SONY's surprisingly TASTY SSCS5 speakers

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Sony did good on this one - the SS CS5 -- a budget audiophile speaker for the masses!
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@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, a viewer reminded me that I reviewed the CS5 in 2014 for CNET! www.cnet.com/news/sony-new-affordable-core-series-speakers/

@drsb26 3 жыл бұрын

@GeneralCurtis3LeMayDid you forget your meds this morning?

@scmclane 3 жыл бұрын

@GeneralCurtis3LeMay Keep politics out of here

@elsojackkirk 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Steve, have you heard a Sony SCD 777es? Do you know if it has the same CD Transport as the Sony SCD 1? Have heard somewhere that it does. Would love to here if you have ever reviewed either of them. Glen England

@25-8 3 жыл бұрын

Mann when I first started my audiophile journey, I got them. They were $75 two years ago and I knew they sounded good but a lot of obnoxious audiophiles couldn’t stand it and even the Elacs B6’s that I moved up too because I was just following the crowd. I’m happy they are still getting positive reviews from everyone who has a big voice in the community. I wish some folks would stop bashing affordable products just because it’s cheap doesn’t mean it’s bad, it helps newcomers like me get into it more and others. I actually sent these as a gift to a relative who never set them up and may just get them back.

@wa2368 3 жыл бұрын

I can also name a lot of expensive sht i've owned that sound like sht. But, these old audiophools will go on woke/cancel mode. So, i'll be quiet.

@neilcoligan8621 3 жыл бұрын

I’d add the relatively affordable Paradigm Atom. Great bang for your buck.

@neilcoligan8621 3 жыл бұрын

@GeneralCurtis3LeMay I've used all sorts of amps in trying out affordable speakers including an ancient NAD 3140. Since the I've moved up the chain to Krell and Naim so I'm no longer in the cheap audio camp. Just speaking from past experience.

@911jason 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I also picked up a 5.0 set of the Sony Core Series speakers when I finally upgraded from a Zvox soundbase in my bedroom. Sounded fantastic paired with an SVS sub. Then I started browsing Reddit and AVS and Black Friday came along and how could I pass up the JBL sale on the Studio speakers.. pretty disappointed. I mean they sounded fine, but weren't the huge upgrade over the Sonys that I was expecting. Returned the JBLs and I'm currently using a pair of the Sonys in a 2.1 setup while I await delivery of new speakers. The crazy thing is the Sonys actually sound much fuller than the highly rated JBLs did. Moral of the story is stick with what sounds good to you and don't chase the crowd.

@911jason 3 жыл бұрын

@GeneralCurtis3LeMay not sure what you're smoking, but take another hit and chill. The Sony speakers I'm referring to are the subject of this video. The only current JBL Studio speakers on sale that I'm aware of are the 5 series.

@cheapaudioman 3 жыл бұрын

Steve! Awesome listening area. I need something like that over here. Thanks so much for the shout out! Love this little speaker and so glad you reviewed it. Wish something this good at this price was around in the late 80’s. Awesome Springsteen story. Bet that was awesome.

@glennjones6574 2 жыл бұрын

There were

@atticusrussell1225 2 жыл бұрын

@@glennjones6574 what was?

@glennjones6574 2 жыл бұрын

@@atticusrussell1225 lol. Ya know I can't recall what I was responding too!!! Lol

@TorToroPorco 3 жыл бұрын

The ultimate goal is to enjoy the music no matter what your budget is. Fact is when you’re listening to music you’re not doing A-B comparisons, all that matters is whether you’re enjoying it at that moment.

@scottyo64 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!!!!

@user-mo9mt6yu8y 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@sims1102 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve owned these speakers and use them with a small sub and in my office. Clear clean and surprisingly good bottom end. Live music sounds realistic. Thanks Steve great review.

@DKBoerner 3 жыл бұрын

It's great to listen to this KZfaqr. I could spend hours talking to him about music and systems, while having a listen from time to time. You really get into the atmosphere of audiophiles. Great channel! Very well done!

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much

@carswnova 3 жыл бұрын

His videos feel more like a chat about sound than just a review. He even gives you music to try in the mix. Love this

@MichaelEKaz 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciate how you go a little in-depth on the music you use to test the speakers. Cool review!

@henrychan6982 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steve, Loved the review and your honesty. I've enjoyed many of your shows and find them very enlightening and informative.

@mladenbasic1 3 жыл бұрын

Wow Steve. Love your new layout. The speakers must have some room to breath now.

