Could these be the finest pair of speakers under $1500?I've listened to the finest speakers my entire life, and I consider myself difficult to please and impress.
When I discovered the model below this (just 1 6" woofer the SS-MF415) I was stunned. I was searching for a TV pair for my parents, -nothing fancy but it had to be under $200. I even argued with the sales guy that they couldn't be that cheap, maybe $199 each. He had to double check himself.
When I got home I bought myself a pair of 515 and was double-stunned. I cannot believe these speakers!
CULT CLASSIC!
STUNNING!!
SUNNY-CLEAR MIDS
SILK-SMOOTH HIGHS
RICH BASS
If you don't like these speakers you're probably deaf.

Non-centered powerful low-end bass, excellent, but not overpowering highs, perfect mid-range, space conserving

Sony doesn't make a triple woofer speaker like this

I thought that I had found a super-powerful speaker with the Studio Monitor 150's. I wasn't even looking for speakers when I found these at Best Buy. I was truly amazed. I tried all of Best Buy's displays, JBL, Infinity, even Bose. None of them stacked up to these, yes, not even the overpriced $2300 Bose setup, these two sounded better then even them. Truly an amazing speaker, perfect for gaming, music, home theatre, just about everything.

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Infinity Studio Monitor 150's

cheap

muddled sound and cheap cheap parts

There is not much to say about these speakers. I have a very good friend how is employed by Sony and he could get these speakers for me for around $100/pair. I had purchased Klipsch Reference speakers (rf-3, rs-3, rc-3, ksw12 sub) and I wanted to compare the sound to these sonys. By using the A/B switching, there is no way I could be happy keeping the sonys after hearing the difference. I really gave it a good listen, because I was trying to justify a $1000 difference in sound (the difference between what I paid for the klispches and what I could get the sony's for.) and it idn't take me long to realize that $1000 is not that much money compared to the differnce in sound. Don't get me wrong, the sony speaker would be adequate...but at high levels, the sound of music is very distorted and very unclear. The speakers are not very sensitive as well...After all that is said and done, I think I will keep my klipsch and return the sony's, even though I could get the sony's cheaper than anything else around. If you want to hear some quality sound, check out the klipsch rf-3 loudspeaker...the greatest loudspeaker I have EVER heard.

The VALUE!! The good sound quality. Also it has good bass for its size.

NONE YET!!!

These sonys are my first pair of speakers. So far I have hooked the speakers up to my Kenwood VR407 Reciever, A Kenwood 200 CD changer, and a Zenith television. The reciever packs a powerful punch through my speakers. The sound enhances the strength coming out of my television, and it also enhances the music from my CD changer. The bass is good for its size, and the sound quality out of its 3-way mid-range is overwhelming

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FIRST ever had..

Awesome clear sound, clear sound, clear sound. Bass! Heavy.

None yet

I would like to thank everyone who kind enough to post their reviews. You guys ROCKS. Best buy had the advertisement for sister model Sony ss-MF315 it was for $79 each. My brother showed me the advertisement and I thought about it but I saw the this Sony ss-MF515 right next to it. So I visited audioreview.com and checked out both reviews, and I got the Sony-ss MF515 for $129 each without tax at bestbuy. I saw the same price advertisement from best buy ad yesterday. It's was pretty cool. The speakers itself is awesome. Just like the other people's reviewed. I have to agree 100% with the amazing clearness of the sound which coming from this pair. The bass is also impressive, enough to shake my room, but I do not know the size of my room. Anyway I use this speakers for listening CDs and using it for my PC. If you happens to have Starwars soundtrack or any of classical music. I really want you to listen to it at loud vloume. Resuit is amazing. It is sooooooooo clear. I really have say you get more than what you paid for this speakers. I am really hoping that I could use this speakers for 10 years so I do not have to upgrade it hehe :)

Here is my system:

1. Yamaha HTR-5150 receiver. (Please check out the review from this site)
2. Pairs of Sony SS-MF515
3. Center (I do not know)
4. Surround (I do not know)

Thanks!

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My old speakers.

Sound quality, amazing price, great looks.

None-contrary to several of the other reviews, these towers are NOT meant for loud bass / low frequency sound reproduction. There are reasons for towers with built in 10"+ woofers, not to mention floor slave subwoofer units.

The outstanding price on these speakers made the decision to purchase fairly easy. But price isn't everything--these units sound fantastic as well. Make sure you don't use the supplied speaker wires that come with these or any other Sony speakers--go buy some good monster cables. The quality of sound is excellent! Although these certainly aren't the greatest speakers, I'd venture to say they're easily some of the (if not THE VERY) best for the price. If you're looking for some really nice stylish towers with fantastic sound at a nearly unbelievable price, go pick up some of these speakers. (I power these towers with a Sony STR-DE445 receiver)

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Excellent Sound

Bass a little weak

Purchased these speakers to go along with Sony kp-53s75 Projection TV, Sony Str-DE845 Dolby,dts, 5.1 Reciever, Sony SA-WM40 Subwoofer, Sony SS-CN490 Center Channel, and 2 Sony rear speakers. Sound is incredible for the price of all the components. I have always had great luck with Sony products, so I chose to keep the Home theatre with the same brand. I recommend these speakers to compliment your Home Theatre.

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Other Sony Speakers....

Excellent Sound

Bass a little weak

Purchased these speakers to go along with Sony kp-53s75 Projection TV, Sony Str-DE845 Dolby,dts, 5.1 Reciever, Sony SA-WM40 Subwoofer, Sony SS-CN490 Center Channel, and 2 Sony rear speakers. Sound is incredible for the price of all the components. I have always had great luck wiht sony products, so I choose to keep the Home theatre with the same brand. I recommend these speakers to compliment your Home Theatre.

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Good nice warmth acoustic sounds, very pretty stylish look, good solid bass punch, and ofcourse affordable price.

Minor hissing on the tweeter, noticeable if you put your ear up against the tweeter. A bit muddy on the high. Cheap looking midrange.

Well, not sure where to start, but when i saw this pair at Best Buy for around 250$ a pair, i was affraid that these speakers won't perform to my expectation. Oh boy!, I were in for a surprise.
When i first brought this puppies home, i hook it to my Sony Str-db930 receiver and decided to put it on a test. To my disappointment, i couldn't get the volume to go pass half power without the four 6 1/2" mini woofers to lock up. But wait, at that time, i didn't realize that these speakers needed a break-in period. When i came home one day and decided to give it another power test, WOW!, to my surprise these babies are pumping with no noticeable distortion at almost 80% volume power on my Sony STR-db930. At this point i turned the volume back down, cause i'm affraid that if i'm pushing them any higher it would blow up. So, if you just got them new, don't try to play these speakers at high volume yet. Make sure you give them a Breaking in period b4 you try to play these speakers at a very high volume. As far as Bass goes, they give me more than enough bass.
I gave it 5 stars for value, hmmm, for the price that you paid for these puppies...they gotta be a bargain. You can't find any floor tower at this price range that can perform like these speakers. 4 stars for overall, because some of the minors i had mentions above on 'weaknesses'.

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Clear & Crisp, no other compairs at the same price...

Of course you'll need a sub

I picked up a pair of these as an impulse buy at best buy.
They are a great floorstanding pair... they fill the room with natural mids and highs, they even got a little bass for the dual 6 1/2". I was so impressed with them, that I am filling in the rest of my surround system with sony speakers. after having these for 4 months I decided to get the SS-MB215 which are currently being shipped... It seems like the speakers are deffinately dependant on High wattage... So if you got the power it's worth checking them out.

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Kenwood, Infinity, JBL, THC :-)