Best Speakers Ever!

These are by far the best speakers i've ever owned. These speakers are hooked up to a 7.1 sony receiver. I have 4 of these and the CN5000 for center and the 4 way floor standing F6000 for fronts. To tell you the truth the 3000 sound even better than the 6000. The bass is incredibly superior and the mids and high are still very clear and smooth. So my recommendation: if you are thinking about home theatre, the b3000 are great and the price is right on. Don't waste your money on other speakers that are more expensive like the f6000.

New speakers hooked up to old Pioneer SX-450 work greeat!

Having recently acquired a Pioneer SX-450 from the Seventies, I went looking for speakers to use with it. There were used ones for around the same price I paid for these Sonys but who knows how good they are now? The Sony reviews looked to be promising and for a price of $90 and change (free shipping too!), I figured I'd give it a try. Boy did that work out well! Good crisp sounds from the woofer, midrange and tweeter let the old Pioneer receiver strut it's stuff just as good is it did 30 years ago! Matter of fact, when one compares what $90 is worth today to what it was worth back then, it's like Sony is giving these speakers away for how good they sound. There's enough weight in them (around 15 pounds) to let you know there's something substantial in the build as well as the sound. The black wood/grill style works out well with today's emphasis on black colors in electronics. I do recommend that a buyer use a better grade of speaker wire than Sony includes but pre-cut lengths  more

Sony dual speakers

I ordered these with the Sony CD changer for my Mom, and she loves the sound of the old songs emulating from these speakers. Brings back many memories; she likes the setting at 11 but good lordy they can blast your ears out. I doubt they will ever get that high. lol The quality is awesome, the clairity is immense and sound superb. I think I will order me a set for myself. The price I think was way lower than most quality speakers but wow what sound. One tip, in the CD Changer I ordered for this system it comes with some speaker wire, DONT use it. The gauge is like 30ga if there is a gauge that size, another words its small and cheaply; get you some RCA good heavy duty speaker wire. Cant use the rca plug in on these speakers they have raw wire to push in and use. Good luck with these and I hope this review helped you some way in making your choice. :))

Very good value

I am really pleased with these speakers. I didn't want to spend too much money yet I wanted the best speakers I could get. I would definitely recommend these. If I had to pick a drawback it would be that these are a little big to be called "bookshelf".

Worth 10x the cost

There are several big secrets about the SS-B3000 that many people aren't aware of: 1.) #1 speaker according to the #1 Consumer product evaluation group among speakers in its' class; 2.) Best value in speakers at any price; 3.) If you want to find the Kevlar technology used in these speakers, you'll only find them in speakers costing over $600 and up. 4.) While Bose may be the #1 speaker manufacturer, Sony not only has a Nobel prize winning scientist designing their amplifiers, but their speaker design team and advanced materials group will prove to you (once you listen to these) that nobody can compete with the sonic quality of these speakers bang for the buck. I don't say that to plug Sony, I say that because I own top-of-the-line Boston Acoustics, high end Magnepans and am an audiophile. That's why I have 3 pairs of these including the center channel in my bedroom and not my beloved Boston Acoustics. When I kill the lights and start the show, I create instant believers. When you hear  more