JBL CS6100BG High Performance, complete 6-Piece Home Theater Speaker System with Brackets (Black Gloss)

I have had these speakers in my home theater for over 1 1/2 years. I have a very serious dedicated home theater room that I started building 2 years ago. Money became short and I wanted to get the best "temporary" speaker system knowing that I will be slowly upgrading the components. The speakers were my last item.

I started with these CS6100s from JBL after reviewing many sources. They have performed SO WELL! I recently purchased my new speakers, they cost much more than these... and now have to get rid-of the JBLs. A few of my friends who have heard these at my house have already started knocking on the door! That is how good they are... listen to them and they will easily sell themselves. Especially knowing the system is well under $1,000.

Pros: Sound quality is very good, looks are great, unbeatable system price, easy to install and set-up. Having 5 identical voice matched speakers really helps the sound transition across the space smoothly. Fits medium to small rooms very well.

Cons: Speakers tend to focus the sound where the speaker is aimed - minimal dispersion. I also prefer more mid-range punch, but smaller speaker usually have this problem. The sub covers well except for the very low. On this subject, I already added a monstrous SVS deep bass sub, so this had little impact on my system. I used the JBL for mid-bass and the SVS for under 50hz (it goes to 12!).

My personal catch 22: It is hard to depart from this set-up after using these JBL speaker as a "temporary" speaker system for almost 2 years now. I found it VERY hard to sell the need for the more expensive speakers (which I just purchased) to my wife... there is so little wrong with the "temporary" JBL speakers! They are a perfect affordable solution to very good HT sound.

I was debating between these speakers and B&W $2000 speakers. I am so happy that I went with these and saved about $1500. They sound just as good and I ended up getting a new TV with the money I saved from not getting B&W ones. So worth it.

When upgrading to an HD system I decided I'd had enough of the big Infiniti speakers I had and looked for something a little more compact.

These are definitely eye candy, especially when mounted on their (separately available) stands, but they also provide great room-filling sound, and sound good regardless of whether you're watching an action movie or a classical music concert.

I had to keep the size to a minimum, but still wanted good sound. This system doesn't sound like the tower/floor stand type speakers; but for the size and price, they are great. The subwoofer works well. The dual midrange cones provide good sound also. Also the system comes with speaker wire and a subwoofer cable, so unless you are going to put these a long way from the receiver, you probably don't need to order any additional.
I would definitely recommend these.

Just picked this up. Install was super easy (trust me if I could do it, anyone could...). Sound is simply amazing completely fills the room. Definitely a no-brainer purchase (esp if still on sale...).