Very few. The response curves of the speakers tell it all. The European designs of the tweeters yield stunning results.

It'll take a little time, but you won't regret it a bit and you'll have the handyman's satifaction.

This is a follow up on the Madison Odin speaker. I was never quite satisified with the high end on these speakers. I felt that they were too 'echoic', i.e., the decay was too long on many high notes. To solve this problem I replaced the Seas tweeters with a Vifa XT25TG30 and the result was quite stunning. Now these speakers are a pure joy to listen to. If you really want to save money, you can build a great sounding monitor speaker from Parts Express with the following parts: Parts from Parts Express: #300 – 704 - .22 cu ft cabinet #300 – 708 - .55 cu ft cabinet ( ½ in MDF) #091- 1245 - Dayton gold-plated binding posts #268 -030 - vinyl damping material #260 – 317 - Acousta-stuf Crossovers #260 – 142 - Dayton 2.5 kHz #269 - 342 - Exacta 2.5 kHz Crossover Speakers Woofer: #299 -182 - Peerless 6.5 in (91.5 db eff) Tweeter: #279-125 - inexpensive $8.80 silk dome #264-555 - Vifa XT25TG30 - dual concentric #276-514 - ScanSpeak 9900 revelator Aperiodic Vent #296-546 - ScanSpeak aperiodic vent Wire: Buy 14 feet of flat wire from Madisound. You just several hours of spare time, a little urethane glue, some spray lacquer and a little knowledge and you have a fantastic speaker, better than any of the ARs and as good as many of the $3000 speakers.

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Vandersteen, Von Schweikert VR-3s and 4s, Rogers LS3.5as, etc.

Narrow depth makes it easy to place in some circumstances. Relatively "full range" given the size - definately not a satellite speaker. Assembly is super simple - under one hour - only Homer Simpson could screw it up!

A couple of missing components when delivered. Quickly corrected, but... Wish they offered a bare MDF version.

Very good speaker for the size or price. Easy to build. A couple of quality /customer service issues that don't sound. Although there are a number of good ~$200 /pair speakers on the market, this one of the better ones. If you are a DIYer, you might think about eventually building a better XO - this one is a very simple first order. It works, but I'll bet it could be improved on. Overall, better sound for $175 than you will normally find off the shelf

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Beautiful sound. Good looking. Very inexpensive. Blows away speakers costing $8000 or more.

Hard to resell due to little known vendor.

This review is for the Madisound Odin speakers. This speaker is a dual Seas 6.5" configuration with a Seas Excel tweeter. The configuration is a vented box with the drivers above and below the tweeter. The kit comes with a state of the art crossover and some good damping material. I added additional padding for the sides of the box. It takes about 2 hours to assemble both and the result is spectacular. I have currently loaned this set out to an enthusiast who was blown away by the clean, detailed midrange and finely detailed highs. The cabinet is a nicely constructed, 'Chinese' box with oak veneer in either black or white.

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Good overall sound, very effeciant

Needs help on the bass response. This is a sealed enclosure design so the bass is very tight and clean but not a large presence.

I am using these as read surround speakers and have been very happy with their performance. I was using these as my mail speakers during a relocation and was surprised at their overall sound quality and effeciency. They are not as warm as my Dynaudio orbitals but are almost as clean.

I have yet to be disapointed by anything I have bought from Madisound and highly recomend these speakers for their bang for the buck.

I second the previous comment about this speaker. No, it isnt the last word in audioweenie characteristics or bass response. However, it is pretty damned musical - far more than a $165 speaker should be.

Initially, I had it paired with a cheap receiver hooked up to my bedroom TV as a tertiary system. The placement was horrible, the electronics were blah.. not surprisingly, the speakers didnt sound great. However, I paired them with a Dynaco ST-70 and a Foreplay preamp ($100 kit stock from www.bottlehead.com) and all of a sudden, I took notice. With rock and jazz, this amp/speaker combo sounded really, really good. Not the last word in neutrality (there was a bit of upper bass/lower mid bloom), but *musical*. Almost everyone who listened to these speakers loved them - with rock and jazz, several preferred them to my big system costing almost 10x as much!

If you, or anyone you know, is interested in a buget system, get an ST-70, a Foreplay preamp and these speakers. Great sound for $550. 5 stars for value.

The bass is tight. and the tremble is clear.

The cross over design.

The speaker is good for its value. I got mine for $185 because I upgraded it to the real oak box. The real oak box is a bit bigger and more heavy. Madisound didn't spend much time on designing the crossover. It's just a first order, simple design. I think the speaker can do better if Madisound can provide a better crossover. If you have less than 200 dollars budget on a pair of speakers, I would suggest you listen to psb mini, mission 731i etc. If none of them can satify you, then try this one.

Very musical, PRICE!!!, clean and tight.

crossover and bass is too lean.

My friend purchased these and I put them, together.
Being the tweak I am modifications were done a week after being built and intial listening was done.

The cabinet was lined with a very very good elastomeric damping material. A Dynaudio vario-vent was added.
The result was much improved bass response. More extended, cleaner and clearer high end and more open and pronounced vocals without sounding hefty.
Value ratings are after mods were done.

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If your into kits (building speakers from a kit), where you are supplied the cabinets and components, and all you have to do is run a screwdriver, you'll like this one. It's a small 2 way speaker using a Madisound 6102 woofer, Vifa D20TD05 tweeter, and one of Madisound's in house designed Sledgehammer crossovers. You can put together a pair in an evening. Great sound, nice sound stage, very musical for the price. These don't produce a ton of bass, but what do you expect from a small pair of bookshelf speakers? Match these with a good self powered sub, and brag to all your friends how little you spent, and you built them yourself (don't tell them all it took was a screwdriver and a little time). Madisound has other kits for sale too at www.madisound.com, but I can't speak for their sound quality. Anyway, I highly recommended the Sledgelings for the money, and the supplied cabinets are of high quality.