Pretty sure cheapaudioman cuddles with his like a teddy bear. 😀

I bought these last year. I love them. I have them paired with a Rythmik L12 Sub and a Schiit Bifrost2 DAC. The sound fills the room with brilliance and presence. I also use them as practice speakers for DJ'ing in a more near field monitor style. Eventually I might upgrade to to KEF 350's, Wharfdale 4.1's or Bro 3's, but for my application right now I could not be happier :)

Cool video! Thanks for all the comparisons!! 🔊🔊

Great speakers. I bought two pair on Amazon, one pair at $88 and one at $118. I also modified them with the Neil Blanchard Designs crossover modifications ... while the speakers are very good stock, they are absolutely suburb with the Neil's crossover modifications. After the crossover mode, I'd rate them against speakers in the $1,000 range, i.e., they now sound every bit as good as my SVS Ultra bookshelves, and damn close to my Polk Legend L100s. Definitely worth the buy.

Thanks for the video, I was excited when I heard you were going to do a review on these. Using them for my desktop setup with a SMSL SA300 and an iFi Zen Dac V2, gaming is on another level ✌️👍

Love your reviews and that outro is awesome lol

5 way Binding post- -Banana plugs, inserted into the top open end of the binding post. -Bare wire inserted through the same hole and clamped. -Bare wire wrapped around the metal post and clamped. -Pin connector, inserted into a hole drilled through the metal post and clamped by the screw-down portion of the binding post. -Alligator clip. Now we know.

I've owned these and the B1+ for a year and likely watched more than half of the reviews on KZfaq. This is an excellent explanation of how these speakers sound and fit into today's low cost offerings. Hat tip to you Nemo!

i have a 5.1 system in my room with these as my Fronts and Rears with their SS-CS8 Center. Super good!!

I bought these a while ago. Think I paid $68 on sale !!!! Can’t really beat ‘em for that price. Drive em in a small bedroom with an Aiyima D03. Sounds great !

I am listening to this review on those speakers. I don’t have a lot experience with more expensive speakers. I have a slightly more expensive system but these sound nice.

I heard the Focal 806s live in a stereo place and the pricer Dynaudio Emit 10s. Wish I could hear those Sonys live too. I miss the days when I could walk into an audio store and listen to lots of speakers. It's hard making Sound/$ calls these days. I actually owned a pair of Sony electrostatic hybrids that were amazing in the day! Again thanks for your very objective reviews of these. Some reviewers talk way more about the good vs. the bad. These vs. the Emotiva B1 vs. the Klispch rp500m II would be an interesting contest.

I think these would sound great in my bathroom. Time for an upgrade!

they're surprising for the price, when on sale everywhere for $99, they go down in price even more at best buy as open box got several pairs for $48 each to use for surrounds, but I gave some out as gifts, put them in my friends living room as inexpensive HT, they pair well with the jbl 530c center ($79 on sale) , connect to inexpensive av receiver, my friend absolutely loves them, I was surprised how good they sounded. I'm used to way higher end speakers, but for a small HT set up, they're decent, agree with you, way better than a sound bar.

I LOVE THE OUTRO!!!! I like this guy! Setting the tone for the comments is a cool thing to do as well as their opinion on the youtubers opinion! LOLOLOLOL 😂 - PEACE

I got super lucky and snagged a pair of these renewed from Amazon for $57 a couple of years ago. One of the best insomnia fueled purchases I've ever made. I use these as my computer speakers with a decent USB dac and amp and for the money they punch well above their weight for my needs. Doesn't hurt that they are also surprisingly good at gaming as well.

I bit a couple years ago on these from Best Buy for like $68 during a X-mas sale. I think they are decent as well, for under $100 they are great lol. I agree that the higher frequency's are their sweet spot/selling point. Low or moderate volume and they are pretty cool..my issue with them are they have quite a bit of resonance, although it's mostly with the mid bass/bass so a non critical listener might mistake the resonance for bass lol. I still have them and purchased some schematics to upgrade the crossover and enclosure..I just haven't gotten around to pulling them out of the closet and doing the work. For me a speaker that sounds great for the price is the Polk R200 when on sale for around $570. I know it's quite a hike over $200 but it's a Solid balanced speaker. God Bless everyone, Happy Holidays and keep on rockin'!!

