Sony SS-MB105 Floorstanding Speakers
Sony SS-MB105 Floorstanding Speakers
[Dec 23, 2000]
Anthony Roberts
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Clean open sound,good detailed highs,looks.
Weakness:
At this price none Picked these little gems up for $38 at Best Buy.I intend to use them as my rear surounds once I have my Home Theatre up and running.Right now I have them hooked up to my Rotel BX935 amp alongside my Rogers LS2a speakers.The Sony`s dont sound out of place and I`m sure there going to do a great job when used as my rears.Anyone looking to buy a lot for a little cash cant go wrong. Similar Products Used: Rogers LS2a,Mordaunt Short MS10s |
[Dec 29, 2001]
Barry Morrison
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Good surround sound separation in DD/DTS
Weakness:
Maybe a little "hollow" sounding, but maybe I just need to tweak them a bit more... These little speakers are very nice. I got them, when I bought my STR-DE845, they came free with the reciever. For that price and that they can handle the power output of said reciever, you can't beat it. Similar Products Used: Bose 141's |
[Feb 14, 2001]
Alan Mattson
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Great Sound
Weakness:
Not much Bass I have to say that I was blown away by these little speakers. I bought an open box pair at Best Buy for $36 to use as surrounds in my home theater. I hooked them up to my PC as a temporary solution until I could get my Mission speakers sent from my old home. After listening to music through them though, I ended up ordering another pair just to use as computer speakers. (I have a reciever hooked up to my PC powering these) |
[Apr 06, 2001]
Jon Inzano
Audio Enthusiast
Weakness:
At a power of 50 watts, with bass at MAX, they pop a little. No worry. SUB TIME! #1 speaker: Yamaha ns-a638 Similar Products Used: RCA 100 watt 2-way bookshelf (61/2" woofer) and Yamaha 140 watt 8". |
[Mar 26, 2001]
tooker
Casual Listener
Strength:
small size, high wattage, video sheilded, frequency response
Weakness:
none seems as though word's been getting around about these speakers--had to call around to three different circuit cities to find one that had them in stock. these things are great! for the size, they can really pump out some sound. even the bass response is amazingly good. Similar Products Used: some old sonys that came with my mini hi-fi |
[Mar 07, 2001]
Bill
Casual Listener
Strength:
Amazing bass for the size and price, overall sound respectable for a cheap speaker
Weakness:
Lacks mid range definition, highs aren't exactly crystal clear but hey, it's only $29 bucks each. Comparing all three was a mixed bag. The Cerwin Vega's definitely had the richer bass of the three but lacked mid range definition (it was only a 2 way speaker). The Sony 105's produced surprisingly good bass for their small size, although no where near as good as the CV's. Just like the CV's the mid range seemed to be missing. The KLH 900's had the mid range (it is a 3way speaker). The bass wasn't quite as distinct. The highs were definitely "high" but seemed on the harsh side at times. Similar Products Used: KLH 900B ($49 each), Cerwin Vega xxx? ($89 each) |
[Mar 03, 2001]
Dave H
Audiophile
Strength:
Great sound,durable speakers,good cabnet construction,very Efficient, and can't beat the price for what you get.
Weakness:
What weaknesses?? I first bought these MB-105's and absolutly love them. I am always looking for good deals and couldn't pass these up. I bought the rest rest of the series to match up the 105's and the whole series sound very nice. I also cant get over just how Efficient these speakers are. They get loud with very little power. When you do turn these puppies up they out perform speakers $100's more. As far as bass they may lack a bit, butt if usen for surround you dont want alot of bass running through them anyway. Great all around speakers, they are a nice main channel speaker, and I found to be a great rear channel. Similar Products Used: SS-CN290(Sony center channel) MF-415(Sony main channel speakers) |
[Nov 02, 2001]
Stan Witkowski
Audiophile
Strength:
Small size, neoprene roll suspension (rather than foam which deteriorates), great highs
Weakness:
Even if I paid double, I could not fault these speakers. The reason I wrote this review was simple. I do some audio repair (mostly vintage equipment) in my home. I needed a set of small monitor type speakers that I could leave in place above my test bench for testing recievers and other equipment. While looking for some old vinyl (albums) at the local reord store,I picked these up for $25.00 for the pair. They were in great shape, and had the original paperwork. I took them home and immediately connected them to an old Kenwood 65 watt RMS receiver and they sounded great. I then connected an old Technics 30 watt RMS receiver and added a CD player I was cleaning and repairing. I put on an instrumental string CD and could not believe the quality of sound these reproduced, even at relatively high volume levels. Similar Products Used: Atlantic Technologies, RCA, Radio Shack (Optimus), Polk, NHT, & EPI. |
[Mar 12, 2001]
Mr. Stereo
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Great sound
Weakness:
Nada I love them! I got my whole system for about 850.00. Denon reciever, sony dvd,klh 10' sub and sony surround. I turn on my tone defeat option and cystal clear sound. Use a sub with these and set your speakers for small and they sound great. I have yet to hear distortion out of them. Grant it you can spend 1000 bucks on speakers and they will sound better but for the price they do the job for me. (The neighbors are Yelling) If you know what i mean!!! Similar Products Used: none |
[Aug 14, 2000]
Walt Brand (aka Doctor Sock)
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Price/quality ratio; port on front baffle allows greater variety of placements
Weakness:
Cabinet could be thicker; larger than KLH 911B; won't reproduce deep bass at this size These were originally in Sony's home-theatre-in-a-box sets, but we're starting to see them being sold on their own. Best Buy also sells them. Similar Products Used: KLH 911B, Sony MB-215 |