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These speakers are well suited for a second set somewhere that is not the primary entertainment focus in your household. While many reviews categorize these as awesome, unbeliveable, etc., I found them far from high performance and miles away from any of the stellar reviews found here and elsewhere.Pros:Nice sizeEasy installationQuality designAttractiveBrackets includedReasonble size sub-woofer that is well poweredFlexible setup (based on your driver config)Cons:Performance is lackingSound resolution at various volumesDo not handle all types of music wellTo me, the cons heavily outweigh the pros in this case; and, if I had the chance to audition them before buying, I would have bought another product.Overall I would say, if you want to use these for a small scale setup in a guest room, or spare AV setup that is for the kids, these are great. If you are any kind of even semi-serious audiophile, or a music fan that knows music and enjoys a wide variety of listening, keep shopping.
I needed a speaker system for my living room. The requirement was to get the best sounding small speakers for a reasonable price, and maximum sound stage. This particular system is omnidirectional which means that it will create the largest possible "sweet spot" and will completely fill a room
They can't work miracles and go as deep as bigger bookshelfs or floor standers but they sound sweet and much larger than the actual size. I previously had a nice package of speakers (mission fronts, paradigm surounds, JBL center) which indiviually sounded fine but my mistake over the years was not buying a matching speaker set as they just never sounded cohesive. I bought the set of 5 sats for 250 and paired them with a 10' velodyne sub which I already owned. For 250.you can't go wrong. I am amazed on the improvement with these Nano's over my previous and much larger speakers. Very crisp dialogue as it works fine as a center and the soundfield envolopes the entire room. On a side note, I was shopping for a new 7.1 high end system for my basement and based my experience with the nanos, I bought the OMD series of mirage which will be disco'd and are on firesale wherever they are still available. This company makes great sound with great looks.
I previously had Ohm speakers that were 8 years old. I placed these speakers in a smallish family room (10x20). First, I'm not an audiophile, but I do enjoy excellent sound reproduction. The difference is wonderful. It's connected to an old Yamaha receiver. I am greatly impressed with the sound from such small speakers. My wife and I enjoy classical, world and show music and these speakers have added much to our listening pleasure. And in a somewhat cluttered room they don't take up much space at all.
It has proven to be easy to set up, absolutely very "omni-directional" and fully satisfying my round-room needs, and the sound quality is thrilling and very satisfying to my alert but unsophisticated hearing. I'm a 61 year old guy living in small, round house with a vaulted ceiling with most rooms being open above 7 feet so the ability of a speaker system to spread the sound more or less evenly around the space was of primary importance to me; directional speakers would be a last resort. Based on favorable reviews here I decided to try this with the $500 price, incl shipping, from Crutchfield via Amazon, being the top end of my budget. The cube-shape (about 12" per side, on feet to make it 13.5" tall) of the powered sub-woofer was a bit difficult to place in a hidden location, but probably any decent sub-woofer would be, even if different cubics. I really enjoy this speaker system.
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