuller, less controlled bass, and moving a pair 20 cm forward is the cheapest improvement available to any tower speaker.
An amplifier that can drive them comfortably, and stands are not needed. In a first system, these plus a modest receiver is a coherent starting point.
On sale from 190 € to 199 € on the German, British, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.
Not found on the American Amazon store, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Type | Passive pair — stated |
|---|---|
| Power | 500 W maximum — stated as a maximum, not RMS |
| Compatibility | Works with common hi-fi amplifiers — stated |
| Sensitivity | Not stated in this listing |
| Frequency response | Not stated in this listing |
| Amazon reference | B08SWBG5DW (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces) |
| EAN | 8715693319811 |
Not in quality per euro — a well-made compact speaker often beats a large cheap one. What a floorstander gives you is cabinet volume, which produces low frequencies a small box cannot, and a tweeter already at ear height without stands.
Very little, and it is stated honestly as a maximum. It is not a measurement of continuous power and cannot be compared with an RMS figure. Treat it as an indication of class.
Active pair · 320 W stated · Bluetooth 5.4 · DAB+ radio built in · wooden cabinets · LED
Active floorstanders with a DAB radio inside them — a complete music system in two cabinets, with no amplifier, no source and no shelf.
Best for: A room that wants music without any furniture — no rack, no amplifier, no source.
≈ 274 €
Passive pair · three-way · 200 W RMS (440 W max) stated · 1 × 6.5" subwoofer, 3 × 6.5" woofers, 1 × 6.5" mid, 1" tweeter
The most completely specified floorstander here: every driver diameter published, and power stated as RMS with the peak figure alongside it.
Best for: A medium or large room, and a buyer who wants to see the driver complement before committing.
≈ 200 €
Floorstanding · top of the Monitor XT range · Terylene dome tweeter · Hi-Res capable frequency extension stated
The largest speaker in the Monitor XT range, which also contains the matching centre and height module in this catalogue — a system rather than a speaker.
Best for: The front pair of a Polk Monitor XT system, with the matching centre and height modules from this catalogue.
≈ $319 / 313 €
