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Speakers have very good sound quality and good frequency response. I actually own a Bose Lifestyle 12 ystem bought in 97/98 with 5 satelite speakers and 1 subwoofer. These Sony speaker, at a fraction of the cost, sound better. In the beginning, I was a little reluctant to buy these Sony speakers, because the price was much lower than similar products by Bose. The only two problems are:
1. The supplied wires appear too cheap. I bought the speaker wires from Monster Cable to replace it.
2. The subwoofer has some "blank" noise after power up but you won't hear it unless you get close. And the noise "appear" to be off after you feed the speaker with music.

I got these speakers for $170 from B&H, to pair with Sony STR-DE898 receiver. The sound is great, they fill my 13x20 living with sound, and look very inconspicious mounted on the walls (I used silver NXG X-Mounts). The sub is large and heavy, and delivers great bass. I concur with other reviewers about tossing the included wires, those are a joke. I got some 16AWG 'digital' RCA speaker wire from Home Depot - with speakers this size you don't need larger wire, unless you are running it longer than 100ft. I also got a decent sub cable. Not Monster - those are monster ripoffs - but a $15 cable from acoustic research fit the bill nicely.

One gripe: power saver feature on the sub can be annoying. Having the sub shut off during quieter scenes means you'll miss the bass for first 1-2 seconds of action. Thankfully, it can be turned off via rear switch. Just power down the whole sub using the front-mounted button when you are not using the system.

I bought these speakers when they were on sale for $180. I also bought the Sony STR-DE898 FM Stereo/FM-AM Receiver to go along with it. Let me tell you, for the price this sounds great. I know there are systems that sound better, but you're going to have to pay a whole lot more than this. Definately recommended!

I absolutely love it, and when bought with the "Sony STR-DE998 7.1 Channel Surround Sound Audio/Video Receiver" you'll be blown away. There are only a few products that currently support 7.1 surround sound, but when you get one that does, you'll be amazed. Even if you are just using 5.1 surround sound products, you'll feel like you are there (playing war games with this is so real that you might need diapers).

Small, yet powerful speakers for a room about 20'x30'. Any larger room may need larger speakers. The only bad thing is the $56+ shipping charges, yet you still save as Amazon sells them about $100 less than if you picked them up (50+ pounds) at your local store.