Good clean sound, cheap.

Not really a weakness but they are not the best looking speakers.....who cares.....I'm not going to marry them!!!!

I went to K's Merchandise the other day to check out some speakers.
To be more specific I was interested in the JBLs N38 which were $199 each.

While listening to the JBLs I noticed the price tag on the KLHs.............$80 each!!!!!!
What the......?

I rushed to the "console" and selected the KLHs.

WOW!!!!
The sound was so much more.......well I can't explain it.

The bass wasn't so powerful as the one on the JBLs but the mid and higher frequencies sounded really GOOD!!!!

I thought why not?
I'm going to buy a sub anyway, sooner or later.

I really like these speakers.
I'm not an audiophile but I trust my ears.

I know some people might think I'm a jerk, comparing these to the JBLs, but I don't care.
If I could spend more than $200 for speakers I would surely check out higher quality speakers but unfortunately I can't.

For this price I think these speakers are great. Period.

I don't know the person named Luke McGinnis, but I'm sure he is an asshole idiot. I HAVE heard these speakers and they sound great and are a great value if you can get them for under $250 a pair.

Price, good sound, size, well-built, nice looking

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In the store, these looked skinny, but they look large in my living room. They have two 8" woofers and a rear port at the top. Three way design.

I listen to country music mostly, which generally doesn't have much bass. However, these have all that I need at low to moderate volume. The bass really comes out at higher levels. I usually don't use my sub for music, as these give adequate punch.

Midrange is fairly natural, and highs are clear and strong. Midrange works better with DVD movies than with music. Still good with music though.

When listening to some music, I feel the desire to jump up and dance. It's been a while since I've had that effect from speakers. Sound is clean, and they are efficient, with 90dB. My living room is moderate at ~20x15, and more than 50% volume is hard on the ears. You won't have trouble powering these with that kind of efficiency. BTW, my receiver is a JVC 7000, which puts out 110 watts in stereo (100x5 in surround). They are rated to handle 250 watts. I don't know why you would need that much power, unless you were listening across a football stadium. :)

I compared to two models of Sony towers, Kenwood, Jensen, more KLH towers (915), Cerwin-Vega, and JVC's. These beat all the others hands-down, except for the JVC, which also sounded good. The KLH 283 had the warmest, most natural sound of all. It also beat the KLH 915 hands-down. I'm sure that 915 would really crank with high volume, but I was interested in sound *quality*. There was no competition from the Sonys.

They seem well-built and sturdy. When placed well, they give a good soundstage. Since I have a sub/sat system for home theater, I wanted these for music. But they beat all of my satelites for mains by a good measure. They are the only speakers I've ever owned that can keep pace with my Cerwin-Vega LW-12 (but it's "only" at half volume). Of course, my JBL S-center just arrived as I am typing, and I bet it will. :)

They work well with music, but better with home theater. You will need a sub for powerful HT bass, but I rarely use my sub with music, as these have enough alone.

If you are interested in nice tower speakers for a low price, you will be happy with these. Not "audiophile" quality, but why spend thousands of dollars when you can have decent speakers for a couple hundred? There are warmer sounding speakers, but these won't disappoint you. Sensitive, clear, fairly warm, and fairly natural sounding. I can't imagine a better tower for the same money. Perhaps a hundred or two more apiece.

I am giving these a 5 star value rating, because they give you more than your $100 apiece asks for. I am giving them 4 stars for quality, as they are very good, but nothing at this price range will be the best anywhere - just good. Plenty good enough for me. You will never miss the expensive speakers.

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These are the first towers I've owned, but I've listened to several.

Nice sound both at low and high end

I have not noticed any as yet

I have just used them for 6 months. Uptill now there are no problems with it, I hope it continues for coming years. Got them at onsale for 180 including shipping