Summary: I got these speakers the other day used for $20 at a garage sale, and they are worth FAR more than that! They sound great, even hooked up to my cheap Sony all-in-one receiver. The only thing to complain about is that the tweeters are very bright, but they can be toned down with equalization. Bass is heavy, mids are clear, and the highs are great when toned down a little. Using lamp wire at the moment, but will hook them up with 12 gauge wire soon. They are great speakers overall, with great sound for rock, heavy metal, blues, even some jazz. Not as good as speakers costing 5 times as much or more, but as budget speakers they rock!
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Summary: I've had my DCM KX 10's for at least 10 years... They are the best speakers I've owned. I've had Yamaha, Denon, etc.... I always go back to my DCM's I purchased from Circuit City back in the day. Still pumping the good tunes clearly!
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Summary: i must say i found these speakers in the garbage i looked at them and said something must be wrong with them because the box and grille and speakers were in great shape so i figured why not ill try them so i took them home and pluged them to my kenwood reciever and prepared myself for the worst but when i turned them on it was amazing i could not believe the sound i actually left them hooked up and put my infinitys that cost me 600 $ in my bedroom i could not belive someone would trow them away well anyway i would totally recomend them to anyone if you can find them i would say buy them i would i would pay 300 for them easy
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Summary: I purchased these speakers on e-bay only because:
1. I accidentally ran across them.
2. The auction was only at $19 when I ran into it.
3. They were located 10 min. from my home!
Well I got to tell you, when I first saw them in person they seemed a bit smaller than when I saw the pictures on the listing. So anyhow I took them home cleaned them up and hooked them up to my Yamaha RX-V750. Absolutely amazing! I could not believe the sound that came out of these speakers. I have driven them to extremes and they never fail to perform. Super clear clean sound, the bass is excellent, not to boomy or tight, the mids are clear and the highs are crisp not flat. After cleaning them up, they look new, the cabinets are clean with no scratches or dents, the grills are super clean with no snaggs or tears. All in all I got a super deal! I highly recommend these speakers, I would pay $200 if I were to not have them and run into them!
Similar Products Used: Klipsch--Infinity--Paradigm
4 STARS GIVEN DUE TO OTHER SPEAKERS THAT WILL OUTPERFORM THESE SPEAKERS, BUT PLEASE NOTE: IN ANOTHER VALUE LEVEL.
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Summary: I purchased these speakers new about seven years ago. They were part of a decent system consisting of an Adcom preamp and an old school Parasound amp. I never had any complaints with them, but never really appreciated them until I began upgrading my system. I made the jump into high dollar hi-fi. The DCM's were the last component to be upgraded. I would upgrade a component as I could afford it, and with every step, I expected the inexpensive DCM's to show there true cheapo colors. The colors they showed however were nothing but impressive. These speakers have always been a little shrill on the top end at high volumes and the mid range leaves a little to be desired, but they NEVER embarrassed themselves, even with the high coin components they were attached to. I now have them paired with a Dynaco ST70 and a PAS preamp. The lush Dynaco gear fattens up the midrange and tames the top end. With tube gear, these speakers sound great. I understand that DCM is no longer the same company and these speakers are no longer available. I am sure these could be picked up used fairly cheap. If you can find them for around $100, it's a no brainer, pick 'em up!
Strengths: outstanding value, great match for warm tube gear
Weaknesses: The top end can be shrill, but this is only at high volume. Considering the price, I wouldn't call this a weakness at all.
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