Maggymortis

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Been using these speakers for more then a year. So here's my list of pros and cons. I've been using them as front speakers in my surround system. But I've also used them in stereo.

Good things:
1) Sound is pretty crisp. I especially love the to hear classical music on these speakers. The sound is very authentic.
2) The value for money is great. These speakers are cheap.
3) They are God Damn Beautiful!
4) The Authentic is pretty damn good for movies. Still can't compete with a good sub-woofer though.

Bad Things
1) Deeper tones/lower frequency range is a bit too low for my liking. They are not great for listening to rock. However, I haven't tried them with a proper Stereo amplifier yet, and my Denon 1907 surround receiver doesn't allow me to set the sound "on the fly". I hate fiddling with the settings in various sub-menus everytime I change my listening desires.
2) The piano finish looks great. But don't forget you have to clean it all the time. It's very susceptible to dust, greasy fingers and wet doggy noses :D


All in all:
Great cheap starter set. The lower frequencies needs a bit of a boosting. But a good sub can help on that. I at least am very happy with mine.

dennism

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, 8.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Using it with a Yamaha RX-797 stereo receiver, coupled to a Sony player and Yamaha EQ-70 equalizer. I am really impressed with the way the speakers put out sound, deep yet crisp covers good frequency range. The piano gloss finish is very classy and elegant. A very good buy for the price.

Strengths:
Sound quality
Finish
Price

Weaknesses:
Not included in the package!!!!

Similar Products Used:
Philips, Sony, Yamaha

McKulit

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5, 6.00 votes

Price Paid:  $160.00 from BHPhotoVideo.com

Summary:
I'll be brief with my review and I will not go through the technical details. This review is solely based on my personal tests. 1. Use the Bi-Wiring feature to increase clarity on mid and high response. 2. I compensated the lack of bass with one Yamaha 250 watt subwoofer on each side (L&R main). 3. Definitely a steal for the price. 4. Awesome for home theater application. In Yamaha's website this is clearly defined as a home theater speaker anyway. 5. OK to moderate for music application. The addition of two Yamaha subs increased the overall body of the music. To sum it up. Grab it while you can. This baby is an excellent home theater speaker.

Strengths:
Clarity

Weaknesses:
Lack of bass punch

jcgiokat@msn.com

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
1.67 of 5, 6.00 votes

Price Paid:  $400.00 from bestbuy

Summary:
well let me say that i got these a couple of years ago and i loved them alot i always said to my self 200 each that was very cheap for such great looking speaker the piano finish is outstanding and they sound great you need a sub it is a must anyways they ara large but good if you have the space . well went to best vbuy last year and seen the one sale for 175 a pair .well they look good but dont sound better than they look .

Strengths:
piano gloss

Weaknesses:
needs more bass big bluff

Similar Products Used:
sapphire st2

Firest0rms

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
4.90 of 5, 10.00 votes

Price Paid:  $164.00 from Online

Summary:
I originally heard these speakers at BB and was impressed. However I had the Athena AS-F2's (also very good). I then lost some of my equipment including my AS-F2's in a car accident! So I started looking at speakers again. Don't be blinded by Bose, any serious speaker enthusiast will tell you that. I listened to many speakers again, including B&W's and Athena, and seriously considered Axiom for a while. I have a Friend who got the NS-777's for a pretty good deal online so I checked them out and they sounded great, again! So I jumped the gun and got a great deal online, with money left over to get the NS-555 for my rears! I have not regretted it! These speakers are awesome! I have them hooked up to my Pioneer Elite VSX-39TX, The detail and clarity is amazing! any kind of music I throw at it sounds absolutely amazing! The mid range is much better than my AS-F2's so I’m hearing things I've never heard before on my old CD's! For movies I don't have a subwoofer (yet) so my bass is routed to the main NS-777's and they haven't let me down yet! My AS-F2's might have extended a little lower but these make up in every other way! I watched Star Wars Episode I the other day and could feel the bass shake my chair during the pod races! Did I mention they look great with the black piano finish?

Strengths:
-Crisp not harsh, highs. -Great Detail. -Very blended sound. -Good bass extension. -Bi-wireable (I don't use this) -Beautiful black piano finish

Weaknesses:
-Full time maid required to keep dust and finger prints off. -a little heavy (if thats even a weakness) -waveguide horn requires good placement -Low WAF (wife acceptance factor)? (not sure maybe) -might be hard to find other than online -nothing else at this price!!

Similar Products Used:
Athena, Klipsch, Infinity, Cerwin Vega, other crap, auditioned others like Polk, B&W, etc.