Sony SS-MF550H Floorstanding Speakers
Sony SS-MF550H Floorstanding Speakers
USER REVIEWS
[Oct 15, 2020]
Stereophile
Strength:
Good sound quality speaker for it's price range.Removable grills.Kevlara woofer and mid range cones.Rubber surrounds for longer driver life compared to foam.3/4 inch thick black cabinets. Weakness:
Lacking somewhat on the low end(below 45hz)despite being a bass-reflex(ported) design. Price Paid: $379.00
Purchased: New
Model Year: 2004
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[Feb 16, 2016]
Ian
Audio Enthusiast
I picked up these units 2nd hand as I have a pair of Sony SS-MF500H also. The 500's produce significantly better base than the 550's. I agree with some of the other reviews around about replacing the crossovers in these units, some improvements here. I am also thinking of replacing the 8"woofers in the near future. These speakers represented an excellent buy at $50aud 2nd hand, but there is room for improvement |
[Jan 12, 2014]
Dave
Audio Enthusiast
I have to disagree with some of the reviews on here which appear to have been written by either Sony employees or people with very low knowledge or experience with quality speakers.
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[Oct 31, 2007]
DEEP_NNN
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Clear voice and higher ranges.
Weakness:
No strong low bass.
Well, my 30 year old 12" Cerwin-Vegas finally bit the dust. That should give you some idea of the type of music I listened to and the volumes. Now, much older and hearing impaired, I needed something with more clarity in the voice and higher ranges. Not so much for music as for movie and video game soundtracks.
Similar Products Used: Cerwin-Vega |
[Oct 31, 2007]
DEEP_NNN
AudioPhile
Strength:
Provide perfectly adequate sound for an AV system.
Weakness:
Not terribly efficient.
Refer to the 5000 model for this speaker's replacement. Same specs and sound.
Similar Products Used: Cerwin-Vega |
[Mar 13, 2007]
Robert
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
NIce Highs on the Nano Tweeters, Pretty decent lows
Weakness:
Could have more bass, Speaker wire that Sony gives is cheap!
Designed for maximum sonic and economic efficiency, Sony's ash-wood-finished SS-MF550H floorstanding speakers enhance your hi-fi or home theater listening stylishly and affordably. Optimal for either stereo or, using 2 pairs, full-resolution surround sound music listening, these 3-way speakers each employ one 3.25-inch midrange and one 8-inch Kevlar/HOP bass driver, as well as a 1-inch Nano-Fine balanced-dome tweeter. Nano-Fine tweeters extend the speakers' frequency response well beyond the 20 kHz limit of CD audio, all the way out to 50 kHz--perfect for today's high-resolution music formats like Super Audio CD (SACD) and DVD-Audio. The Nano-Fine design makes each tweeter extremely still and light--ideal properties for a tweeter.
Similar Products Used: none |
[Dec 13, 2006]
kermit_xc
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
hmmm, well - they where cheap ... would work great as a lamp stand I suppose
Weakness:
I am very weak, YES.
honestly, that was the stupidest purchase I've ever made ... It was an impulse while buying new TV and I was tempted with the low price and the looks ... but the sound is just as I was expecting from SONY, but - the reviews from this site made me buy it :) heh.
Customer Service BestBuy: great customer service, money back - no questions asked
Similar Products Used: Polk Audio RTi6, Onix AV123 |
[Aug 05, 2006]
myriad1973
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Clear highs and mids, even when playing cassettes.
Weakness:
Weak bass on their own, but that isn't an issue when adding a sub, and using them for mains in a home theater setup. I've been a Cerwin Vega lover for years, but after discovering there aren't any dealers in my area, I went to Best Buy to see what they had available. They used to be a CV dealer, but apparently they got rid of them a few years ago, so I decided to listen to what they had. I'm impressed with these Sonys. After listening to them at Best Buy and bringing them home, the sound is very clear playing either cd's or cassettes. The highs are crisp, and the mids cut right through. The bass is a little lacking, but that is to be expected with a single 8" woofer. Adding a subwoofer will cure that problem (I have a SA-WX700 on order to help). |
[Dec 14, 2003]
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Crisp, accurate reproduction of different styles of music. The cones and tweeters perform quite well. (FYI, the latest Consumer Reports testing speakers confirmed my theory; it rated these speakers {note sure if this one or the other model with dual woofers} #1 -- over the more expensive brands such as Klipsch, etc.
Weakness:
Low range with a single 8" woofer may not be enough low range for those without seperate subwoofers. If you don't have one, check out the other model with the dual 8s. I've been using this product for several months in my home theater setup, listening to movies, video games, radio, cd's, etc. This is an excellent speaker that stands up well to bigger speakers costing hundreds more dollars. The local best buy has a cool feature that allows you to listen to the same music on the different brands of speakes that actually works very well. Compared to the new glossy Yamaha speakers with multiple cones that cost many more hundreds of dollars, all the music samples I screened sounded just as good, really on the Sonys as the Yamaha's. Same for the fancier Athena speakers. If you have a similar best buy, check them out and crank up the music to get an idea of the accuracy. The very slight advantage in terms of bass are negated since I have one of those powerful Yamaha YST-SW800 10" subwoofers. It provides all the low range oomph needed in my setup. Similar Products Used: Cerwin-vega, yamaha, listened to Atehna, JBL, Polk, Klipsch, etc at best buy. |