I'm currently using these speakers in my HT as my rears. l like their natural ( non-colored) sound. They sound great for jazz, and other subtle kinds of music. They get my hearty recommendation for this price range!!

i recently recieved these speakers after bidding on(what i thought)were rs4's from an on-line auction site. the prompt displayed r 2000.4 but photo/product description were of rs4. before bidding i contacted the company and was advised that "what is shown/explained is the product you will recieve". needless to say what was delivered was the r 2000.4 NOT the rs4. i contacted the auction site and they advised that their are no rs4's and a mistake was made. approx. 60 pr. of r 2000.4's were auctioned off to people thinking they were getting rs4's. after contacting the company i was offered the choice of returning them pre-paid or getting some $ credit back to me. i listened to the rs4's and knew their sound but not the r 2000.4. after hooking them up i knew their was a difference. the rs has more bass response and slightly better imaging. the diff between the two are bottom ported(r) vs. rear port(rs) , newer cross-overs in rs and more cabinet bracing in the rs.the tweeter and driver design are the same. i have a powered sub so the bass issue wasn't a concern. the bottom line is that i got these speakers NEW , not used , for less than $ 150./pair delivered. they are not as good as the rs4 but they still sound great for that price. it should be noted that this is the 3rd set of speakers that i bought from this auction site and have had no problems. they were willing to work with , and correct , their mistake. for audiophile sound i will rate these speakers a 3 but for the price i got them for they would rate higher than a 5.