I've owned practically nothing but Cerwin-Vega speakers for most of my adult life, since the 1970s, simply because CVs always sounded the best. But, since the 1980s, some of their efforts didn't (in my opinion) live up to the CV name. Well, these speakers certainly do! I can't believe the sound from these little boxes. They just have that CV signature sound, which is cleaner, crisper, punchier, more dynamic, lower distortion, and just plain more realistic, more three dimensional, more fun, and Rock more than most other speakers at any price! They blow away my more expensive, highly rated British speakers. My CDs are fun to listen to again! If you buy these and don't agree with me, then your ears don't work the same as mine. The HI-FI speaker bargain OF ALL TIME!