Others say...

"Good speakers for the money"
I bought these for $85 with free shipping from Amazon. For that price, they are truly hard to beat. They aren't a flashy looking set of speakers but they are classy enough. The sound is crisp and there is a surprising amount of bass response. If you're looking for heavy deep bass it is obviously not going to be there in a 'bookshelf' speaker, but these hit the higher bass ranges very cleanly.

I have them in a 5.1 with Sony ss-f6000 floorstanding speakers and a ss-cn5000 center channel and they sound great. Better than any theater in a box speaker you could ever buy.

"one fith the size but equal"
The 6' high by 2' wide Magnepan electrostatice speakers were the "B" speakers and were a bit too big for the back of the living room. But they were pretty nice. When I saw the price for these Sony bookshelf speakers I thought that "what the heck, if they are no good I can give them to someone or maybe bring them to my office." I hooked them up and put them under the piano so they are out of sight, but not out of hearing. They are amazingly good and clear with almost no loss of clarity from the monsters! I recommend them for anyone wanting a good second set of speakers.



"A lot of speaker for not a lot of money"
HELP!!! all of a sudden I needed new speakers, my wireless speakers were caput!! Now these would not be the type of speakers I would use in my Home Theater,however I wanted something that would sound decent for am-fm radio. The Sony SS-B3000 fit the bill. You'll be happy with the value of these speakers. "I know I am. G.R. Hbg

"Ok for $100, but $200 polk TSi100 blow these away"
As the title says, ok for $100, but I set up some $200 Polk TSi100 bookshelf speakers next to them and they blew them away--Polks had way better sound, bass (even though Polks are much smaller) and stereo imaging (way better). If you simply can't spend more than $100 then Sonys aren't terrible, but again, for $200, the Polks are WAY better.

"Great for price, with right setup"
Any college student/individual on a budget will be interested in this review:

Before I hooked up my Cambridge Audio Azur 340A, PS2, and SS-B3000s together, I went over to the Beverly area to reference more expensive hi-fi audio equipment, and the first thing the people at Ahead Stereo said was that ~$100 speakers were trash. I was so convinced that I almost put down nearly $1000 for Paradigms and a Rotel. Thank goodness my ear--trained with LA Acoustics, Castles, Sonus Fabers, and other obscure hi-fi brands--could tell that I would never be able to convince myself that obviously boxed-in and muddy middles and highs would be okay.

The takeaway: Don't ever buy into the notion that you HAVE to spend big bucks to get a decent setup, especially if you're a budget audiophile like I am. These speakers definitely perform way out of their price range; for $86 (which is what I paid a couple weeks ago), I've got smashing sound in my dorm room. The only way this setup could get any better would be to add a turntable, which is happening soon. I'll admit that my sounds could be crisper, fuller, and more colorful, but how can I possibly rationalize having a luxury automobile's worth of equipment in my dorm room?

I am super happy with these Sonys, as well as my Azur 340A. I'm going for a first-gen PS1 to upgrade from my PS2 to play CDs. And then a turntable. With any luck, I'll be drinking wine while listening to Mozart and Beethoven soon!