everything for the price, looks.:)

for music there should have been "tighter" bass reproduction, at least for high volumes

For the price almost nothing beats them. For home cinema the subs are excellent and go really low for 10", should have adjustable freq for the sub for easier installation, especially for music listening. Got blue in front, black in the back and black vector as center and the sound is awesome in movies, and last but not least, they look very good(at least I think they look stunning.

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Neutrality, details, very deep and tight bass, clarity, overall soundstage. Easy to place since you can adjust the basslevel individually on each speaker.

Heavy almost 30 kg/each

I have spent almost 6 months searching for a speaker that would suit me (up to $3000)and when I found these I couldn´t resist them. And for a pricelevel that is rather low, 12 000 Skr (appr. $1300), for, as I think, a high performance speaker.
These speakers go all the way down to 18 Hz and the best thing is that the bass is driven by an internal amplifier so the respons is extremly fast and tight. The timing of the bass is excellent. The sound is open, neutral, clear, clean, involving and balanced. You can adjust the bass-respons on each speaker so they are really easy to place, close to a wall or not, it doesn´t matter.
When listening to the speakers I´ve listed above I have felt that the music haven´t involved me or that they are to laid back or as with Canton a bit to bright for my taste. (And I really like Canton but these are better).

A truly magnificent speaker that I think is among the best, up to a pricelevel of about $3000.

My equipment:
Sony XA 30 ES cd
Sentec 30W Mono Tube Power Amplifier M30
Harmonic Technology Precision Link interconnect
Supra 3.4/S speakercable (will probably change that soon)

If you´re in home-cinema look no further since this speaker has a built-in subwoofer in each one of them, so you don´t need to buy a separate subwoofer.

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Neutral sounding with live and pondus in the low freq

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Here you get the full range of sound ! From crisp and airy high freq. to very low bass from an active 10" Ace Bass speaker which goes down to about 18 Hz !!
The mid level is also outstanding with very clear and detailed sound.
I found the Klipsch too hard and agressive in the mid level and they don't go anywhere near as deep. The Klipsch'es is also lacking the stretch and crispness in the high freq.
The AR1 did indeed have the low intact, but they were missing the room and the placing of instruments yet they are at double price.
All in all I find the Audio Pro Blue Diamond a winner in this pricelevel and a bit upwards too...

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Clarity and freq.dynamic. Works for everything, a real allrounder. Looks. Blue great looking lead at the front indicating sub power on.

Heavy (perforating my floor with the spikes). The neightbours complain. Standard signalcables for the sub is low-quality. Slight impresise bass from the sub at extreme volume levels.

I have these set up in a home-cinema setup with Black Diamond as rear speakers and the Black Vector as the center, and it is really an awesome setup. The clarity of the speakers reproduces the sound perfectly, and combined with the 10" subwoofer integrated in each of the Blue Diamonds makes the soundimage complete. The bass makes the room move and one can physically feel it. All from Jurassic Park to Titanic to classic to techno, the Blue Diamond is a real killer when it comes to both stereo and home cinema.

Just saw Gladiator with DTS and I had goosebumps 50% of the time I was watching :)

Extremely defined!

If one should be picky one can point out a slightly inprecise bass reproduced by the sub at extreme volume levels. The speakers are not as good a buy as the Black Diamond regarding price/performance, but.. nevertheless, a real bargain!

clear accurate sound,
can produce AWESOME BASS !

slight HUM coming from the sub-amp

these speakers sound great for music but are also exellent for movies.
the built in subwoofers can produce awesome bass and can go very low +- 18hz !
the other night i watched the u571 dvd , and the roof almost came down..
so beware don't turn the volume too high.
1 weakness they have is the slight hum coming from the sub-amp (it's not coming from the sub-speaker).
does anyone have a fix for that ?
i would gave it a 5 star but because of the slight hum a 4

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Low, deep, well-defined bass, crystal clear mids and correct highs that are not too harsh.

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This pair of speakers is just absolutely unbeatable for such a price! You want clear, balanced, easy-on-the-ear yet truly full-range sound when you listen to your highest quality CDs? Look not further. Oh, you don't give a damn about high-end listening pleasure, but you are interested in home theatre set-ups only? Again: these are your speakers, mate! I have extensively listened to a huge range of speakers, including ProAcs, B&Ws, Tannoys, Missions etc., but I was simply not prepared for the pure pleasure that the Blue Diamonds were giving me. Initial disbelief (how can speakers that are so cheap deliver such a rich and deep sound stage??) changed quickly into acceptance. I coupled the boxes with a Pathos Classic One hybrid amplifier and an Electrocompaniet EMC1 CD player. What a combi here!

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