Not too long ago we had our music club meetup at one of our member's daughter's house. The system we listened to was a Yamaha receiver with a pair of "Andrew Jones designed" Pioneer SP-FS52 speakers. They weren't pretty, and they didn't come close to the sound quality of any of the speakers I own, but they were very listenable and surprisingly good at their price point ($129 each, they have since gone up to $149 if you can find them). I was actually quite surprised how good they sounded, given their price point.
The title of the original post is a quote of a pile of marketing stuff and that kind of hyperbole shouldn't be taken seriously. I think it's great that there are affordable products out there for beginners or casual listeners. Up until a few years ago, my main interest was home theater and I've had some pretty cheap speakers from BIC, Sony, etc. that sounded pretty good to me at the time. I have a different point of reference now and a more critical ear, so I would not be satisfied with those, but I don't see a need to bash affordable speakers or those that listen to them.
The title of the original post is a quote of a pile of marketing stuff and that kind of hyperbole shouldn't be taken seriously. I think it's great that there are affordable products out there for beginners or casual listeners. Up until a few years ago, my main interest was home theater and I've had some pretty cheap speakers from BIC, Sony, etc. that sounded pretty good to me at the time. I have a different point of reference now and a more critical ear, so I would not be satisfied with those, but I don't see a need to bash affordable speakers or those that listen to them.