Customer Ratings & Reviews

These get plenty loud and are a well designed speaker and the crossover is perfect. A lot of people call these the unicorn of bookshelf speakers.

These speakers I tried out as front speakers and for a small-medium room on my Sony 145 watt/channel, these do a great job. The first thing to realize is these aren't going to shake the windows with bass at all. So if you like bass get a sub to compliment these. A 5" woofer, on pretty much any speaker, is just not physically capable to delivering bass that a 10" sub could produce or higher. The high/mids on these shelf speakers are pretty awesome and far and away bested my older Panasonic home theater system I paid $500 for years ago. These are definitely gifted with high quality mid/high drivers that will bring out more nuances/sounds from music/movie than el cheapo speakers and more sound bars. The stereo stage with these is also extremely impressive and something that was readily noticeable when I first hooked them up. To put it simply, these are superb bookshelf speakers that sound far superior than what their price point might suggest they should sound like. And cranking the volume up on these is no problem and Ive noticed the disrtotion I had in my older speakers for same music/movies is not there in these speakers. I'm not a audio expert but it may just be the higher quality drivers used and the power rating on these is higher. I would highly recommend these...

These bookshelf speakers have the heft and look of quality. They have fantastic sound that belies their size. I am using them as "high" speakers in my audio setup, and the perform well beyond my needs.

The sound is great. Easy to install. Great sound separation. Lots of volume from small box means I get very good sound without taking up a lot of shelf space. Highly recommend these speakers for anyone looking for excellent sound quality using minimal shelf space.

Really good sounding speakers base hits harder for how much it was good for the price

Great purchase. I use these speakers for my turntable and the sound quality is great for a newbie like me

Great set of speakers without crushing the bank. These were an upgrade from some smaller old insignia speakers. Wow what a difference! We paired them with a Onyko NR696 , we formerly had a Sony Receiver. These things paired outstandingly! High recommended. Next up is to upgrade the rear surround.

Got this one sale for cheap. Paired with an Aiyama A07 amplifier, these speakers work great as desktop speakers - they could be smaller, but they reproduce sounds very clearly, and certainly sounds better than my car stereo. Compared to something like headphones, these speakers will be lacking in bass, but if you want more bass, I suggest getting a subwoofer as well. Soundstage is great, and clarity on details is also great up to 6-7/10 volumes. Mids are mostly accurate, and bass is somewhat lacking as I said before.

Upgraded my HTIB to the Sony Core Series. What a great speaker. They sound amazing, were an amazing price. The only drawback, which it really isn't, is there is no way to mount these. You have to use a stand or bookcase. I knew that going in, but for some people, it could be an issue. Overall very pleased with these.

I bought a set to pair with a vintage turntable. Since I don't listen to my LP's much I was primarily interested in affordability rather than quality. These are VERY LOUD! Even when powered with a mini FOSI amplifier, they are very efficient, and so do not require much power to fill a room with music. I am using a tube pre-amp, which makes my modest system sound like a vintage power receiver system. With rock, this is perfect. One more thing - my hearing is impaired, so I really here the low end of the sonic spectrum. But to me they are more than pleasing. Hope this helps a potential buyer. In my opinion, for a modest amount of money, you can get something to use while you save up for a better pair, like Polk or Klipsch.

I originally purchased these bookshelf speakers to use with my home computer, but before taking them upstairs for that purpose I decided, out of curiosity, to do a direct A - B comparison with the Elac Debut 2.0 bookshelf speakers I already own and am using for music listening and for home theater. I'm not going to say that the Elac Debut 2.0 speakers sound terrible by any means, but I can tell you that these Sony bookshelf speakers produce a better overall sound to my ears. I can hardly believe these little speakers can produce such an impressive and immersive sound stage. The other thing I find amazing is the tweeter because it manages to be so clear and so beautiful even at higher volume levels. I simply can't believe the quality of sound these produce. Best speaker purchase I've made so far!

Great sounding speakers. Very inexpensive hi-res speakers for my desktop as I listen to Tidal. I suggest adding sub to the mix to really bring out the lows. Fortunately Sony makes an in expensive subwoofer to complement these bookshelf speaker.

We got these speakers for my father's home theater rear surround. We also got the Rocketfish wireless speaker transmitter and both are working great. He is using a Denon AVR-X3100 receiver that he purchased after hearing mine. However I am running all Cerwin Vega speakers and it sounds quite a bit better, but for the price, the Sony's are good.

I bought these speakers on sale during the Christmas Holiday. I needed to replace my 30year old PolkM5 jr.'s. I wasn't sure what to expect from these speakers. I'd read some of the other costumer reviews of them and decided to give them a try. I was very surprised! Are they high end JBL's, high end Polk's, or Definitive's? No. But the sound that comes out of them is the sound you get from much more expensive speakers. The sound field and staging extends out past the the speakers. The sound stage also has depth to it. So if you want high quality speakers and are on a budget give these a listen!

I needed a set of speakers for the garage, I believe these were 50% when I purchased them. The sound on these is pretty phenomenal, highs and mids are crisp, bass isn’t bad (might be the receiver I’m hooked up to). All in all, you can never go wrong with Sony.

Used as 2.0.2 (matching Atmos, with AZ3000ES @ 4-OHMS) _____ sound is crystal clear. ***Will need to actually USE A SUBWOOFER*** (I just wish grill was built stronger = fabric is cheap @ too thin) ______ (FASTER, Even cheaper) buy on Sony's website with military discount = pickup @ BEST BUY (since rewards program is gone and no military discount)

After seeing all the reviews of this speaker I decided to buy a pair when they went on sale. I can't believe how good they are! Open transparent sound stage with excellent detail for such a small price! Incredible value for the money. Considering buying another pair for my second system.

Speakers arrived in perfect condition and sound great. Very nice size to discretely place around the room.

Amazing quality speakers still impressed of their performance don’t ask anything to other brands actually I got a pair of jbl’s and returned them got these and sound better totally recommending these beauties

Great bargain for affordable bookshelf speakers that sound great. These are heavily reviewed and highly rated speakers for good reason. They are solidly built and offer incredible value at this price point