250 canadian bought a week ago, i love them, very pleased

excellent bookshelf speakers, especially for the price they are

Bought these for $73 on Amazon just about a yr ago they seem to go on sale around holiday time. Although I had no use for them whatsoever I could not pass on the deal. I do use them in my temporary dwelling while doing renovation on our home place it's small and they do an excellent job In our camper. Also my jamo sub arrived in one piece it certainly won't fit in here so haven't listened to it yet. I'm comfortable relying on your review till we finish the never ending renovations. Take care, hope you had a great thanksgiving

Soundin' good on my new Emotiva B1+! (Fed by a MOTU M2 audio interface, driven by a vintage Yamaha MX-1 Amp 🙂

I like you reviews & give you props because you was absolutely right about the Klipsch R-50M's & I love those speakers paired with the Aiyima A07 Pro & I just caught the Sony SSCS5's used-like new shipped & sold by Amazon for $68 & they'll be here this Saturday & I'm super thirsty to hear them 😂😂😂😂🤦🏿🤷🏿

Great no bs honest review. Do you have a better alternative to CS5 for low volume, super near field desktop setup under $300 a pair ? Thanks

I have that fosi amp, it’s my second one, it’s awesome it has sub out, optical audio, usb audio, Bluetooth and aux. it’s 50x2 channel get it.

Great review. I hope one day you can the NHT SuperOne 2.1. They are around that price range on Amazon and will be curious as to how they compare.

Nice thing about using cheap good speaker for your TV is you can get two paid and use one for a center changel.

I bought 6 pairs from several fb marketplace sellers several years ago in brand new condition for $30-$40/pair and I can confidently say, best money I ever spent

They pair well with the Speedwoofer 10s subwoofer. I built a system for my parents with these. They are extremely happy with it.

I find these have a certain magic when paired with a sub. These seem to be able to punch right through allowing a higher volume on the sub to really get deep and still sound nice. At least in my room. I'll be honest, I'm using these Sony's over the ELAC UB52's which I have more issues pairing with a sub.

Cheap drivers that work at lower SPL’s .. but it makes me laugh when people talk about upgrading these cheap speakers; I certainly call that polishing a turd. 😂

*I listened to them for about 1 minute and decided to return them*

4th and 5th connections - Lugs; Alligator Clips

just wondering what higher end speakers do what these do well and more in the 400 to 1000 dollar range? if that makes sense cause i put these up against my klipsch 500m's and played it couple of songs back to back and felt these had better everything besides the bass

Ive placed 3 separate eBay orders for these all for $100 or less new. Oddly they all had Japanese labels on the box as tho they were imported but they are genuine

your feelings are not my concerns see a therapist for that that has to be the quote of the year 2022 for real i would vote for that after hearing your thoughts on the Sonys it made my mind clear about them i really trust your reviews and next time ill go for these thanks

Had a pair some years ago, and loved them. No better sound for the money. Bought a pair of Dynaudio Emit M20 bookshelf speakers for $1000, and these el cheapo Sony's had a better sound to me, so sent the Dynaudio's back, that really shocked me. The Dynaudio's had a booming bass, I hate that.

Could you do a comparison after upgrading this with the GR Research upgrade kit that is sold for these speakers? Thanks.

Ayima 07 or smsl a300 will rock these

I have limited space in the back of my room for surround sound. Is it possible to place these sideways (horizontally) as surround back speakers. How much would they affect sound quality, if any? Also, if I were to place it horizontally, should i keep the subwoofer side (bottom half) towards the side of the room, or towards the center?

Wondering if this means you will change your mind about reviewing the Starke SW15.

Would you choose the sonys over the klipsch 600m1 speakers??

