I spent a very frugal amount on these speakers in my opinion. The total for the drivers and crossover parts including the port and binding posts came to just over $120 plus shipping. Even with box materials, these could be built and finished as I did for considerably less than $200 making them very competitive with name brand offerings. It is also my opinion that they produce excellent output, though I ask that you keep in mind that my opinion is one of an admittedly inexperienced and low budget fan of home and car audio. I don't own multi-thousand dollar audio equipment, so these very well may be the best speaker system I have ever had in my house.

That said, I will give my assessment: the drivers seem to blend very well, and even with the tweeters surface mounted I don't hear any sibilance or peaks, nor do I sense that there is an audible dip in the midrange. Both male and female vocals sound natural both singing and speaking, and piano and acoustic guitar sound delicate and musical without being harsh or ringing.

Upon first listening, driving them with my newly restored Marantz 2220b receiver, I was also immediately impressed with the depth and clarity of the low end. Electronic music sounds even and unstrained with powerful bass, and bass guitar heavy music sounds clear and uncolored. As a stereo home theater setup, these definitely exceed my expectations in clarity of dialogue and the depth of the audio effects even without a subwoofer, and I think they would be well suited for use as the main speakers in a multi-channel home theater setup.