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Sunday, January 8, 2012

M-Audio Studiophile AV40 Powered Monitor Speakers (Latest Version)super

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List Price : $199.95 Price : Too low to display

Product Description

Avid Technology AV 40 2.0 Speaker System 9900-65140-00 Multimedia Speakers

It has 4" polypropylene-coated woofers for tight, accurate bass
It has 1" ferrorfluid-cooled solk cone tweeters for clear, pristine highs
Optlmage lll tweeter wave guides for superior imaging and detail
It has 15-watt-per-channel amplifier with Class A/B architecture
Magnetic shielding for use near computer video monitors

M-Audio Studiophile AV40 Powered Monitor Speakers (Latest Version) Reviews

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

Hey Amazon! What the heck is a MK II AV40?, September 23, 2011

James Fenton - See all my reviews

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This review is from: M-Audio Studiophile AV40 Powered Monitor Speakers (Latest Version) (Electronics)

This should be a good help to those with questions.

Having spent a full week researching desktop speakers to replace my old 5.1 Altec Lansing 2001 solution I decided upon the M-Audio Studiophile AV40s. The competition was a variety of Bose speakers promoted in a few trips to the local Best Buy store. I in fact bought one of the first Bose cube speaker systems in the early 80's, I considered strongly the Audioengine A2 offering. I had set a $200 soft target. The reviews for the AV40 exceeded that for other systems I considered. I have a few different systems in the house from a relatively recent home theater to a vintage stereo set up. The majority of my music has been converted to the FLAC format and I wanted a clear true sound that imaged well. This is a lot to expect for $200 speakers. I also hope to become a Spotify user but am yet to receive an invite. I use MOG and Napster also. As I was ready to check out for the $149 AV40's what should appear on my screen but the... Read more

47 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

Great sound quality - emits some heat from the back of the left speaker., August 28, 2011

Curious Reader - See all my reviews

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This review is from: M-Audio Studiophile AV40 Powered Monitor Speakers (Latest Version) (Electronics)

I'm using these as computer speakers for
Pandora, mp3s and DAW software;
and I am enjoying the sound quality.
I don't really have any complaints.

For the sake of informing potential buyers,
I'll say:

With a 'normal' at home computer set-up,
these are very large compared to
'normal' computer speakers,
so keep that in mind.
It's the trade off for superior sound,
and not needing a sub-woofer,
or a large box shaped
power adapter plug spanning 2-3 outlets.
These have a basic electrical plug (like a table lamp).

I have these speakers pointing straight ahead,
with the tops of them around heart level,
and they sound fine.
However, it is recommended by M-Audio
that you have them at ear level,
and angled to make an equilateral triangle with your head.
I would say it's good advice, if you can pull that off.

The main speaker with the connections... Read more

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Ni-i-i-i-i-i-i-ce, September 22, 2011

Wizekracker - See all my reviews

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This review is from: M-Audio Studiophile AV40 Powered Monitor Speakers (Latest Version) (Electronics)

I got these a few weeks ago. Living in apartments, I love high quality sound, but don't want the letter from the office concerning sound disturbances. Got home from work, set them up, and I was a little iffy at first. Since these are flat-tuned, depending on what media player you use, you'll have to mess around with the EQ settings. Once it was dialed in, the impression was more positive. After a couple days, when they got more warmed in, I was very impressed. I threw every genre in my library at them and they played extremely well. You're not going to get that "heart-pounding" low end frequency out of them, but you'll get a good range from the sound spectrum that most audiophiles yearn for.

Un-boxing these things was nearly ceremonial, first thought: good feel, good weight, solid construction and a nice variety of connection options. They included a manual with impressive specs and a campy comic book style book instructing the consumer on how to properly place... Read more

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Sony SSF-5000 Floor Standing 3-way Speaker (Pair)super

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List Price : $200.00 Price : $94.99

Product Description

Fill a large room with the deep bass and pure treble of the SS-F5000 floor-standing speakers. Built to recreate tones across the entire range, these speakers elevate your music to a new high. The precision sound reproduction provides high resolution audio that you and your guests will appreciate from song to song.

Newly developed 8" mica reinforced woofer
3.25" mid-driver
1" Nano Fine balanced dome tweeter
150-watt maximum input power
45-50,000Hz frequency response

Sony SSF-5000 Floor Standing 3-way Speaker (Pair) Reviews

74 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

Amazing Sound For An Unbeatable Price, August 2, 2007

A. Osborn (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony SSF-5000 Floor Standing 3-way Speaker (Pair) (Electronics)

Forget all other audio companies. Sony will always have the highest quality products for the best prices. 3 foot high towers for $50 each??? They must be pretty mediocre right? Wrong. These speakers are wonderful.

They have a full, bright sound and can get as loud as you possibly want (and louder) if you have a decent receiver. There is a great distinction between the tweeter, mid and sub. These are the best speakers I have ever owned.