@michaelmichael8147 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your review. Thanks.

@deputy3690 3 жыл бұрын

Finally Steve! I actually have grown a long white beard waiting for you to hear these speakers and review them. The thing with these Sony`s is the price/sound quality you get. Great review as always!

@57RickH 3 жыл бұрын

Great review! I own the Sonys and like them a lot so was really curious to see what your conclusions were. Performance for the price is really impressive. I was not familiar with the Emotivas so now I’ll have to check those out. Btw, nice painting on your wall there 😝

@normanham6142 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to find your channel Steve. Feel like we have grown up together. I’m digging it and I subscribed as soon as I found it. I appreciate you adding your thoughts on putting the Sony in context w/the Emotiva B-1’s. That really put it into perspective for me. Was going to buy the Sonys on sale, but why not move up for a little more money. I don’t even need more speakers, but I have read & heard so much good juice about the B-1’s that I feel compelled to get a pair at that price!. I have to shop for best value. I’m curious to listen to them in my listening room. Never owned a ribbon tweeter speaker. Thank you so much. Randy, cheap audio man really likes them. . I enjoyed your collaboration w/him. Fixed income, but I’m sure I will have a pair of Emotivas before ‘23!

@mondoenterprises6710 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Steve, I snagged a pair around xmas $75. Using them as my mains in 20x40' living room. Excellent sound for anyone just starting out with basic equipment. Running with dual subs. And I just played the Bruce '75 thru them. The lp is great and everybody is putting huge energy into that show, not just Bruce. Clarence gets some great moments. Interesting with the emotiva comparison.

@rothschildianum 3 жыл бұрын

What a contrast with TAS! TAS mostly reviews audio items that are as expensive as my car or more! Every month, I just skim the magazine and toss it to a garbage can. Steve's reviews are very useful for most of us. Thx Steve!!!

@garysmith8455 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Steve, Martin Logan guy here, LOVE the new listening area you have there. Very clean and that nice wood floor! Great job there. Did the Mrs. help you with all those racks of records and such? Keep up those great reviews ((O;

@iowaudioreviews 3 жыл бұрын

I like my CS5 so much I've compared it to almost every speaker I've reviewed and its the only one I've kept. Untouchable when on sale for $73 to $100. But at $120 I been testing the Bic America DV62si and after a few dates I'm thinking about divorcing the Sony CS5 😬. Not sure yet few more dates and the review will be up. Great review Steve!

@pmleclair63 Жыл бұрын

Great review and yet still understated. Hook these up alongside a subwoofer and frankly the results are outstanding.

@welderfixer 3 жыл бұрын

Steve, Thank you for giving the Sonys high praise because I use and enjoy them for my HT and music. Then you compared them to my desired speakers, the B1+. Now I want Emotiva speakers and gear even more.

@jimshaw899 3 жыл бұрын

Regards. I'm just glad you are reviewing stuff that others might look down their nose at. I'm not thinking of these for myself, but if a friend invited me over to spend some time listening to music on them, I'd def go. As to the Emotivas, I have a deep and abiding love for AMT-type tweeters. That's just me. I use an AMT pair in my desktop system, and they sing, not shout, and entertain honestly without fatigue.

@rjzlwop3153 3 жыл бұрын

Way to go buddy another great review, so in your opinion what would be a great center channel speaker, that without perform the Klipsch RC 42.2?

@randalllawkin 3 жыл бұрын

Nice and clean set up love it!!

@markblock8659 3 жыл бұрын

Just started playing "Hammersmith Odeon, Live '75" on Qobuz. Wow. Goosebumps. Thanks for that reco.

@hushpuppykl 3 жыл бұрын

Got these like 3 years ago and for its price, they are really nice.

@millmoormichael6630 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, would be nice to know your top albums of all time, sound wise Bet would be excellent reference list!

@thejoyofthemusicinmylife7897 Жыл бұрын

I just purchase a set of Sony SSCS5 speakers at a thrift store yesterday for 40 dollars. They are in excellent condition and I was able to test them out in the store. I hooked them up into my movie room where they replace two lesser quality speakers and they sound great. A very nice thrift store find.

@vulcangunner58 3 жыл бұрын

Just got a pair of these at Best Buy for $120...Real nice for the money. I'm going to pair these with a hybrid tube amp for vinyl and mp3. Great channel Steve, always enjoy the new videos.

@wg5768 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent and fair review. Because of guys like you and Randy, Emotiva is all out of B1+ speakers!

