All Cambridge Soundworks Employees....STOP IT

YOU ARE RUINING THIS RATING SYSTEM, FOR ALL THE READERS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE YOUR PRODUCT...

I HAVE THE ENSEMBLE III....I like them, but I don't know if I will ever do business with a company that needs to self-promote itself in a review site, by using false names and fake answers to review questions.....Actually, anybody who is considering Cambridge Soundworks...DON'T.....I wish I could return mine, but I can't anymore....They have no scruples, plus you can get just as good (jbl, jamo) or better (klipsch, energy) for the same price or a little more. That is a fact...not this crap that the employee wrote below this and on all the other Cambridge Soundworks Product....They aren't even sly about it either...How PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

very clear and precise sound quality

none

the best speakers for a very good bargain

Similar Products Used:

meridian, celestion, infinity, jbl

good performance for its cost
nice "middle-entry-level" HT package

like all speakers in the price range, this set-up will have you wanting more (for much more money)

I'll be first to admit, I'm no audio/video/stereophile ... but I'm progressing. For the price, I consider the CSW MW 5.1 set (paid $1600) -- which also included a nice DD receiver (Marantz SR 585) -- a secondary "entry-level" set; it's infinitely better than any shelf system or rack system and much better than any "mass-market" company speakers (ie the poor Sony, Yamaha, Advent, etc.).

Again, if you're really into the big-time, get some B&W's or KEFs or Paradigms, separate components in terms of amp/preamp, and mix-and-match your way to audio bliss (that's where I'm headed in a couple of years). But in the $1500 range, this set-up is satisfying. In no way is CSW a "high-end" company and I honestly believe that Kloss had no intentions of making it that way. But again, there are dozens of HT sets in the price range and the MW 5.1 is one of the better ones.

Sat-Sub technology will never compete with the floor-standing loudspeakers (that's why CSW has multiple products lines offering speakers ranging from the very small to the big). THere is simply too much compromise in terms of pure sound (the imaging, the soundstage, etc. etc.). BUt for a smaller room (under 15X20) or if the "wife factor" looms large, this would be the way to go.