The only thing wrong with them is if you love extreme, rumbling bass, they might not meet your standards. But a good active sub woofer is a must for any good sound system anyway.

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

Great Value, April 22, 2009

Celtic Fan "Returning" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sony SSF-5000 Floor Standing 3-way Speaker (Pair) (Electronics)

I agree with previous favorable reviews. These speakers may not equal the sound quality of much more expensive models, but they come close enough to make the price difference to step up unreasonable for most people. The following review is intended for those trying to select between Sony models. In January 2008 I bought a pair of Sony SS-B3000 speakers from Amazon and was pleasantly surprised with their sound quality when use with a subwoofer and center channel speaker. I used them as floor standing speakers with homemade stands. Today I received a new pair of SSF-5000 speakers and I've spent over 4 hours doing A/B comparisons with the SS-B3000 units. My conclusion: the SSF-5000 wins out narrowly by placing the tweeters higher (closer to ear level). Otherwise, both excellent pairs of speakers produce similar sound: clear, crisp and with more volume capacity than my 18x30 ft. family room requires. I am particularly impressed with the tweeter quality during classical (Beethoven and... Read more

72 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

AWESOME SPEAKERS!!!, November 11, 2007

Matthew Vierling - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony SSF-5000 Floor Standing 3-way Speaker (Pair) (Electronics)

First, I am an average listener - let me repeat that: I AM AN AVERAGE LISTENER - and I believe that the Sony SSF-5000 floor speakers are very loud, with good crisp highs, strong mids, and the bass response is absolutely great. If you need earth-shaking bass, you need a subwoofer, but these speakers will kick out a fair amount of bass - enough to feel through your floor. There is no distortion that I can hear, even when I have the system cranked up. Speaker connections were easy, even when I used fat 12-gauge oxygen-free copper wires. The black finish is nice. The cloth grills look great. These speakers match all the other Sony speakers in my system. I hope this review helps you.

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X-Mini II Capsule Speaker (Black)good

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List Price : $34.40 Price : $23.21

Product Description

The X-Mini Capsule Speaker regularly stops customers in their tracks at our retail store, people cannot believe that what they are hearing is eminating from these handy pocket sized units.

Small Compact Design, Maximum Sound
11 hour Battery Life
Volume Control
Connect Many Together For Maximum Sound

X-Mini II Capsule Speaker (Black) Reviews

1,410 of 1,446 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent sound quality, poor build quality. I've owned 3, and all 3 are dead., June 2, 2010

A. Cooke (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: X-Mini II Capsule Speaker (Black) (Electronics)

I'm sure this review, as with all other negative reviews, is going to get a "this was not helpful" rating. Look, I get it.. the X-Mini II is an AWESOME product and nobody should to talk bad about it, right? At least hear me out first.. because I've been using these for almost a year and have owned 3 of them. I think that earns me the right to an honest negative review. And remember, most people review products shortly after they buy them.. I've actually spent a lot of time using them.

I absolutely loved mine when I first got it. I showed it to lots of friends and all my coworkers, many of which have since bought their own. It's an excellent little speaker. The sound quality is amazing for such a small package.. the build quality feels very solid. Sadly, it's what's inside that counts.. and what's inside is junk. I've owned 3 of these speakers and all 3 are now dead. Here's the series of events that led to this bad review:

X-Mini #1 - Bought my first... Read more

429 of 439 people found the following review helpful:

Great sound from this SMALL speaker!, October 13, 2009

The Boss - See all my reviews

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This review is from: X-Mini II Capsule Speaker (Black) (Electronics)

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First off, This speaker is incredible for it's size. There is almost no distortion in sound when playing on MAX volume. It comes with a USB splitter, to charge and a 3.5mm plug so that you can connect multiple X Mini II's together. It also comes with a handy bag to store your X Mini II in. I had an Altec Lansing iM207 before this, and the X Mini II blew the iM207 away!!!. The size difference was one thing, and the sound quality was another. The iM207 also ran on 3 AAA batteries. There will also be distortion in the iM207 on full volume. The playtime with the batteries was terrible. I had to switch batteries every week, with only around 20minutes of playtime each day. For the X Mini II, it can play up to 8 hours. There are also LED indicators of when you need to charge again, and when it is fully charged.

73 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

Best small speaker I've found, November 21, 2009

John D. Steere (Silver Spring, MD United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: X-Mini II Capsule Speaker (Black) (Electronics)

I bought this and the iHome rechargeable mini-speaker at the same time. The iHome mini-speaker is much louder, but the sound quality of the X-Mini II is better for music, at least in my opinion. You get more of the high and low tones with the X-Mini II, and I am surprised that it does not have a tinny sound. The iHome speaker is good for movies or if you need a loud but small speaker for parties. The X-Mini II is slightly larger than the iHome speaker, but not much. I recommend the X-Mini II for listening to music, and it works really well with my netbook or with an mp3 player.

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