On another thread somebody asked why I recently purchased Def Tech BP10 speakers when I am an audio only person. Well, that requires a thread of it's own. I have been a stereo lover for more than 20 years now and the available equipment has drastically changed due to home theater. Because home theater is where all the money is and because home theater equipment can be of much lower quality and still sell very well, the manufacturers have mostly stopped making affordable hi quality speakers. 20 years ago, you would go to a stereo store and they would have a wide range of amazing speaker products starting in the $1200 - $1500 range (for a pair). This was roughly double what big box stores were charging for their crap speakers. Fast forward to today. There seems to be only two choices, low fi speakers at best buy (etc) or hi end speakers which are great, but start out around 3k per pair. And for 3k, you get zero bass. If you want hi -end speakers with bass, you need 5k or more. This is roughly 5 times what big box stores charge for their crap speakers. So the price gap is now huge. This is becuase there's not enough money in making excellent speakers. Fidelity is not that important for HT use.

So after auditioning many speakers in the under $1500 range, I felt the Def Techs offered the most for the money. Would these be my choice if I could spend 5k? No. But in my opinion, they are excellent for music or HT. For the $900 I spent, I have never heard a speaker that could compete side by side with them.

By the way, for music listening, I hate subwoofers. They sound like crap most of the time. They grossly distort music. They do not integrate with the main speakers.