Smooth frequency response from about 38 hz on up with great detail and dynamics. High sensitivity means low power is adequate. Good dynamics at both low and high volumes. Plays loudly without breakup. Careful placement can allow good sound with cheap receivers, but the speakers can reveal the glory of high-quality electronics (including tube units). Bargain price for the quality of sound that you get.

Cheap finish and cabinets (but they don't sound as cheap as they look). Heavy design is intended for floor placement, but doesn't work best on the floor unless tilted back. Stand mounting is a good alternative, but stands need to be VERY heavy and sturdy to support these monsters. I think this speaker is discontinued. The grilles don't help the sound much. The horn tweeter can be bright when paired with bright transistor electronics (Onkyo, etc.). Ported design loses control of the woofer below about 35 hz, meaning that either a subsonic filter or a subwoofer should be used if low frequencies are present.

WOW! I've had just about every speaker brand and price range over the past 30 years, and the DCM KX10s (version II) are a SUPERB speaker. They do NOT boom in the bass, the treble is NOT bright (unless your electronics are), and the midrange has more detail than my $600 mini-monitors with subwoofer. If you want the best of these, pair them with a vacuum tube amp! The tubes warm up the midrange enough so that the "coolness" you hear with cheap receivers goes away completely. Obviously, these speakers don't go into the infrasonic range, so I still use my M&K subwoofer, but they mate up just fine with no midbass gap in the response. The cabinets are the worst of particle board, but they still don't seem to vibrate as I expected them to. I'm using IXOS speaker cables (similar to Kimber 4TC), and getting great sound. I expected the horns to provide really ragged treble, but at reasonable listening levels, they are smooth, clean, and detailed. I don't play at "annoy the neighbors" levels unless I'm playing Mahler or organ music, but even at high levels, I have no complaint with these. They either need to be tilted back or placed on 12-18" stands so that the midrange/treble drivers are at ear level. The speakers are big, bulky, and cheaply made but WOW do they sound great! I don't know how DCM did this with the price they charged for the speaker. This must be either a tour-de-force of slick design or heavenly fortuitous circumstance. Bravo DCM!

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Phenomenal sound, superb price, outstanding value, unmatched performance and sound dispersion

Low quality veneer cabinets.

I have the DCM KX10 Series II. Before I bought these speakers, I shopped extensively and drove the people crazy at Circuit City and several other stores because I would sit in their sound room, and switch back and forth between several speakers for hours on end. I would gradually eliminate one speaker model and then another until it was the DCM and one other brand was left. One thing that helped make the choice for me was that even at the lowest volume, these speakers still deliver true sound and audible bass. Several other models and brands lost clarity and their bass at low levels. Not these. In addition to that, I turned these speakers up so loud that I thought my ears were going to burst and they still delivered crisp, clean and true sound. The highs, mids and lows are distinctly there. They are not muddled together. For the price I paid, 280 dollars for the pair, you could not find a better speaker. I compared this speaker with others that were priced above 400 each and these still beat them out for purity of sound. Even four years later, I still like to sit down, put on a good piece of music and turn up the volume and let the music drown everything else out. The unfortunate side of this story is that DCM sold out to another company, I don't remember to whom. After this, their speakers went south. I went and looked at some recently and they were "junk" compared to the ones they used to make. I am looking for a set of KX 2 12 Series II if anyone is selling them. These are similar to the ones I have but they have two 12 Inch Woofers in place of the single 10 Inch that mine have. If you run across a set of KX10 Series II for sale, snatch them up.

earthquake bass, loud, great for parties, look handsome w/o grille

overly-bright/harsh, lean midbass, 3 broken dinner glasses and a broken plate, neighbors hate you, loss of hearing

