What can I say to this awesome speaker? They were to powerful for his smaller place. They sound great and the price was right. | Auto Glass Repair of Irvine

Nothing to complain about.

I'm giving these a 4 overall on performance but for what they cost, it really should be a 5. I sold audio for years in the big box stores but early on, we had some really good mid-fi gear. Harman Kardon citation series and JBL's L series were always a nice combination or a Pioneer VSX-D1S mated to the Pioneer ST-500's. Although I could never afford the likes of McIntosh or a pair of 6 or 8 thousand dollar speakers, I did get the privilege of listening to some of those systems. Back to the speakers, I found them in a thrift store and paid 7.99 plus 56 cents tax for the pair. They came home and were promptly set on shelves in the finished basement with 18 other pairs of thrift store finds. Fast forward two years until this evening until I hooked them up to see what was wrong with them. Nothing... Not even a snag in the grille cloth. It's no wonder these are the speakers that people hate to love, they aren't perfect but hold their own like few other budget speakers. The more I listened, the more I liked. So I gave them the benefit of a modified Hafler DH-220, NAD 1155 preamp, hand built tube buffered asynchronous DAC and a 24/192 FLAC file played through foobar. The tube buffer really calms the tweeter and the mids are acceptable to rather loud listening levels. Bass was smoothed out with placement from the walls experimented with. Will I pull my L-150's out of line and burn them in a recreational fire while the DCM's play? Absolutely not but I will be replacing the speakers in the carport with these. They should have no trouble blanketing the 30+ acres here when we host summer get togethers.

They are bright and with a average receiver driving them, you will hear limitations as your turning the volume knob to its limits. That being said, you (IMO) be hard pressed to find a similar performer for your money in the used speaker market. I had heard DCM's in the past and really believed I was buying blown speakers in the thrift store that day.

i went into a mom and pop audio store in Macomb il. while attending college and purchased a pair ofDCM KX10 tower speakers. To this day one of the best purchases i'v done to this day. I still have the speakers and they still sound great. i have not had a repair issue on either of the speakers in 17 years. I have a amplified sub with the two and i am still in love with the clarity of the DCM's. .

I helped my friend move. he gave me the speakers. they were to powerful for his smaller place.they sound great and the price was right. yes they kick.

18 years ago I walked into Circuit City to treat myself to the best sounding speakers without concern for cost and after four hours of sampling every speaker they had to offer, I put down 500.00 dollars on a pair of DCM's , a brand that was unknown to me and I've never regretted that purchase. These speakers have been through the wars with me. Through three husbands,four kids, cross-country moves, houses,apartments,storage,and even mom's basement. Finally, last year I gave them a make-over with some paint and recovered the screens with some beautiful fabric to match my bedroom and they sound as great today as the day I bought them. In fact, it wasn't a little more than a month ago that they brought the cops to my door once again as they have done through out years. They are a part of my family and I treasure them more than any piece of furniture or art work that I own. So in summation, I would recommend to anyone contemplating a purchase, look no further, DCM's are the ones you want from one who knows.

I got these speakers the other day used for $20 at a garage sale, and they are worth FAR more than that! They sound great, even hooked up to my cheap Sony all-in-one receiver. The only thing to complain about is that the tweeters are very bright, but they can be toned down with equalization. Bass is heavy, mids are clear, and the highs are great when toned down a little. Using lamp wire at the moment, but will hook them up with 12 gauge wire soon. They are great speakers overall, with great sound for rock, heavy metal, blues, even some jazz. Not as good as speakers costing 5 times as much or more, but as budget speakers they rock!

I've had my DCM KX 10's for at least 10 years... They are the best speakers I've owned. I've had Yamaha, Denon, etc.... I always go back to my DCM's I purchased from Circuit City back in the day. Still pumping the good tunes clearly!

i must say i found these speakers in the garbage i looked at them and said something must be wrong with them because the box and grille and speakers were in great shape so i figured why not ill try them so i took them home and pluged them to my kenwood reciever and prepared myself for the worst but when i turned them on it was amazing i could not believe the sound i actually left them hooked up and put my infinitys that cost me 600 $ in my bedroom i could not belive someone would trow them away well anyway i would totally recomend them to anyone if you can find them i would say buy them i would i would pay 300 for them easy

I purchased these speakers on e-bay only because:
1. I accidentally ran across them.
2. The auction was only at $19 when I ran into it.
3. They were located 10 min. from my home!
Well I got to tell you, when I first saw them in person they seemed a bit smaller than when I saw the pictures on the listing. So anyhow I took them home cleaned them up and hooked them up to my Yamaha RX-V750. Absolutely amazing! I could not believe the sound that came out of these speakers. I have driven them to extremes and they never fail to perform. Super clear clean sound, the bass is excellent, not to boomy or tight, the mids are clear and the highs are crisp not flat. After cleaning them up, they look new, the cabinets are clean with no scratches or dents, the grills are super clean with no snaggs or tears. All in all I got a super deal! I highly recommend these speakers, I would pay $200 if I were to not have them and run into them!

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Klipsch--Infinity--Paradigm

4 STARS GIVEN DUE TO OTHER SPEAKERS THAT WILL OUTPERFORM THESE SPEAKERS, BUT PLEASE NOTE: IN ANOTHER VALUE LEVEL.

outstanding value, great match for warm tube gear

The top end can be shrill, but this is only at high volume. Considering the price, I wouldn't call this a weakness at all.

I purchased these speakers new about seven years ago. They were part of a decent system consisting of an Adcom preamp and an old school Parasound amp. I never had any complaints with them, but never really appreciated them until I began upgrading my system. I made the jump into high dollar hi-fi. The DCM's were the last component to be upgraded. I would upgrade a component as I could afford it, and with every step, I expected the inexpensive DCM's to show there true cheapo colors. The colors they showed however were nothing but impressive. These speakers have always been a little shrill on the top end at high volumes and the mid range leaves a little to be desired, but they NEVER embarrassed themselves, even with the high coin components they were attached to. I now have them paired with a Dynaco ST70 and a PAS preamp. The lush Dynaco gear fattens up the midrange and tames the top end. With tube gear, these speakers sound great. I understand that DCM is no longer the same company and these speakers are no longer available. I am sure these could be picked up used fairly cheap. If you can find them for around $100, it's a no brainer, pick 'em up!