I purchased these on Ebay for $150 with free shipping. I regreted it for a few days...... until they arrived and I hooked them up to the STA-2380 in my office. Holy-Moley! These little things sound very impressive for their size. For being 22 years old, they looked pretty new....solid buld. I set them up on those titlted speaker stands they used to sell at the "Shack". They work very well together. A nice surprise, for sure. I've had many speakers over the years, mostly 15" 3 ways, and these little towers come highly recommended. These were only made for 1 year, so there's not many to be had. They don't come up on Ebay too often, either. I think folks that have these are hanging on to them. If you like unique sounding speakers, and by chance see a pair of STS-600's for sale.......snag them up!

Since there is no midrange speaker component, it might sound a little "Thin" to some, but the Bass is impressive for a 6 1/2" Woofer, and the highs are crisp.

overall performance

just a little to much bass for my ears but not bad!

I bought these reluctantly as part of buying a Harman Kardon receiver. The buyer insisted on selling the Optimus speakers with the receiver so I figured why not! When I got them home and hooked them up I was pleasantly suprised. These are really excellent speakers! Nice base and very clear mids/highs!! I have them next to my Celestion towers that I use for my home theater and to tell the truth I like the sound of the Optimus better than the more expensive Celestions! Go figure and I didn't want them. If you can find a pair grab em quick! you wont believe your ears!! Believe me I have owned dozens of speakers and these are great!

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dozens of speakers hi and low end

The Optimus STS-600 series speakers are now discontinued like the 800 series. The 600's are small towers that lack a little in base but make up for it in the highs. At a discontinued price of $39/piece, you cant go wrong!I agree with the reviews of the 800 series, these speakers do very well with a sub. Excellent choice if you can get them for the discounted price.