Customer Ratings & Reviews

The thing I am most impressed about with these speakers is their ability to provide complete sound at relatively low volume levels. I love watching my movies with very loud sound, but during those times when loud audio isn’t appropriate, the speakers do an excellent job bringing out all the sounds of the movie in lower volumes. Essentially, the sound reproduction coming from these speakers is excellent when cranked up, and equally excellent when played at lower listening levels. They manage to have a fullness that includes excellent mid-range, clear highs, and dynamic and tight bass. Speakers with similar capabilities cost two to three times as much. And you do not need a high-end amp to get excellent sound from these speakers. If you continue reading below, you will see that they produce great sound when powered by a modest home theater receiver. Overall, this pair of speakers perform well above other speakers at this price range. Additional details about my home theater setup include a matching Bowers & Wilkins HTM6 Anniversary Edition center channel speaker, an entry level 7.2 receiver (Onkyo TX-NR696), a MartinLogan Dynamo 600X 10-inch subwoofer, and two rear Sony surround satellite speakers, all connected by 14-gauge speaker wire. This is definitely not a high-end setup. However, the speakers do a excellent job delivering a faithful reproduction of the audio signal. The main reason is because they are pretty efficient at 88.5 db. Meaning, they do an above average job of converting power (sent to it by the amp) into sound. The speakers themselves are rated between 30 and 200 watts at 8 ohms. My receiver/amp is pushing roughly 45 watts per channel, which is on the low end of what these speakers can handle. I can only imagine what they would sound like with a more powerful amp. And since I live in a small house with a living room roughly 12 by 18 feet, the supplied power of my current amp is more than enough. In summary, here are some pros and cons I found while using these speakers. Pros: -Excellent mid-range -Dynamic and tight bass -Clarity of highs -Large soundstage, meaning the speakers allow you to hear sounds coming from different areas (e.g. location of instruments in music, sound effects in movies, etc.) Cons: -The highs can be a little strong or bright. These speakers have a premium tweeter mounted on top. They produce highs with great accuracy. To adjust this, it’s very easy to lower the highs by decreasing the treble or by adjusting the equivalent frequencies within the amp’s equalizer. -These speakers produce great bass by themselves, but it doesn’t hurt to add a subwoofer to your system if you’re looking for the really low-end frequencies only a separate subwoofer can provide. For those interested on how I estimated the watts per channel of my receiver. I used the general rule of taking the total watts of the receiver’s power supply, dividing it by 2, then dividing that number by the total number of channels the amp supports. So, in my case, my receiver’s power supply is rated at 635 watts. I divide that number by two to account for the watts needed to power other functions of the unit. That leaves 317.5 watts remaining to power the 7 channels. By dividing the 317.5 by 7, I get roughly 45 watts per channel. And one final note, the speakers come with a stand (plinth) that is optional. They’re meant to help stabilize them. I was leaning towards not attaching them because I could have saved a little space, plus I prefer the look with them off. However, since I have an active little one, I decided to attach them. I am so glad I did because while I was setting them up, I accidently bump into them pretty hard while backing out from behind my TV. The stands saved them from toppling over. That would have not been the case otherwise. Lesson to self. I’m more likely to cause damage to them versus my kid.

Tight bass, smooth midrange and crisp highs make this pair of speakers worth an audition. I was very surprised at the great sound from a fairly small set. Very nice imaging. Give a try.

I am happy to say the highs and lows work very well with my NAD receiver. My 18x20' room is filled with the sound I wanted. A recent turn table addition enables me to hear classic sounds not previously audible via streaming media. Any buyer should be pleased with the fidelity of these speakers.

I've never seen a product packaged as thoughtfully as these speakers. You can attach the plinth to the base without fully removing them from the box! I opted against the base spikes because they will go onto a tile floor. Anyhow, the assembly (attach the plinth with four bolts using an included Allen wrench) was dirt simple. The speaker cover is held on with magnets and they aren't overly strong - I've managed to knock the cover off repeatedly adjusting the speaker position. These 600 series floor standing speakers replaced an aging set of Vandersteen 2Ci's and it's clear that speaker technology has really moved in a good direction in the past 30 years (gulp!). These speakers are smaller yet deliver better bass and clearer highs. The midrange responds quickly and all sorts of musical instruments are reproduced accurately (from chimes to tubas to bagpipes). The soundstage is much wider and I'm able to crank down the subwoofer in my 5.1 setup. I tested these in both a home theater environment and for reproducing digital music in a variety of genres. Couldn't be happier with them. They look good and perform flawlessly!