GREAT WOOFERS, OK MIDRANGE, AND HORRRIBLE TWEETERS! I RECENTLY REPLACE THE KMART TWEETERS WITH A PAIR OF VIFA'S FOR A WHOPPING $30 AND THEY SOUND LIKE BRAND NEW SPEAKERS I COULD NOTICE RIGHT AWAY ALL THE HIGHS I WAS MIISING OUT ON WITH THE ORIGINALS... I BOUGHT THESE OFF OF CRAIGSLIST WITH A PAIR OF JBL HLS610 BOOKSHELF SPEAKERS ON MATCHING STANDS FOR $200 I FEEL AS THOUGH I GOT A REALLY GTOOD DEAL AND AFTER I REPLACED THE TWEETERS THEY SOUND AWESOME.

I bought these from some guy for 50 bucks and I was assuming some problems which there was. One tweeter was blown and the posts on of the speakers broke off but after some minor repairs they sound great. The bass is punchy and tight, maybe a little weak in some of the midrange but sounds just fine. I have a Denon AVR-1400 powering them which gives them 70 watts and they get loud! Overall a good set of speakers that you should be able to find somewhat cheap compared to others.

Power. Definately power.

Damn things kept sliding across the concrete in here, even with their rubber pads. Cut up some nice thick rubber I had that's used for production of gaskets. They stay still now =)

For the price, this is an excellent pair of speakers. The bass is extremely powerful and tight, though has some issues in the deeper frequencies (You may want to consider a sub). The mids/highs are good, but there are a few spots that they don't seem to enjoy (Something like a 5 band EQ cleans that up). Overall definately worth the cost, and hit *hard*. I run mine with a pair of JBL D-38s, which are probably comparable to the N38s [Though bookshelf, not floorstanding].

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Had an old pair of 10" floorstanding Technics, JBL N38, various polks, BSR 15", etc.

the high's mid's and low's all blend evenly.

A little top heavy, and the bottom front edges are rounded so it could fall forward easily. I may have to stablize.

These are the best speaker under $500.00. I went to listen to these speakers 3 times before ordering them. I auditioned jazz,classical,and my favorite ROCK! They enhanced the sound of each musical style. I am also using them for home theater,and they sound great with my surrond system. I have the jbl s-center and for the rears i have the jbl s-36`s and they blend well with the nd-310's. I thought the jbl s-312's had a harsh sounding high end, and it didn't enhance the enough low end enough. I am very happy with my purchase.

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bose 301's (no bottom that's why i bought the 310's)

good power handeling great base fills the entire room with sound

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after having my last speakers for 8 years I decided to upgrade. these new speakers by jbl (nd310) purchased in 2002 are great. they fill the room with sound they have a very crisp reproduction of highs & especialy lows. great speaker for low price.

Great bass, 10's hit great and are very efficient.

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These are great speakers with excellent highs and deep bass. After looking at a number of higher priced speakers I decided on these because they sounded great and where much cheaper than other models.

No port noise even at extreme program power, high range/bass drivers boast incredible spectrum reproduction. Generous power handling. Great value.

Midrange can sound muffled and distorted, using a standalone or PC equalizer easily takes some of the load off the midrange driver, solving this problem. The towers are heavy (67lbs.?) Can be difficult to move on tile flooring.

Incredible value, beats the &^@% outta competitors, generous power handling, no port noise even at extreme program powers, midrange+ isolated from bass? Seems like it... sounds great. Must use .07% THD or less passing distortion. Anything over 60w/channel will do the job (I strongly recommend the use of Harman/Kardon HK3470 or HK3370 Stereo Receivers). Awe inspiring presence. I could go on and on.

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JBL N38, Harmon Kardon HK3470 Stereo Receiver, Onkyo TX-SV424 A/V Control Tuner Amplifier, Kenwood SW-200, Sony STR-DE475 DTS Receiver

Massive bass capabilities, ported yet no port noise, drivers are of composite metals, no paper crap.

Some lack of spectrum reproduction in the mids and highs, get a EQ and ur fixed.

Best speakers I've had a chance to own. Running at a humble 45 watts per channel, massive power is derived. Bass is incredible when compared to paper cone woofers. Some areas of the spectrum however lack emphasis, and the use of a decent EQ solves this. These speakers are worth the extra cash, beating the %$#& out of the competition. Lord only knows what will transpire after my application of the Harman Kardon HK3470 Stereo Receiver (100w @ 8/135w @ 4). =D

tight bass, imaging, great mids/highs

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Hey mtb103, you say these won't sound good on a "low" powerd amp? i am running them from my vintage Sony TA-2650 integraded amp, rated @45wpc (very consertive) @.03%THD, and in my room (17x12.5) and it is loud enough for me, sure when i really want to vrank the bass up, it dosn't have the power to do that, but for normal listening its fine, 200watts it needs? are you kidding? if you gave these 200 watts each you would be scared out of the room before you come near to cliping the amp

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JBL N24, N-center, KLH 9912 (although not really "similar"

Bass from two 10" units does beat most of those more expensive 6 to 8 inch competitors. There are many contenders in the mid to low priced range Floor Standing Crown. These perform faily well and don't break the bank. Bang of the buck champs!

Not perfect for Home Theater. Hard to mate up with the N-Center as they overshadow the rest of the system. Unless matched with another set of 310's or ND 38's. No Bi-Wire/Bi-Amp option. No Color/Finish Options (Studio Series has that)

Two big 10 inch 'Bass' units pump out the lows. Giving them more than enough low end power. The three way' set up does get a lot of coverage over the full spectrum. But there are some very "muddy" spots. And a bit of brightness in harsh Guitar Solo's. The 3/4" Tweeter and 4" Mid are a bit overshadowed, but that can be adjusted with a high quality Amp/AV Receiver r Grpahic EQ. These are spot on for those who want to Rock and Roll! As they love lots of power and can get fairly loud before distorting. I would even suggest them for the Progressive Jazz lover. My Units Spec's: Yamaha RXV1200 Sharp DVP 740 DVD Player (Using Coaxial) ND310's in L/R Main N Center N26 L/R Rear This reciever pushes it's 80 watts per @ .04 distortion. Do not try to ppush large Floor Standing Speakers with light weight high distortion Amps or AV Receivers. If you use high grade power they will perform adequately for HT and quite well when listening to normal "Stereo". For Jazz they are a bit more at ease. Almost airy at times. But not exactly definative when compared to Klipsch's new Reference Series. (Which cost 2-3 times as much.) Overall Bang for the Buck wins the day here. For those who really want to party hearty with lots of volume. This model is being replaced by the ND310II's because Bose won a law suit over patent infringment for the nearly direct copy of their "Bass Port Channels". Sorry to see them going out of production. If you want more emphasis on the upper mid to extreme high end then look at the S-310's or S-31's with 1" titanium tweeters as they are brighter.

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JBL ND-38's, Cerwin Vega PBs, Mission M73's, JBL's S-310's