Exceedingly crisp highs, very good mid, accurate if "shallow" bass. Great "hobbyist" speaker.

He's not going to say the bass response is he? Yup the bass. Also, really too big for bookshelf or surround use (13" deep by 10" wide) Really mains that need stands.

Love 'em. Perfect you ask? Heck no. If somebody finds the perfect speaker for $50 please e-mail me :)

As I mentioned in the Strengths section, it is a great hobbyist unit. I ended up doing what several others have done with this speaker:

1)Stuffed 'em up with poly fill and hear a good speaker sound even bigger and better overall (especially when it came to the bass)

2)Unfortunately not enough help with the bass; replaced the woofers with some radio shack poly's ($20.00ea on sale reg. $30) and now I'm in Aural heaven. I simply cannot believe how good these speakers sound now. You still going to need a subwoofer for Home Theater but for any speaker under $1000.00 (heck, maybe even then) you need a sub for those dramatic rumble effects.

They're still a tad shrill in the high end, but day by day they get a little warmer with break-in. (Man those highs are so crystal clear you could just die!)

My total actual monetary output per speaker is $50 for the speaker $20 for replacement woofer and about $2 worth of poly fill for a total of $72 per speaker plus the 2 hours or so I spent fiddling with stuffing and woofer replacement. But the result is that in their current form they absolutely blow away anything Bose will sell you for $150.00ea!!!

Pair these babies with the Yamaha AC40X center and whatever surrounds and subwoofer you can dig up and prepare to be in home theater heaven. Turn-off the sub and surround effects, sit in the sweet spot and crank up Santana's "Supernatural" and prepare to weep with joy that speaker technology has come so far that you can enjoy such great sound for so little money! Hey, I think I'm going to go do that right now :)

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Bose 141's (blows them away, read my review of the 141's) cheap JBL's and KLH's

good midrange,bass not that great

bass highs

8in speaker cant handle to much power.very light thin box. .

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bose 301s

Overall Bass Output, Clarity all around

Low Bass Handling Poor, general harshness at lower volumes

Good cheap speakers. However, during high volume low bass situations, the speakers will emit a loud 'popping sound', which leads me to conclude that these speakers do not handle loud low-level bass very well. Also, until you feed these speakers a decent amount of volume, they sound very harsh. Still, what can you really expect for $75 a pair (what i got 'em for). Just don't use them for your main speakers.

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Pioneer Cs-G203, Technics SB-P1000

Above average sounding speaker for less than $100

What do you expect for $100?

I bought these for the bedroom. They work just fine for the bedroom. I have not noticed the 'pop' others are talking about, due to the fact I keep the volume down because they are bedroom speakers. I will say the bass is the weak link with these speakers, but since I use them basically for the bedroom TV, they work great.
If you want a decent pair of cheap speakers, these will serve you well as good highs and mids are its strengths. Just understand, these are $100 for the pair. You get what you pay for.

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Acoustic Suspension for better base. Good high and mid- Very good looking.

low end isn't deep enough. Subs let out a loud obnoxious pop if they get too loud.

Nice bookshelfs over all. With the right reciever they can sound 4 times their size, but I dont believe that they were made to go super loud on their own, add some more speakers and a sub and these would be very very awesome speakers. But for the movie watcher type these are sweet. For the rock the house with base type they could be better. Overall these are very nice. Good looks too- :)

CHEAP!

.......cheap......

I picked up a pair of theese for $150 at best buy as an opened item. I know what you are thinking.. What in the world is this man doing calling himself an audophile and buying a pair of $150 dollar speakers.... I love music and movies.. unfortunatly I live in an apartment and have a very limited budget. But I have listened to MANY MANY MANY different kinds of speakers. Theese.. well... they sound like cheap speakers.. They are too big for the sound they put out. I have heard better volume, clarity, and imaging from a 3 1/4" driver and a 3/4" titanium tweet. Hooked up to the right reciever with a fairly nice, built in EQ you can work with theese and get them sounding acceptable. Highs are a bit too high, bass is actually pretty good from the 8" driver for the price range, but the biggest drawback is the high-midrange. It's simply not there. One thing I will give Yamaha.. theese speakers will stand the test of time.. They are built rather well. I have never heard a yamaha speaker rattle. And they sound as good today as the first day I bought them. I basically go theese as something to listen to while I saved up $$ for some Paradigm towers. ummm.... paradigm towers... candy for my ears. OK that being said. If you looking for something cheap and now, theese are not a bad option.

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Excellent mid and highs with good solid clean bass.

8" pops at very loud volume (will play load but not at very load volumes)

This is an excellent speaker with clean highs, mids, and accurate bass due to the accoustic suspension design. It is stylish and well constructed. The only drawback is the pop in the 8" driver at very loud volumes. Not a problem for me or any Audio Enthusiast/Audiophile. Thought to myself, this is an excellent stylish cabinet that has an accoustic suspension design for tight rich bass. I replaced the 8" with two poly 8's I had lying around waiting for me to built some cabinets for them. Now I have monitors that rival even the most expensive monitors on the market.

P.S. For anyone who wants a great monitor, the Yamaha's are a excellent buy at $49 each. For the Audio Enthusiast or Audiophile wanting the make a great monitor even better, replace the Yamaha 8" drivers with some quality 8" drivers.

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good value great as rear surrounds

needs a sub if used as mains(not reccomended anyway too small)pop from woofers

decent speakers i am using 2 pair as my rears. yes you heard me 2 pairs and a boston acoutics subwoofer to emphasize the bass. the lows arent the best but a 100 watt sub will fix that problem i got em for 69 bucks a pair at 6th ave electronics great for the money. i think i might try changing out the woofers. . . .

cheap price pretty good soundquality. . . acoustic suspension type speaker enforces bass

woofer pop at loud volumes

acoustic suspension type speaker enclosure with 8" woofer good highs and midrange great as rear surrounds. i replaced woofers with poly ones and they sound exellent hooked up to the nad 80 watt power amp but i am currently using them as rear surrounds with a yamaha receiver. . . cost about 120 with new woofers. i also hooked up a boston acoustics sub to these.

value: 5 b/c they are great speakers for the price
OVERALL: 4 B/C BASS LACKS BUT CAN BE MADE UP FOR WITH A SUB AND/OR REPLACEMENT WOOFERS

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