Hyfi -

That is a good point. It is search related - not by rating. That is fine because a high search volume is almost more of an indicator of popularity and/or quality than just a rating. For instance, I can rate the Melody AN211 as a 5 - but that would like 1 vote vs maybe the 296 votes and 4.71 rating of the MMG. And I know there are a lot of folks on this forum that would rate the MMG's lower.

Roy -

Fact of the matter is that AudioReview is going in a new direction. We are going to be focusing more and more on consumer level products that can be purchased on line. On line is where we are at and as much as I might like some niche off brand that isn't what the majority of folks are searching for or reading reviews on. So even if you and many other might consider the 301 to not be worthy of being on the list, one can't deny their sales volume and the fact that many people do honestly like them very much and consider them the best from what they've heard, in this price point.

Sure they aren't 'audiophile' speakers, but frankly no speaker at that price point is. Some do a lot of things right, but $500 is a consumer price point.