I recently received the Human 81 speakers that I had ordered from Huw Powell of Human Speakers and I just wanted to let you all know just how pleased I am with them. This is just the third pair of speakers I've owned in my life, since buying my first good stereo in 1975. My first pair were Genesis IIs that were simply wonderful but were sadly stolen in 1980 and they were replaced with a pair of EPI 100T/E. I enjoyed these speakers for 25 years before they gave up the ghost this year. I discovered the Human Speakers website in searching for used Genesis speakers and when I learned that it was owned and operated by a fellow who worked for Genesis and who used Genesis and EPI speakers as a source of inspiration, I knew I had to order a pair of their 81s (eight inch woofer and one inch tweeter) which I thought would replace my EPI 100s nicely.

Boy am I glad I did. These speakers exceed my high expectations and are better then the EPIs they replaced. I listen to mostly acoustic, jazz, and classic rock music. These Human speakers handle the mid-range wonderfully and the tweeter sounds as sweet as I remember my old Genesis IIs sounding. The bass is plenty deep for what I listen to and I no longer need a speaker that will shake the floors or send the neighbors running for cover. Mine are strickly used in a 2 channel stereo set-up for listening to music not as a part of a 6 speaker home theater set-up.

For anyone looking for some wonderful and attractive bookcase speakers, that sound truly awesome, hand-made by one guy in a small shop who actually listens to them before shipping them out and if you are willing to wait for them (mine were on order for 5 months) then please give these speakers a try, But you have to be brave enough and trusting enough to buy them unheard cause you won't find them at Circuit City. They are a bargain at $350 for a non-mass produced speaker and if you call his shop you will talk to Huw and not a receptionist. Do a search for Human Speakers and check out his site.