Speakers Reviews

I had a pair of monitor Control 1 Plus and Subwoffer SB-1, JBL too for many years and the sound of them was perfect for me.
When I fly to live in Israel from Argentina, the speakers was deformed in the airport, then I give this pair to my parents and bought the JBL's E60.
Great response in bass, excellent medios, clear high frequency and very powerfuls. I spend 600 u$s for them because a price here, and I very happy. I like this brand. I'm not defined audiophile, I an a fan of the music and the excellent sound, I listen Fusion,Jazz,Rock,Pop,Alternative whith notable accuracy and image stereo.Excuse me for my English and good choice!!.

Just got these babies this week, it sounded great before I calibrated the whole system. However, after a little tweaking on just the sound level from each speaker, I was able to get superb quality sound from the JBL NSP1 II speaker system. The flow of sound is seamless, you can test it with SW Eps 1, pot race chapter, as well as in LOTR, special extended version. While the bass is not thunderous, it is very respectable coming from a $... system. The mid range is where this system really shines, saxophone sounds just like somebody is playing at your sound stage. The N24s sounds great with male and female vocal. The tweeters were very well made.

This is a great setup for all beginners. I have researched for months and the NSP1 definitely has the best value at the $... range, even $...I'd say. It is comparable, or even better than the Energy Take 5.1. I'd recommend this to everyone.

I just got this and it is great. I've tested it and all I can say is: "You won't believe your ears and your bank account will thank you." This is by far the best price with the best features in any powered subwoofer I found.

I DID NOT BUY THESE FROM AMAZON BUT I GOT THEM FOR THE SAME PRICE. I USE THEM FOR MY REAR SPAEKERS IN A 5.1 SYSTEM.
THEY ARE BEING PUSHED BY A LOW END SONY HEAD UNIT AND THEY SOUND GREAT. I HAD A SET OF BOSE BOOKSELFS AS REARS PRIOR TO THE JBLS. THESE BLOW THEM AWAY. THE INSTALL IN THE WALL WAS A JOKE THEY USE A GREAT CLIP SYSTEM THAT IS DUMMY PROOF, JUST USE THE TEMPLETE SUPPLIED AND SNAKE YOUR WIRE IN THE WALL AND AWAY YOU GO. LOOK GREAT IN THE WALL NICE AND FLUSH AND OUT OF THE WAY.
I WILL BE BUYING MORE FOR THE DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN FOR REGULAR AUDIO.

I needed a sub to add more bass to my system. I was going to buy the sony mw40 or AR 12 in one with 120w I went to my local store and tried all three subs out. the AR sounded better then the Jensen and sony. but the sony and jensen sounded almost the same, couldn't even tell they were different subs after switching between teh two quickly. I went ahead and got the jensen one was because they had it on sale and was half the price of the sony mw40 two its a down firing sub and I have hardwood floors(don't get a down firing sub if u live in aprtment or don't want to piss off the people that live down stairs). I have a room on the biger side 22x22ft. I didn't know if a 100w sub would fill the room with enough base plus I have very high ceilings in the room. I took the sub home and hooked it up to the sub out on my receiver. I had the sub in teh middle of the room and I sat right next to it, it sounded very muddy and gave me a headache. I was at the point too poor to buy a long sub cable so I had to use one of my spare 6ft RCA cables that limited where I could put the sub. I finally saved up for 20ft cables(got them at a flee market for 2.99 24 gauge). I plcaed the sub where I always wanted it behind a layz boy chair in a corner. it sounded much better. if u can't spend more then 100 on a sub get this don't get cheap KLH they sound like fart machines, I've tried them out at best buy

Awesome Sound, Percect Balance, Wonderful Bass .........look,weight, convenience, easy use(I ran out of adjectives to use so just think of a good one for those last few)

You will not regret buying this if you do. I have had it for 1 year now and it hasnt messed up.

This is Awesome

I have been using a fine audiophile speaker pair, but was curious about going to mini cube speakers front and back for my new surround system. I thought about the cubes from that expensve "status" company in New England but went with the KLH cubes, as I was so happy with their center channel speaker, also ordered here. I am very happy with the sound of these cubes, and both classical music and DVD sound tracks come alive in vivid detail!

Let me begin by admitting that I cannot be considered an expert in the field of evaluating speakers. However, I have been a pretty avid stereophile for almost 20 years, and am something of an equipment snob. My tastes, however, run to what some of my friends would disdainfully call "mid-fi." In lieu of esoterica such as 20 watt monoblock tube amps, I believe in solid, no-frills equipment from companies such as NAD, Denon, Harman Kardon, and Nakamichi: equipment that gives solid performance at a fair price, eschewing silly frills for quality construction, design, and materials. When it comes to speakers, I believe the decision as to what to buy is very subjective, and a function of some basic cost trade-offs. That said, I have always been a firm believer in a well-designed two-way speaker - all of my main speakers, from EPI T/E 100s, to the Energy ESM-2s I just replaced, have been two-way speakers with 8-inch woofers. The KLH Model 18T is, I believe, the best of the bunch.

