Bought used and have been listening for around 3 years. Very amazed at this value for money 2 way floor speakers, especially the overall performance-very musical and enjoyable. Was very surprised at the bass as it is very low and tight for a 2 way speaker which performed better than my 3 times higher in price British 2.5 way speakers.

If used with Kimber 8pr, the bass is even lower compared with DH labs Q10 in a bi-wire set-up. These speakers sound very good using DH labs cabling in a b-wire set-up driven by Creek amplifier which suited very well to my taste. Highly recommended and definitely a keeper...

Bass, Clarity & Very fast

None at this price

Amazing speakers.Replaced my B&W 602 immediately i heard the difference.Detail, clarity and very deep bass

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B&W, Energy Connoisseur,PSB & Triangle

Sound Sound Sound !!! Frequency range 28 Hz - 22 000 Hz

There was one disapointment when I got these speaker boxes and opened them, there was one spike missing inside. But dealer who carried this model made similar spike from metal within 2 days, also Audio Pro said, that can send missing spike by post. Missing spike can make you very angry because you cannot place speaker on floor at moment, because there are bass opening below the speaker, as Audio Pro says - for the best bass conection with your room. But bass ir realy great! :) I am not sure if this is a weakness, but there are very few recievers that allow conecting speakers with impedance bellow 6 ohms. Denon 1804 and 2803 allow only 6 ohms minimum. I thought of purchasing Denon, but Black diamonds are 4 ohm speakers. I don't know about Marantz but the only not highest end reciever I could find with 4 ohms was Yamaha.

I never knew nothing about Black Diamonds untill I saw these reviews. So many good reviews after a hard time of thinking and rethinking convinced me to take risk to purchase Black Diamonds without listening to them and I did so - ordered right from Sweden. I was a bit worried about conecting them first time, I was affraid of beeing disapointed. But I wasn't!!! Man, these are speakers that can handle evrything. Produced sound is clear, neutral, wide rande - the bass is realy deep and clear without booming efect. Speaker work without unnecesary coloration. I could not stop listening my favorite CD's again and again. I can assure you to look no further than at these speakers. 600 USD wasn't very cheap for me, but there are no better speaker so far for that money. I can also recomend Sony SS-126E speakers, although I know what people think about sony speakers (and I agree that the bigest part of sony speakers are crap), nevertheless SS-126 speakers of sony are fantastic speakers. And they cost about 150 USD. But they are not produced anymore. But Black diamonds are. And Black Diamonds are the best. If you are thinking aboy Black Diamonds, bare in mind that you must use a good reciever though. I use Yamaha RX-V540. I am very satisfied, as Yamaha's new series are the best in producing stereo sound, it is stated after many tests you can find in internet, but I think that Marantz or Denon could be slightly beter as they deliver more smooth sound than Yamaha, without sharp highs. I also suggest to use best wire possible. Black Diamonds are fair supertest winners, there are no doubts about this fact after listening to them and they really deserve 5 stars.

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If you find somewhere Sony SS-176E or SS-126E - listen to them. Don't care that they are Sony speakers. They are fantasticly cheap and good, but Black Diamonds are better.

Refined, well balanced and open sound. Biwirable. High-gloss piano finish. Value!

None at all!

I bought the diamonds a month ago as a replacement for my mission 773e ( by the way speaker of the year in what hifi some years back). Even the black diamonds are testwinners in several magasins over the past years. This is probably my hifideal of a lifetime! The original pricetag was 600USD and I bought them on sale for 430USD. There is no other speakerdesign I heard so far, that can touch the diamonds when it comes to value for the money. Not at 600USD or 1000USD for that matter. Audio Pro are worth all praise in magasins and among the reviewers here. These speakers got everything: focus, soundstage, clean bassextension and georgous finish. While listening to pink floyds "dark side of the moon" in sacd, my friend jonas (a hardcore pink floyd-fanatic) outbursted:"there are sounds I hear the first time ever, amazing!!!" I guess amazing is the right word. Classic, rock, jazz, acoustic or electric, these babies reproduce everything in style. Looking for high-end sound for minibucks? Buy the diamonds if they are available for you! System used: pioneer dv-656a (dvd-player) nad 317 (amp) tfa "space and time" phase II (speakercables)

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mission and cabasse

Unbelieavable detail in music, excellent soundstage and plenty of bass. Also looks great and elegant.

