Rating  - The perfect system for almost everyone
For anyone who isn't a hardcore audiophile, these speakers are the perfect addition to your home theater system. The sound stage is absolutely enormous and the sound reproduction quality is top notch. For movies, gaming, parties and your everyday listening, having a big sound stage is essential.
The vast majority of speakers are directional, which means you have to be sitting within a fairly small area to get the proper stereo reproduction. In many cases, if you listen to a typical 5.1 speaker setup, you can point to the speaker location. That is a bad thing and breaks the illusion of a realistic sound stage.
Because of the omni-directional nature of the sound coming from these little speakers, you feel like you are flooded with sound. But somehow, instead of feeling diffuse and messy, it feels like you can pinpoint every sound perfectly.
It's easy to spend far more on speakers, but it'll just be a waste of money. Buy these speakers and spend the money you save on buying a bigger television or a better quality receiver.
Rating - Great little system
I purchased these speakers recently because I needed a small satellite type system and couldnt justify the prices on the Bose system. I test drove them at Best Buy and then made the purchase. While they do not sound as good as a bookshelf or larger speaker system, I think they sound better than the Bose speakers for a fraction of the price. Easy to mount (brackets included). The sub that came with these is good, but I swapped it out for a larger one that I already had. What I liked about these speakers was that they were not required to be paired with the sub that Mirage makes (I purchased it because it was a deal in a package). Bose requires that you buy their underpowered sub and include it with the system. I think the sub is the biggest limitation to the Bose system. That problem is resolved with this set of speakers paired with a larger sub.
Rating - amazing
Let's get the cons out of the way first: I wish the system had a more dedicated center speaker. While I do not have any problems understanding speach in DVDs or similar center-channel things (as others have commented on), I have some problems placing the speaker due to it's verticality. But, it is pretty small, so it's a very minor setback.
Overall these speakers are AMAZING. Super small, I have my front speakers on the available subtle stands, and the rear speakers mounted upside-down towards the ceiling. The versatility of the speakers is endless due to the size and omni-polar direction - the sound gets reflected in an almost 360 degree angle. Anywhere in the room the sound is full and clear. The bass unit, while also somewhat small compared to others, is very powerful and crisp. There is a slight gap between the highs & lows due to the size of the sattelite speakers, but not too big of a deal.
Great sound so far with DVDs, rock, pop, hip-hop & classical music.
I am very happy with this purchase!
(also, they look really cool and I am sure to get a remark from anyone visiting... :) )
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