Great tweeters, fine midrange, superb finish. Bass response is not enough, there are many speakers in that size with much better low frequencies but enough for apartment listening. Though the midbass driver is not very groundshaking, its extremely fast and with a quality amp, there is not any ... Read review
Advantages: Great tweeters, low-power but hq bass response with closed cabinets, screw type input terminals Disadvantages: Grilles affect the sound too much,must be removed - no floor spikes, speaker walks in high volumes
Great tweeters, fine midrange, superb finish. Bass response is not enough, there are many speakers in that size with much better low frequencies but enough for apartment listening. Though the midbass driver is not very groundshaking, its extremely fast and with a quality amp, there is not any blurred low frequency detail. Now using them as main/front speakers in my home-cinema/music system, hooked up both to the Fisher ca-2221 stereo amp and Pioneer ... ...is pleasant. They easily handle big amounts of power and do not distort while playing loud. Easily adapts to every kind of music - except techno and electronic. But there is not a problem for me as i am a hard-rock, trash metal listener. At least, much better than my former big floorstanding Jamo e-350 pair and Pioneer CS-595 pair. ... more
Great tweeters, fine midrange, superb finish. Bass response is not enough, there are many speakers in that size with much better low frequencies but enough for apartment listening. Though the midbass driver is not very groundshaking, its extremely fast and with a quality amp, there is not any blurred low frequency detail. Now using them as main/front speakers in my home-cinema/music system, hooked up both to the Fisher ca-2221 stereo amp and Pioneer VSX-609RDS AV receiver, and with both devices, their sound quality is pleasant. They easily handle big amounts of power and do not distort while playing loud. Easily adapts to every kind of music - except techno and electronic. But there is not a problem for me as i am a hard-rock, trash metal listener. At least, much better than my former big floorstanding Jamo e-350 pair and Pioneer CS-595 pair.
Advantages: Good value for money, nice understated design, solidly made Disadvantages: It's starting to make some odd noises...
I have this amplifier as part of a stack with the CDP-XE270 cd player from the same series and 2x60 watt SS-MB250H speakers, also from Sony. I bought the amp for just under £110 from superfi.co.uk, whose speed and service come highly recommended, I was genuinely impressed by their conduct.
The amplifier comes with sufficient features for a low end product, it has five connections for various stack components and a fifth connection for an auxillary cable (currently connected to my laptop). It also comes with a gold plated headphone socket which is front mounted. It also comes with a remote control, which is compatible with most available stack components for this line, a very useful feature.
The build quality of the amp is typically Sony, the whole unit feels sturdy, the dials on the front for the input selector, volume control ...