@titan90000 3 жыл бұрын

I got them this past Black Friday for $73 on Amazon. I feel they are an absolute steal if you can get them at that price. I have been very happy with them so far and impressed with them.

@jamesminotto8036 11 ай бұрын

Good review Steve. Just bought a pair for my bedroom (07/20). I use the Fosi V3 as my amp, Schiit Modi as my DAC, WiiM Pro and a Fosi P1 as a pre-amp. Total cost $530. Not bad for a system which sounds fabulous in a small bedroom. Keep up the great work. James, Local 336

@AllboroLCD 3 жыл бұрын

I used to take vocal lessons from a Bruce backup singer, lovely woman named Lisa! Really glad to see you reviewing a Sony! You should definitely venture into reviewing the current offerings from the mainstream Asian brands for a quick minute. Yamaha, Teac, Technics etc

@Shalmaneser1 3 жыл бұрын

Good review! Thanks. Do you make suggestions? My system is Yamaha CX-A5000->Anthem MCA 50->NHT 2.5 I've been happy with the NHT's since I bought them new. They are getting long in the tooth. I'm considering springing for NHT C4's as a replacement to the 2.5's.

@yupimbackk 3 жыл бұрын

I just got my sony speakers today... TY steve they sound great and got them for 118.00 on amazon.

@randymartin3856 11 ай бұрын

We had a 1st gen Echo in our master bathroom for listening to music in the morning kzfaq.infoUgkxABghAEkaIDGZfHRBH3D3rBrlraNmnC71 and while in the shower. I didn't realize how tinny and awful the sound output on the original Echo was until we replaced it with the Studio. It was a sonic upgrade far beyond what I was expecting. Just wow. I love it because it's like having speakers IN the shower. My friend likes it because the music is so loud that she can no longer hear me singing. So that's a win-win.

@agustin1990alarcon 3 жыл бұрын

Sony made some great speakers in the 70s, the SS-g5, and all the G series; beautiful sound!

@tupuhumuhumunukunukuapuaa3093 3 жыл бұрын

Sony sneaks in a pair like this once in a while. Those binding posts, totally out of place on a $120 pair of speakers. "Unusually well endowed..." lol

@pedrofernandez8729 3 жыл бұрын

I just bought a pair based on the review of cheapaudioman and now the authority of everything audio gives it a positive review as well. And I am happy I did (even though I really did not need them).

@jimmintz4348 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I bought a pair when they were $73 for a pair during December sales. Love them, they are shockingly good. I will buy more once they go on sale. They are worth it even not on sale.

@scottyo64 3 жыл бұрын

@GeneralCurtis3LeMay Hey now.....I didn't!

@LarsonChristopher 3 жыл бұрын

Stop being cheap! Buy them whatever the price is because the value is better than the other options out there. Speakers can last nearly forever, so whatever, $75/pr or $120/pr is still a much better price than $400-$600/pr

@scottyo64 3 жыл бұрын

@@LarsonChristopher I have 24 speakers at this point I have been told no more. And yes on pair is Sony towers

@higurashinerd 3 жыл бұрын

I've been itching for a lovely pair of budget speakers that I could give to a friend as a gift to upgrade their 12 year old Logitech speakers, thanks for the winner! Love your outros as always too

@morespinach9832 3 жыл бұрын

But they need amps too?

@higurashinerd 3 жыл бұрын

@@morespinach9832 not if they already have something suitable. Why does that even matter? I’m buying speakers, not a system

@gianpaologliori3604 3 жыл бұрын

Well done for reviewing some reasonably priced speakers!

@stopthink9000 3 жыл бұрын

I have these and love them but my setup is pretty unusual. Two 8" downfiring subs, each with aSony Core tower on top, each with a Sony Core bookshelf inverted on top of the towers. Kind of a 6 foot tall M-T-ST-ST-T-M-M-W arrangement. Seems like it would be awkward but the stacks match perfectly visually and sonically. The extra height sounds incredible. Adele sounds like she is in my house.

@b.a.2335 3 жыл бұрын

Steve, it would be interesting to perform your version of the Harmon blind sound test. I think many of us have an expectation based on price when listening to new speakers that result in justifying them one way or another. I'm tired of hearing most reviewers saying "for it's price" or "it sounds and performs better then something 2 or 3 times it's price". To me it's either great or very good but lacking something or just average. Thanks Steve and I really enjoy your channel and the many years of reading your reviews.

