At the price that your friend is selling them to you seems a bit high considering that through my research, they tend to priced in th $700 range new. If you do purchase those speakers I would highly recomend you also pick up a sub, for the JVC's that I have heard lack the ability to do a decent job on the lower frequincies, and by the looks of those speakers, I would imagine they are no different. Seriously look around to see what other speakers are out their in your price range.