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Old 08-30-2003, 06:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
shrae
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I personally haven't heard these speakers, but a friend of mine got the HK695 along with a Dell system and wasn't really happy with them. He complained that they were way too low power and distorted if you tried to get any juice out of them; he also mentioned that they accentuated upper midrange too much. I'm not a fan of any speakers that push aesthetic appeal over performance, and based on my friends' experiences the HK695 definitely falls into this category.

The other thing is that the satellites break the cardinal rule of frequency reproduction by having identical size drivers, which is at best pointless. That should automatically be a red flag because it means you won't be getting optimal sound reproduction.

Of course I guess these speakers are only around $50 and nothing will beat trying them out for yourself. Maybe you can ask around and see if a store has them on display.

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