@bradleydurbin6784 Жыл бұрын

It’s nice that you reviewed a really really cheap pair of speakers for a change and gave your unbiased opinion. Because the stuff you do review is way out of my price range although it’s great stuff.

@DKLGalactus5 3 жыл бұрын

yes! I just got these for myself for fathers day and wow they sound great I'm using them for my PC and a denon receiver, set up listing to Paul Simons 50 ways to leave your lover the drums are fantastic, Danny's song, Steely Dan's deacon blues. Run don't walk to your nearest store and pick up a pair, and I have never said that before, but for 120 bucks what a deal you'll love them i do.

@frederickmaloney7547 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your helpful information. I am wondering what you might consider a different/ opposite....sound profile...listening experience. I’m thinking about a second set of speakers an don’t want to duplicate the sound. Thank you.....Micca Rb42?....a Klipsch...something else......

@Silveradoman61 2 жыл бұрын

These speakers work and sound well in a small room. My audio room is around 15x15 and they sound great coming from my pioneer receiver,

@iangreenwood9328 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, do you think these Sony's would be an improvement over my current Mission 701's? I typically listen to classic rock and jazz in a spare bedroom that is 9' x 14'. My source is a Fluance rt82 turntable and a Yamaha cds300 cd player connected to a Yamaha av receiver from 2009.

@stvitalkid7981 3 жыл бұрын

Just this morning, I noticed the woofer surrounds starting to show serious deterioration on my 24 year old JBL bookshelf speakers. So even at the Canadian price these Sonys are intriguing. My Yamaha receiver is 8 ohms, switchable to 4. Would the fact the Sonys are 6 ohms preclude my using them? EDIT: Just found Steve's Feb. 2018 cnet piece on this very subject. Cleared up a lot of my confusion. Thanks.

@jeffsloane8628 2 жыл бұрын

Love my B1+s Steve. Totally agree with your comments. Amazon just dropped the Sonys to $73, so I picked up a pair which will go in my 9 year old daughters system. Got to start em young ;-).

@josexavierjr.5633 3 жыл бұрын

It’s about time, Steve! I got these a few months ago for $74.99 on Amazon. They are surprisingly good, even with 200 watt/channel from Parasound......... Thanks Steve!

@FelixtheMetalcat 3 жыл бұрын

Talk about floating pricing, they are priced at $148 on Amazon today.....🤔🤔🤔

@touch2ndgen 3 жыл бұрын

@@FelixtheMetalcat At least twice a year, Bestbuy has them for the same price, usually November and some time in the spring

@guillaumed4145 Жыл бұрын

I am totally a fan of David Lynch and you make great reviews Sir, great job 😀

@erickuehne 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, please tell us your David Lynch story....I’m a huge fan as well!

@agentm83 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a David Lynch fan as well!

@drsb26 3 жыл бұрын

@GeneralCurtis3LeMay smegma breath is back!

@scmclane 3 жыл бұрын

@GeneralCurtis3LeMay "Soundtrack to Mulholland is a David Lynch movie - that's what it has to do with the Sony SS-C55 dummy

@rustyjeep2469 3 жыл бұрын

@GeneralCurtis3LeMay Put down the crack pipe

@mehmetcamat4458 3 жыл бұрын

Steve I would very much appreciate if you could also do a review on Fyne audio F301 and or F302

@VickyLovesHeadphones 3 жыл бұрын

What happened to the Buchardt S400 review? Was there something technically wrong with the review unit? Did you send them back to Mads without a review due to Availability issues in the US?

@FreshDefCrew Жыл бұрын

I was finally able to move up from a small 3 piece OLD Sony bookshelf unit I got for 20 bucks at Thrift shop after watching Cheap Audioman review....to 4 Sony SS speakers and 2 Sony subs with Sony basic receiver. love them. ❤️ All on sell. GREAT FOR MY LIL studio music room.

@Dany_0_ 3 жыл бұрын

i bought a pair a year ago based on your review on CNET

@tlrman1 3 жыл бұрын

Do you remember the SM series of speakers Sony produced in the 90's? The cabinet design resembled the Avalon style of cabinets. Can you you tell me who designed and built them for Sony ? Thank you.

@OlaL74 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steve! Love your channel. Have you heard the Heybrook quartets? If you have, what do you think of them?

@minimuttonchops 3 жыл бұрын

For anyone reading this right now. As of 7-21-21, they are currently $73 on Amazon. Also, the matching center channel and subwoofer are also half off. You can get a home theater set up for about $250 plus tax. Just remember to factor in stands and cables but when I saw how much they currently are I bought them in a heartbeat.

