Eosone RSR350 Floorstanding Speakers

Eosone RSR350 Floorstanding Speakers 

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[Feb 10, 2000]
John L
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Sound and Build quality

Weakness:

none

Please don't value the idiot who posted the review prior to this one. Who cares if the Eosone could not effectively market these speakers? That doesn't reflect the qualtiy of these speakers. When I first set out to buy a sound system I looked at every brand, everywhere and the Eosones were the best for the money. Tell me, do you really think that a company who takes time to make a surround speaker with a 6 1/2 inch woofer and two titanium coated tweeters angled opposite directions and a additonal tweeter in the rear and weighing 17 lbs would be of bad qualtiy??? I have the entire line of Eosones, front towers 600's which sound awsome, the center, and these surrounds with a Yamaha 1103 reciever.

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5
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5
[Feb 22, 1999]
Brent J.
an Audio Enthusiast

The RSR350 surrounds hold up pretty well as dipolar surrounds in pro logic. Can't say about DD or DTS. They have gotten good reviews too. As for the rest of the Eosone line: 1)I own the 200 bookshelf pair, and they are excellent, no questions about it, the best value in the Eosone line. 2)I compared the 600's and the 1000's many many times, and I always felt the 600's were better. 3)I bought the 600's for $800/pr. after BB marked them down. I brought them home and they were awful, A/B comparisons with the 200's and a cheap sub (a $400 Cerwin Vega)weren't even close. The 200's + sub killed the 600's. And it wasn't because of the bass, it was because the 600's sounded so bad, no midrange and very muddy bass. They might pass for movies, but put in a disc and they really tank. 4)The company went out of business due to lack of sales. 5)If you find a pair of 200's, buy them. I'm not bashing Eosone, I really wanted to like the 600's, I planned to buy them for about a year. I ended up buying a pair of DefTech ProTower 400's for $1,100--light years ahead of the Eosones. I'm sorry, but there is a difference, no matter what your tastes are.

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4
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[Feb 16, 1999]
Frank
an Audio Enthusiast

Oh please! People, look at the speakers you are comparing these to. JBL, Cerwin Vega, Bose, Advent. All CRAP, from a consumer super store like Circuit City, Best Buy, Fry's Electronics etc. Listen to at least some in-expensive good speakers, Low end PSB's, Paraqdigms, B&W, Energy, Something PLEASE. All these companies have lines that are cheaper than the Eosone junk and sound INFINATELY better.

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2
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[Nov 10, 2001]
Chad
Audio Enthusiast

I am looking to buy one of these.

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4
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4
[Dec 04, 1997]
Timothy
a Casual Listener

These speakers are the latest addition i've made to my system. I have hadbefore Cerwin Vega AT-15's, Jbl towers, Advent towers, and a vega
sub/satellite system. Before i bought these, i ran them side by side with
a pair of Bose 301's (bookshelf speakers i think). The eosones are intended
to be surround speakers. They absolutely blew them away in every aspect of
sound. As a matter of fact, these reproduce the most beautiful sound i've
ever heard from any speaker(i think they are considered high-end and i'm
accustomed to the mid-line).
For Bose, on the other hand, i think that they are junk. First of all
they are overpriced, their sound basically sucks, and are enclosed in
chintzy looking plastic. The AM5/7 sub/sat system produces such a dull sound.
I would recommend these for only those trendy listeners. One perk though-
the size.

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5
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[Nov 12, 1998]
Paul
an Audio Enthusiast

Eosone RSF600, RSF200
For the price, I would say that the Eosone line of speakers is one of the best on the market today. The RSF600 towers consist of dual eight inch woofers, a midrange, and a tweeter, with another midrange and tweeter in a dipole configuration on the backside of the cabinet. Give these a try and you will find that they produce phenomenal bass, even without the use of a sub, and have the cleanest high end that I have heard. The RSF200s use a single eight inch woofer with a tweeter, and have another tweeter on the back of the cabinet like the RSF600s. Like their big brothers, they produce phenonenal bass, especially out of a speaker that size. Both the RSF600s and the RSF200s produce a warm, lifelike sound suitable for music and home theater. Give these speakers a try, you won't be disappointed.

