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Past

My old setup consisted of a Sony 120 watt amp. Sony 10 disc changer, and two KLH AV5001 speakers. They were primarily played in a 18' by 12' bedroom located in the basement of the house. I bought these speakers when I was 16 years old back in 1993. Being raised by liberal parents, I listened to my music very loud and once tested the SPL of the speakers at 123db without distortion. I may have been able to go further but I physically could not handle the loudness. I used the KLH AV5001 as the sole pair of speakers at many high school dances--it required an additional amplifier than the Sony amp stated above to avoid amplifier clipping--but the sound performance was superb. The room directly above my old bedroom no longer has any paint on any of the sheet rock nails because the bass from the speakers vibrated the paint off them. My claim to fame: I once took my hold stereo system outside and when I cranked it up the sound could be heard 2 miles away--no exageration. Yes, I lived in a very rural area in a town with a population of only 800 people.

Present

I currently have a Sony 935 receiver. I have added a Definitive Sub for use with the LFE output use only for DVDs. I have a Sony 535 DVD player and the same Sony 10 Disc Changer.

I still use my KLH AV5001 speakers as my front channel speakers. Whenever their is a wedding I still use my AV5001 speakers to do the trick for me. I paid $500 dollars after my old neighbor started to take me to court for vibrating their China set off of their hutch. (My new claim to fame--yeah I am proud of it!)

Future

I plan on buying another speaker for my center channel by the end of the month. I will order the other two by the end of next month. This will round out my surround system.

Drawbacks

First off, if you move the speakers as often as you change your underwear, then after about 5 years the front grills begin to fall off. Secondly you aren't able to spend as much money for them so you will not get as much respect from stupid 'audiophiles' that spend $1,000 per speaker to gain a nominal performance increase. The last drawback to the AV5001 is that more of your neighbors will be able to afford good sounding speakers and you may be the one in danger of loosing your China set. Ha Ha

Buy them! I did (at $350/pair 7 years ago) and I still feel they deliver the most bang for your buck.

Feel free to email with any questions you may have about them.

With dual woofers there is great base response. The highs and the mids are pristine and they blend in to most decores

I ordered these speakers about three months ago. These speakers are simply amazing. I searched for the longest time for a set of floorstanding speakers. I went to various stores and various sites to find ones thatI liked. In comparison to others, these delivered the best response and had the lowest prices. The dual 12's deliver frequency response all the way down to 20hz, just outside of hearing. The highs are crisp and the bass is deep and clear. All this with 100 watts. The speakers can handle up to 250 watts, but would still sound great with 50 watts. . . in comparison to the ones that I saw elsewhere, they are worth every bit of it. I would get these for every stereo in my house if it was practical.

These speakers will give you more boom for your buck than any other you will find. With dual 12" woofers in each speaker they have a great bass response with very or no distortion. They also have great power handling and a really good frequency response. I plan on ordering 2 more when I get enough money to.

These speakers are the absolute best investment to my home theatre. The first time I saw these speakers in action, I was at a friends house. The sound was unbelievable. He said that he ordered the speakers from Amazon.com for $70 each. My last pair of KLH speakers I bought were half the size but $150 each. This is a deal that you can not pass up. I'm running these speakers with a Aiwa receiver that pumps out 120w(half that would still be just fine).

THIS IS THE COOL PART! My entertainment center is downstairs, when I have the system volume up to 2/3, I can walk outside and here the massive bass rattling the house apart (don't do this if your parents are home :o) ).

The speakers are good quality and the sound is great. Also, they look great, much better than some of the higher buck speakers. The only drawback is the wire connections on the back are not the screw type, but they still get the job done. The way I see it, why spend $200+ on a speaker when you can get the same sound out of one of these.