Not a known brand like Kef, Paradigm, Dynaudio and the likes so your friends probably want be in awe....until they hear the sound!!

I've been researching for a few months now and was all set on buying Paradigm Monitor 3 when I stumbled on a review on these speakers (I already knew my dealer carried this brand). After demoing a pair there was no going back, the quality of the sound blew me away! I've never heard such a room filling, "big", and clear sound from a speaker in this (or for that matter, a lot higher) price range. I'm pretty fanatic when it comes to music, especially acoustic and classical, and the detail from the speakers and the soundstage is unbelievable to say the least. As I also enjoy a movie or a two I planned on getting a subwoofer for the setup but didn't have the money for it at the time I bought the Black Diamonds, but after watching a few movies I don't believe I actually need a subwoofer, the bass these speakers give is enough as far as I'm concerned. You just can't go wrong with these speakers, that's all I can say. Btw I'm driving the speakers with Denon 1803 and my source is Sony NS305.

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Kef 105.4, Kef Coda 9, Celestion 5 MkII, some lesser known brands

Read the other reviews, they say it all.

Extremly har to keep clean due to the glossy finish.

The best speaker out there under 20000 SEK. I listened to a lot of speakers before I made up my mind, and Black Diamond came out as the natural choice. Listen to them and find out for yourself. Even the more expensive products from Audio Pro does not come close.

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Rega Kyte, Rauna Leira, Dali 5005

Mids, price.

Not for big rooms

I have been enjoying the sound of these speakers for more than one year now, feeding them with music delivered by very good DVD-Audio & SACD hi-rez equipment and my conclusion is that these speakers are HIGH END speakers at low cost. Why? Because I’m able to hear every little detail with such clarity that it’s very easy to tell CD, SACD and DVD-Audio apart (the two latter sounding much better than CD). The mids are truly awesome, the highs and lows are very good and it’s pretty much linear down to 28 Hz. I see that one reviewer don’t believe that they can go as low as 28 Hz, but I have tested them at 30 Hz and they were so loud and clear that you could almost count the Hz’s, so I would be surprised if they would die completely just 2 Hz below. Don’t be fooled by the 6” bass/mid. There’s plenty of bass in these speakers but it’s not the direct kind you get from e.g. a B&W Nautilus 801 with a 15” bass, it’s being helped on the way by an extremely well designed cabinet.

everything, looks, clarity, bass, open sound, 28 hz, biwire, white gloves.

none or should I say "NONE"

What can I say that hasn't already been said???? They are the most amazing speaker I have heard for all round coverage and reproduction of sound, from the crystal clear highs to the deep bass notes. I had been reviewing speakers for 3 months looking for best "all round sound" I knew as soon as I heard the Black Diamonds I had found them... There are speakers that claim to go down as low as 28/30 Hz but when heard it is clear they don't deliver, but the Black Diamond trully does go down that low, trully amazing... good on ya Audio Pro, no wonder these speakers are winning so many awards...give them a listen before you make your mind up to buy some speakers...I promise you won't regret it.

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paradigm, mission, infinity, B&W, psb, jbl, kef, image, wharfedale, polk audio.

Very clear and high resolution sound. Precise sound reproduction, good value, good looks. And biggest of all, the price.

Fingerprints on the pianofinnish.

This is a good all-round speaker, but it really excells with auccoustic and vocal music. The speakers are really accurate and neutral. Beautiful finish.

Bass, detail, clarity.

None, especially with the price-tag in mind!

BestBuy all categories! Still amazed by its clarity, bass and detail. After bi-wiring them my satisfaction is even greater! Have compared them with other speakers both two and three times the price but they still are a winner! If you buy these I can assure you a long time satisfaction! AudioPro''s new Aventek Six speaker (more than twice the price) doesn''t come close!? How''s that AudioPro??