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These speakers sound great. They can handle some serious sound and not even flinch. Nice rich bass tones for such small speakers. And make no mistake when they say loud speakers they mean loud. No need for big bulky speakers like in the past.
You will not be disappointed with these babies.

Hard to believe these are "bookshelf" speakers., February 12, 2009
By Dr John Ficarro "Dr John" (Hollywood, SC USA) - See all my reviews

I decided to upgrade from my $400 range Pioneer home theater 5.1 package. At the moment I have a Yamaha RX-V663 receiver and a pair of cherry TSi 200s. With just these two speakers, the listening experience far exceeds what you here from the typical $300-$600 complete home theater packages you would typically find at Best Buy or Costco. Although I have the rest of my sytem on order, I could be happy if I only had these speakers. If you are a music lover, these will keep you happy.

That said, I should point out that my taste in music leans toward all things acoustic. Listening to a range of music from bluegrass to string quartets to full symphony, these have great clarity and you can hear every instrumen. Drum sounds are tight and even without a subwoffer, the mid-range / bass sounds really good. And vocals (think Nora Jones, Alison Krauss, or the gravelly voice of Dave Von Ronk), are handled with ease.

And if you like the look of speakers with the grille removed, get the cherry. It certainly looks like real wood veneer and the construction just oozes a look of quality.

The sky is the limit with speakers, but at $300 for the pair, these will make your ears as happy as speakers costing a lot more. These have very clear treble, I didn't notice any boominess in the midrange, and bass response was nice and tight. Based on these speakers, I expect that movies with effects should be amazing when the rest of the speakers arrive.

these speakers have a lot of bang for the buck. the bass tones are rich and satisfying, and the treble is clean. there is no vibration with good speaker stands. I am very satisfied with them.

Building a new stereo system I was trying to find some mid price speakers. There were some cheaper Sonys and various brands more expensive. Researching found many liked Polk speakers. In my price range, got them and thoroughly enjoy the impressive sound that comes out of them. There is a sort of bass subwoofer which sounds like there almost is a separate subwoofer. Glad I didn't get the less expensive ones.

The speakers have a well-balanced, natural sound. They are solidly made and look great. They will accept bare speaker wire or banana plugs and are biampable. They would benefit from a good subwoofer, obviously, but sound good by themselves. I bought them with the cherry Sanus speaker stands and that works great. Of course, if you really do use them in a bookshelf, that would enhance the bass.