Unique - disappear in a room

No support for the wire and could be pulled out easily.

Got these for my wifes work room. They perform well for her music and dvd setup. The subwoofer makes them sound good. They would be great rear speakers for a 5.1 setup - including the subwoofer. I don''t think that they would work very well as fronts for a quality system - but for casual use they are fine.

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Looks neat, discreet. Great for light listening.

Not for use in HT. Problem I had was one speaker rattled badly (internally) when raising the volume. Took it apart, and discovered the two 1.5" transducers that is supposedly be glued behind the white panel came unglued. Hot-glue gunned it and viola, back in business.

Bought these many years ago, purely based on the looks. Initially, I used this as front effects speakers with my Yamaha DSP-A1 in my HT, but due to my theater subs (two 15" Klipsch subs) rattled it too much; obviously these did not work (oh btw, replaced them with NHT inwalls). Stored these for couple of years. Took them out last week and put them by my bed. Sounds great for mood music :)

Will impress the hell out of your guests!

SOUND QUALITY! Small connectors - can't use banana plugs or spades; forced to buy reduction pins for low gauge wire.

Just brought these home 10 minutes ago. The sound quality on these speakers is literally laughable compared to my B&W Rock Solid fronts and Klipsch KSC-C1 center. Comparable to Cambridge Soundworks Soundworks Digital computer speakers I've used. They are also weak. I unplugged my B&Ws and connected these speakers, but I had to pump the volume up from 20 to 35! Do NOT buy these speakers thinking you'll get decent main speakers for any purpose. A much better alternative for this purpose would be the Wharfedale Diamond Anniversary 7.2. I had these for a couple weeks (one shipped with a busted tweeter so I sent them back) and I was extremely impressed with the clarity and power from these bookshelves (and at a mere $75 + shipping brand new from eBay!). Anyhow, I'm going to use these as my rear channel speakers, for which I think they will work just fine, considering the wow factor, which leads me to my next point. The positive feature of these speakers are, of course, their stylish design. Everyone at my workplace was amazed that there were two speakers inside of the < 2 lb. box that was delivered, and I can't count the number of "That's so cool!" remarks I got from my roommates. I also have no place to put bookshelf speakers in my HT set up and don't want to spring for towers just for the rear channel, so these are perfect for my purpose. For the price I paid for these ($50 + rip-off shipping from uBid) I certainly can't complain, considering ALL things. However, if these were regular bookshelf speakers I'd have to say I'd be quite disappointed. I took the ratings on this site the wrong way, not assuming that most of the points awarded were for style - not quality. I can't rate the sub as I have not used it yet.

Good for what it is

Hooked up to an old sony in my workshop they sounded terrible. I brought them to my patio where I have a Nad Amp and these little puppies came to life. I think they like it around 20 watts. Not to bad. For a $100 shipped to my door it was worth it.

See my review below (and others)

not a real stereo speaker setup for a purist.. hard to hide the wire. should have had optional holes punched in already to hang horizontally

OK I will say these are about the best (surround speakers) rear channel.. speakers for the buck you can buy. Wouldnt use them as fronts on any high-end system. see my review below. I want to say I had Mission 77ds as rears and although they are a very good (dedicated) rear bi-polar set of speakers... the loud panels seem to do a better job. The non-directionality of the loud panels rivals the bipolars for sonic spaciality. You arent constrained by placement requirements and you now have the option of 4(5) channel stereo listening.. if your into that. Do whatever you have to do to hide the wires.. get some decent prints to put in the frames that match your room decor. and your all set at about 1/4th the cost of the Mission Bi-polars. I really dont recommend these speakers as mains (fronts) for anything other that.. bedroom, rumpus room, or the kids room speakers. but if you have limited space, limited economic resources, or your just a plain tight ass with a tin ear. then these are the puppies you want. As a set of HT rears channel speakers a 4+.. as anything else a 3

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Discreet, highly musical, affordable NXT technology

