A friend who owns the Diamond 10.1 in his home theater setup has recommended these to me as a budget overachiever. He owns the Harbeth P3ESR in his study and Audio Physic Avantera in his main system. The 10.1 does not have the refinement of the costlier bookshelves and midrange may not be as natural or accurate, but it does come close at a low price.
An excellent budget bookshelf for secondary systems or Home Theater applications. At $349, it doesn't matter too much even if it's reviewer's hype. I think this one competes strongly with another budget bookshelf below $400, the Paradigm Atom Monitor v7($398). I've listened to the Atom v6 and feel that these are good budget speakers if not overachievers.
An excellent budget bookshelf for secondary systems or Home Theater applications. At $349, it doesn't matter too much even if it's reviewer's hype. I think this one competes strongly with another budget bookshelf below $400, the Paradigm Atom Monitor v7($398). I've listened to the Atom v6 and feel that these are good budget speakers if not overachievers.