while i wouldn''''t call myself an audiophile, my girlfriend would probably tell you i sit in front of the computer researching audio equipment long enough every day to be one. on to the review... this review is for the dcm10''''s. they are the newest model dcm currently sells. i guess u might consider them kx-10 series 3. as of right now i am using my dcm''''s as my fronts in my home theatre setup. i have a polk 245i center and polk rt25i''''s as my surrounds. no sub. no need for one, the bass from these dcm''''s is incredible. my neighbors hate me because of them. i am a college student, and from what i have noticed drunk girls don''''t care about imaging. they do, however, care about bone rattling bass. these dcm''''s deliver. they are great for parties. just make sure you invite the neighbors. i have already broken 3 glasses and a plate with these badboys. 75 clean watts from my onkyo is plenty of power. i must note, while these speakers are loud, they are pretty harsh. the horn tweeter can get annoying at times. midbass is lean. the bottom line: 300 bucks for more bass than a puff daddy concert. buy a pair and turn your living room into a nightclub. if you''''re looking for cheap and loud with bass that can loosen the fillings in your teeth, give em a whirl. my current setup: onkyo tx-ds595 (digital, dts, plogic2) pioneer dv-440 (dvd, cd, mp3 disc) jvc 200 disc changer polk cs-245i center dcm10''''s fronts polk rt-25i surround sony 27" trinitron generic 12 guage wire gold plated bananas all around monster interconnects pheonix optical cable

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loud, clear

i found none

i feel obligated to write this because of the joy my dcm have brought me. my kx 10's are actually series 1, my surround are ow2 (the ow2 are sold out,but stereo direct still has the ow1 for 75 bucks a pair, you cant beat that with a stick)and i just added the kx center. its all conected to a sony 845 digital and dts reciver, sony dvd,md,cd,tape, and a 27 in sony trinitron. im not a pro at this and i dont know all the fancy terminology some people use in talking about their speakers, all i know that all my friends and i think my system sounds better that anything else they have (it make my friends that have the expencive bose systems sick to say it). yes, im sure there are speakers out there that sound better, but at a price. dcm are hands down the BEST speaker for the price. if you are thinking of buying a pair of speakers, do what i did, listen to friends, and listen at the store. go to circuit city and compare the kx to the others and youll know what i mean

ps. dont let c.c. waist you time with that monster cable crap, find a high end shop-spend a little more on the audio quest, youll be happy you did

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price, sound quality

they are a little heavy, make sure they are stable on any stands you might use

I use the 10's for my rear channel speakers in my surround sound system and like them a lot. They sounds good and the price is right.

Great sound for the money

I haven't found one yet

I just have to say what great speakers these are. I had never heard of this company before I got these speakers, but now I am a loyal customer. They ROCK. I am no expert, but every aspect of sound (low-mid-highs) sounds phenomenal. Even cheesy music on the radio that I would normally be disgusted by sounds fantastic, and that is with ANY kind of music. Jazz, rock, pop, hip hop, classical, spanish, foreign, funk, it all sounds great. Sound from TV and movies is great too. I even had a dance party recently where my DJ friend came and spun records and bumped them for about eight hours straight with nothing but great sound and not a trace of damage afterward. (They are hooked up to a Sony str de935 reciever) I was so proud of them.
I should mention that when the equalizer is not well calibrated and your sound source is of low quality (i.e., my crappy old cd player) i get some distortion when I turn it up really high, but this I guess is normal. I think it also could be that my reciever is not powerful enough.

I recently acquired a pair of DCM 6 series 2 and the latest model of DCM's center channel. I have yet to really put them to the test but they sound great so far. If you want big, clean sound but don't have thousands of dollars to throw around, go for these speakers. A quality product with real value. Thank you DCM.

strong bass and abilities to play loud. Also is very effecient. A overall good package for price

could have a little better midrange

good overall deal for the money

play really loud with very little distortion, clean hard bass

none

i basically was looking for some good speakers for not a lot of money, and let me tell you something you cant go wrong with these babies! i bought these at circuit city for $300. i listened to similar speakers for double the money and they didn't even come close! i put in Star Wars episode 1 and all i can say is wow! my neighbor from 3 houses down came over to see what all the ruckus was! for $300 or even $600, these speakers kick some serious ass!

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Great Bass, not bad price.

Highs are too high, cant handle high wattage.

These are very nice sounding speakers, except for when I crank the volume. The highs get very high, and the midrange start sqeaking.

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best all around! better than anything in the price range!175w max 10 inch woffer 4 mid and 1 nice lettle tweeter!