Pin and alligator clips. I wondered that awhile ago as well.

On sale at Best Buy today for $99.00

Loved hearing your perspective on these speaker. So I bought Sony;’s about 2 years ago but soon fell out of love with them. I can’t afford top end audio gear so I had them paired with a Sony STR-DH190 receiver and I thought they sounded incredibly flat even with a sub and I just wasn’t happy with what I was hearing. However, I recently swapped my Sony receiver for an Onkyo TX8220 and it has completely changed my mind about these speakers. They sound so much more open! In fact, I recently A/B’s them with Elac B6.2’s and I was really surprised at how much clearer and cleaner the Sony’s are. I sent the Elat’s back. I think there are only 2 downsides to the Sony’s 1) I don’t think they sound all that great with Vinyl. 2) They’re a little overly bright. However, IMO these are the best value for the money. Hands down. Cheers.

Easy to forget the pin connections for speakers. I dont like em but you can put then through the bare wire hole or if you have vintage stuff, use spring clips.

please review the pioneer bs22 lr. they go on sale for $100

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, thank you for the review. How do you feel about the ELAC, two. Oh B 52?

Nemo you should review the JBL studio 530's, you can get a pair refurbished for $179, new $199, I bought them for surrounds, , they're decent for the money, but don't sound high end for stereo .

Dont seem to be on sale in Europe at all. Oh well.

If one really enjoys the sound of these Sony's with Subwoodfers. (2x RSL 12s) Music only application.. What would be the speaker to get for that boost in midrange clarity and ability to play loud and still sound great? That's the speaker I am looking for.. Any price range..

I picked up a pair of the SSCS5's to check it out for myself. At the $124 I paid for them, yes they are worth that price but at the $200 MSRP, not so much. At 50% volume and up, they lose their composure. They have a wobbly and loose sound, I think it is mostly due to the cheapness of the cabinet and the woofer is of poor quality, in particular the rubber surround is very fragile, thin and flimsy. It is cheap components, on a cheap speaker, and you get what you pay for and that's ok. However, in no way to they keep up with more expensive, reputable speakers. As far as sound bars go, I could not agree more, I would take these + an amp any day over a ~$1000 sound bar + sub.

How are these compared to the Polk R100 or R200?

These or the klipsch rp51m??

so I should get a rug for my office ? give me the skinny please guys, currently it’s linoleum over concrete

I’ve never heard anyone say the Br0 2s sound like the Br0 3s, quite the opposite actually. I just sold my bro 2s. Killer tone but lack of clarity gets annoying eventually.

the worst thing about this speaker is the tweeter’s poor horizontal directivity at the high frequencies. unless it’s pointing right at your ear the super tweeters are useless.

Now the price of these speakers brand new on Amazon is $198 😱😱😱 Wife is gonna put me out on the curb is I buy another pair of speakers 😂😂😂🤦🏿🤷🏿

I neither understand why they call it 5 way binding posts!!! LOL

It would be great if when reviewing speakers you run some music through them.

I paid $74.00 on Amazon.

Why can't give a sound check to at least to all viewers to take it clear.

That Scientific Audiophile dude said they are horrendous

Bare wire, banana plugs, pin connectors, spades and ring terminals

I heard these and honestly they aren't worth $100 in my opinion. For not much more the emotiva b1 is far superior. If you can only afford $100 look in the used market or save up a bit more.

There is no more emotiva :(

Nemo... I hope you just deleted my comment and it wasn't KZfaq. My comment was about someone using your good name to scam your viewers.

I bought a pair of these for $75 for my desktop system. Paired them with a Fossi Audio BT 10 Amp and an Aiyema dac2 and the blew away my polk t50s

I think youtubers are deaf and any speaker with a screaming top end sounds like heaven to them. it's the only explanation I can find for the Sony cs5 phenomenon 😅

LOL… the Emotivas B1+ go for $280 on sale now … these Sonys CS5 are $130 on average … so different animals too