Congratulations to Mr. Sukhreet Gabel for an eloquently worded opinion that helped me make my decision more clear. I have been auditioning these speakers in my home for about a week now, and believe that I will purchase them. I too had to experiment with placement, but after positioning correctly, the sound is as close to perfect as I have heard in my home, and the last speakers in here were the Hales Revelation Three ($2195 retail, $1989 list here), which I sent back after just a week. I thought the bass was lacking. I had a much harder time trying to get good imaging out of the Hales speakers than the Def.Techs. Hey, I just like 'em. Some do, some don't. I think I will keep these. I am no "audiophile," but they sound great.

These spreakers rock. For all of you "listen in the dark, envisioning where the tubas and flutes are sitting" types go buy your ribbon or planar stuff. For home theater there is no substitute.For those who suggest that subs don't belong in the same speaker...take them home and try it. I didn't believe at first either. I sampled many systems and systems with the 2002 were clearly superior. Just make sure you have enough power. The 2002 are thirsty for power.
Finally, for those of you who get headaches while listening, maybe you should turn it down. For those of you who get nauseous, the subs are working.

I agree wholeheartedly with Clayton Hick's comments. These are fine speakers which will repay you with a little attention to set up. In my room, best results are obtained by facing the subs outward and with the bass setting at 10 o'clock.They are very revealing of poor recordings, of which far too many are still being produced (crap in, crap out). Try the Sony recording of Murray Perahia (sp?)playing Handel and Scarlatti or "Journey to the Amazon" with Sharon Isbin (guitar) as examples of fine recordings and wonderful musicianship.
I use all Adcom equipment to drive my 2002s and probably an upgrade or two would make them sound even better.
Finally, I ordered mine with the cherry endcaps which are beautiful and well worth the extra $.

I am vehemently opposed to the idea of placing a huge amplified woofer in a "precision" loudspeaker, unless this is done with tremendous care. In the case of the DefTech products, this care was lacking. Those huge 12" and 15" drivers rattleing around in those small cabinets do rumble like no other, but they also shake the crap out of the tweeters and muddy the mids. In short: these make great HT speakers for those who like a dark sound, and if all you listen to is industrial or hardcore rap, then these are right for you. If you want precision in the mids and highs, and tight truthful base, and still are looking for an bipolar configuration, look for Mirage or Energy loudspeakers. I own a pair of Mirages with bipolar powered 8" drivers in each cabinet, and these reasonably sized drivers are mounted in a rock solid cabinet. Enough bass, and unparraleled quality compared to Def Tech products.
I laugh at any person above a "Casual Listener" who can seriously condone these as a seriously high-end product.

I go to Valdosta State University. My father's friend owns Stereo Connections, and I heard these there with a used McIntosh amp and an Adcom Preamp. I don't remember the CD player. I was blown away. My dad is going to get me a pair, and when he does, I'll have the best damn speakers in Valdooky!! I can't wait to listen to Soundgarden's "Badmotorfinger" on these. Buy 'em!

From the looks of these reviews I guess you either love these, speakers or you hate them. I have to side with those who find the sound that these "echo boxs" put out as being terriably artificial.
They sound like they have a perminatly enabled DSP mode on. I understand the philosophy and technology behind dipolar driver arrays and have heard good dipolar speakers before. The Def Tech just didn't sound right to me. Way to echoey. The spacial effect is just way overdone.

I was excited about these speakers before I listened to them and had read many glowing reviews. I guess if you like you music to sound artifical then these are the speakers for you.

Leave it up to your pre-amp/processor to add ambient effect! That why you always have the choice the turn it off if you'd like.

Fair for movies --- HORRIBLE FOR MUSIC !!!

Nice review kevin,
The BP2002 is a great dual role speaker. It is most suited for HT but proves to be a excellent speaker for audio as well. They take a while to properly position but once you find the "sweet spot" you will be rewarded with a very spacious, tight sound. Highly recommended!

I listened to these speakers for 1 - 1.5 hours in a dealer showroom. I can't understand the comments some have made about "muddiness" or lack of clarity because that was not my experience. I tweaked the subs a (very) little and the speakers came across to me and my wife as clear, crisp, and well integrated with an excellent sound stage. BTW we auditioned only music: Pat Metheny Group "Quartet"; Dylan "Time out of my Mind"; Manhattan Transfer "Swing"; Buddy Guy "Live at Montreaux" and Taj Mahal "Senor Blues" (a reasonable variety?. These speakers reproduced all of that impressively. I'm used to listening to Paradigm 9seMK3s (which I love and which are definitely "crisp" and clear) and these were every bit as good. I compared them in-store to Paradigm Reference Studio 100's supplemented with the Servo-15 sub; same front end, same dealer, same room. The DTs were "softer" but absolutely NOT muddy or unclear by comparison. My wife (who generally has better ears than me thought the DTs were "clearer". For a combination use Audio/HT these are EXCELLENT speakers. I haven't yet decided which of the two set ups is better for my use. My rating is conservative because this was one listen and not in my home. BUT I would encourage anyone shopping in that price range to seriously consider these. After further listening I may revise the bottom line rating.

To follow up on my previous post:
I have now owned BP 2002's for almost a year, and am quite satisfied. I do not have "boomy" bass problems; nor does the bass output from these speakers overwhelm the crispness and clarity of the mids and highs. Why, you naysayers may ask? Because I auditioned these speakers IN MY HOME, in my listening room, for over two weeks before I bought them. I simply took the time to position them correctly (BTW, I have my subs facing inwards, seems to add to imaging and also lessens the bass reflections in my 14'x 16' room) and I also turned the bass control knob on the back of the speaker to only about ten o'clock. Say what you want about these speakers, but when set up properly, which took all of about an hour and a half, they are quality loudspeakers and are very well suited to the reproduction of music. Sure, there are better sounding speakers out there--at upwards of twice to ten times the money. Simple cost/benefit analysis here--I'll stick with the BP-2002's. By the way, the two speaker systems that I auditioned before these, the Vandersteen 2Ce, and the Acarian Alon MkII's, took WAY too much tweaking and odd connections and triwiring, etc., blah blah, yada yada. I would recommend the BP-2002's to anyone serious about quality audio but not silly enough to waste the equity in their home on a second mortgage for loudspeakers. Five out of five.

The reviews of these bipolar speakers are not suprisingly BIPOLAR!!
I think that they are extremely underwhelming and would encourage listeners to commit to rock'n'roll with a brand like KLIPSCH or go for finesse with a brand like von Schweikert.