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Surround Speakers with Attitude! (February 20, 2012)
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Reviewed By: Byron G. - Greenville, NC
These speakers are what makes up the rest of the sound field. I use these as surround speakers, I already had a pair and need anther pair to make my 7.1 setup complete. These speakers are sweet and have a great range. These speakers are happy playing together with a surround system or playing as stand alone speakers. Nice size speakers and they are not heavy as one would think by their appearance.
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Sony Speakers SSB1000 (October 31, 2011)
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Reviewed By: Bill H. - Chico, CA
Bookshelf sized, nice but perhaps not exactly robust sound. I added a sub-woofer to augment their performance, which was all that was need to created a reasonably-priced, nicely-performing bookshelf system for my small office that is, a sub-woofer, the Sony speakers, and a Yamaha CRX330BL - plus, the Yamaha has an easy connection to add the sub-woofer. I took that hook-in as a hint as to the poweroutput of the system.
All-in-all, this is very nice and nicely-priced bookshelf system for a small room - for example, my 10 ft. by 12 ft. work space.
WEH
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Great Speakers (August 11, 2011)
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Reviewed By: Mike h. - spicewood, TX
This is our second pair of B1000 speakers. They sounded so good with our 5.1 surround that I bought a second pair for our stereo. Excellent sound at a great price. You will not be disappointed. Enjoy!
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SSB1000 (June 20, 2011)
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Reviewed By: greg a. - san jose, CA
Great item,good price
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Decent bang for the buck (April 21, 2011)
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Reviewed By: Dave P. - San Mateo, CA
After noticing I had an impedance mismatch with my previous rear channel speakers, I was looking for a smallish pair of well-reviewed speakers with 8 ohm impedance. These did the trick. I dont know that Id say they sound incredible, but they are perfectly adequate, especially at this price point. The speakers are a bit larger than I might have thought, particularly given their description as diminutive, but Im sure if Id bothered to look at the actual measured dimensions I would have found them to be accurate. If youre looking for a pair of solid, responsive bookshelf speakers at a lowreasonable price, you could do much worse. No complaints here.
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Good sound for the money. (April 18, 2011)
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Reviewed By: Rpbert B. - Cloverdale, CA
They shipped rather quickly. Good sounding midrange and highs. The bass quality was overstated in the product reviews. Not much bass, but clear overall range. I might be a little picky as I am an audiophile, cant complain for the price compared to other speakers out there.
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Good Affordable Speakers (April 18, 2011)
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Reviewed By: Timothy S. - Milwaukee, WI
I just bought these for my receiver and they sound superb for the price you pay for them. I have no complaints on these, at least not yet.
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SS-B1000 SONY SPEAKERS (April 13, 2011)
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Reviewed By: JOHNNY B. - WOODBRIDGE, VA
GREAT LOOK AND GREAT SOUND FOR SURROUND SPEAKERS. YOU CAN PLACE THEM ANYWHERE IN THE ROOM AND HERE THE HIGH AND MID TONES IN YOUR MUSIC OR MOVIES. THE PRICE WAS ALSO GOOD, AND I WOULD RECOMMEND ANYONE TO TRY THEM WITHOUT BEING OUT OF TOO MUCH MONEY. VANNS.COM SERVICE IS ALWAYS GREAT! THE ONLY CON IS THEY DO NOT HAVE A BRACKET TO HANG ON THE WALL...AFTERALL, THEY ARE BOOKSHELF SPEAKRS.
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Excellent Quality Speakers (January 25, 2011)
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Reviewed By: John J. Tyler - Lee Center, NY
I received my Sony speakers in a timely manner.
To my surprise, the quality of the speakers is
more than I expected. Great sound!
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nice lil surronds (January 21, 2011)
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Reviewed By: james v. - oak harbor, OH
well as you can tell in the review title I bought these and used them for my rear surrond in my 7.1 set-up they sound better then i speakers I had replaced thats for sure and Im also impressed with how they sound when i bang the I-pod on the stereo setting....good sound and a great price....
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much better than average (December 31, 2010)
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Reviewed By: Robert S. - Springfield, IL
I purchased a pair of Sony SB-1000 bookshelf speakers to use as rear surround speakers to complement my existing Sony FS-5000 and front LR pair and CN-5000 center channel. The SB-1000s make excellent rear speakers provided you have a full size pair of speakers up front. Clean looks and the noticeable absence of any cheap-looking shiny plastic make for a nice improvement over similarly priced competitors. The sound quality is excellent as with all Sony speakers I have heard. These speakers have a voice similar to Sonys larger speakers and shift between front and rear produces no odd changes in tone, etc. They were not as loud as I expected and I did have to adjust the surround levels on my receiver to get a good surround effect. However, I was unable to experiment with another receiver to see if this was simply due to my receivers rear channel output volume.
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nice little speakers (December 15, 2010)
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Reviewed By: H a. - seattle, WA
Bought these as surrounds and they work just fine. I based my decision on already having an earlier model of these as my computer speakers, connected to an amp of course. Love them! If using as mains you will certainly need a sub-woofer but as surrounds they work just fine as they are. No real complaints about these inexpensive speakers. You cant find a better performing bookshelf speaker at 2 x the price! If you are looking to rock the house then buy a bigger speaker with bigger woofers but if you need surrounds or for use in a small room or for computer use these are the BOMB! They sound amazing for the size!
