Price Paid:  $128.00 from Ebay

Summary:
I have been seriously collecting good Hi Fi equipment since the early sixties. In the past I have owned AR3a's, Bozak Concert Grands, Klipschorn's, Bose 901's, AR9's, & AR9LS's. I am currently AR3a speakers that have been modified with Dynaudio drivers in my main home theater room. I wanted a really good set of speakers for a secondary home theater setup in my master bedroom. Given the Ubid & Ebay pricing of the Wharfedale products, I decided to try a pair of MFM-7's. These are without a doubt the "best bang for the buck" speakers that I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. They present a very wide and neutral soundstage accross the entire wall. The sound is wider than the speakers are apart and the placement of the performers is extremely realistic. The sound is absolutely clear and lifelike from one end of the audio spectrum to the other. If you are looking for great speakers and you are on a budget, without reservation, I highly recommend these.

Strengths:
Neutral, effortless, full-range, non-point source sound.

Weaknesses:
In the price bracket that one can get these speakers for, there are no weaknesses. Some reviewers have mentioned build quality here but since I never have the desire to take the grill off of the speaker, this is not an issue with me .

Similar Products Used:
AR3a's, Bozak Concert Grand's, Klipschorn's, Double pair of Bose 901's, AR9's, AR9LS's, & AR3a's modified with Dynaudio drivers.

Price Paid:  $150.00 from ubid

Summary:
i am very happy with these speakers i bought 4 at different time on u-bid for what i felt were very inexpensive compared to prices at retail stores. i use them for my home theater and they kick butt.i did have a problem with one grill but man. replaced it quickly.

Strengths:
sound, price looks

Weaknesses:
grills, spikes on feet can scratch hardwood flooring .carefull...

Similar Products Used:
acoustic research sub yamaha receiver

Price Paid:  $300.00 from U-bid

Summary:
It amazes me how much the reviews vary for these speakers - people either love them and think that they are a great value, or they despise them and think that they are junk. IMO, the truth is somewhere in-between the two extremes. At $1,400 a pair, I can''t imagine anyone who would think that these are a good value. At $300 a pair, which is what most people pay, then they dramaticly improve in value as the competition narrows. Maybe I got lucky, but the fit and finish on my speakers was very good. Yes, the grills are flimsy, but how often so you remove the grills and put them on? I tried bi-wiring and bi-amping these speakers with little appreciable difference in sound quality. Room acoustics and speaker placement also have a big effect on sound quality. As they are rear ported speakers, the bass becomes muffled and muddy sounding if placed too close to a wall. Mids and highs are decent for a speaker of this price. I think that there are better bookself type speakers in this price range for these frequnecies. Overall, for the price I paid, this is a good speaker. How many floor standing, full range speakers can you buy for $300 a pair? I have moved them to my bedroom system where they do an adequate job. A good amplifier and wiring will help the sound quite a bit.

Strengths:
Low Price.

Similar Products Used:
Infinity (several models), Marantz, Magnaplanar, Pinacle, etc.

Price Paid:  $180.00 from ubid

Summary:
I have just auditioned the mfm-7 and I can now verify others complaints. The MFM-5 is a better all round speaker than the MFM-7. The extra woofer actually muddies up the sound.. if you're a person who believes that size matters.. well these speakers are about 2" taller than the 5's thats it they are a lesser of the two speakers in sound quality. Save yourself the 20-30 bux on the bid and the additional 20 for the shipping and go with the MFM-5s
(read my mfm-5 reviews) the 7s are will seem ok if you never heard the 5s. these speakers should be the ones going for $29

Strengths:
a little more bass than the mfm-5

Weaknesses:
a a prime example of "more is too much"

Similar Products Used:
mfm-5

Price Paid:  $298.00 from UBID.com

Summary:
This is a follow-up to a review I posted earlier this year.
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At first I actually liked these speaker.
But the more I listened to these speakers I realized that they sounded like very cheap speakers.

I then bought Klipsch RP5's and Infinity Overture 3's. The Wharfedale MFM7's could not compate to both of these speakers in any way shape or form. Also the more I looked at the MFM7's the uglier that appeared.

Do youself a favor spend good money and buy real speakers.

I have 2 complete Home Theater systems in my house and the Klipsch RP5's and Infinity Overture 3's are the main speakers that I am using.

I sold the Wharfdale MFM7's for a 67% loss and was happy to get anything for them.

If I could rate them less than 1, I would give these speakers a -100.

Wharfdale MFM7's rating of 1
Klipsch RP5's rating of 5
Infinity Overture 3's rating of 5

Beware of ides of Wharfdale, you will get stabbed in the back.

Strengths:
None

Weaknesses:
Everything

Similar Products Used:
Klipsch Rp5's, Infinity Overture 3's