Careful positioning required, spring-clips on loudpanels, one size only

Having caught my imagination several years ago when flat speakers were introduced to the consumer market, it was only a matter of time before I purchased a pair. Requiring more bass but unable to find suitable floor space for stand mounters/floor standers I took the plunge.
I was impressed with the detail expressed by the flat wall-panel speakers. The brightness of the treble was countered once prints were glued into place - and yes, once the wiring is hidden behind the wall, they do look like framed pictures (the looks on my friends' faces as they try to figure out where the sound is coming from is a joy to behold).
The sub can be slightly woolly, but with careful positioning, it can work well (I've located mine under a coffee table under the stairs). I also found placing it on spikes helped the improve the sound. Good quality cable is a must - I binned the supplied cable for QED Silver at £5 a metre.
Location of the loudpanels is important - the manual claims "the position of each panel is not critical...their position is almost irrelevant." NOT SO! In order to maintain stereo imaging positioning is crucial so forward planning is required.
Normally retailing for £300, I found a supplier over the net offering them for a bargain price of £230. An impressive piece of innovation at an affordable price.

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Upgraded from Mordaunt-Short MS3.10

Great sound, good looks, blend in very well

could use a little more bass

If you are looking for clear sound (not sound to blast your neighbors),and are looking to remove tower speakers off your floor then purchase these.

when I first saw these I didn't know what to think. I went in not expecting much, came out with a set of speakers.

The clarity from the pannels is great, much better than my towers. The one thing I noticed is it could use a little more on the low end, but I have a seperate sub so no problem.

Dont purchase them thinking they will give you lots of noise, but expect them to give you great sound at a good level.

For what I wanted they are perfect!

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Great highs and mid range. Space saver baby!!!

The bass is very sluggish and weak

These are the best value for the money I can find. I got the component set for $190 shipped out the door from a helpful frined on the net. They are awesome and are currently being used as my computer speakers with my JVC horrible amp. Even though it is bad it still doesn't matter. These speakers only need about 40 watts per channel! They like about 60 watts, but less is fine with these babies. I recommened them to all types of listners, even though bass is weak.

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Hang pictures of family, baffle people, great sound stage

do not like spring loading, do not like being played loud.

Use:
Occasional high volume use when in the living room. Mostly running at levels where people can have conversation and hear great background music.

Equipment driving speakers:
Kenwood DV4900 DVD player, Sherwood 5030R as second room/zone amp (40W per channel), BIC volume control in room, Monster in wall 16guage wire(50ft of equal runs per speaker)

Performance:
These speakers are pleasing to the ear. The bass module and the panels compliment each other well. I do not understand what people are saying about the lack of bass. I play Pink Floyd and classical music and the sound is very rich and well balanced. I would not say that the bass extension is very low(what do you expect from an 8" woofer). However, it goes into the high 30's in my room. Placement is key.


placement:
room is 16w X 20d x 12h
4 walls, 1 almost all bay windows (call this front wall)
I have these speakers about 20 feet apart and facing each other, about 4 feet from back wall. Since I have bay windows on thefront wall, I get great sound all over the room due to reflection (sound does become stale in the mid/high,if I lower the fabric blinds). Hence, the blinds stay up.

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Interesting form-factor

Cheaply constructed plastic pieces of garbage!!! Who hangs plastic picture frames in their house?

My review is probably somewhat skewed as the rest of my systems include the likes of the B&W Nautilus line, Cary, etc...

I bought these online as candidates for my dining room audio. My thinking was that I'd hook these up via a speaker selector from the second out/second amplifier from my Cary SLP-98 pre-amp. My main two channel speakers are B&W Nautilus series. While I certainly didn't expect these $100 speakers to be in the same stratusphere as the B&Ws, I was hoping they could throw out a little ambiance/background music in the dining room, without having yet another visible set of speakers in the house.

Unfortunately, these did not meet my criteria for acceptable dining room speakers. To start with, the darned things are plastic! I'm sorry, but I just don't feel like "cheese-ifying" my dining room by hanging plastic picture frames with Wharfedale logos. Needless to say, these things aren't inconspicuous. As for the sound, the sound about as good as they look. Compressed highs and mids with a boomy little passive bass sound.

Visually and sonically these things barely cut the mustard for my garage system... this is, incidentally, where they'll be installed. While I've given these a low rating, this is based upon my criteria. If you are looking for a fun set of speakers to buy for your 11 year old daughter to put Smurf pictures on and play the latest New Kids CD, these might be just the ticket.

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