The overall cosmetic look of these speakers is quite nice; the Band-It melamine provides very professional-looking results. Sonically, this speaker can achieve high playback levels, and is signifi cantly more sensitive than even many big fl oor-standing speakers. When driven with a full-range signal, the speaker does have a bit of emphasis in the 100-200 Hz region, but once connected to a home theater receiver with an electronic high-pass fi lter, the response fl attens out. Since this is designed for HT use, as long as the size of the center is set to "small" with a 100 Hz to 150 Hz high-pass fi lter, the performance is excellent.

The clarity of this speaker was amazing, I was hearing many details in the center channel mix that I had never heard before. The most impressive feature of the speaker is its off-axis performance, which remains good at just about any position imaginable. Cliche'd as it may be, it really did take my home theater experience to a new level!