I just recently had to replace my faithful Energy speakers when the foam woofer surrounds completely disintegrated after 15 years. I have had my heart set on purchasing a pair of Magnepans (perhaps the MMGs) for some time, but with two small and very curious children, this seemed quite foolish. I don't think those nice flat panels would last a day without having multiple holes punched in them. Another concern: it's Christmastime and I have two small children, so spending what I once thought of as a reasonable sum to satisfy my stereo-lust seemed rather Scroogelike. So I needed something solid, inexpensive, and relatively impervious to children. And they had to sound wonderful. Unable to do a decent job of speaker auditioning, I took the plunge and did a little web-research, settling on a pair of KLH Model 18Ts. And I was well rewarded.

Now, KLH is a brand that I have never considered before. If you're going to go esoteric, speakers are the place to start. And KLHs are about as plainjane and lowbrow as they come. But as I read in various testimonials, these top of the line KLHs should not be lumped with their more humble siblings. The materials and construction appear generally to be of high quality, from the gold plated binding posts to the yellow woven fiberglass woofers. And added bonus, they look good, at least to me. They are about 40" tall, just about right for listening in your favorite easy chair. The finish on my speakers is a nice high gloss maple (they are also available in black and various other finishes), although the gloss looks perhaps a bit too plasticky. You can see the gold colored polycarbonate tweeters and yellow woofers through the metal screens, for a nice high-tech touch. The plastic grill casing, however, seem a little flimsy, and the veneer is a little warped along some of the edges. I would not notice this, I think, in a less glossy finish, and it is a relatively minor quibble.

Now, let's get to the meat. How do they sound? They sound good. Very good, indeed. And they seem much more efficient than the sensitivity rating of 86 dB @ 1W - 1M would suggest. My Energy speakers were rated the same and required a lot more of my Harmon Kardon amplifier. The soundstage and accuracy of these speakers is every bit as good as my old speakers, which cost $100 more in 1985 dollars. And they seem to have what I consider great "presence." My Steely Dan CD, which I consider a great test of a speaker's abilities, sounded fresh and alive. I could hear things on "Deacon Blues" I never noticed bedfore. And the bass is tight and deep. The drums on the CD had that quality of "attack" and immediacy that my other speakers could never match: It seems as if the drums are live, as opposed to a muffled recording. These KLHs certainly add back the punch to percussion that I had not even know I was missing. I don't believe in subwoofers in general, although I accept their justification with satellite speakers. A subwoofer is certainly not needed with these speakers. Their (unqualified) rating of 30-20,000Hz seems reasonable. They also did a fine job with (modern) classical music. The low, rumbling menace of Gorecki's Third Symphony was given new life by these speakers. They did just as well with Dawn Upshaw's haunting voice.

It is really hard to do a true evaluation of a speaker without being able to compare it head to head with another model. I would not be surprised if once could find similarly priced speakers that were more accurate, or more smooth. I would not be surprised if one could find better, tighter bass, if that's what you are into (personally, I prefer a good tight mini-speaker with no bass to a sloppy one with a 15" woofer). Pick any particular aspect of a speaker that you might be interested in and no doubt you could find something in the same price range that would beat this speaker. But I have not auditioned any speaker that for the money performs so well in so many ways as these KLHs. They are incredibly versatile, and at their price, you cannot really go wrong.

If price were no object, I would give these 4 stars over all. But given all that these speakers deliver for their price they deserve 5 stars. Or, if you're desperate like I was, order them online, and if you don't think they are worth every penny, send them back and eat the postage.

These two-way bookshelf speakers with 5.25 inch polypropylene cone woofers, 5/8 inch polycarbonate tweeters, and first order high pass crossovers, are perfect for the compact stereo system in a dorm, office, or small apartment.

First, a few specifications. Output is an impressive 86 dB at one watt at one meter (three feet). Frequency response is 80Hz to 20kHz. The power input rating is 5 to 100 watts. Impedance is 8 ohms. Magnetically shielded. Dimensions are 10 inches tall x 6.5 inches wide x 5.5 deep (including grill). Finally, the black cloth grills are removable, the wiring terminals are the quick connect type, and there is a metal clip on the back to hang them on the wall (if desired).

A small stereo will drive these speakers very nicely. I used these to replace the speakers that came with my 16-watt JVC FS-SD5 compact stereo and it now sounds loud enough to potentially disturb the neighbors in the apartment next door (with no distortion at even the highest volume levels). These speakers also have deeper bass then some of the compact sub-woofers I've tried (I could feel the bass in the floor).

Finally, these speakers are attractive. The fronts, backs, tops, and bottoms are finished in black textured vinyl and the vinyl sides have a woodgrain pattern with a slightly reddish tint (Applewood).

I highly recommend these for anyone looking for a nice, quality sounding, small speaker.

And boy does this bad boy have Hear and Soul.

I also have the B00006ANWM KLH E-10DS 10" 100-Watt Downfiring Powered Subwoofer (Silver)and was so impressed with it, and wanted a Center Channel that matched the Sub, that I thought I would give KLH another test drive, and again for the money there is definetly nothing like this in it's class, I went to my local stereo shop, and gave a number of Center Channels a test drive, the models I looked at were all well over $100.00, and after getting this Center Channel home and trying it out for $79.99 I was again impressed, this thing is increadble, it has Titanium Drivers, and a metal speaker cone that is water, and tv screen cleaner repellant...BUY Koss, you won't be sorry, I haven't been, and the value to performance is way better than other brands....I don't have time for more reviews, I need to get back to watching movies on my awsome Koss Home theatre system, now I need front and rear sattelites, I think I am going to see what Koss has in this arena.....