Harman Kardon HKTS-15 5.1 High-Performance, 6-Piece Home Theater Speaker System (Black Gloss)

I bought this speakers set from ebay. Wow!!! They are so nice. I am impressed with their stylish design and sound quality. They look very beautiful with it's vibrant black color and stylish metallic frames with Harman Kardon name printed on it. The build quality is also solid. It also comes with bunch of accessories. The reason I gave it four stars is because of the below minor points:
- Size of the sub-woofer... it's huge for my room
- Included wall mount brackets are difficult to put together (Included brackets was one reason I bought this set)
- The spring connector located at bottom of the speaker are inconvenient to use

Overall I liked it very much.

I just installed my second surround sound system in my house. I previously had put 5.1 in my bedroom and just this weekend put 7.1 in the family room. Both are powered by the Harman Kardon AVR-254 (which is awesome) Harman Kardon AVR-254 7x50W 7.1-Channel Home Theater Receiver with HDMI 1.3a Repeater. I bought this HKTS-15 speaker package because I wanted to have a matched system and thought that Harman speakers with Harman AVR should work well. Boy does it ever.

First of all, I was skeptical that the tiny center channel speaker (dual 3.5 inch drivers) would be adequate. My other system uses the terrific Sony SS-CN5000 Dual 5.25 inch Center Channel Speaker Sony SS-CN5000 Dual 5.25" Center Channel Speaker and it really has great sound. But I have to say, the dialog out of the center channel with the HKTS 15 system sounds even better. We used just TV speakers before, where the dialog was often so muddy that we had to have the volume way up just to figure out what people were saying. Now the dialog is crystal clear and doesn't have to be so loud. Our AVR (and I am sure all of them do this) allows us to set volume levels on individual speakers so we set the center channel exactly where we wanted it for best dialog reproduction. Do not think this speaker is too small to give you the sound you are looking for.

Secondly, the subwoofer is plenty powerful enough to shake things up. I watched the Balrog scene from LOTR I and the bass was wild. It is a downfiring subwoofer which means three sides are smooth (the back is full of connections, power cord, switches, etc.) so it kind of looks like a little table. It has a cool white light "dot" on the top to let you know it is powered up. It can be set to only come on when it gets a signal, so the light will let you know it is working (I leave mine on all the time, it doesn't really use much power).

Third, the installation was pretty easy. People on here have complained about the brackets but I found that they worked really well. One thing, they are designed to work where the wires come right out of the wall behind the wall bracket. I didn't have that situation, mine came down from the ceiling molding. So I CAREFULLY drilled two holes in the top of each plastic bracket so I could still get the wires inside as shown in the instructions (versus coming in from the open back). I then threaded them up through the collar and was able to use the whole bracket as instructed and have the connections hidden by the mounting system. It looks terrific.

Fourth, the speaker wire supplied is not in-wall grade wire so I would not use that speaker wire if you are going in wall or under carpet. But the included subwoofer wire is perfectly fine and color coded (purple) for idiot proof connecting. Subwoofer cables cost $20+ so having the included one is terrific. In wall speaker wire you can buy at home depot or Frys. Don't buy at BB or other electronics stores, as they will overcharge you.

Fifth, as others have mentioned here, the speakers are gorgeous. Even my wife likes the look of them (and is glad I hid the wires behind the moulding). I couldn't be happier and am really glad that I chose these speakers.

First - Shipping was excellent. Customer Service - It was excellent (called during US work hours). Sub is huge but glossy and beautiful, so no need to hide. Speakers itself are smaller than I expected. I have done considerable research before buying and was not disappointed. Initally, I did not use ezsetup through my HK receiver, but after setup of speakers properly and adjusting bass etc, they sound great. Wires are enough and lengthy. Had to just go to lowes and spend abou $3 for screws which did no come with wall brackets. Overall very satisfied with purchase.

The product summary states:
"All the hardware for bracketing the speakers on the wall is included."

This is not the case except for the center channel speaker. I had to buy the wall brackets separately for another $50 or so.

The speakers sound very good and I'm happy with them but if you intend to wall mount them keep in mind the brackets will cost you extra, and you must by them directly from Harman Kardon.

I almost want to give these 4 stars because they don't have the range of full sized floor standing speakers. The reason they get a five is bang for the buck. And I hate saying that because it sounds like I'm saying a crappy product that's cheap. Really, these speakers are just amazing. I have them paired up with the HK AVR 254. The highs are crisp and sharp while the sub, albeit only 100 watts, is the best 100 watt sub I've ever heard. Loud, full, deep just like a much higher wattage sub.

This speaker set really is just outstanding not just in performance though. They have a reflective black casing and hard grill making them nearly invisible when watching a movie in the dark, but when the lights are on or the sun is out, the speakers are just really slick looking. HK didn't even spare on packaging supplies. Each speaker was wrapped in a material that felt like silk. Just amazing quality everywhere from performance -> look -> packaging. You just can't go wrong.