I thought the deal was pretty nice, myself. Just to clarify, these are the bookshelf, midsize 2-way RCAs at RS. They're pretty light feeling, but like you said kexodusc, they may make a good project. I'm gonna pick up a couple or four tomorrow & get back to you. It seems the only reviews I can find about RCA speakers online are from ham radio operators. They've obviously spent a little time at Radio Shack and just picked 'em up cause they happened to be there.