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This is an awesome set of speakers for almost any system. I set up in a brand new club room, and they sound terrific! It's unfortunate that the Griswold review on this site discusses issues with another supplier, and doesn't rate this site, nor the speakers. The review should never have been left below...

I am very new to the surround sound niche, and first listened to this set in the store and liked it enough to purchase it, but not at the high store prices. What would we do without Amazon? Anyway, I bought a Onkyo TX-SR304S 5.1 Channel Home Theater Receiver to go with it, also through Amazon. (in fact, I paid less for the receiver, speakers, blu-ray DVD, HDMI and 16 gauge speaker wire at Amazon than the speaker system alone at the store). (I also found out the receiver has no HDMI connection, so I used a coaxial cable instead, works just as well). After I figured out all the wiring to it, the TV and blu-ray player, I can only say I am very pleased. The only two things I would like to see is they include speaker stands with the units. I am sure they can include it in the package for a whole lot less than what they sell it for separately. I didn't get any, however, opting to hang them on the wall. The bracket system took a little time to figure out, but once I saw how it went together, it was pretty easy. The other thing is the wire. The wire is not 16 gauge, and having to spend more $$$'s to get the bigger size was a pain since I waited 10 days to get the wire, and I had the speakers in 2 days. The supplied wire was almost .020" smaller than 16 gauge. Whether or not the sound is better with 16 gauge or the one supplied, I do not know, I have just always used the thicker wire. Surely they couldn't save that much by using smaller wire.

I've purchased this set and for what they're intended to do is more than adequate for my bedroom. Don't expect to sound like a thousand bucks but comparing them to $500 systems they sound awesome and coming from a brand that's well known you can't beat these at this price!

I was planning to order these speaker from Electronic Expo, but their extremely low price prompted me to do a little research. I called Infinity and was told that buying online from Electronic Expo will void the manufacturer warranty since they are not an authorized online retailer. I was also told that they often get calls regarding product bought online with similar pricing and they end up being refurb or grey market product. Do not confuse these guys with Electronics Express which is an authorized Infinity online retailer. I was told to stick to the authorized online retailers listed on the infinity site and I would get the quality I expect. As always, if something appears too good to be true, it probably is best to be wary.