sultan165

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 4.00 votes

Price Paid:  $90.00 from CC

Summary:
A great budget bookshelf. The bass is a little lean (which is to be expected given the small size), but the midbass is pretty tight and articulate. It matches well with a subwoofer that can compensate for a lack of low bass. The mids have a slight veil to them, but otherwise sound quite natural. The highs are detailed and not overly bright. However, I wouldn't classify the highs as being all that smooth either. The imaging is fine and soundstage is surprisingly wide. Quality of construction is also very good at this price point. Overall, these are definitely a cut above other cheap bookshelfs (sony, pioneer, etc.), but the veiled midrange and somewhat artificial sounding highs remind you that it still isn't high end either. Given its price point, there aren't many speakers that can beat the R20 (perhaps athena, mission, paradigm, etc).

Strengths:
Good midbass Natural sound overall Quality of construction Price

Weaknesses:
Slight and veil and lack of detail in the midrange Highs are not that smooth

Similar Products Used:
Pioneer Bose Magnepan B&W

jorgillo

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
2.67 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $200.00 from Liverpool Store Pue

Summary:
MY BROTHER BOUGHT THE SPEAKERS, FOR THE PRICE PAID(ALL THE ELECTRONICS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AT MEXICO), IS A GOOD BUY, YOU CANT EXPECT NOTHING EXTRAORDINARY FROM A SPEAKER THAT COST LESS THAN 200 BUCKS, BUT TO BE HONEST THE SPEAKERS SOUNDS RIGHT, WITH A WELL DEFINED BASS ,GOOD HIGHS AND REASONABLE MID (A LITTLE MUDDY) , IF YOU CAN COMPARED THEM WITH A B&W 300 SERIES GO FOR THE 300`S BUT THEY COST 120 DLLS MORE . FOR SURROUND MODE THEY ARE GREAT ,FOR STEREO SPEAKERS THEY SOUND JUST RIGHT.

Strengths:
PRICE , ,GOOD STEREO SEPARATION, GOOD BASS AND HIGHS

Weaknesses:
THE MIDRANGE ,LACKS DEFINITION

Similar Products Used:
B&W 601 SERIES 2

Price Paid:  $120.00 from Fry's Electronic

Summary:
This is the best speaker over all in sound quality for less than $200. The bass is so impressive right out of the box, it is very powerful and punchy compared to same price JBLs,Infinitys. Above average built quality for this price. High is very crispy for a silk dome tweeter. Mid range is a little bit muddy. Overall, it's a very good deal for less than $200. Very sturdy built quality. Its size is the smallest among those bookshelf I own now, but sound is the best. Very impressive for very small bookshelf

Strengths:
Punchy and powerfull bass, crispy high for silk dome.

Weaknesses:
abit muddy mid range.

Similar Products Used:
Accoustic Energy aegis One, JBL S26, Polk R20, Polk R10, Polk RT7, Pioneer S-DF2-K, Pioneer S-DF1-K, Infinity Reference 2, Bose 901, a pair of bookshelf Alantic Tech(forgot model)

Price Paid:  $159.00 from Circuit City

Summary:
These are very good sounding speakers.The bass is tight and the highs are crystal clear.It has an airy sort of muffled sound but nothing is over exaggerated.When listening to these speakers you may find that they sound best with the bass and treble set on flat and let your subwoofer do the rest.Once you get them broken in you"ll realize they are excellent speakers and that Mr.Polk knows how to make great speakers.

Strengths:
Crystal clear highs,The best bass you can get from a 6 and a half in woofers

Weaknesses:
None

Similar Products Used:
Bose,Yamaha,Pioneer,Infinity,MTX,JBL,Boston Acoustics,Sony