thanks NightOwl for the great advice ^_^
to add, the floor will be carpeted, and i currently live with my family, but it isn't a problem since they are usually out during the day which gives me some freedom. Also playing "loud" isn't really all that i'm after, i enjoy the higher clarity sounding of a good audio setup, and ones that don't diminish if i do decide to play it quite loud (occasionally when the house is free >=)
Since it is carpeted, it would be best to buy/create some sort of stands for them? (them being floor standing speakers if i choose them)
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Sure you can use floorstanding speakers. The advantage to floorstanders is that you can shake the house (can't beat cubic inches for bass reproduction).
You can also reproduce pretty solid bass from large bookshelf speakers. You just have to decide whether you can get away with it since I'm assuming that other people live in the house. Just make sure that you have an amp that can drive them.
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Solid bass is quite important to me, as i listen to a lot of electronica music (dance, drum&bass, trance and so on). And how large bookshelf speakers are we talking about?
Right now, floor standings seem like a nice choice because of the expected sound, and appearance. (I have Technic SB-T10's which are in between regular size floor standings and bookshelves).
A few more questions that should hopefully be easily answered by some of the members here i think...
I currently have an amp (Technics A600mk2) and attached to it are the SB-T10's and some deeper sounding sony bookshelf speakers which seem to compliment it quite well (i took them from an old family hifi system)
I think i read once that it's not benificial to run 4 speakers like that in a stereo set up. is that true? (and if so, why?)
and lastly, whenever i am about to buy speakers/amp, i find it difficult since the speakers depend on the amp, and the amp selection depends on the speakers. Whats the best way to go about deciding what combo to select?
Will my current Technics A600mk2 amp good enough for the sort of new setup i want in the attic/loft?
Sorry for the long post!