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Great for upgrading crummy speakers (December 12, 2010)
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Reviewed By: Dan B. - Lafayette, CA
I have a small micro stereo that I use in my bedroom. I liked the stereo but the speakers were pretty muddy. Upgrading them to these has really helped. They sound great! For the price and size they are definitely a 5.
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Nice Small Speakers (November 20, 2010)
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Reviewed By: George S. - Cedar City, UT
I bought these to use in a travel trailer. The size is about right. The amp for these speakers is a small Dayton Class T amp. This amp will run these speakers at a reasonable volume using 100 mA of 12 volt power. And the speakers sound very nice using an iPod as a source.
You will not get deep bass with these speakers, but they have a a clean quality that makes them easy to listen to for a few hours. I like mid-range speakers for casual listening.
I think driving a pair of speakers like this will give you better sound than any of the computer type speakers, or the ipod speaker systems, and you can probably get these with a small amp for a very reasonable price. Consider the Dayton DTA-1 or some of the Pyle Pro amps.
These are nice looking speakers, and they include a set of tinned connecting cables. Id recommend them to anyone who knows enough to put together the whole package, which is often just adding an amp, maybe an MP3 player, and the right cables.
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Surprised! (November 05, 2010)
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Reviewed By: Richard M. - Pelham, AL
I purchased these speakers after reading a lot of positive reviews at Vann's and other sites. I was looking to replace some Klipsch Quintets which were used primarily for the Presence side of my Yamaha HTR 5890 Receiver. The Quintets were OK but they were too small to handle the power when I cranked up the music. I have them sitting on top of some AR Tower speakers and I was really surprised how much these little speakers punched out. They really add a lot of extra sound nicely and fill the large den with more of a complete sound envelope. I am not sure how well they would work as stand-alones but in my particular surround sound format I am pleased with the purchase at a cost that did not make me regret. As always, Vann's is an excellent business...shipping was very quick and packaging was 100 safe. I would highly recommend these little giants to complete a surround sound system when your on a tight budget!!!
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Great speakers for the price (November 01, 2010)
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Reviewed By: Mark W. - Fort Wayne, IN
These speakers were just what I was looking for. I needed a pair of wired speakers for my receiver to replace a pair of 30-year old speakers I had been using. I am using these primarily as a simple home theater solution. They sound great and I am totally pleased with the sound, quality and size.
The price was very good - cheaper than I could find at Best Buy.
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Good Price, Decent Speakers (October 20, 2010)
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Reviewed By: Pat P. - mayfield heights, OH
I bought these speakers to use for the rear set in my 5.1 system. I have a full Sony set with the SS-F5000 fronts, SS-CN5000 Center, and SA-W2500 Sub. These speakers do a good job for the purpose I needed, but I dont think I would recommend them for use as a primary pair. They could also be good for background music in a room, but nothing you would want to have the main focus on. The sound quality is good for surrounds, and they match perfectly with the voices of my other Sony speakers.
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Sony SSB1000 (September 29, 2010)
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Reviewed By: Jason C. - Priest river, ID
I bought these speakers as a replacement for old satellite speakers. I was very impressed with the sound output for such a small speaker, and low price. I listened to many speakers in the store and for the money you could not even come close to beating these in value. Higher price does not always mean better. I also liked the look of them, they are very basic and clean cut.
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Not bad for the price. (September 20, 2010)
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Reviewed By: K.James - Ocean Springs, MS
Ive received two pairs of the Sony SSB1000 speakers, two front and two rear and are using them along with a Polk Audio sub-woofer filling out the low end.. They are being powered by an Onkyo Stereo receiver Model TX-8255.
They were inexpensive. Having said that, you get what you pay for. Theyre probably not going to rock your world, but at this modest price, you shouldnt expect them to. For a fairly small speaker enclosure, I was surprised by the low end response when I turned off the sub-woofer. On the other hand, the highs are not as crisp as I would like, and the speakers have a bit of a mid-range honk to them. This could probably be remedied by adding a graphic EQ to the system and doing some fine-tuning.
But..., for this price, I really dont want to nit-pick too much. Theyre getting the job done for now until the inevitable upgrade.
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Good for the price, but ultimately lacking. (September 01, 2010)
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Reviewed By: Josh H. - Charlotte, NC
I purchased these to replace the front speakers on a Polk Audio home theater speaker set I have. I didnt have high expectations, but I did expect them to output a much wider range and fuller sound then my current speakers... I was a bit let down when I discovered that the sound was only slightly enhanced from my previous setup, but at the expense of a much larger and heavier speaker. I ended up deciding to stick with my current surround sound speakers.
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Money in the bank (August 06, 2010)
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Reviewed By: kelly h. - denver, CO
Looking for value and performance, These are the speakers for you. In a smaller setting they sound great. Alone or as a add on to other speakers, and they leave you with the money for the other.
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Surprising Quality (July 08, 2010)
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Reviewed By: Joe L. - East Tawas, MI
The Sony SSB !000 Speakers which I purchased to improve my music listening experience are second to none. The are the best sounding speakers which I have ever purchased. And I have been listening to music for a long time. They are handsome to look at and they are a quite a few steps up from my boombox. They provide great bass and treble which fills the room. They are easy to set up and came carefully packaged. I have been listening to them every day since I received them. I highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for quality and sound in these great speakers.
