Sony - CS Speakers - 3-way 3-driver hi-res Bookshelf speakers (2025) pair - Black

After enjoying a new pair of these 2025 "Hi-Res" Sony CS Speakers for a few weeks in a modern 'HiFi' stereo setup, I bought another pair! These 3-way bookshelf speakers' are sonically accurate and at 6Ω impedance are relatively easy to drive. HIghs and mids are richly clear and detailed; bass reproduction is all one can expect from a speaker of this size. Given their 5" woofers and... physics, you won't get the DEEP bass without adding a well-adjusted subwoofer, but with proper placement they handle bass very well on their own down to 60Hz or so (Sony seems conflicted on their lowest frequency response level - see pic :-). It makes me happy that there are truly high-value passive speakers like this today to go along with all the supporting high-value hifi components now available. One can now build stereo system for under $1000 that delivers measurable performance values that vendors of $20K systems in the 90s would've bragged about.

For the price point, these speakers have a great sound. Clean highs with a nice depth of bass. I'm pushing 100 watts per channel and they respond well. I was pleasantly surprised at how good these sound on low volume or cranked up. They look great and are a nice addition to my setup. The feet do not come with them. I put those on to reduce the vibration going to the turntable. If you are on the fence, don't be. You will not be disappointed.

Impressive sound for a great price on an open box deal!! Thank you Best Buy!!

The Sony CS 3 way speakers area a great entry point for those that want premium home audio without spending a lot of money. They have excellent sound in all ranges while being relatively affordable in regards to how much home audio systems cost. Pros - Great sound at all volume levels I was willing to test (I let it get very loud, but didn't max out my receiver) - Great Connectors - Removable grill Cons - A little taller than I would have liked The build quality of these is very good. The speaker box itself is wood as one would expect, with a black wood grain finish. I had no knicks or dings on these when removing them from the box, and the packaging was good to make sure they didn't get damaged in shipping. One thing I would have liked for these though is built in ability to wall mount. Unfortunately there is no mounting hardware with these so going 3rd party would be your only option. I had originally wanted these for my front speakers that reside on my actual bookshelves, but unfortunately these are too tall so I had to keep my other speakers there and used these as surround speakers instead. Installation was very simple and it was plug and play with my JVL receiver. No further configuration was required and surround sound simply worked. Overall a very good budget friendly home audio solution

Listened to the Cheap Audio Man and he's right. These speakers produce a great sound and at a good price. Paired with our STR-DH190 stereo amp, ran A/B testing against our floor speakers that weight several times as much and these hold up surprisingly well. The sound is very clear and dynamic. Listening from classical to classic rock and things in between, as long as your music doesn't require unnatural amounts of bass, these speakers sound very natural and clear. Listening to a remaster of Pink Floyd's Time, one can appreciate a lot of detail with these. Or the sweet vibration of a violin, anything I play with this sounds very natural. Speakers are rated by Sony as for "High-Resolution Audio", so it can reproduce analog audio from 24 bit recording with an expected good fidelity. I'm pleasantly surprised how well these can keep up with our much larger speakers, and maintain clarity at higher volumes. These speakers have a no-frills exterior design, just a well made acoustic box for the speakers. Removing the grille, the three-speaker configuration is beautifully exposed. The acoustic box works great. I can feel from the back the amount of air it moves. On the back the is a single set of posts for the speaker cable. The posts are nice and can handle thick cables. Overall, a very enjoyable speaker set.