@geniussnake497 10 ай бұрын

I love David Lynch’s films! Eraser Head is one of the most off-the-wall films I’ve ever seen!

@KingOath 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if anyone has messed around with the Sony Muteki floorstanders, the ones with the waveguide/horn tweeter. I wonder how they would sound with audiophile electronics, possibly an active crossover. They just look like some kind of effort went into the design versus your regular appliance store sound system.

@jeffsloane8628 3 жыл бұрын

Have them both. Steve is spot on. Thumbs up. My recommendation is to pair the Lepai 2020TI amp and wait for the Sonys to go on sale for $74 and you will have an entry level system to pair with a phone, computer, Alexa dot, etc for less than $100!!

@nevigo5519 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a another good video. 😉

@cubasbeatproducer2374 2 жыл бұрын

Just found a pair at the pawn shop for $40 can't wait to hook them up!

@omargomez6883 3 жыл бұрын

This was my first pair of speakers when I decided to start spending more in my sound system a few years ago. I loved them !!! After an upgrade, I put these sony speakers as rear speakers in my 5.1.2 set up. Still loving them.

@nan1577 3 жыл бұрын

i did the same, they moved from the front to the rear

@667DOOM 2 жыл бұрын

thats how i go too. buying some new pairs, then use them later as rear speakers when i bought bigger front speakers. might get these sony, the polk x15 or x20, or teufel ultima 20. all of them seem like great rear speakers for a decent price/quality !

@DC-xx4kv 3 жыл бұрын

Steve I got a second pair of Klipsch R-51m’s for $144 from Klipsch in October. Which would you rather have of these two? Yes asking for a quick comparison. Thx!

@barrywilliams606 3 жыл бұрын

i have some klipsch quints for front speakers . would sony be good ?

@vegetarianbeast8165 3 жыл бұрын

Which is the better speaker Sony sscs5 or klipsch r-51m? I'm going use them as 5.2 surround sound setup.

@jaygannon1095 3 жыл бұрын

Personally I would file these under shockingly great for the price. They especially shine with female vocals, and strings - violin, cello etc sound lifelike compared to some speakers that cost much more. I do find them a bit bass shy compared to some others but not unsatisfying or anything like that.

@donalddeorio2237 2 жыл бұрын

I paired mine for a desktop system with a Fossi audio amp and an Yiama dac headphone amp and it sounds very respectable.

@Zaphandyman 3 жыл бұрын

Now that you bit the bullet and did the Sony review, are you willing to look into the (Teac s-300hr)?

@gerritfridericksohn4627 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this review. I've grown tired of going to a site and being presented with a speaker that costs say, $4000 to perhaps four times that. Just tired of it. But that's just me. I've over $5000 in a head-fix system. Want to add speakers.

@edvarim 3 жыл бұрын

How these compare to the jamo 803 bookshelfs?

@codychavarria6088 3 жыл бұрын

In addition Steve would you be able to do a review on the Klipsch 500 M heard they have great mid range and more rounded than the 600 and obviously the 400

@rustyjeep2469 3 жыл бұрын

Seconded! I would love to hear Steve's take on the RP500M.

@jorgediazdeleonchavez1924 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I am new in this, What would you recommend for a begginer like me, this Sony SSCS5 or the Klipsch R51M? Thanks!

@joemaison3597 3 жыл бұрын

I bought an integrated TEAC A H 500, the matching TEAC cd player (reference series both, no remote control) and a pair of Tannoy Mercury 1 in excellent condition for a little over $100 at a charity store last week. What a sound! Those vintage gear are something else. Is it to do with analogue circuits?

@superdougie10 3 жыл бұрын

Forever the true Audiophile. I thought it was funny that Steve offered a suggestion of the Emotiva separate amp for $100-$150 Sony speaker set up......funny

@tracyblair3064 3 жыл бұрын

Steve - What would you think about pairing these up with one of the low-priced tube/SS hybrid integrated amps available from China these days?

@LarsonChristopher 3 жыл бұрын

Make sure the tubes are on the preamp side. Else, it's a backwards design.