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5
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[Nov 12, 1998]
Tony
an Audio Enthusiast

These speakers really make the surround in AC-3 come alive! when deciding on speakers for my receiver, these are what really made up my mind. there are few speakers that can challenge these surrounds, and none can best them for the price!

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5
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[Dec 28, 1998]
BILL
an Audio Enthusiast

For dolby digital listing these speakers are great, they lack in music reproduction, but not by much.... If you are thinking about buying them, do it you will not be dissapointed, they are the best all-around..

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5
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[Jun 21, 1999]
Brent J.
an Audio Enthusiast

Well, I guess you got me, I thought the surrounds were dipolar too. But that point has nothing to do with what you're talking about. I never said the Eosones were audiophile speakers. If you have to wait for "fire sale prices" (remember you said you paid less than 50% of retail) to feel like you got a good deal on your speakers, something's wrong. And if you don't call it "going out of business", exactly what DO you call it when EVERYONE (remember Crutchfield was carrying Eosone also) drops your product line and your product isn't being made anymore? I know what I call it. An Eosone customer service rep told me that Eosone was its own company, and used its own speaker parts, Polk just manufactured the speakers. I disagree that Best Buy and Eosone weren't a good match, do you really believe Eosone would have done better at a higher end store? If you think that, then why didn't they just contract with the same vendors that sell Polk? In answer to :"Why sell mid-fi with slower sales when you can sell low-fi for tons of volume?" -Well, I'm pretty sure the guys at my local high end store are making a good profit, or they would go out of business like Eosone. Bottom line, I gave Eosones a fair try at home. I said the 200's and the surrounds were actually pretty good, but the 600's were bad. I'm sorry you're offended by my review, but my opinion is valid, as is yours.

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2
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[Jun 21, 1999]
Greg
an Audiophile

This is more of a response to the previous review:
First of all, the Eosone surround speakers are Bipolar, not Dipolar. (it's always best to check the facts before comments are made...) Secondly, while the 600's and 1000's are not audiophile, they were never meant to be. They were designed to be a hybrid for music and listening for the common person... Sure they're not worth their asking price, but anyone who pays full price in audio is dopey anyway. I purchased the 1000's for less than 500 a pair; ...and I believe _that_ is a good deal. Finally, Eosone didn't go "out of business." Eosone was a company owned by Polk, who asked Arnie Nudell to design a line that was Best-Buy compatible. (thus all the compromises in the speaker system.) Best Buy dropped the Eosone not because "they weren't selling" ... it's a simple case of profit for space. Why sell mid-fi with slower sales when you can sell low-fi for tons of volume... Eosone was doomed from it's conception... Mid-fi and Best Buy just don't mix.

The RSR350 surrounds hold up pretty well as dipolar surrounds in pro logic. Can't say about DD or DTS. They have gotten good reviews too. As for the rest of the Eosone line: 1)I own the 200 bookshelf pair, and they are excellent, no questions about it, the best value in the Eosone line. 2)I compared the 600's and the 1000's many many times, and I always felt the 600's were better. 3)I bought the 600's for $800/pr. after BB marked them down. I brought them home and they were awful, A/B comparisons with the 200's and a cheap sub (a $400 Cerwin Vega)weren't even close. The 200's + sub killed the 600's. And it wasn't because of the bass, it was because the 600's sounded so bad, no midrange and very muddy bass. They might pass for movies, but put in a disc and they really tank. 4)The company went out of business due to lack of sales. 5)If you find a pair of 200's, buy them. I'm not bashing Eosone, I really wanted to like the 600's, I planned to buy them for about a year. I ended up buying a pair of DefTech ProTower 400's for $1,100--light years ahead of the Eosones. I'm sorry, but there is a difference, no matter what your tastes are.


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