Excellent speakers that arrived in a well padded box in perfect condition.

I wanted some bookshelf speakers for a small workroom environment and came across these on sale. My experience with Monoprice quality and from the specs and reviews I decided to purchase them.

I could not be more pleased with these guys. High frequencies are projected with no harshness, the midrange is strong, and the low end does not disappear. These alone would be a great set for someone getting started, a student in an apartment or dorm, or as expansions toward a surround sound system. Add a small subwoofer and you are set. I tested them out in great room of my home. The room is 30x25 feet and has a vaulted ceiling. The speakers had no trouble filling the room with enjoyable sound..

AND, on sale they are a steal. If you are looking for small, versatile, quality speakers, get these. You will not be disappointed.

Outstanding sound. Have bought several for church audio and enjoy the audio quality.

It's hard for me to recommend, as I am using these as the surrounds for my 5.1.4 system. One of the speakers, under certain frequencies, has an audible rattle coming from the speaker. Then during scenes where lows are put on the rear (looking at you Dune 2), you can hear the port make an very loud audible wooshing sound.

Haven't tested them out yet, but they feel amazing. Nice and hefty. Solid construction.

great value, excellent mids and highs, punchy bass and great with a sub, solid cabinet and looks great

I compared them with a pair of Sony SSCS5s that I'm using in my office with a Denon AVR as the FL & FR before I mounted them on the walls in my family room (screw into the back wood panel and make them nonreturnable). These are quite comparable to the Sonys with deep bass and being not too bright. I was pleasantly surprised.
Next I mounted them on the walls as side surrounds in my Family room 5.1 setup. I use the setup with the TV and for Karaoke parties. These speakers replaced a pair of Heralds (Royd Audio Speakers UK) and the difference was day and night. Well-toned mids and highs. I have a dedicated SVS sub so I set the LFE at 120Hz but these speakers can pull above their weight in a non-sub setup.
Each speaker comes in its own box, well-packed and in a cloth bag. The cloth bag seems excessive because it just creates a lot of waste for the landfill.
Still in the break-in period but for the price, the quality and finish is excellent.
I added photos of 2 different mounts as I see Qs about mounting them on a wall.