@offason 3 жыл бұрын

Never thought you would review these. They will now explode on the market thanks to you Steve. And I have to subscribe to The Finer Things *Wow!! I've Always wanted to see Bruce on fire! That must have been an experience. Did he sing I'm on fire at the same time?? 😱

@TSC-Detroit 3 жыл бұрын

Last year I bought a pair of Sony APM 3 way bookshelf speakers about the same size as this pair They had a square bass driver and I was very impressed with the sound... I think I paid $20 on marketplace

@ericnortan9012 3 жыл бұрын

I have the SSCS 3 towers for my rear surrounds. They are great for that. I hooked them up to my stereo system to check them out and thought they sounded great (paired with a sub). I think I paid $300 for the pair. I don't know first hand, but I hear the SSCS 5 sound much better. They have the same tweeter set up. Mine are nice on the high end, not bright , but clean.

@Borednlonely 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Steve. Who is the manufacturer of the diffusers in the background please?

@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac 3 жыл бұрын

GIK Acoustic

@eeyorebill04 3 жыл бұрын

Yesss I’ve had the floor standing version of these for about a year and a half now. I got them on sale for $200 for the pair and it was probably the best $200 I’ve spent on audio.

@morespinach9832 3 жыл бұрын

What amp?

@eeyorebill04 3 жыл бұрын

@@morespinach9832 One of several iterations of this www.diyaudio.com/forums/chip-amps/54571-audiophile-lm3886-approach.html , an excellent DIY amp, and one of several iterations of the most popular chip amp design on DIYAudio.com. Let me know if you want to hear more about it

@athathsonty2925 3 жыл бұрын

Where are these available ? In which Planet ?

@stevefick3919 2 жыл бұрын

I had a $200 Best Buy gift card that I got as a retirement gift from my co-worker last September (2020). So I thought, what the heck? I'll give these little buggers a shot. They were on sale at Best Buy for $198 (Canadian), so I bought them. Although I've only listened to them for about a 1/2 hour, I have to say they surprised me! Great little speakers! Crisp highs, detailed mid's and pretty decent bass for a 5" woofer. I'll have to "break them in" a little more to see how they improve.

@jeffkelly5972 3 жыл бұрын

Better than the Elac Debut 6.2 for classical music ?

@Pawor9 3 жыл бұрын

Consider reviewing some Canadian speakers, like the Paradigm Persona B's?

@hvskyline1368 3 жыл бұрын

Try out the nuemi bs5s next 100 bucks 5 inch woofer 1 inch tweeter front ported

@Chiroman527 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, nice video, Steve. Seems like for a few bucks more, you like the B1s much better. I never saw a show at the Academy, but did at the Fillmore East!!!! In fact, as a mortgage loan officer ( now retired at 69 yo), my bank put the mortgage on the new apartment building at the former Fillmore site off 2nd Ave. As a digression, the day after my inspection of the apt bldg., the cor er building across the street had a major gas explosion that levelled that building. Back to business..... The B1s are out of stock right now at Emotiva😣

@crichta 2 жыл бұрын

That version of Thunder Road is magic, the essence of rock n roll.

@newfguy1826 3 жыл бұрын

big improvement in video quality to change background from storage shed look

@stevenshelp1107 2 жыл бұрын

They are my first pair of actual proper home theater speakers paired with a denon reciever/ center sub etc, I cannot even stand listening the music in the car anymore! They ruined music/ listening experience in any other environment other than my living room! So happy with them

@crazyprayingmantis5596 3 жыл бұрын

Can't get a pair of these shipped to Australia for under $450 AUD. It's outrageous

@JR_Taylor 3 жыл бұрын

Can these be had in the uk

@parasinthephilippines 3 жыл бұрын

Probably try them out as desktop speakers combined with a topping day and Amp

@PeteBasel 2 жыл бұрын

Check out the Sony ES SS-M9 reviewed in Stereophile in 1996. Remarkably good measured performance.

@darrensauceda8152 3 жыл бұрын

Morning Steve

@fireeyes5399 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that I got these speakers. I gpt 2 paris for the sell price under 100 bucks on amazon. They sound good for the price and size for a small room or just a room that's closed in. Every Genre of music sounded Great Especially SADE's music OMG!!! I also got the Emotiva B1+'s and you're right Steve they sound a little better than the Sony's but the Sony's are descent and great for all music. I even powered those sony's with my Emotiva PT1 DAC/Preamp and BasX A2 Amp and that's why the Sony's sounded AMAZING .

@MrStingraybernard 3 жыл бұрын

got them on sale today on amazon $73 imaging is what got me

@pedrito77 3 жыл бұрын

To Steve and anybody else who would like to chime in--can I use these speakers with a Nakamichi SR-3A? The back of the amp says minimum 8 Ohm and higher. Thank you, Steve, for your videos!