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[bobsticks]

I had no idea this was the cheap-speaker-du-jour. Shows you how out of touch I am...

[RoyY51]

I've seen brief, positive reviews in both Stereophile and Absolute Sound. One of them mentioned that the speaker was out of stock for awhile due to the great demand. I've not heard it, so I don't know if the hoopla is due to the sound or the fact that it was designed by Andrew Jones...or both.

[bobsticks]

I've seen brief, positive reviews in both Stereophile and Absolute Sound. One of them mentioned that the speaker was out of stock for awhile due to the great demand. I've not heard it, so I don't know if the hoopla is due to the sound or the fact that it was designed by Andrew Jones...or both.

A follow-up inquiry on CNET and Amazon indicates both. Reads like a good little speaker for a garage system or a second system or a hoarder.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

I just installed a 7.1 system in my friends house using these speakers based on the recommendation from Stereophile.

They sounded wonderful for the price, and my friend was very satisfied that he got a great 7.1 system(with a 3D television) for less than 2K.

[markw]

I was at Best Buy yesterday and got to be alone with their speakers ans heard these (on sale for $80). They "blow away" the other Polks they have next to them and are visually stunning and solid to boot. While playing with them, some guy in a blue shirt comes over and starts telling me how much better the Polks are. OK, fine.

Doing an A/B test, the Polks are more efficient and have a very, very pronounced mid bass chestiness that seems un-natural, unclear, heavy and murky while listening to the Pioneers is like drinking a glass of cool mountian water. Noy the utmost in bass but but that's what subs are made for.