Price Paid:  $200.00 from searles

Summary:
i have 3 pairs for ht front 3 rear3 with marantz sr5200 and psw505 plus yam yst 160 subs together with sony hs2 projector sound wide open and loud and very clear lots of punch subs fill in bottom end and shake the hell out of the house you need 2 subs for ht period sound matches the picture.

Strengths:
very musical open sound stage plenty of punch

Weaknesses:
no rumble but thats what subs are for

Similar Products Used:
db dinamics walfdale saphires

Price Paid:  $350.00

Summary:
Hi, (350€ paid) i bought this pair of speaker about 3 years ago. Im running them with a Marantz PM-78. After these time i can say that it is a really great speaker if you see the price and what you get for that. The speaker is in this priceclass unbeaten. I love that sound. The mid and highs are really good. Especially voices sound great. The bass sometimes has a lag. But it also sounds well. There is only one thing i dont like at this speaker. If he has to play real Metal sound he is not hard enough. You can hear it that he doesnt like that style of music. All in all i would buy it again. i have just ordered a pair of B&W 604 S3. The 305 will become my Rearspeaker now for the planned Home Cinema. All i can say is - if you get this speaker for about 300-400€ buy it. Its old but in this price class still one of the best i think.

Strengths:
Mid and High

Weaknesses:
Bass

Price Paid:  $275.00 from Audio Junction (Dorm

Summary:
Just picked a pair up, floor models with a chip in the cabinet. We could not pass these up this price.

Strengths:
Good all around reproduction, vocals always sound great on B&W''s.

Weaknesses:
Haven''t found any yet.

Similar Products Used:
DM600i

Price Paid:  $430.00 from Butch's Sound Shack

Summary:
Quality speaker at this price point...nice imaging for a small floorstanding speaker. Good for HT, outstanding with a sub (I'm currently using a Boston PV600 for HT). For a two-channel set-up, I'd probably opt for 601's or 602's with good pair of stands. For HT, they're tough to beat. As for the bass complaints...I think you're all expecting too much from a fairly small full range speaker. It "is what it is" ...good all around speaker for the $$$.

Strengths:
bi-wireable

Weaknesses:
none at this price...

Similar Products Used:
DM302's and CC3 Center Channel

Price Paid:  $450.00 from Vink Hifi Groningen

Summary:
lots of reviewers say the speakers lack off bass... we'll i think that for a set of speakers with >55hz in the specs they have a great, deep but just not to loud bass. most popular music forms have a 'puch' at 60-70 hz so that's shouldn't be a problem. the high tones are really great! Must say that these speakers make me enjoy music that i never liked before :-) this is my first set of 'decent' speakers, so i can't really compare them. i tried the mission m74 as well, thay are a bit more expensive but i found them a little 'unnatural' the mid was to strong for my opinion.

Strengths:
good bass, mid and high

Weaknesses:
not really looking great without the grille

Similar Products Used:
Mission m74