Even these are better than the cubes you find in the Bose AM series. Just get a decent sub and your set.

Small, cheap, indestrucible, and uncommonly sweet sounding

Not much bass, but what do you want for such as small speaker?

As I understand it, these speakers have had many guises over the years. The original was the legendary Minimus 7 from over 20 years ago, allegedly a knock-off of a much more expensive German mini monitor. These speakers have remained essentially the same, with minor changes over the years. The current version is the RCA Pro-X44AV. It looks just the same as the old Minimus 7: a solid, hefty chunk of aluminum. I just bought a pair for my bedroom. They list for $120 a pair these days, but Radio Shack always has sales. Mine cost me $80.

How do they sound? Great. They are, and have been for decades, one of the true bargains in hifi. The sound is rich and clean. Bass is better than one would expect. I love everything about these speakers. I bought my first pair 20 years ago when I entered high school. The pair I bought for my parents about 12 years ago are still going strong (whereas a pair of much more expensive Energy speakers imploded due to crappy foam woofer surrounds).

Besides the RCA name, they look, feel, and SOUND like they cost three times what I paid for them.

The legend lives...

Similar Products Used:

Infinity, Energy, EPI

You just can't beat them for the price (I got them on sale for $50 cdn, ~$35 us)and size. These are as smooth and as deep as any satellite will get for the money. They are spec'ed at 90Hz+ and they definitely get that low. There is actually usable signal down to about 80Hz out of the 4" woofers. The die-cast aluminum shells means that cabinet resonance isn't a concern. The tweeter is a bit sharp, but I haven't had a chance to really break them in that long. Very neutral and clean overall. Excellet lateral imaging, with adequate hint of depth. Needs to be matched with a good quality sub to really get the best out of them.